Recap Roundups
January 17, 2018
Villanova 88, Georgetown 56
Jalen Brunson scored 18 points, Mikal Bridges added 17 and No. 1 Villanova placed six players in double figures as it cruised past Georgetown 88-56 Wednesday night at Capital One Arena.
Rutgers 80, Iowa 64
Corey Sanders scored 18 points, Geo Baker added 17 and Rutgers snapped a two-game skid by cruising past Iowa 80-64 on Wednesday night in Piscataway, N.J.
Florida 88, Arkansas 73
Junior guard KeVaughn Allen, a native of Little Rock, Ark., scored a season-high 28 points to lead Florida to an 88-73 win over Arkansas in a Southeastern Conference matchup at Gainesville, Fla.
Alabama 76, Auburn 71
Freshman John Petty hit eight 3-pointers and scored 27 points as Alabama snapped No. 17 Auburn's 14-game win streak with a 76-71 victory Wednesday at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Southern Methodist 83, Wichita St. 78
Shake Milton scored 33 points and Jahmal McMurray added 16 as hot-shooting SMU shrugged off a ragged start and rolled to a 83-78 victory over No. 7 Wichita State on Wednesday in American Athletic Conference play at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas.
Texas 67, Texas Tech 58
Kerwin Roach II jumped from the pregame injured list to the top of the stat sheet, scoring 20 points off the bench to lead Texas to a 66-58 upset victory over No. 8 Texas Tech on Wednesday in Big 12 Conference play at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin.
Creighton 80, Seton Hall 63
Senior guard Marcus Foster made five 3-pointers and scored 25 points to help Creighton roll to an 80-63 victory over No. 19 Seton Hall on Wednesday in Big East play at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb.
Xavier 88, St. John's 82
Presented with a challenge by the Big East's last-place team, No. 11 Xavier rallied in the second half to secure an 88-82 victory over St. John's on Wednesday night at Cintas Center in Cincinnati.
Ohio St. 71, Northwestern 65
Micah Potter scored 13 points, including 11 in the second half, and Jae'Sean Tate had 12 points and five rebounds as No. 22 Ohio State edged Northwestern 71-65 Wednesday night at Rosemont, Ill., to remain undefeated in Big Ten play.
Missouri 59, Tennessee 55
Junior forward Kevin Puryear recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds to help Missouri post a 59-55 victory over No. 21 Tennessee on Wednesday in Southeastern Conference play at Columbia, Mo.
Arizona 79, California 58
Arizona center Deandre Ayton totaled 20 points and 11 rebounds, and guard Parker Jackson-Cartwright had 14 points and tied a career high with four 3-pointers in the No. 14 Wildcats' 79-58 victory over California on Wednesday at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
Texas Christian 96, Iowa State 73
Needing a good game in the worst way, No. 24 TCU got it Wednesday night.
Stanford 86, Arizona State 77
Stanford guard Dorian Pickens scored 19 points and forward Reid Travis added 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Cardinal held on for a 86-77 victory over No. 16 Arizona State on Wednesday at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.