“THE SCOREBOARD”
FRIDAY, NOV. 29
11 AM ET | CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
ADAMS CENTRAL (13-1) VS LINTON-STOCKTON (12-2)
3 PM ET | CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
EAST NOBLE (13-1) VS NEW PALESTINE (13-0)
7 PM ET | CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
WESTFIELD (12-1) VS BROWNSBURG (12-1)
SATURDAY, NOV. 30
11 AM ET | CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
NORTH JUDSON-SAN PIERRE (14-0) VS PROVIDENCE (13-0)
3 PM ET | CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS (10-4) VS HERITAGE HILLS (13-1)
7 PM ET | CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | TICKETS
WARSAW COMMUNITY (10-3) VS DECATUR CENTRAL (10-2)
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| ANDERSON PREP | 53 | EASTERN (GREENTOWN) | 43 | ||
| ANGOLA | 49 | WEST NOBLE | 23 | ||
| BARR-REEVE | 57 | MITCHELL | 21 | ||
| BATESVILLE | 42 | SOUTH RIPLEY | 27 | ||
| BEECH GROVE | 41 | COVENANT CHRISTIAN | 38 | ||
| BELLMONT | 78 | HERITAGE | 18 | ||
| BLOOMINGTON SOUTH | 68 | SOUTHPORT | 30 | ||
| BLUFFTON | 77 | NORTH MIAMI | 43 | ||
| BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL | 46 | BORDEN | 36 | ||
| CAREER ACADEMY | 24 | HAMILTON | 19 | ||
| CARMEL | 54 | CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) | 48 | ||
| CHESTERTON | 62 | PLYMOUTH | 38 | ||
| CLARKSVILLE | 61 | LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN | 21 | ||
| COLUMBIA CITY | 64 | VALPARAISO | 45 | ||
| CONCORD | 49 | SOUTH BEND RILEY | 37 | ||
| CULVER | 37 | PIONEER | 33 | ||
| DEKALB | 49 | CENTRAL NOBLE | 43 | ||
| DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN | 41 | WASHINGTON TWP. | 35 | ||
| DECATUR CENTRAL | 64 | CHICAGO HOPE (ILL.) | 46 | ||
| DELPHI | 45 | FRONTIER | 31 | ||
| EAST NOBLE | 62 | FORT WAYNE NORTH | 33 | ||
| EASTBROOK | 62 | TAYLOR | 28 | ||
| EDGEWOOD | 57 | SULLIVAN | 55 | ||
| ELKHART | 56 | MISHAWAKA | 21 | ||
| EVANSVILLE CENTRAL | 68 | PRINCETON | 44 | ||
| EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN | 47 | TELL CITY | 41 | ||
| EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL | 58 | JASPER | 46 | ||
| EVANSVILLE REITZ | 70 | NEW ALBANY | 54 | ||
| FAIRFIELD | 49 | JIMTOWN | 23 | ||
| FLOYD CENTRAL | 66 | PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD | 37 | ||
| FOREST PARK | 46 | SOUTH CENTRAL (ELIZABETH) | 40 | ||
| FORT WAYNE LUERS | 40 | MISSISSINEWA | 23 | ||
| FORT WAYNE NORTHROP | 85 | WHITKO | 60 | ||
| FORT WAYNE SNIDER | 42 | NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) | 36 | ||
| FRANKTON | 47 | NEW CASTLE | 44 | ||
| GREENSBURG | 77 | JENNINGS COUNTY | 44 | ||
| GUERIN CATHOLIC | 48 | HERITAGE CHRISTIAN | 43 | ||
| HAMMOND CENTRAL | 45 | LAKE CENTRAL | 37 | ||
| HAMMOND MORTON | 62 | MUNSTER | 57 | ||
| HANOVER CENTRAL | 42 | NORTH NEWTON | 8 | ||
| HAUSER | 65 | TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN | 36 | ||
| HIGHLAND | 50 | WHEELER | 37 | ||
| HOBART | 54 | RIVER FOREST | 44 | ||
| HOMESTEAD | 66 | NOBLESVILLE | 49 | ||
| INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI | 63 | RICHMOND | 49 | ||
| JAY COUNTY | 42 | WINCHESTER | 30 | ||
| KNIGHTSTOWN | 53 | CENTERVILLE | 35 | ||
| KOKOMO | 63 | FORT WAYNE SOUTH | 23 | ||
| LAKELAND CHRISTIAN | 41 | ST. THOMAS MORE | 29 | ||
| LANESVILLE | 55 | WEST WASHINGTON | 19 | ||
| LAWRENCE CENTRAL | 72 | SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON | 63 | ||
| LAWRENCE NORTH | 80 | ANDERSON | 59 | ||
| LEBANON | 47 | MARTINSVILLE | 33 | ||
| LINTON | 46 | NORTH DAVIESS | 39 | ||
| LOWELL | 49 | GRIFFITH | 19 | ||
| MADISON | 60 | SALEM | 2 | ||
| MARQUETTE CATHOLIC | 48 | MICHIGAN CITY | 12 | ||
| MORGAN TWP. | 68 | BOONE GROVE | 19 | ||
