Recap Roundups
January 06, 2019
Marquette 70, Xavier 52
Markus Howard rebounded from his lowest-scoring game of the year with a game-high 26 points and eight assists Sunday as No. 16 Marquette squashed Xavier 70-52 in a Big East matchup at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
Northwestern 68, Illinois 66
A.J. Turner made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go, and Northwestern held on for a 68-66 win over visiting Illinois on Sunday afternoon for its first Big Ten win of the season.
DePaul 75, Seton Hall 74
Max Strus scored 21 points to lead five DePaul players in double figures and lift the host Blue Demons to a 75-74 victory against Seton Hall in a Big East matinee on Sunday afternoon.
Michigan 74, Indiana 63
Michigan spent the first few minutes making shot after shot, while Indiana spent those minutes seeing its best players get in foul trouble.
Iowa 93, Nebraska 84
Five players scored in double figures Sunday as No. 25 Iowa mined advantages in 3-point shooting and offensive rebounding into its first Big 10 Conference win, a 93-84 decision over No. 24 Nebraska at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.
Houston 90, Memphis 77
Junior guard Armoni Brooks scored 16 of his team-high 22 points in the second half and the 19th-ranked Houston Cougars extended their homecourt winning streak to 28 consecutive games with a 90-77 victory over the Memphis Tigers on Sunday.
Louisville 90, Miami-Florida 73
Jordan Nwora scored 20 points to help the host Louisville Cardinals rally past the Miami Hurricanes 90-73 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Sunday night.
Wisconsin 71, Penn St. 52
Ethan Happ scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and No. 22 Wisconsin coasted to a 71-52 win over host Penn State on Sunday night in State College, Pa.
Southern California 77, Stanford 66
Junior forward Nick Rakocevic scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as USC held off a second-half comeback attempt by Stanford to earn a 77-66 Pac-12 Conference victory on Sunday night in Los Angeles.