November 29 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI
Big 10 Network
Just a phenomenal performance by Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale in this Big 10/ACC Challenge game.
Ogunbowale hit a variety of nice pull up and fade away jumpers on her way to 32 points (tied a career high) as the Associated Press No. 3 Irish stayed unbeaten at 7-0 with an 83-63 victory.
Ogunbowale, a junior guard, made 65% of her field goal attempts (13-of-20), but it was a bit of her distribution that allowed Notre Dame to start to pull away. The visitors led 43-34 at halftime and it was a still a nine-point game early in the third when No. 22 Michigan turned the ball over and missed a lay up, which each led to perfectly executed Ogunbowale-to-Jackie Young fast break lay-ups that made it a 50-37 game.
Young, coming off an MVP performance in the Gulf Coast Showcase, had 18 points and 14 rebounds.
It was already Notre Dame's fourth win over a ranked opponent through the season's first three weeks. The Irish have also defeated No. 5 and defending national champion South Carolina in the Gulf Coast title game, No. 17 South Florida and 21st-ranked Oregon State. Connecticut will be the fifth when the Irish visit Storrs on Sunday.
Tough night for Katelynn Flaherty. The senior guard, Michigan's all-time leading scorer and second-leading scorer nationally coming into the night, missed 13 of her 18 field goal attempts and finished with just 13 points. Junior center Hallie Thome picked up the slack, scoring 24 points on 8-of-16 shooting.
Other games watched:
Columbia at Connecticut
Louisiana Tech at Alabama
Game 432 - UT-San Antonio at Tulsa
November 28 at Reynolds Center in Tulsa, OK
espn3.com
A couple of years ago at my baseball site I took a game off from the announcers and played a bunch of great single songs. Still don't have a new name for it, but Tuesday's 100-96 Tulsa victory was also 200 Game Season's first Singles Night.
Up and Running/The Great Circle Route - Bela Fleck
Night Train/C-Jam Blues - Oscar Peterson Trio
Over My Head/Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac
Satellite of Love/I Love You - Lou Reed
Chartered Trios/Pink Turns to Blue - Husker Du
Blank Space - Taylor Swift/Sydney - Brett Dennen
Personality Crisis/Subway Train - New York Dolls
Shamus O'Brien/Simple Tune - Cumberland Records sampler
Rabbit Heart/Between Two Lungs - Florence and the Machine
Detlef Schrempf/Infinite Arms - Band of Horses
Issues - Julia Michaels/If I Aint Got You - Alicia Keys
Because the Night/Perfect Day (Lou Reed) - Patti Smith Group
Pep/Buddy Bolden's Blues - Jelly Roll Morton
Tuesday AAC roundup
espn3.com
A couple of years ago at my baseball site I took a game off from the announcers and played a bunch of great single songs. Still don't have a new name for it, but Tuesday's 100-96 Tulsa victory was also 200 Game Season's first Singles Night.
Up and Running/The Great Circle Route - Bela Fleck
Night Train/C-Jam Blues - Oscar Peterson Trio
Over My Head/Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac
Satellite of Love/I Love You - Lou Reed
Chartered Trios/Pink Turns to Blue - Husker Du
Blank Space - Taylor Swift/Sydney - Brett Dennen
Personality Crisis/Subway Train - New York Dolls
Shamus O'Brien/Simple Tune - Cumberland Records sampler
Rabbit Heart/Between Two Lungs - Florence and the Machine
Detlef Schrempf/Infinite Arms - Band of Horses
Issues - Julia Michaels/If I Aint Got You - Alicia Keys
Because the Night/Perfect Day (Lou Reed) - Patti Smith Group
Pep/Buddy Bolden's Blues - Jelly Roll Morton
Tuesday AAC roundup
Games 429-431: Monday triple header
431 - Alabama State at Cincinnati
November 27 at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, KY
ESPNU
"spicy shooter"
"the splash brothers"
"next level" (4)
"all everything"
"under the radar"
"it's a block party here in northern Kentucky!"
"playing on their heels"
"the face of this program"
430 - Tennessee Tech women at Georgia
November 27 at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA
SEC Network
"a child of the SEC"
"letting the game come to her"
"she wants to see growth on her team in a maturity perspective"
"post touches
"quality minutes"
429 - Toledo women at Iona
November 27 at Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, NY
espn3.com
November 27 at BB&T Arena in Highland Heights, KY
ESPNU
"spicy shooter"
"the splash brothers"
"next level" (4)
"all everything"
"under the radar"
"it's a block party here in northern Kentucky!"
