Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Hokies handle Hurricanes

[March 09, 2019]  Nickeil Alexander-Walker posted 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 15 Virginia Tech to an 84-70 victory over Miami on Friday night in Blacksburg, Va., in the teams' final regular-season game before next week's Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

The win assured the Hokies (23-7, 12-6 ACC) of a No. 5 seed in the conference tournament. Miami (13-17, 5-13) will play as a No. 12 or No. 13 seed.

Ty Outlaw and Ahmed Hill scored 19 and 17 points, respectively, were a combined 10 of 14 from behind the arc to lead a 3-point barrage for the Hokies, who were 14 of 26 on treys as a team.

The loss kept the Hurricanes winless in true road games (0-10) and virtually assured coach Jim Larranaga of his first losing season since 1997-98, his first season at George Mason.

No. 19 Buffalo 84, Bowling Green 73

Nick Perkins scored 22 points and grabbed six rebounds and the Bulls set a school single-season record with their 28th victory by defeating the visiting Falcons.

Buffalo (28-3, 16-2 MAC) had already clinched the top seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament. The Bulls also extended their home winning streak to 26 games as CJ Massinburg had 15 points and six rebounds while Jeremy Harris contributed 14 points, five rebounds, three assists and five steals.

Justin Turner paced Bowling Green (20-11, 12-6) with 17 points. Antwon Lillard had 12 points, and Michael Laster added 10.

No. 24 Maryland 69, Minnesota 60

The Terrapins snapped their two-game losing streak with a win over the Golden Gophers in both teams' regular-season finale at College Park, Md.

Anthony Cowan Jr. led Maryland (22-9, 13-7 Big Ten) with 21 points, 12 in the first half, as the Terrapins took charge early behind a strong defensive effort. Freshman Jalen Smith added 19 points and 11 rebounds, hitting a career-high three 3-pointers.

Minnesota (19-12, 9-11) missed out on a chance to record back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 1993, coming off a 73-69 upset of No. 11 Purdue on Monday. Amir Coffey scored 23 points to pace the Golden Gophers.

--Field Level Media

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