Recap Roundups
January 09, 2019
Xavier 81, Georgetown 75
Zach Hankins had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Xavier rallied from a 17-point first-half deficit to defeat visiting Georgetown 81-75 on Wednesday night.
Georgia 82, Vanderbilt 63
After absorbing its worst loss since 1959 on Saturday at Tennessee, Georgia entered its Wednesday night Southeastern Conference home opener against Vanderbilt determined to make amends.
Rutgers 64, Ohio St. 61
Montez Mathis scored 16 points and hit a pair of crucial late baskets, leading Rutgers to a 64-61 upset of No. 16 Ohio State on Wednesday in Piscataway, N.J.
Virginia Tech 52, Georgia Tech 49
Georgia native Ahmed Hill scored 15 points to lead No. 9 Virginia Tech to a 52-49 win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday in Atlanta, giving the Hokies their ninth straight win.
Marquette 106, Creighton 104
Markus Howard set a career high with 53 points, including 14 in overtime, to lift No. 21 Marquette to a stunning 106-104 overtime win over Creighton on Wednesday night in Omaha, Neb.
Mississippi 82, Auburn 67
Terence Davis produced 27 points and 12 rebounds as Ole Miss upset No. 11 Auburn 82-67 at Oxford, Miss., in the Tigers' Southeastern Conference opener Wednesday night.
Temple 73, Houston 69
Quinton Rose scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds on Wednesday to help Temple edge American Athletic Conference rival Houston 73-69 in Philadelphia, sending the Cougars to their first defeat of the season.
Kansas State 71, West Virginia 69
Kansas State overcame a 21-point second-half deficit to defeat visiting West Virginia 71-69 for its first conference win Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan. West Virginia is still winless in conference play.
Pittsburgh 89, Louisville 86
Freshman guard Trey McGowens scored 33 points Wednesday, including a fastbreak layup with 38 seconds remaining in overtime, and Pittsburgh ended a 23-game Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season losing streak with a 89-86 victory over visiting Louisville.
Syracuse 61, Clemson 53
Elijah Hughes scored 14 points and Frank Howard and Tyus Battle each added 12 to lead Syracuse to a 61-53 win over the visiting Clemson on Wednesday night at the Carrier Dome.
Seton Hall 76, Butler 75
Myles Powell scored 31 points, including two game-clinching free throws with three seconds remaining, as Seton Hall outlasted Butler 76-75 on Wednesday in Big East play in Newark, N.J.
Florida 57, Arkansas 51
This time, Florida found a way to finish.
Virginia 83, Boston College 56
No. 4 Virginia remained unbeaten Wednesday night with a dominant 83-56 win at Boston College.
Florida State 68, Miami-Florida 62
No. 13 Florida State held on for a narrow 68-62 home-court victory against rival Miami on Wednesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.
Kansas 77, Texas Christian 68
Junior forward Dedric Lawson posted his 11th double-double of the season, recording a season-high 31 points while adding 14 rebounds as No. 7 Kansas downed No. 25 TCU 77-68 in Lawrence, Kan.
Iowa 73, Northwestern 63
Playing without leading scorer and rebounder Tyler Cook, who sat out his first game of the year with a sore knee, Iowa recovered from a slow start to the second half for a 73-63 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Wednesday night in Evanston, Ill.
Arizona State 80, California 66
Arizona State rallied into contention with a late run in the first half, then thoroughly outplayed California in the second period Wednesday night en route to an 80-66 Pacific-12 Conference victory in Berkeley, Calif.
Arizona 75, Stanford 70
Arizona reserve forward Ira Lee scored four points in the last 41 seconds, leading the Wildcats to a 75-70 win at Stanford in a Pac-12 game Wednesday night.
Nevada 92, San Jose St. 53
Senior shooting guard Caleb Martin scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half as No. 10 Nevada rebounded from its first loss of the season to post a 92-53 victory over San Jose State on Wednesday night in Mountain West play at Reno, Nev.