"playing on their heels"
"the face of this program"
430 - Tennessee Tech women at Georgia
November 27 at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, GA
SEC Network
"a child of the SEC"
"letting the game come to her"
"she wants to see growth on her team in a maturity perspective"
"post touches
"quality minutes"
429 - Toledo women at Iona
November 27 at Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, NY
espn3.com
Game 428 - Tulane at Georgia State
November 26 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
espn3.com
Malik Benlevi got off to a rough start Sunday afternoon, picking up two early fouls, including a technical. But the junior rebounded quickly and put together a huge game in GSU's 70-59 victory.
Benlevi finished with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range and grabbed 10 rebounds. He was one of two Panthers with a double-double as Jordan Session had one of the best games of collegiate career (15 and 10 on 7-of-14 from the field).
GSU (4-2) led by just three points at halftime, but used an 18-4 start to the second to build a double-digit cushion. Benlevi had a pair of threes and D'Marcus Simonds (16 points) added three lay-ins on strong drives to the basket, the sophomore guard's specialty on the offensive end, one of which turned into a three-point play and it was a 46-29 game at the 13:19 mark.
Freshman guard Kane Williams had a nice afternoon as well for GSU, handing out a career-high seven assists with just one turnover and joined his three teammates as a double-figure scorer with 12 points. If Williams can handle the point guard position even if just for stretches, Simonds can play off the ball and not have so much pressure to always be creating, and that makes GSU a better team.
Tulane, which got a game-high 20 points off the bench from Samir Sehic, lost for the first time in its sixth game of the season.
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Malik Benlevi got off to a rough start Sunday afternoon, picking up two early fouls, including a technical. But the junior rebounded quickly and put together a huge game in GSU's 70-59 victory.
Benlevi finished with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range and grabbed 10 rebounds. He was one of two Panthers with a double-double as Jordan Session had one of the best games of collegiate career (15 and 10 on 7-of-14 from the field).
GSU (4-2) led by just three points at halftime, but used an 18-4 start to the second to build a double-digit cushion. Benlevi had a pair of threes and D'Marcus Simonds (16 points) added three lay-ins on strong drives to the basket, the sophomore guard's specialty on the offensive end, one of which turned into a three-point play and it was a 46-29 game at the 13:19 mark.
Freshman guard Kane Williams had a nice afternoon as well for GSU, handing out a career-high seven assists with just one turnover and joined his three teammates as a double-figure scorer with 12 points. If Williams can handle the point guard position even if just for stretches, Simonds can play off the ball and not have so much pressure to always be creating, and that makes GSU a better team.
Tulane, which got a game-high 20 points off the bench from Samir Sehic, lost for the first time in its sixth game of the season.
Game 427 - San Diego at Grand Canyon
November 25 at GCU Arena in Phoenix, AZ
espn3.com
Plenty of great nonsense and basketball phrases from the energetic broadcast team of Barry Buetel and Scott Williams from this one, a 72-62 win for San Diego.
"holiday hangover"/"post-turkey hangover"
"hostile environment"
"euro step" (2)
"albatross-like wingspan"
"he had a mouse down low and put him in a torture chamber"
"I like the way this kid has brought his hard hat and his lunch pail"
"Josh Braun doing Josh Braun things"
"parting of the red sea"
"stat sheet stuffer"
"house of havoc" (2)
"the noise meter"
"from the land of three"
"he's got hall of fame hands"
"Johnny on the spot"
"tough sledding"
"a bunny hop"
"playing with a ton of moxie"
espn3.com
Plenty of great nonsense and basketball phrases from the energetic broadcast team of Barry Buetel and Scott Williams from this one, a 72-62 win for San Diego.
"holiday hangover"/"post-turkey hangover"
"hostile environment"
"euro step" (2)
"albatross-like wingspan"
"he had a mouse down low and put him in a torture chamber"
"I like the way this kid has brought his hard hat and his lunch pail"
"Josh Braun doing Josh Braun things"
"parting of the red sea"
"stat sheet stuffer"
"house of havoc" (2)
"the noise meter"
"from the land of three"
"he's got hall of fame hands"
"Johnny on the spot"
"tough sledding"
"a bunny hop"
"playing with a ton of moxie"
Game 426 - VCU women at Georgia State
November 24 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
espn3.com
It looked as though VCU was going to cruise to its first win of the season, building a lead as large as 21 points in the opening half. But the second half was a much different story, and GSU responded with an impressive performance over the final 20 minutes and instead picked up its first win of the season, 61-56.
VCU led 37-16 with just over two minutes to go until halftime, but scored just 24 points the rest of the day.
GSU's defense allowed just 19 second-half points (five in the fourth quarter) and a 6-of-20 shooting performance in the second half. Madison Newby, the 2015 Sun Belt freshman of the year who missed nearly all of the last season with an injury, knocked down two free throws with 45 seconds to go in the fourth that put GSU up for the first time at 55-53.
