Recap Roundups
January 24, 2018
Xavier 89, Marquette 70
Trevon Bluiett became the fifth player in Xavier history to score 2,000 career points, highlighting the No. 8 Musketeers' 89-70 Big East Conference rout of Marquette on Wednesday at Cintas Center in Cincinnati.
Florida State 88, Georgia Tech 77
After a 2-4 start in Atlantic Coast Conference play, Florida State has started to right the ship as the Seminoles won their second ACC game in a row Wednesday night with an 88-77 victory against Georgia Tech.
Syracuse 81, Boston College 63
In a game featuring two of the Atlantic Coast Conference's best backcourts, Syracuse's frontcourt proved to be the difference as the Orange toppled the Eagles 81-63 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Nebraska 60, Rutgers 54
Isaac Copeland scored a game-high 23 points to pace Nebraska in the Cornhuskers' hard-fought 60-54 victory against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Wednesday night at Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J.
South Carolina 77, Florida 72
Chris Silva made big plays in the final minutes of an 18-point, 12-rebound performance, and South Carolina cooled off No. 20 Florida with a 77-72 win Wednesday at Exactech Arena in Gainesville, Fla.
Rhode Island 78, Fordham 58
Andre Berry scored a career-high-tying 20 points, Jared Terrell added 17 and No. 24 Rhode Island prevailed 78-58 against Fordham in a battle of Rams on Wednesday night at Rose Hill Gymnasium in New York.
Miami-Florida 78, Louisville 75
Freshman guard Lonnie Walker scored a game-high 25 points, including the tying basket with 4.8 seconds left in regulation, as Miami outlasted Louisville 78-75 in overtime in Atlantic Coast Conference action Wednesday night in Coral Gables, Fla.
DePaul 74, Georgetown 73
Eli Cain scored a career-high 27 points and hit the game-winning shot with eight seconds left as DePaul beat Georgetown 74-73 on Wednesday night in Washington.
NC State 72, Pittsburgh 68
North Carolina State produced a late 13-point run while holding Pittsburgh scoreless for almost six minutes down the stretch, and the Wolfpack pulled out a 72-68 victory Wednesday night at Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh.
Illinois 73, Indiana 71
Illinois shot 22 of 30 at the foul line in the second half Wednesday night to earn its first Big 10 Conference win of the season, a come-from-behind, 73-71 victory over Indiana at State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill.
Auburn 91, Missouri 73
Jared Harper paced a balanced Auburn attack, and the 19th-ranked visitors pulled away from Missouri in the second half of a 91-73 Southeastern Conference win Wednesday at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo.
Cincinnati 75, Temple 42
Senior forward Gary Clark registered 17 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth consecutive double-double as No. 9 Cincinnati rolled to a 75-42 victory over Temple on Wednesday in American Athletic Conference play at Highland Heights, Ky.
Southern California 69, Stanford 64
Nick Rakocevic contributed five points to a 12-0, first-half flurry that allowed USC to build an early lead it never relinquished in a 69-64 victory over Stanford on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Wyoming 104, Nevada 103
Senior forward Hayden Dalton scored seven of his 25 points in the second overtime as Wyoming upset No. 23 Nevada 104-103 on Wednesday in Mountain West play at Laramie, Wyo.