Recap Roundups
March 18, 2017
Mississippi 85, Syracuse 80
Guards Terence Davis and Deandre Burnett combined for 11 3-pointers on Saturday to carry Mississippi to an 85-80 victory over top-seeded Syracuse in a National Invitation Tournament second-round game before 9,556 fans at the Carrier Dome.
West Virginia 83, Notre Dame 71
West Virginia is pressing on in the NCAA Tournament.
Wisconsin 65, Villanova 62
Down goes 'Nova.
Gonzaga 79, Northwestern 73
Playing under a spotlight is nothing new to Gonzaga this season.
Xavier 91, Florida St. 66
Xavier used a harassing zone defense to stifle Florida State on one end of the floor and rode a balanced scoring attack to put the Seminoles away on the other end.
Butler 74, Middle Tennessee St. 65
Coming into the NCAA Tournament, the Butler Bulldogs weren't aiming for a deep run as much as they were focused on a methodical, step-by-step approach.
Arizona 69, St. Mary's 60
Allonzo Trier didn't give up at halftime.
Florida 65, Virginia 39
Justin Leon and Devin Robinson hit big shot after big shot to help Florida find cracks in the top scoring defense in the country.
Purdue 80, Iowa St. 76
Come March, college basketball teams live by a simple mantra: Survive and advance.