The Panthers were excellent at the line (22-of-26), while the Rams were not (8-of-18), and the hosts made 53% of their shots in the second after making only 4-of-29 during a dreadful opening half.
Newby and back court mate K.K. Williams each scored a game-high 15 points, sharing top scoring honors with VCU's Bria Gibson.
espn3.com
It looked as though VCU was going to cruise to its first win of the season, building a lead as large as 21 points in the opening half. But the second half was a much different story, and GSU responded with an impressive performance over the final 20 minutes and instead picked up its first win of the season, 61-56.
VCU led 37-16 with just over two minutes to go until halftime, but scored just 24 points the rest of the day.
GSU's defense allowed just 19 second-half points (five in the fourth quarter) and a 6-of-20 shooting performance in the second half. Madison Newby, the 2015 Sun Belt freshman of the year who missed nearly all of the last season with an injury, knocked down two free throws with 45 seconds to go in the fourth that put GSU up for the first time at 55-53.
The Panthers were excellent at the line (22-of-26), while the Rams were not (8-of-18), and the hosts made 53% of their shots in the second after making only 4-of-29 during a dreadful opening half.
Newby and back court mate K.K. Williams each scored a game-high 15 points, sharing top scoring honors with VCU's Bria Gibson.
Game 425 - Long Beach State vs. Oregon State
November 24 at HP Fieldhouse in Orlando, FL
[Advocare Invitational consolation round]
espn3.com
Long Beach State got some revenge for a loss to the Beavers back on November 18, winning 74-69 Friday afternoon.
Two big reasons for the 49ers picking up a split in the season series:
1. Junior guard Deishuan Booker, in his first season with Long Beach after transferring from the College of Southern Idaho, had 12 assists and just two turnovers to go along with 14 points. In the loss in Corvallis, Booker was held to five points and had a 1-to-5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
2. The OSU duo of Tres Tinkle and Drew Eubanks had a combined 46 points on 16-of-23 shooting in match up No. 1, but weren't much of a factor on Friday (21 points, 9-of-22 from the field).
Long Beach shot 52% (13-of-25) from the field in the second half. That's after knocking down 51 percent of its second half shots in the first meeting.
[Advocare Invitational consolation round]
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Long Beach State got some revenge for a loss to the Beavers back on November 18, winning 74-69 Friday afternoon.
Two big reasons for the 49ers picking up a split in the season series:
1. Junior guard Deishuan Booker, in his first season with Long Beach after transferring from the College of Southern Idaho, had 12 assists and just two turnovers to go along with 14 points. In the loss in Corvallis, Booker was held to five points and had a 1-to-5 assist-to-turnover ratio.
2. The OSU duo of Tres Tinkle and Drew Eubanks had a combined 46 points on 16-of-23 shooting in match up No. 1, but weren't much of a factor on Friday (21 points, 9-of-22 from the field).
Long Beach shot 52% (13-of-25) from the field in the second half. That's after knocking down 51 percent of its second half shots in the first meeting.
Game 424 - Thanksgiving eve matinee
Farmingdale State women at Stony Brook
November 22 at Island Federal Credit Union Arena in Stony Brook, NY
espn3.com
This had the look of a Division 1 team hosting a Division 3 school as Stony Brook used another stifling defensive performance to cruise to a 76-25 victory.
Stony Brook is 4-0 for the first time since 1997-98.
Farmingdale made just 10 field goals (18%) from the field and three from behind the arc in 26 attempts (11%). Senior forward Essence Casey came into the game averaging 18.2 points through Farmingdale's first four games, but struggled Wednesday, scoring just eight points on 3-of-16 shooting.
Through four games, the Stony Brook defense is surrendering just 31% shooting from the field and 18% on threes.
On the other hand, the Stony Brook offense has a bit of work to do. Facing a smaller, slower Division 3 team, the Seawolves turned the ball over 16 times and didn't score their first point until the 5:06 mark of the opening quarter. The hosts did follow with a 16-0 run that effectively put the game away.
Carl Reuter
Let me start by saying 1. I really love saying and writing Farmingdale. 2. Also: Reuter was by himself for this broadcast. No color commentator. That's rare, and I commend anyone handling a broadcast by her/himself.
I should know all about it. I broadcasted 7 minutes of a game once.
BUT, that doesn't mean Carl didn't provide some nonsense:
* Farmingdale was playing its second game in as many nights, and Tuesday it lost in overtime to Brooklyn, so Carl said seven times that the Rams had "tired legs".
Honorable mentions
"dribble drive"
!
[4:50 left in the third quarter]
"leak out
"she's strong, she's durable, and a take charge player"
"building the culture"
"stick a J"
"take the air out of the ball"
"snakes her way and the foul!"
