Recap Roundups
March 20, 2022
Houston 68, Illinois 53
Taze Moore scored a game-high 21 points as fifth-seeded Houston used a late run to pull away for a 68-53 win over fourth-seeded Illinois on Sunday in an NCAA Tournament South Region second-round game in Pittsburgh.
Xavier 72, Florida 56
Nate Johnson scored 16 points to spark host Xavier to a 72-56 victory over Florida in a second-round matchup of the National Invitational Tournament on Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati.
Villanova 71, Ohio St. 61
Collin Gillespie scored 20 points to lift second-seeded Villanova to a 71-61 win over seventh-seeded Ohio State on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region in Pittsburgh.
Washington St. 75, Southern Methodist 63
Marcus Flowers scored 22 points Sunday as Washington State established a 19-point halftime lead and then turned back a furious SMU comeback in the second half of a 75-63 win in the second round of the NIT in Dallas.
Vanderbilt 70, Dayton 68
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 32 points to lead host Vanderbilt to a 70-68 win over Dayton in a second-round game of the National Invitation Tournament Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.
Duke 85, Michigan St 76
Paolo Banchero scored 19 points and Duke overcame a five-point deficit in the last five minutes to defeat Michigan State 85-76 and extend coach Mike Krzyzewski's career in the NCAA Tournament's second round Sunday at Greenville, S.C.
Virginia 71, North Texas 69
Armaan Franklin scored 17 points, including 14 straight over a nearly 12-minute stretch, as visiting Virginia outlasted tenacious North Texas 71-69 on Sunday in a gritty National Invitation Tournament second-round game in Denton, Texas.
Iowa State 54, Wisconsin 49
Gabe Kalscheur scored 22 points and No. 11 seed Iowa State capitalized on an early injury to Wisconsin point guard Chucky Hepburn, holding off the third-seeded Badgers, 54-49, in the second round of the Midwest Region on Sunday at Milwaukee.
Texas Tech 59, Notre Dame 53
Kevin Obanor racked up 15 points and 15 rebounds and third-seeded Texas Tech made all 10 of its free throws over the final two minutes to rally for a 59-53 win over 11th-seeded Notre Dame on Sunday in a rugged NCAA Tournament West Regional second-round game in San Diego.
Miami-Florida 79, Auburn 61
Isaiah Wong's 21 points and Kameron McGusty's 20 points propelled Miami past Auburn 79-61 in the NCAA Tournament's second round Sunday night at Greenville, S.C.
St. Bonaventure 70, Oklahoma 68
Jaren Holmes scored 23 points to lift St. Bonaventure to a 70-68 road win over Oklahoma in the second round of the NIT on Sunday in Norman, Okla.
Purdue 81, Texas 71
Trevion Williams scored 22 points and Jaden Ivey had 18 to lead third-seeded Purdue to an 81-71 victory over No. 6 seed Texas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's East Region on Sunday at Milwaukee.
Arizona 85, Texas Christian 80
Bennedict Mathurin and Christian Koloko combined for 58 points, including all 10 of their team's overtime points, to carry No. 1 seed Arizona past No. 9 TCU 85-80 in overtime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night in San Diego.