Recap Roundups
January 23, 2018
Arkansas 80, Georgia 77
Daryl Macon scored all 25 of his points after halftime, and Arkansas outlasted Georgia 80-77 in double-overtime Tuesday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga.
Villanova 89, Providence 69
Eric Paschall scored 17 points, Omari Spellman added 16 and top-ranked Villanova overcame a sluggish start to defeat Providence 89-69 Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Virginia 61, Clemson 36
Behind 14 points from senior Devon Hall, No. 2 Virginia cruised to its 11th straight win with a 61-36 thrashing of No. 18 Clemson on Tuesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup at John Paul Jones Arena.
Iowa 85, Wisconsin 67
Fran McCaffery earned the 399th victory of his 22-year career as Iowa drubbed Wisconsin 85-67 on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
Tennessee 67, Vanderbilt 62
No. 22 Tennessee nearly blew a 20-point, second-half lead, but hung on to knock off visiting Vanderbilt, 67-62, at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma 85, Kansas 80
Trae Young drove toward the basket, and with a flick of his wrist, delivered the ball to Brady Manek on the wing.
Texas Tech 75, Oklahoma State 70
Senior guard Keenan Evans scored 26 points and No. 14 Texas Tech rebounded from a 15-point, second-half deficit to post a 75-70 victory over Oklahoma State on Tuesday in Big 12 play at Lubbock, Texas.
Mississippi 78, Alabama 66
Senior guard Deandre Burnett scored 16 of his season-best 24 points in the first half to help Mississippi register a 78-66 victory over Alabama on Thursday at the Pavilion at Oxford, Miss.
Creighton 68, St. John's 63
Marcus Foster, Khyri Thomas and Toby Hegner combined for almost all of Creighton's scoring Tuesday night as the Bluejays dumped St. John's 68-63 in a Big East Conference matchup at Carnesecca Arena in New York.
Louisiana State 77, Texas A&M 65
Duop Reath had 21 points and a team-high eight rebounds as LSU ended a three-game conference losing streak by beating Texas A&M 77-65 on Tuesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.
Duke 84, Wake Forest 70
Wendell Carter Jr.'s 23 points led another strong offensive showing for No. 4 Duke in an 84-70 victory against Wake Forest on Tuesday night at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Northwestern 77, Minnesota 69
Four Northwestern players scored in double figures Tuesday night as the Wildcats rallied from an eight-point second half deficit to stop Minnesota 77-69 in a Big 10 Conference matchup at Williams Arena in Minneapolis.
Kentucky 78, Mississippi State 65
On Monday, Kentucky learned that it was ranked outside of the top 25 for the first time in 68 weeks. On Tuesday, the Wildcats began the task to rectify that situation with a 78-65 victory over visiting Mississippi State.