"in the act of shooting"
This had the look of a Division 1 team hosting a Division 3 school as Stony Brook used another stifling defensive performance to cruise to a 76-25 victory.
Stony Brook is 4-0 for the first time since 1997-98.
Farmingdale made just 10 field goals (18%) from the field and three from behind the arc in 26 attempts (11%). Senior forward Essence Casey came into the game averaging 18.2 points through Farmingdale's first four games, but struggled Wednesday, scoring just eight points on 3-of-16 shooting.
Through four games, the Stony Brook defense is surrendering just 31% shooting from the field and 18% on threes.
On the other hand, the Stony Brook offense has a bit of work to do. Facing a smaller, slower Division 3 team, the Seawolves turned the ball over 16 times and didn't score their first point until the 5:06 mark of the opening quarter. The hosts did follow with a 16-0 run that effectively put the game away.
Carl Reuter
Let me start by saying 1. I really love saying and writing Farmingdale. 2. Also: Reuter was by himself for this broadcast. No color commentator. That's rare, and I commend anyone handling a broadcast by her/himself.
I should know all about it. I broadcasted 7 minutes of a game once.
BUT, that doesn't mean Carl didn't provide some nonsense:
* Farmingdale was playing its second game in as many nights, and Tuesday it lost in overtime to Brooklyn, so Carl said seven times that the Rams had "tired legs".
Honorable mentions
"dribble drive"
!
[4:50 left in the third quarter]
"leak out
"she's strong, she's durable, and a take charge player"
"building the culture"
"stick a J"
"take the air out of the ball"
"snakes her way and the foul!"
"in the act of shooting"
Game 423 - Notre Dame vs. LSU
November 21 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, HI
[Maui Invitational semifinals]
ESPN
Impressive victory for the Fighting Irish, who moved into the tournament final with a 92-53 win.
The defense held LSU to 36 percent shooting (19-of-52) and forced 17 turnovers. Meanwhile, point guard Matt Farrell was in control of the game from the start, finishing with 17 points and seven assists. Great night as well for Temple Gibbs (26 points, 6-of-10 shooting from three).
Led by Farrell, the 5-0 Irish had 18 assists on 33 made field goals and turned the ball over just five times.
Wichita State's excellent guard Landry Shamet goes up against Farrell in what should be a great championship game on Wednesday.
[Maui Invitational semifinals]
ESPN
Impressive victory for the Fighting Irish, who moved into the tournament final with a 92-53 win.
The defense held LSU to 36 percent shooting (19-of-52) and forced 17 turnovers. Meanwhile, point guard Matt Farrell was in control of the game from the start, finishing with 17 points and seven assists. Great night as well for Temple Gibbs (26 points, 6-of-10 shooting from three).
Led by Farrell, the 5-0 Irish had 18 assists on 33 made field goals and turned the ball over just five times.
Wichita State's excellent guard Landry Shamet goes up against Farrell in what should be a great championship game on Wednesday.
Game 422 - Delaware at UNC-Greensboro
November 20 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC
espn3.com
The second half for UNC-Greensboro was a perfect example of how dangerous the three-point shot can be. The Spartans hit 8-of-14 over the final 20 minutes (and 14-of-27, 51%, for the game), erasing an 11-point deficit and winning 79-66 in the first meeting between the teams since 2006.
Delaware had that 11-point cushion at 44-33 early in the second half and still led 48-39 with about 14 minutes to go. Greensboro followed with an 18-0 run over the next six minutes & Delaware never got back into the game.
Francis Alonso was sensational for Greensboro. The junior and national leader in three-point shooting a year ago hit eight of his 10 three-point attempts Monday for a game and career-high 32 points.
Also sensational: the broadcast team. They mixed basketball phrases with nonsense splendidly.
"that really changes the landscape"
"hopefully tonight a get right game"
"rise and fire"
"screening action"
"curling action"
"both teams are literally attacking the glass"
"guard oriented"
"one and done"
"he brings energy on top of energy"
!
"dribble drive"
! - 14:04 in the second
"head and shoulders above the rim"
"textbook team defense"
"principal verticality"
!
"forced tempo"
"threes are raining"
espn3.com
The second half for UNC-Greensboro was a perfect example of how dangerous the three-point shot can be. The Spartans hit 8-of-14 over the final 20 minutes (and 14-of-27, 51%, for the game), erasing an 11-point deficit and winning 79-66 in the first meeting between the teams since 2006.
Delaware had that 11-point cushion at 44-33 early in the second half and still led 48-39 with about 14 minutes to go. Greensboro followed with an 18-0 run over the next six minutes & Delaware never got back into the game.
