Recap Roundups
March 07, 2018
Louisville 82, Florida State 74
Needing at least one win to feel better about its chances of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, Louisville earned it on Wednesday, beating Florida State 82-74 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament at Barclays Center.
Boston College 91, NC State 87
Jerome Robinson hit a go-ahead jumper with 17 seconds remaining and came up with a clutch steal to send 12th-seeded Boston College past fifth-seeded NC State 91-87 in round two of the ACC Tournament on Wednesday in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Colorado 97, Arizona State 85
Colorado guard McKinley Wright IV had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to lead a balanced attack and the Buffaloes rode hot shooting from the 3-point line to a 97-85 victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon.
Stanford 76, California 58
Stanford forward Reid Travis had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Dorian Pickens had 16 points as the fifth-seeded Cardinal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament with a 76-58 victory over the California Golden Bears at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Oklahoma State 71, Oklahoma 60
Oklahoma State's hopes for an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament remain alive.
St. John's 88, Georgetown 77
Shamorie Ponds scored 26 points, and Marvin Clark II made big plays down the stretch to lead St. John's past Georgetown 88-77 Wednesday in the opening round of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden.
Georgia 78, Vanderbilt 62
One month to the day, Georgia avenged a 15-point loss to Vanderbilt earlier this season with a 78-62 victory over the Commodores in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Wednesday evening.
Notre Dame 71, Virginia Tech 65
Senior guard Matt Farrell spearheaded a second-half comeback as Notre Dame wiped out a 21-point deficit to defeat Virginia Tech 71-65 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament's second round Wednesday night at Barclays Center in New York.
South Carolina 85, Mississippi 84
Forward Chris Silva posted his ninth double-double of the season to lead South Carolina to an 85-84 victory over Ole Miss in a first-round Southeastern Conference tournament game Wednesday night in St. Louis.
Oregon St. 69, Washington 66
Oregon State forward Tres Tinkle had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and his two free throws with 21.5 seconds remaining in overtime broke a tie as the 10th-seeded Beavers advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament in a 69-66 victory over the Washington Huskies at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Thursday.
North Carolina 78, Syracuse 59
Kenny Williams scored 17 points as No. 12 North Carolina repelled a second-half Syracuse rally and produced a 78-59 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's second round Wednesday night at the Barclays Center in New York.
Texas 68, Iowa State 64
Dylan Osetkowski scored 20 points to lead Texas to a 68-64 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday in a Big 12 tournament opening-round contest at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Marquette 72, DePaul 69
Andrew Rowsey scored 25 points, and Marquette narrowly escaped with a 72-69 win over DePaul on Wednesday night in the first round of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Oregon 64, Washington St. 62
Oregon guard Payton Pritchard scored 18 and made the go-ahead layup with 28 seconds remaining in overtime and MiKyle McIntosh added 18 points when the sixth-seeded Ducks advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament with a sluggish 64-62 victory over Washington State at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday.