Recap Roundups
March 19, 2017
Georgia Tech 71, Belmont 57
Georgia Tech senior Quinton Stephens scored a career-high 23 points in his final home game and lifted the Yellow Jackets to a 71-57 win over Belmont in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament at McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta.
Michigan 73, Louisville 69
Michigan roommates Moritz Wagner and D.J. Wilson have quite different backgrounds, but the Wolverines' starting forwards provided a unified, winning front on Sunday in NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional second-round action.
Kentucky 65, Wichita St. 62
Kentucky's Malik Monk and Bam Adebayo combined for 27 points and 12 rebounds on Sunday, but it wasn't until each delivered a clutch blocked shot in the final 11 seconds that the No. 2 seed Wildcats earned a South Regional Sweet 16 berth.
Texas Christian 94, Iowa 92
Without the services of guard Jaylen Fisher and with overtime needed, the TCU Horned Frogs came into Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday and left with a 94-92 victory over the top-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes in the NIT second round.
Kansas 90, Michigan St 70
Kansas made it through the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and picked up a head of steam in the process.
North Carolina 72, Arkansas 65
North Carolina saw its season flash before its collective eyes, and the Tar Heels did everything they could to make sure they would play another day.
Oregon 75, Rhode Island 72
Third-seeded Oregon needed a clutch shot to survive the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.
Baylor 82, Southern California 78
Baylor finally subdued the upstart USC Trojans.
South Carolina 88, Duke 81
South Carolina showed a full array of toughness at an ideal time.
UCLA 79, Cincinnati 67
If this is indeed the road to the Final Four for UCLA, the Bruins will look back on their Sunday game as the one they had to win before they could challenge college basketball's bluebloods for the national championship.