Recap Roundups
February 02, 2022
Florida 66, Missouri 65
Tyree Appleby scored 17 points, including the two decisive free throws with 7.9 seconds left, as Florida rallied for a 66-65 victory over Missouri in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday in Columbia, Mo.
Kentucky 77, Vanderbilt 70
Davion Mintz tied a career-high with 21 points off the bench as No. 5 Kentucky fended off pesky Vanderbilt 77-70 in Southeastern Conference play Wednesday night in Lexington, Ky.
Arkansas 99, Georgia 73
Stanley Umude scored a game-high 31 points and JD Notae added 23 points as Arkansas won its seventh straight game with a 99-73 victory over host Georgia in Southeastern Conference play on Wednesday in Athens, Ga.
Purdue 88, Minnesota 73
Jaden Ivey scored 21 points to go with 10 rebounds and Eric Hunter Jr. had a career-high 20 points as No. 4 Purdue stretched its winning streak to four games with an 88-73 win against Minnesota in Big Ten play on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.
Notre Dame 68, Miami-Florida 64
Paul Atkinson Jr. scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his homecoming as Notre Dame defeated host Miami 68-64 on Wednesday.
Wake Forest 91, Pittsburgh 75
Led by Jake LaRavia's 18 points, all five Wake Forest starters scored in double figures as the host Demon Deacons defeated Pittsburgh 91-75 on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Clemson 75, Florida State 69
P.J. Hall scored 15 points to lead four Clemson players in double figures as the Tigers never trailed en route to knocking off Florida State 75-69 Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Clemson, S.C.
Xavier 68, Butler 66
Zach Freemantle scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half as No. 21 Xavier held off visiting Butler 68-66 in a Big East game Wednesday night in Cincinnati.
Houston 73, Tulane 62
Fabian White Jr. scored 21 points and No. 6 Houston held off visiting Tulane for its 11th consecutive victory, 73-62 on Wednesday night.
Illinois 80, Wisconsin 67
Kofi Cockburn compiled 37 points and 12 rebounds as No. 18 Illinois took over sole possession of first in the Big Ten Conference with an 80-67 victory over No. 11 Wisconsin on Wednesday in Champaign, Ill.
Kansas State 71, Oklahoma State 68
Nijel Pack hit a long 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left as Kansas State defeated Oklahoma State 71-68 in a see-saw battle Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan.
Syracuse 89, NC State 82
Jesse Edwards and Cole Swider each scored 19 points to lead Syracuse to an 89-82 road victory against North Carolina State on Wednesday evening in Raleigh, N.C.
Virginia Tech 81, Georgia Tech 66
Keve Aluma scored 24 points and Storm Murphy added 18 to lead hot-shooting Virginia Tech to an 81-66 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Georgia Tech on Wednesday in Blacksburg, Va.
Marquette 83, Villanova 73
Justin Lewis scored 19 points, Tyler Kolek added 18 and host Marquette defeated No. 12 Villanova 83-73 Wednesday night in Milwaukee, Wis.