Francis Alonso was sensational for Greensboro. The junior and national leader in three-point shooting a year ago hit eight of his 10 three-point attempts Monday for a game and career-high 32 points.
Also sensational: the broadcast team. They mixed basketball phrases with nonsense splendidly.
"that really changes the landscape"
"hopefully tonight a get right game"
"rise and fire"
"screening action"
"curling action"
"both teams are literally attacking the glass"
"guard oriented"
"one and done"
"he brings energy on top of energy"
!
"dribble drive"
! - 14:04 in the second
"head and shoulders above the rim"
"textbook team defense"
"principal verticality"
!
"forced tempo"
"threes are raining"
Games 420-421: Holiday tournament week begins
421 - VCU vs. Marquette
November 20 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, HI
[Maui Invitational quarterfinals]
ESPN2
A couple gems from the excellent Jay Bilas:
"your eyes make lay ups"
"he's played a really nice floor game"
420 - Clemson vs. Temple
November 19 at TD Arena in Charleston, SC
[Charleston Classic championship]
ESPN2
November 20 at Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, HI
[Maui Invitational quarterfinals]
ESPN2
A couple gems from the excellent Jay Bilas:
"your eyes make lay ups"
"he's played a really nice floor game"
420 - Clemson vs. Temple
November 19 at TD Arena in Charleston, SC
[Charleston Classic championship]
ESPN2
Game 419 - Georgia State at Mississippi
November 17 at The Pavilion in Oxford, MS
SEC Network
GSU just can't seem to find a way to beat an SEC team & it's getting extremely frustrating.
The winless streak against the conference reached nine after a double-digit lead turned into a 77-72 defeat Friday evening.
It was a different story offensively in the second half for the Panthers, who shot 53 percent (16-for-30) from the field and were 5-of-8 from three in the opening half to grab a 44-36 lead at the break, but just 34 percent (8-for-23) and 3-of-13 from three in the final 20 minutes.
Mississippi started the second on a 10-0 run and though GSU briefly took the lead back, Breein Tyree's 3-pointer with 12 minutes to go gave the hosts the lead for good.
It was a 73-70 deficit with 20 seconds left when, with two really good long range shooters on the floor in Devin Mitchell and Jeff Thomas, freshman Kane Williams missed the first 3-pointer of his collegiate career that pretty much ended the Panthers' hopes. There were a ton of reasons Georgia State came up short - 17 turnovers, the poorer shooting in the second half, the fact that the referees called the visitors for an absurd 30 fouls - so it seems a bit silly to pick on one play. But that possession in that situation and you get that shot? It just can't happen.
GSU led by as much as 11 points in the opening half with Simonds using one strong drive after another to collect 19 of his game-high 29 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Simonds tried to do a bit too much, I think, in the second half and it cost him a couple times on charge calls (he had seven of GSU's 16 turnovers). Mitchell and Thomas each knocked down three 3-pointers, but Mitchell, in his second year after transferring from Alabama, took only two shots in the second half. That's not nearly enough.
I'm expecting a really good year from Thomas and Friday he played well. The junior played 39 of the 40 minutes and just missed a double-double (14 points, nine rebounds).
SEC Network
GSU just can't seem to find a way to beat an SEC team & it's getting extremely frustrating.
The winless streak against the conference reached nine after a double-digit lead turned into a 77-72 defeat Friday evening.
It was a different story offensively in the second half for the Panthers, who shot 53 percent (16-for-30) from the field and were 5-of-8 from three in the opening half to grab a 44-36 lead at the break, but just 34 percent (8-for-23) and 3-of-13 from three in the final 20 minutes.
Mississippi started the second on a 10-0 run and though GSU briefly took the lead back, Breein Tyree's 3-pointer with 12 minutes to go gave the hosts the lead for good.
It was a 73-70 deficit with 20 seconds left when, with two really good long range shooters on the floor in Devin Mitchell and Jeff Thomas, freshman Kane Williams missed the first 3-pointer of his collegiate career that pretty much ended the Panthers' hopes. There were a ton of reasons Georgia State came up short - 17 turnovers, the poorer shooting in the second half, the fact that the referees called the visitors for an absurd 30 fouls - so it seems a bit silly to pick on one play. But that possession in that situation and you get that shot? It just can't happen.
GSU led by as much as 11 points in the opening half with Simonds using one strong drive after another to collect 19 of his game-high 29 points on 8-of-14 shooting. Simonds tried to do a bit too much, I think, in the second half and it cost him a couple times on charge calls (he had seven of GSU's 16 turnovers). Mitchell and Thomas each knocked down three 3-pointers, but Mitchell, in his second year after transferring from Alabama, took only two shots in the second half. That's not nearly enough.
I'm expecting a really good year from Thomas and Friday he played well. The junior played 39 of the 40 minutes and just missed a double-double (14 points, nine rebounds).
