Recap Roundups
March 18, 2018
Mississippi State 78, Baylor 77
Quinndary Weatherspoon hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer as Mississippi State survived blowing a pair of double-digit leads and pulled out a 78-77 win over top-seeded Baylor in the second round of the NIT at Ferrell Center in Waco Texas on Sunday
Purdue 76, Butler 73
Senior forward Vincent Edwards scored 20 points to lead No. 2 seed Purdue to a 76-73 victory over No. 10 seed Butler on Sunday at Detroit in the second round in NCAA Tournament.
Syracuse 55, Michigan St 53
Tyus Battle scored 17 points and 11th-seeded Syracuse upset cold-shooting Michigan State 55-53 in the second round of the Midwest Region on Sunday afternoon at Detroit's Little Caesars Arena.
Marquette 101, Oregon 92
Andrew Rowsey scored 22 of his 29 points in the first half as second-seeded Marquette took control late in the first quarter and beat third-seeded Oregon 101-92 Sunday in the second round of the NIT at the Al McGuire Center in Milwaukee.
Texas A&M 86, North Carolina 65
Texas A&M tore apart defending national champion North Carolina from all angles in a stunning 86-65 romp in the NCAA Tournament's second round Sunday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Nevada 75, Cincinnati 73
Down by 22 points in the second half Sunday, seventh-seeded Nevada pulled off a comeback for the ages, getting a put-back from Josh Hall with 9.1 seconds left to stun second-seeded Cincinnati 75-73 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
Louisville 84, Middle Tennessee St. 68
Ray Spalding scored a team-high 18 points as second-seeded Louisville breezed to an easy 84-68 victory against third-seeded Middle Tennessee in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night in Louisville, Ky.
Clemson 84, Auburn 53
Senior guard Gabe DeVoe made six 3-pointers while scoring 22 points as fifth-seeded Clemson demolished fourth-seeded Auburn 84-53 on Sunday in second-round NCAA Tournament Midwest Region play at Viejas Arena in San Diego.
Kansas State 50, MD Baltimore County 43
Barry Brown scored 18 points and Xavier Sneed made key plays down the stretch as ninth-seeded Kansas State ended 16th-seeded UMBC's Cinderella run with a 50-43 win over the Retrievers on Sunday in NCAA Tournament South Region second-round action at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.
Florida State 75, Xavier 70
Junior guard PJ Savoy buried the go-ahead 3-pointer, and ninth-seeded Florida State rallied from a 12-point, second-half deficit to record a 75-70 victory over top-seeded Xavier on Sunday in NCAA Tournament West Regional play at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.
West Virginia 94, Marshall 71
The Mountain State showdown turned into a beat-down.