Recap Roundups
February 24, 2015
Alabama 59, South Carolina 51
Levi Randolph scored 17 points and Rodney Cooper contributed all 11 of his points in the second half to lift the host Crimson Tide.
West Virginia 71, Texas 64
Devin Williams scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help the host Mountaineers win their third straight.
Villanova 89, Providence 61
Darrun Hilliard II scored 24 points as the Wildcats trounced the visiting Friars to clinch at least a share of the Big East championship.
Louisiana State 84, Auburn 61
Jarell Martin recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds and two steals as visiting LSU pulled away from Auburn in the second half of the SEC contest.
Maryland 59, Wisconsin 53
Dez Wells scored 26 points as the host Terrapins ended the Badgers’ 10-game winning streak and kept their faint hopes alive for claiming a share of the Big Ten title.
Syracuse 65, Notre Dame 60
B.J. Johnson tied his career high with 19 points and Trevor Cooney came up big down the stretch as the Orange stunned the host Fighting Irish.
N.C. State 58, North Carolina 46
Anthony Barber scored 15 points, Ralston Turner and Trevor Lacey added 14 apiece, and the Wolfpack held the Tar Heels to a season-low point total while recording their first win in Chapel Hill since 2003.
Arkansas 81, Texas A&M 75
Bobby Portis scored 22 points and had three blocks as the host Razorbacks held off a furious second half rally by the Aggies to secure their seventh straight victory.
Creighton 75, DePaul 62
James Milliken scored 18 points as the visiting Blue Jays pulled away from the Blue Demons in the final minutes to give Greg McDermott his 400th coaching victory.
Missouri 64, Florida 52
Freshman Namon Wright poured in a season-high 28 points as the Tigers toppled the visiting Gators to snap a program-record 13-game losing streak.
Pittsburgh 71, Boston College 65
Jamel Artis had 24 points and eight rebounds as the host Panthers survived a dominant performance from the Eagles’ Olivier Hanlan and completed a regular-season sweep.