Recap Roundups
January 31, 2018
Michigan St 76, Penn St. 68
Miles Bridges had 23 points and nine rebounds, and No. 5 Michigan State rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to defeat Penn State 76-68 and extend its winning streak to five games on Wednesday.
Tennessee 84, Louisiana State 61
James Daniel III came off the bench to make five 3-pointers and score 17 points as No. 18 Tennessee pulled away from LSU 84-61 in a Southeastern Conference game Wednesday night at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn.
Miami-Florida 69, Pittsburgh 57
Playing their first game without injured guard Bruce Brown, Miami struggled at times but pulled away over the last nine minutes for a 69-57 victory over hapless Pittsburgh on Wednesday in Atlantic Coast Conference action at Coral Gables, Fla.
Virginia 74, Louisville 64
Kyle Guy scored 22 points to lead No. 2 Virginia over Louisville 74-64 Wednesday night at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Va.
Cincinnati 80, Houston 70
Kyle Washington scored 19 points while Jacob Evans III added 18 as No. 8 Cincinnati rallied from an 18-point, first-half deficit and extended its winning streak to 13 with an 80-70 victory over Houston in an American Athletic Conference game Wednesday night in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
Seton Hall 73, Providence 57
Khadeen Carrington had 23 points and Desi Rodriguez added 16 to lead Seton Hall to a 73-57 win over visiting Providence on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Iowa State 93, West Virginia 77
Forced into sharing point guard duties, Donovan Jackson and Lindell Wigginton combined for 47 points as Iowa State ambushed No. 15 West Virginia 93-77 Wednesday in Ames, Iowa.
Wake Forest 76, Florida State 72
Bryant Crawford scored 19 points as Wake Forest snapped a seven-game losing streak by defeat visiting Florida State 76-72 on Wednesday night at Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Georgia Tech 55, Syracuse 51
Josh Okogie scored 20 points and Ben Lammers recorded a double-double as Georgia Tech snapped a four-game losing streak with a 55-51 win over Syracuse on Wednesday at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
Purdue 75, Maryland 67
Senior center Isaac Haas scored 20 points and sophomore guard Carsen Edwards added 17 as No. 3 Purdue topped Maryland 75-67 in Big Ten action on Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Ind.
Mississippi State 81, South Carolina 76
Quinndary Weatherspoon scored 18 points and Nick Weatherspoon added 17 as Mississippi State defeated South Carolina 81-76 Wednesday night at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
Virginia Tech 85, Boston College 80
Kerry Blackshear scored 20 points, and Virginia Tech extended its winning streak to three games with an 85-80 overtime victory over host Boston College on Wednesday night.
Missouri 69, Alabama 60
Missouri fought off serious foul trouble and a good opponent for perhaps its best win of the season Wednesday night, knocking off Alabama 69-60 in a Southeastern Conference contest at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Texas Tech 73, Texas 71
Keenan Evans poured in a career-high 38 points, including the game-winning jumper with one second remaining in overtime, as 10th-ranked Texas Tech outlasted Texas 73-71 on Wednesday in Big 12 Conference play at United Supermarket Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
Arizona 100, Washington St. 72
Freshman power forward Deandre Ayton scored 25 points on 11-of-12 shooting and also collected 11 rebounds as No. 9 Arizona hammered Washington State 100-72 on Wednesday in Pac-12 play at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash.