Recap Roundups
January 13, 2019
Villanova 90, Creighton 78
Phil Booth scored 28 points, Eric Paschall added 21 and Villanova defeated host Creighton 90-78 on Sunday afternoon.
Xavier 70, Butler 69
Four days after coming back from a 17-point deficit to defeat Georgetown, Xavier came from 10 points down to defeat visiting Butler 70-69, on Saturday in Big East play at Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
South Carolina 85, Missouri 75
Taking advantage of frequent Missouri fouls and turnovers, South Carolina won its fourth straight game and improved to 3-0 in the SEC on Sunday with an 85-75 win at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
Michigan St 71, Penn St. 56
Sixth-ranked Michigan State entered Sunday's game at Penn State as one of the best defensive teams in the nation.
Michigan 80, Northwestern 60
Zavier Simpson stuffed the stat sheet Sunday night with 24 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals as No. 2 Michigan stayed unbeaten with an easy 80-60 Big Ten Conference win over short-handed Northwestern in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Oregon 81, Southern California 60
Paul White, Louis King and Payton Pritchard combined for nine of Oregon's 13 3-point baskets Sunday night as the Ducks rebounded from a tough loss to UCLA with a dominant 81-60 romp over Southern Cal in Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball play in Eugene, Ore.
Oregon St. 79, UCLA 66
Senior guard Stephen Thompson and sophomore guard Ethan Thompson scored 17 points each as Oregon State used their brother attack to remain undefeated in the Pac-12 Conference with a 79-66 victory Sunday night against visiting UCLA.