Game 418 - Georgia State women at Mississippi State
November 16 at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, MS
SEC Network
Other games watched:
St. Louis vs. Virginia Tech
Wright State women at Missouri
Washington vs. Providence
SEC Network
Other games watched:
St. Louis vs. Virginia Tech
Wright State women at Missouri
Washington vs. Providence
Game 417 - Iowa State vs. Appalachian State
November 16 at HTC Center in Conway, SC
[Puerto Rico Tip Off quarterfinals]
ESPNU
Oh, Alvaro Martin and Debbie Antonelli, give us some basketball phrases!
"he's a shot seeker"
"face of the program"
"incredible upside"
"he's a Toronto Raptor baby"
!
"stretch four"
"floor burns"/"skin burns"
"post presence" (3)
"he's a curl specialist"
"pick and pop" (2)
"basketball hot spot"
"faceupability"
"a high IQ transition play"
"the fabric of your program and your culture"
[Puerto Rico Tip Off quarterfinals]
ESPNU
Oh, Alvaro Martin and Debbie Antonelli, give us some basketball phrases!
"he's a shot seeker"
"face of the program"
"incredible upside"
"he's a Toronto Raptor baby"
!
"stretch four"
"floor burns"/"skin burns"
"post presence" (3)
"he's a curl specialist"
"pick and pop" (2)
"basketball hot spot"
"faceupability"
"a high IQ transition play"
"the fabric of your program and your culture"
Game 416 - Indiana State vs. Auburn
November 16 at TD Arena in Charleston, SC
[Charleston Classic quarterfinals]
ESPNU
Indiana State routed in-state rival Indiana in Bloomington in the season opener, but game two went decidedly different.
Auburn was quicker to the rim offensively and played excellent defense, holding the Sycamores to 30% shooting in an 83-64 victory.
ISU knocked down 17 three-pointers in the win over the Hoosiers last Saturday, but had just 17 field goals total and were 6-of-20 from behind the arc Thursday afternoon. Auburn got 14 and 12 from Desean Murray, 15 points from Bryce Brown and seven assists from point guard Jared Harper. Six players scored at least nine points for the Tigers, who are still playing without suspended players Danjel Purifoy and Austin Wiley.
Based on how they looked Thursday and the fact that I'm assuming two of their rotation players will eventually return from suspension, Auburn looks to be a contender in the Southeastern Conference.
Brenton Scott made life miserable for Indiana - 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three - but was a non-factor against Auburn (3 points, no made field goals). Jordan Barnes, who had 18 points in the opener, led the Sycamores with a game-high 19 points.
It should be a good one in the semifinals as Auburn takes on Temple, a 76-65 quarterfinal winner over Old Dominion.
[Charleston Classic quarterfinals]
ESPNU
Indiana State routed in-state rival Indiana in Bloomington in the season opener, but game two went decidedly different.
Auburn was quicker to the rim offensively and played excellent defense, holding the Sycamores to 30% shooting in an 83-64 victory.
ISU knocked down 17 three-pointers in the win over the Hoosiers last Saturday, but had just 17 field goals total and were 6-of-20 from behind the arc Thursday afternoon. Auburn got 14 and 12 from Desean Murray, 15 points from Bryce Brown and seven assists from point guard Jared Harper. Six players scored at least nine points for the Tigers, who are still playing without suspended players Danjel Purifoy and Austin Wiley.
Based on how they looked Thursday and the fact that I'm assuming two of their rotation players will eventually return from suspension, Auburn looks to be a contender in the Southeastern Conference.
Brenton Scott made life miserable for Indiana - 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting from three - but was a non-factor against Auburn (3 points, no made field goals). Jordan Barnes, who had 18 points in the opener, led the Sycamores with a game-high 19 points.
It should be a good one in the semifinals as Auburn takes on Temple, a 76-65 quarterfinal winner over Old Dominion.
Game 415 - Montana at Penn State
November 15 at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA
Big 10 Network
With just under 10 minutes to play in this one, Montana had gotten to within 51-50 on Ahmaad Rorie's lay up. The Grizzlies made just two field goals the rest of the way.
Shep Garner shook off a facial injury by knocking down consecutive 3-pointers to help Penn State pull away late in a 70-57 victory.
Montana, which was coming off an upset win in overtime at Pittsburgh on Monday, was down just 58-55 with a little more than four minutes to play after a Jamar Okoh offensive rebound led to a three from Michael Oguine, the Grizzlies' first field goal since the 9:50 mark.
Before that, Garner had collided with Nazeer Bostick on a loose ball and Garner had to leave the game while trainers dealt with his bloody nose. He returned just after Oguine's bucket and drained consecutive threes to put the Nittany Lions up 64-55 with 2:42 left and effectively end Montana's bid for a second upset in three days.
