Recap Roundups
March 14, 2018
Texas Southern 64, North Carolina Central 46
Damontrae Jefferson scored a game-high 25 points Wednesday night, and Texas Southern choked off North Carolina Central's offense for a 64-46 victory in an NCAA Tournament First Four game at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
Louisiana State 84, UL Lafayette 76
Duop Reath had 26 points and 11 rebounds as third-seeded LSU defeated sixth-seeded Louisiana 84-76 in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La.
Marquette 67, Harvard 60
Markus Howard scored eight unanswered points to put the exclamation point on a decisive third-quarter run by Marquette, which held off a late Harvard rally to earn a 67-60 win Wednesday in a first-round NIT game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Penn St. 63, Temple 57
Penn State scored 14 consecutive points late in the game to erase an almost game-long deficit and beat Temple 63-57 Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT at Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.
Mississippi State 66, Nebraska 59
Aric Holman had a double-double and Abdul Ado nearly matched him as Mississippi State held off Nebraska 66-59 in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss.
Utah 69, UC Davis 59
Justin Bibbins scored 21 points and collected six rebounds to help Utah rally for a 69-59 win over UC Davis in the first round of the NIT on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.
Syracuse 60, Arizona State 56
Freshman forward Oshae Brissett recorded 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead Syracuse to a 60-56 victory over Arizona State in a battle of No. 11 seeds on Wednesday at the NCAA Tournament's First Four in Dayton, Ohio.
Stanford 86, Brigham Young 83
Senior forward Reid Travis contributed 25 points and 14 rebounds to lead host Stanford to an 86-83 victory over Brigham Young on Wednesday in an NIT first-round matchup at Maples Pavilion.
Washington 77, Boise St. 74
Using solid defense and balanced scoring, Washington led almost the entire game, holding off Chandler Hutchison and Boise State for a 77-74 win Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.