Recap Roundups
January 07, 2025
St. John's 82, Xavier 72
Zuby Ejiofor poured in 18 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help St. John's pick up an 82-72 win over Xavier on Tuesday night in Cincinnati.
Florida 73, Tennessee 43
Alijah Martin scored 18 points, Denzel Aberdeen added 16 and No. 8 Florida controlled the game from the outset while steamrolling top-ranked Tennessee 73-43 on Tuesday night in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla.
Georgia 82, Kentucky 69
Asa Newell scored a team-high 17 points, helping Georgia upset No. 6 Kentucky 82-69 in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga., on Tuesday.
Syracuse 62, Georgia Tech 55
J.J. Starling scored 21 points to guide Syracuse to a 62-55 home victory over Georgia Tech on Tuesday.
Louisville 74, Clemson 64
J'Vonne Hadley's career-best 32 points propelled Louisville to a 74-64 victory over visiting Clemson on Tuesday in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.
Duke 76, Pittsburgh 47
Cooper Flagg collected 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and No. 4 Duke's stout defense carried the Blue Devils past visiting Pitt 76-47 in a matchup of two of the Atlantic Coast Conference's top teams Tuesday night in Durham, N.C.
Arizona 75, West Virginia 56
Sophomore KJ Lewis came off the bench to score a career-high 21 points as visiting Arizona toppled No. 21 West Virginia 75-56 Tuesday night in Morgantown, W.Va.
Marquette 74, Georgetown 66
Chase Ross scored a career-high 27 points to go along with six steals, lifting No. 7 Marquette to a 74-66 victory over Georgetown on Tuesday night in Milwaukee.
Iowa 97, Nebraska 87
Payton Sandfort scored all 30 of his points after halftime and Iowa erased a 15-point second-half deficit to earn a 97-87 overtime win over visiting Nebraska on Tuesday in Iowa City.
Baylor 68, Cincinnati 48
A day after dropping out of the Top 25 rankings, Baylor responded with an impressive 68-48 home victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.
Oklahoma State 79, Kansas State 66
Abou Ousmane hit his first six shots and scored a game-high 27 points to lead Oklahoma State to a 79-66 win against Kansas State in Stillwater, Okla., on Tuesday.
Iowa State 82, Utah 59
Reserve Curtis Jones scored 23 points and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 82-59 win over Utah in a Big 12 Conference matchup Tuesday night in Ames, Iowa.
Auburn 87, Texas 82
Johni Broome racked up 20 points and 12 rebounds as No. 2 Auburn held on for an 87-82 win over Texas in a Southeastern Conference game on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.
Mississippi State 76, Vanderbilt 64
No. 14 Mississippi State won its Southeastern Conference road opener with a 76-64 win at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday.
Missouri 83, Louisiana State 67
Tamar Bates scored 20 points, Anthony Robinson II added 16 and Missouri ended a 21-game SEC losing streak by defeating LSU 83-67 on Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo.
North Carolina 82, Southern Methodist 67
RJ Davis racked up 26 points and North Carolina put together a suffocating defensive performance to down SMU 82-67 on Tuesday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Texas Tech 72, Brigham Young 67
Elijah Hawkins scored a season-high 22 points as Texas Tech pulled away late for a 72-67 win over BYU in a defensive struggle on Tuesday night in Provo, Utah.
Utah St. 85, San Jose St. 78
Mason Falslev scored 17 points and helped No. 25 Utah State stave off a San Jose State rally for an 85-78 road win in the Mountain West Conference matchup on Tuesday night.
Michigan 94, UCLA 75
Tre Donaldson's hot 3-point shooting helped No. 24-ranked Michigan recover after coughing up an 18-point lead, and the Wolverines knocked off No. 22 UCLA 94-75 on Tuesday in Los Angeles.