Recap Roundups
February 16, 2022
St. John's 86, Xavier 73
Julian Champagnie scored 27 points and reserve Tareq Coburn scored seven straight points during one second-half stretch to put St. John's ahead to stay in its 86-73 victory over host Xavier on Wednesday night in Cincinnati.
Louisiana State 84, Georgia 65
Tari Eason scored 21 points and LSU finished the first half with a flurry in an 84-65 victory against Georgia on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Alabama 80, Mississippi State 75
Jahvon Quinerly collected 21 points and eight assists to lead host Alabama to an 80-75 comeback win over Mississippi State on Wednesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Rutgers 70, Illinois 59
Clifford Omoruyi rang up 15 points and 13 rebounds, Ron Harper Jr. scored 16 points and host Rutgers took down its fourth consecutive ranked opponent Wednesday night, beating No. 12 Illinois 70-59 in Piscataway, N.J.
Miami-Florida 70, Louisville 63
Charlie Moore had 15 points, five assists and three steals, leading visiting Miami to a 70-63 win over Louisville on Wednesday in Atlantic Coast Conference action.
Notre Dame 99, Boston College 95
Prentiss Hubb scored six points late in overtime to guide Notre Dame to a 99-95 win over visiting Boston College on Wednesday night in South Bend, Ind.
Pittsburgh 76, North Carolina 67
Ithiel Horton made all five of his 3-point point attempts and racked up 19 points as Pittsburgh stunned host North Carolina 76-67 on Wednesday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.
Marquette 77, Georgetown 66
Freshman Kam Jones scored 17 of his career-high 19 points in a 6:04 span of the first half to stake Marquette to a big lead, and the Golden Eagles cruised to a 77-66 win over reeling Georgetown on Wednesday in Milwaukee.
Connecticut 70, Seton Hall 65
Adama Sanogo had 20 points and 16 rebounds and Tyrese Martin had 16 points and 10 rebounds for No. 24 UConn, which took control of the game in the second half and defeated Seton Hall, 70-65 on Wednesday night in a Big East game in Storrs, Conn.
Auburn 94, Vanderbilt 80
Freshman Jabari Smith scored a career-high 31 points to help No. 2 Auburn survive a challenge from visiting Vanderbilt in a 94-80 win on Wednesday.
Purdue 70, Northwestern 64
Zach Edey had 14 points and eight rebounds and Mason Gillis contributed 11 points and seven boards as No. 5 Purdue defeated Northwestern 70-64 on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.
Texas Tech 83, Baylor 73
Kevin Obanor scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, both season-highs, as No. 11 Texas Tech rolled from behind to overwhelm No. 7 Baylor 83-73 on Wednesday in a key Big 12 Conference matchup in Lubbock, Texas.
Gonzaga 86, Pepperdine 66
Drew Timme scored 19 points and freshman Chet Holmgren added 18 while matching his career high of 17 rebounds as top-ranked Gonzaga notched an 86-66 victory over Pepperdine on Wednesday in West Coast Conference play at Malibu, Calif.