All 12 of Garner's points came on threes. Josh Reaves also had 12 points for Penn State (3-0).
Lamar Stevens, who led all scorers with 25 points, hit a pair of free throws with 12:20 to go that put Penn State in front 51-41. But Montana wouldn't go away. The visitors scored the next nine points as Rorie had two baskets and assisted on another during the run.
Rorie led Montana (2-1) with 16 points, while Oguine added 15.
Big 10 Network
With just under 10 minutes to play in this one, Montana had gotten to within 51-50 on Ahmaad Rorie's lay up. The Grizzlies made just two field goals the rest of the way.
Shep Garner shook off a facial injury by knocking down consecutive 3-pointers to help Penn State pull away late in a 70-57 victory.
Montana, which was coming off an upset win in overtime at Pittsburgh on Monday, was down just 58-55 with a little more than four minutes to play after a Jamar Okoh offensive rebound led to a three from Michael Oguine, the Grizzlies' first field goal since the 9:50 mark.
Before that, Garner had collided with Nazeer Bostick on a loose ball and Garner had to leave the game while trainers dealt with his bloody nose. He returned just after Oguine's bucket and drained consecutive threes to put the Nittany Lions up 64-55 with 2:42 left and effectively end Montana's bid for a second upset in three days.
All 12 of Garner's points came on threes. Josh Reaves also had 12 points for Penn State (3-0).
Lamar Stevens, who led all scorers with 25 points, hit a pair of free throws with 12:20 to go that put Penn State in front 51-41. But Montana wouldn't go away. The visitors scored the next nine points as Rorie had two baskets and assisted on another during the run.
Rorie led Montana (2-1) with 16 points, while Oguine added 15.
Game 413 - Minnesota at Providence
November 13 at Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI
Fox Sports 1
Jordan Murphy followed a 35-point, 15-rebound performance in Minnesota's season-opening win over USC-Upstate with 23 points (on 10-of-15 shooting) and 14 rebounds in an 86-74 victory.
29 points and 14.5 rebounds in two games for the junior forward.
And it's not just Murphy. Minnesota, coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013, had a stretch in the second half where it pulled away from a good Providence team by scoring points on 12 consecutive possessions. That's not easy to do.
The Golden Gophers are hoping great guard play - pre-season all-Big 10 senior Nate Mason had 17 points and sophomore Amir Coffey, 15 Monday - and the emergence of Murphy as a stand out will elevate to the next level a team that hasn't been past the round of 32 in 20 years.
Other games watched:
South Carolina women at Maryland
Central Michigan at Michigan
Fox Sports 1
Jordan Murphy followed a 35-point, 15-rebound performance in Minnesota's season-opening win over USC-Upstate with 23 points (on 10-of-15 shooting) and 14 rebounds in an 86-74 victory.
29 points and 14.5 rebounds in two games for the junior forward.
And it's not just Murphy. Minnesota, coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2013, had a stretch in the second half where it pulled away from a good Providence team by scoring points on 12 consecutive possessions. That's not easy to do.
The Golden Gophers are hoping great guard play - pre-season all-Big 10 senior Nate Mason had 17 points and sophomore Amir Coffey, 15 Monday - and the emergence of Murphy as a stand out will elevate to the next level a team that hasn't been past the round of 32 in 20 years.
Other games watched:
South Carolina women at Maryland
Central Michigan at Michigan
Game 412: Monday matinee
NC Central at Evansville
November 13 at Ford Center in Evansville, IN
The Valley on espn3
Evansville got 29 points from Ryan Taylor and never trailed in a 68-55 victory. I wrote about it here.
November 13 at Ford Center in Evansville, IN
The Valley on espn3
Evansville got 29 points from Ryan Taylor and never trailed in a 68-55 victory. I wrote about it here.
Games 410-411: Opening weekend doubleheader
411 - Howard at Indiana
November 12 at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN
Big 10 Network
It was a nice night of basketball phrases and general nonsense from the Big 10 Network duo of Brandon Gaudin and Stephen Bardo.
"a jack of all trades" (3)
"the pressure cooker that is the Indiana Hoosiers"
"integral cog in the attack"
"rise and fire"
"he's got a lot of city in his game"
"Bob Hurley and St Anthony's"
"tear drop" (2)
"volume shooters"
"court vision"
"and now, a teaching moment"
"on NBA scouts radar"
"hoops hotbed"
"old school"
"tremendous upside" (2)
"the Butler way"
410 - Loyola Marymount at UT Arlington
November 11 at College Park Center in Arlington, TX
espn3.com
November 12 at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN
Big 10 Network
It was a nice night of basketball phrases and general nonsense from the Big 10 Network duo of Brandon Gaudin and Stephen Bardo.
