Recap Roundups
January 16, 2019
St. John's 81, Creighton 66
Shamorie Ponds returned from a back injury and scored 22 points to lead host St. John's to an 81-66 victory over Creighton on Wednesday night in New York City.
Auburn 85, Texas A&M 66
Bryce Brown scored 22 points as No. 14 Auburn rolled past Texas A&M 85-66 in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday night at College Station, Texas.
Iowa 89, Penn St. 82
Iowa junior guard Jordan Bohannon took a major step in getting back his shooting touch on Wednesday.
Louisville 80, Boston College 70
Jordan Nwora scored 18 of his career-high 32 points in the first half and pulled down 10 rebounds to help host Louisville shake off a slow start and a second-half Boston College surge for an 80-70 win Wednesday night.
South Carolina 74, Vanderbilt 71
South Carolina guard Hassani Gravett scored five points on a late possession, then hit a pair of critical foul shots with 2.5 seconds left, giving the Gamecocks a 74-71 upset of Vanderbilt in Nashville on Wednesday night.
Kansas State 74, Oklahoma 61
Barry Brown scored 25 points and added five assists to lead Kansas State to a 74-61 win over No. 20 Oklahoma on Wednesday night in Norman, Okla.
Butler 87, DePaul 69
Butler scored 17 straight points to break open a close game in the second half Wednesday night and claim an 87-69 Big East Conference win over host DePaul at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.
Iowa State 68, Texas Tech 64
Marial Shayok's clutch free throws in the final seconds secured a 68-64 upset victory for Iowa State over No. 8 Texas Tech on Wednesday night in Lubbock, Texas.
Alabama 70, Missouri 60
Alabama guard Avery Johnson Jr. scored a season-high 14 points off the bench, and forward Donta Hall had a double-double as the Crimson Tide snapped a two-game losing streak with a 70-60 victory over host Missouri on Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo.
Clemson 72, Georgia Tech 60
Senior guard Marcquise Reed scored a career-high 30 points as host Clemson continued its mastery of Georgia Tech with a 72-60 Atlantic Coast Conference victory Wednesday night.
Houston 69, Southern Methodist 58
strong defense -- to turn host SMU away in a 69-58 American Athletic Conference win at Dallas.
Illinois 95, Minnesota 68
Ayo Dosunmu scored 23 points on 9-for-13 shooting, and Illinois cruised to a 95-68 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night at Champaign, Ill.
Wichita St. 75, Central Florida 67
Markis McDuffie scored a game-high 23 points Wednesday night as Wichita State snapped a four-game losing streak and handed Central Florida its first American Athletic Conference loss with a 75-67 verdict at Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan.