Recap Roundups
March 01, 2018
Wisconsin 59, Maryland 54
Sophomore guard Brevin Pritzl hit the go-ahead jumper with 30.6 seconds left to help Wisconsin notch a 59-54 victory over Maryland on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Michigan 77, Iowa 71
Charles Matthews had a game-high 16 points and eight rebounds and Michigan survived a scare in the Big Ten Tournament, topping Iowa 77-71 in overtime on Thursday at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Penn St. 65, Northwestern 57
Tony Carr scored 25 points and fueled a late Penn State spurt as the Nittany Lions beat Northwestern 65-57 Thursday in Big Ten tournament action at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Wichita St. 75, Central Florida 71
Center Shaquille Morris scored 19 points and guard Conner Frankamp added 16 as No. 11 Wichita State stretched its winning streak to seven with a 75-71 overtime victory over UCF Thursday night in Orlando.
Middle Tennessee St. 82, Western Kentucky 64
Nick King and Brandon Walters each scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures Thursday night as No. 24 Middle Tennessee clinched the Conference USA regular-season title with an 82-64 drilling of Western Kentucky at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Georgia Tech 78, NC State 75
Tadric Jackson scored 22 points and Ben Lammers made two big baskets down the stretch as Georgia Tech ended a seven-game losing streak by upsetting North Carolina State 78-75 on Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
Virginia 67, Louisville 66
Freshman De'Andre Hunter banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to steal No. 1 Virginia a win on the road away from Louisville 67-66 Thursday night.
Rutgers 76, Indiana 69
Shooting 68 percent from the field in the second half, 14th-seeded Rutgers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big 10 Conference Tournament Thursday night by upsetting 6th-seeded Indiana 76-69 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Cincinnati 78, Tulane 49
Kyle Washington scored 16 points and No. 10 Cincinnati clamped down on Tulane in a 78-49 road win Thursday in American Athletic Conference play at Devlin Fieldhouse in New Orleans.
Washington St. 78, Oregon 76
Sophomore guard Malachi Flynn recorded 28 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals as Washington State notched a stunning 78-76 victory over Oregon on Thursday in Pac-12 play at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash.
Arizona State 84, California 53
Arizona State guard Shannon Evans II had 14 points and Romello White had 13 points and 11 rebounds as the Sun Devils broke a three-game losing streak with an 84-53 Pac-12 victory over the California Bears at Wells Fargo Arena on Thursday.
Arizona 75, Stanford 67
Arizona center Dusan Ristic had 21 points and Allonzo Trier added 18 as the No. 19 Wildcats celebrated the return of Trier and coach Sean Miller with an emotional 75-67 Pac-12 victory over the Stanford Cardinal at McKale Center on Thursday.
Washington 79, Oregon St. 77
Jaylen Nowell hit a key jumper and Matisse Thybulle followed it with a back-breaking steal Thursday night, helping Washington hold off Oregon State for a 79-77 Pacific-12 Conference win in Seattle.