Recap Roundups
February 15, 2025
Texas A&M 69, Arkansas 61
Wade Taylor IV scored 18 points and keyed a late Texas A&M surge as the eighth-ranked Aggies pulled away over the final eight minutes for a 69-61 win over Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in College Station, Texas.
Xavier 85, DePaul 68
Zach Freemantle scored 19 points and hauled in nine rebounds while Dailyn Swain added 17 to lead host Xavier to an 85-68 Big East win over injury-depleted DePaul Saturday in Cincinnati.
Clemson 72, Florida State 46
Clemson's Dillon Hunter netted a career-high 17 points as the surging Tigers breezed to a 72-46 Atlantic Coast Conference rout of the Florida State Seminoles on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla.
Pittsburgh 74, Miami-Florida 65
Ishmael Leggett had 21 points, including 15 in the first half, Cameron Corhen added 17 and Pitt snapped a four-game losing streak with a 74-65 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Miami on Saturday in Pittsburgh.
Tennessee 81, Vanderbilt 76
Zakai Zeigler scored 22 points, all in the second half, to help No. 5 Tennessee rally and avoid a season sweep at the hands of Vanderbilt with an 81-76 win on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.
Wisconsin 94, Purdue 84
John Tonje scored 21 of his 32 points in the second half to lift No. 16 Wisconsin to a 94-84 road victory over No. 7 Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.
Butler 97, Georgetown 86
Pierre Brooks II scored 30 points on 10-for-13 shooting from the floor to lead Butler to a 97-86 win over Georgetown on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.
Washington 75, Penn St. 73
Mekhi Mason scored 20 points, making a season-high six 3-pointers, as Washington rallied for a 75-73 victory against Penn State in a Big Ten game on Saturday afternoon in University Park, Pa.
Baylor 74, West Virginia 71
Langston Love made all four of his free-throw attempts in overtime to cap his 12-of-12 effort from the line as Baylor edged West Virginia 74-71 on Saturday in Waco, Texas.
Houston 62, Arizona 58
Milos Uzan scored a season-high 19 points to help No. 6 Houston rally for a 62-58 victory over No. 13 Arizona in Big 12 play on Saturday afternoon at Tucson, Ariz.
Virginia 73, Virginia Tech 70
Isaac McKneely scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to help Virginia hold off Virginia Tech 73-70 in the 160th edition of the Commonwealth Clash on Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.
NC State 70, Boston College 62
Jayden Taylor helped North Carolina State to a strong start and finished with 19 points as the Wolfpack ended a nine-game losing streak by defeating visiting Boston College 70-62 on Saturday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.
Seton Hall 69, Connecticut 68
Scotty Middleton made a difficult putback with 3.2 seconds to play and Seton Hall ended the game on a 6-0 run to stun visiting UConn 69-68 in overtime and break a nine-game skid on Saturday in Newark, N.J.
Colorado 76, Central Florida 63
Andrej Jakimovski scored 15 points and Colorado broke a 13-game losing streak with a 76-63 Big 12 Conference win over visiting Central Florida on Saturday in Boulder.
Texas Tech 93, Oklahoma State 55
JT Toppin poured in 32 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as No. 12 Texas Tech rolled to a 93-55 win over reeling Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.
Missouri 87, Georgia 74
Anthony Robinson II collected 15 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals on Saturday, helping No. 21 Missouri earn an 87-74 win over Georgia in Southeastern Conference play in Athens, Ga.
Auburn 94, Alabama 85
Johni Broome bundled 19 points with 14 rebounds and six assists as Auburn outdueled rival Alabama 94-85 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in the first-ever Southeastern Conference matchup between the AP's top two teams.
Minnesota 69, Southern California 66
Lu'Cye Patterson scored 25 points and Frank Mitchell came through with clutch plays down the stretch to lead visiting Minnesota to a come-from-behind, 69-66 win over Southern California on Saturday in Los Angeles.
Iowa State 81, Cincinnati 70
Curtis Jones scored 22 points and made all 12 of his free-throw attempts, and No. 10 Iowa State held on for an 81-70 win over Cincinnati in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.
Duke 106, Stanford 70
Tyrese Proctor scored 23 points and No. 3 Duke ran away from visiting Stanford for a 106-70 romp on Saturday in Durham, N.C.
Georgia Tech 90, California 88
Baye Ndongo had 26 points and 13 rebounds, including the game-winning putback as time expired, helping Georgia Tech earn a 90-88 overtime win over California on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Atlanta.
Louisiana State 82, Oklahoma 79
Top scorer Cam Carter scored nine straight points for LSU in a span of 1:26 as the Tigers snapped a season-worst seven-game losing streak, shocking host Oklahoma 82-79 on Saturday night in Norman, Okla.
Mississippi State 81, Mississippi 71
RJ Melendez scored 17 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and No. 22 Mississippi State defeated No. 19 Ole Miss 81-71 on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.
Providence 75, Villanova 62
Jayden Pierre sank five 3-pointers en route to a game-high 19 points as Providence broke a four-game losing streak with a 75-62 win over visiting Big East rival Villanova on Saturday night.
North Carolina 88, Syracuse 82
Ian Jackson scored 23 points as North Carolina snapped a four-game road losing streak with an 88-82 victory over host Syracuse on Saturday.
Wake Forest 77, Southern Methodist 66
Hunter Sallis had 20 points and nine rebounds and Ty-Laur Johnson scored nine of his 12 points in the second half to lead Wake Forest over SMU 77-66 on Saturday in Dallas.
Texas 82, Kentucky 78
Tre Johnson poured in a career-high 32 points, including eight in the final 3 1/2 minutes, as Texas roared back to upset No. 15 Kentucky 82-78 on Saturday in a key Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.
Michigan St. 79, Illinois 65
Jaxon Kohler scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 11 Michigan State gave coach Tom Izzo his record-setting 354th Big Ten win with a 79-65 victory over Illinois on Saturday night in Champaign, Ill.
Texas Christian 74, Arizona State 70
Vasean Allette made two free throws with 2.7 seconds left to secure TCU's 74-70 victory over Arizona State on Saturday night at Tempe, Ariz.
Florida 88, South Carolina 67
Denzel Aberdeen scored 13 of his career-high 22 points after halftime Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla., as No. 3 Florida pulled away for an 88-67 victory over South Carolina, which remains winless in Southeastern Conference play.
Brigham Young 80, Kansas State 65
Richie Saunders had his first career double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds as BYU defeated Kansas State 80-65 in a battle of Big 12 middle-of-the-pack teams Saturday night in Provo, Utah.
Utah 74, Kansas 67
Gabe Madsen scored 24 points to help Utah defeat No. 17 Kansas 74-67 in Salt Lake City on Saturday night, marking the Utes' first victory over a ranked team this season.