Recap Roundups
March 05, 2019
Butler 71, Xavier 66
Kamar Baldwin scored 24 points, and Butler made enough plays down the stretch to record a 71-66 victory over visiting Xavier on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.
Duke 71, Wake Forest 70
RJ Barrett scored 28 points and fourth-ranked Duke broke a late tie to defeat visiting Wake Forest 71-70 in its home finale Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Florida State 73, Virginia Tech 64
and a double bye -- in next week's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Michigan St 91, Nebraska 76
With just two home games left in their Michigan State careers, seniors Kenny Goins and Matt McQuaid picked the perfect time to have career games.
South Carolina 71, Texas A&M 54
Chris Silva scored 22 points and added 17 rebounds as visiting South Carolina snapped a three-game skid with a 71-54 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday in College Station, Texas.
Buffalo 82, Ohio 79
Jeremy Harris had 20 points, six rebounds and four assists, and No. 19 Buffalo clinched the top seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament Tuesday by downing pesky Ohio 82-79 at Athens, Ohio.
Minnesota 73, Purdue 69
Amir Coffey scored a career-high-tying 32 points and sealed the win with two late free throws as Minnesota denied No. 11 Purdue a chance to clinch a share of the Big Ten title with a 73-69 upset Tuesday night in Minneapolis.
North Carolina 79, Boston College 66
Cameron Johnson and Luke Maye each posted a double-double, and No. 3 North Carolina cruised to a 79-66 win over host Boston College on Tuesday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Miami-Florida 76, Pittsburgh 63
Anthony Lawrence II and Ebuku Izundu celebrated their "senior nights" with double-doubles as Miami held off Pittsburgh 76-63 in a matchup of second-division Atlantic Coast Conference teams Tuesday night at Coral Gables, Fla.
Auburn 66, Alabama 60
Chuma Okeke scored 17 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, and visiting Auburn rallied for a 66-60 win over Alabama on Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Tennessee 71, Mississippi State 54
Senior guard Admiral Schofield made three 3-pointers and scored 18 points to help No. 5 Tennessee roll to a 71-54 victory over Mississippi State in Southeastern Conference play on Tuesday at Knoxville, Tenn.
Kentucky 80, Mississippi 76
Keldon Johnson scored 22 points and PJ Washington had all 13 of his points in the second half as No. 6 Kentucky held off Ole Miss 80-76 in an SEC game in Oxford, Miss., on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma 81, Kansas 68
Kristian Doolittle scored 24 points as Oklahoma knocked off No. 13 Kansas 81-68 in Norman, Okla., on Tuesday night.
Nevada 90, Air Force 79
Jazz Johnson came off the bench to score a career-high 27 points Tuesday night as No. 17 Nevada pulled away from Air Force for a 90-79 win in Colorado Springs, Colo.