Recap Roundups
February 25, 2015
Connecticut 60, East Carolina 49
Rodney Purvis scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half as the visiting Huskies stormed back to sink the Pirates.
Virginia 70, Wake Forest 34
Anthony Gill paced a balance effort with 11 points and the visiting Cavaliers closed the first half with a 28-8 burst to smother the Demon Deacons.
Kentucky 74, Mississippi St. 56
Freshman Trey Lyles scored a career-high 18 points as the Wildcats pulled away in the second half to remain perfect and clinch at least a share of the SEC title.
Northwestern 72, Indiana 65
Tre Demps scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half as the Wildcats pulled away from the visiting Hoosiers to earn their fourth consecutive win.
Richmond 67, VCU 63
ShawnDre’ Jones scored 22 points and made a career-best six 3-point baskets and Deion Taylor recorded a pivotal blocked shot as the host Spiders completed a regular-season sweep of the Rams for the first time since 2000-01.
Wichita St. 63, Indiana St. 53
Darius Carter recorded 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Shockers edged the host Sycamores in their penultimate game of the regular season.
Cincinnati 83, Central Florida 60
Octavius Ellis scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Bearcats rode a sizzling shooting performance to a rout of the visiting Knights.
Butler 73, Marquette 52
Kellen Dunham scored 22 points to help the host Bulldogs knock off the Golden Eagles in Big East play.
Tulsa 76, Tulane 55
James Woodard and Rashad Smith combined for 35 points as the Golden Hurricane edged the visiting Green Wave.
Texas Christian 71, Texas Tech 54
Kyan Anderson had 17 points and six assists as the host Horned Frogs completed a season sweep of the Red Raiders in a Big 12 game.
Baylor 79, Iowa St. 70
Taurean Prince scored 20 points as the Bears made a season-high 14 3-pointers and snapped the Cyclones’ 21-game home winning streak.
Duke 91, Virginia Tech 86
Freshman Jahlil Okafor returned from a one-game injury absence to score a career-high 30 points and grab nine rebounds as the Blue Devils outlasted the upset-minded Hokies.
Iowa 68, Illinois 60
Aaron White scored 20 of his career-high 29 points in the second half as the host Hawkeyes downed the Fighting Illini.
Georgia 76, Mississippi 72
Kenny Gaines made 4-of-7 from 3-point range en route to a game-high 22 points as the visiting Bulldogs swept the season series from the Rebels in SEC play.
Miami-Florida 81, Florida St. 77
Angel Rodriguez scored 25 points and dished out five assists as the host Hurricanes held off a furious comeback attempt from the Seminoles in ACC play.
Northern Iowa 68, Evansville 57
Deon Mitchell scored a season-high 17 points as the host Panthers broke the school record with their 16th straight victory.
Washington St. 70, Southern California 66
Dexter Kernich-Drew scored 19 points as the Cougars held on for the Pac-12 road win and snapped their two-game slide.
UCLA 88, Washington 66
Norman Powell had 24 points and seven rebounds as the Bruins led wire-to-wire while dominating the visiting Huskies.
Oregon 80, California 69
Joseph Young scored 25 points as the visiting Ducks snapped a 12-game losing streak against the Golden Bears.