"a jack of all trades" (3)
"the pressure cooker that is the Indiana Hoosiers"
"integral cog in the attack"
"rise and fire"
"he's got a lot of city in his game"
"Bob Hurley and St Anthony's"
"tear drop" (2)
"volume shooters"
"court vision"
"and now, a teaching moment"
"on NBA scouts radar"
"hoops hotbed"
"old school"
"tremendous upside" (2)
"the Butler way"
410 - Loyola Marymount at UT Arlington
November 11 at College Park Center in Arlington, TX
espn3.com
Game 409 - Carver College at Georgia State
November 10 at GSU Sports Arena in Atlanta, GA
espn3.com
Not a bad way to open up a new season.
Sophomore D'Marcus Simonds led four in double figures, recording the first triple-double in school history as GSU rolled 90-50.
Last year's Sun Belt Conference freshman of the year is expected to be one of the league's top players again this season and Simonds showed a lot of that promise on opening night. He finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists & the Panthers held the Division III Cougars to 35% shooting.
GSU had a disappointing finish to the 2016-17 season, losing as the No. 2 seed to sixth-seeded and eventual league champion Troy in the Sun Belt semifinals. But with Simonds, a hopeful next step taken by junior Malik Benlevi (17 and 7 on Friday), and contributions from transfers (junior Jordan Tyson from St. Bonaventure and Damon Wilson from Pittsburgh) and freshmen (guard Kane Williams and forward Josh Linder), the Panthers have the pieces to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014-2015.
Devin Mitchell had 18 points and hit five threes, while Jordan Session had a near double-double (10 points, nine rebounds) and Tyson and Linder added eight points each off the bench to help lead the hosts.
espn3.com
Not a bad way to open up a new season.
Sophomore D'Marcus Simonds led four in double figures, recording the first triple-double in school history as GSU rolled 90-50.
Last year's Sun Belt Conference freshman of the year is expected to be one of the league's top players again this season and Simonds showed a lot of that promise on opening night. He finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists & the Panthers held the Division III Cougars to 35% shooting.
GSU had a disappointing finish to the 2016-17 season, losing as the No. 2 seed to sixth-seeded and eventual league champion Troy in the Sun Belt semifinals. But with Simonds, a hopeful next step taken by junior Malik Benlevi (17 and 7 on Friday), and contributions from transfers (junior Jordan Tyson from St. Bonaventure and Damon Wilson from Pittsburgh) and freshmen (guard Kane Williams and forward Josh Linder), the Panthers have the pieces to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014-2015.
Devin Mitchell had 18 points and hit five threes, while Jordan Session had a near double-double (10 points, nine rebounds) and Tyson and Linder added eight points each off the bench to help lead the hosts.
Game 408 - Atlanta Hawks at Philadelphia 76ers
November 1 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA
Fox Sports Southeast
Philadelphia is a strange word to say out loud and to type. Let's just start there.
As for the game, the 76ers ended a long losing streak in the series - seven straight, including four in a row at home - winning 119-109.
The duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are the main reason why I think the 76ers could be a team that gets to a top-4 spot in the East this season and each was excellent in this one. Embiid had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, while Simmons just missed a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
Robert Covington also hit six three-pointers on his way to a team-high 22 points.
Dennis Schroder is Atlanta's best player by a large margin and the point guard led the way with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting to go along with six assists. But the Hawks, who lost their seventh straight after winning on opening night, have very little besides Schroder. Taurean Prince, in his second year out of Baylor, had 17 points and 11 rebounds, but he made just 6-of-17 shots, and the third option Wednesday was reserve Luke Babbitt (16 points, 7-of-12 from the field).
It could be a really long season for Atlanta.
Fox Sports Southeast
Philadelphia is a strange word to say out loud and to type. Let's just start there.
As for the game, the 76ers ended a long losing streak in the series - seven straight, including four in a row at home - winning 119-109.
The duo of Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are the main reason why I think the 76ers could be a team that gets to a top-4 spot in the East this season and each was excellent in this one. Embiid had 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists, while Simmons just missed a triple-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
Robert Covington also hit six three-pointers on his way to a team-high 22 points.
Dennis Schroder is Atlanta's best player by a large margin and the point guard led the way with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting to go along with six assists. But the Hawks, who lost their seventh straight after winning on opening night, have very little besides Schroder. Taurean Prince, in his second year out of Baylor, had 17 points and 11 rebounds, but he made just 6-of-17 shots, and the third option Wednesday was reserve Luke Babbitt (16 points, 7-of-12 from the field).
It could be a really long season for Atlanta.
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