| MORRISTOWN | 57 | EDINBURGH | 21 | ||
| MOUNT VERNON (FORTVILLE) | 32 | EAST CENTRAL | 26 | ||
| MUNCIE CENTRAL | 49 | BLACKFORD | 8 | ||
| NEW PRAIRIE | 48 | LAPORTE | 40 | ||
| NORTH DECATUR | 41 | SOUTH DECATUR | 39 | ||
| NORTH HARRISON | 70 | SCOTTSBURG | 59 | ||
| NORTH KNOX | 61 | BLOOMFIELD | 13 | ||
| NORWELL | 54 | OAK HILL | 34 | ||
| OREGON-DAVIS | 43 | KNOX | 37 | ||
| PIKE | 86 | CINCINNATI TAFT (OHIO) | 8 | ||
| PORTAGE | 48 | KOUTS | 31 | ||
| RANDOLPH SOUTHERN | 50 | HAGERSTOWN | 39 | ||
| ROCHESTER | 35 | MACONAQUAH | 28 | ||
| RUSHVILLE | 42 | TRI | 32 | ||
| SHAWE MEMORIAL | 55 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 52 | ||
| SHENANDOAH | 67 | CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN | 19 | ||
| SOUTHRIDGE | 37 | PERRY CENTRAL | 21 | ||
| SOUTHWESTERN (HANOVER) | 50 | SOUTH DEARBORN | 35 | ||
| SPRINGS VALLEY | 58 | ROCK CREEK ACADEMY | 18 | ||
| TRI-COUNTY | 65 | TRI-CENTRAL | 30 | ||
| TRITON CENTRAL | 74 | INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN | 17 | ||
| UNION CITY | 43 | SOUTH ADAMS | 41 | ||
| VINCENNES LINCOLN | 67 | EASTERN GREENE | 22 | ||
| VINCENNES RIVET | 61 | LAWRENCEVILLE (ILL.) | 23 | ||
| WABASH | 64 | LOGANSPORT | 26 | ||
| WALDRON | 54 | RISING SUN | 45 | ||
| WAPAHANI | 48 | DALEVILLE | 40 | ||
| WARREN CENTRAL | 77 | SOUTHFIELD (MICH.) | 28 | ||
| WASHINGTON CATHOLIC | 36 | SOUTH VERMILLION | 31 | ||
| WASHINGTON | 67 | TECUMSEH | 24 | ||
| WAWASEE | 52 | TRITON | 40 | ||
| WHITE RIVER VALLEY | 44 | SHAKAMAK | 39 | ||
| WINAMAC | 61 | MANCHESTER | 45 | ||
| DUNELAND-NLC CLASSIC | |||||
| WARSAW | 74 | CROWN POINT | 52 | ||
| NORTHRIDGE | 84 | MERRILLVILLE | 50 | ||
| WARSAW | 70 | MERRILLVILLE | 41 | ||
| NORTHRIDGE | 77 | CROWN POINT | 36 | ||
| JOHNSON COUNTY TOURNAMENT | |||||
| CENTER GROVE | 57 | FRANKLIN | 29 | 1ST | |
| LAFAYETTE TOURNAMENT | |||||
| WEST LAFAYETTE | 42 | TWIN LAKES | 22 | 7TH | |
| LAFAYETTE JEFF | 51 | BENTON CENTRAL | 39 | 5TH | |
| LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC | 52 | HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) | 40 | 3RD | |
| MCCUTCHEON | 62 | RENSSELAER CENTRAL | 52 | 1ST | |
| PARIS (ILL.) TOURNAMENT | |||||
| TERRE HAUTE SOUTH | 43 | CHAMPAIGN CENTRAL (ILL.) | 35 | BLACK | |
| TERRE HAUTE NORTH | 37 | DANVILLE (ILL.) | 18 | ORANGE | |
| TERRE HAUTE SOUTH | 37 | DANVILLE (ILL.) | 28 | 5TH | |
| TERRE HAUTE NORTH | 54 | RICHLAND COUNTY (ILL.) | 41 | 3RD | |
| PUTNAM COUNTY TOURNAMENT | |||||
| NORTH PUTNAM | 47 | CLOVERDALE | 24 | 3RD | |
| SOUTH PUTNAM | 55 | GREENCASTLE | 33 | 1ST | |
| SUGAR CREEK TOURNAMENT | |||||
| WESTERN BOONE | 51 | CRAWFORDSVILLE | 35 | 3RD | |
| NORTH MONTGOMERY | 48 | SOUTHMONT | 34 | 1ST | |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 13
SATURDAY, NOV. 23
NO. 2 OHIO STATE 38, NO. 5 INDIANA 15
NO. 8 MIAMI (FLA.) 42, WAKE FOREST 14
FLORIDA 24, NO. 9 OLE MISS 17
NO. 13 SMU 33, VIRGINIA 7
NO. 25 ILLINOIS 38, RUTGERS 31
IOWA 29, MARYLAND 13
SYRACUSE 31, UCONN 24
BOSTON COLLEGE 41, NORTH CAROLINA 21
JACKSONVILLE STATE 21, SAM HOUSTON 11
RICHMOND 27, WILLIAM & MARY 0
EAST TENNESSEE STATE 16, VMI 9
YALE 34, HARVARD 29
DARTMOUTH 56, BROWN 28
COLUMBIA 17, CORNELL 9
LEHIGH 38, LAFAYETTE 14
ENDICOTT 44, ALFRED STATE 0 (DIII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
MILES COLLEGE 14, CARSON-NEWMAN 13 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
MARYVILLE (TN) 20, BERRY 16 (DIII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
KING’S (PA) 32, URSINUS 29 (DIII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
JOHN CARROLL 52, MT. ST. JOSEPH 7 (DIII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
HOLY CROSS 34, GEORGETOWN 0
NO. 10 GEORGIA 59, UMASS 21
NO. 11 TENNESSEE 56, UTEP 0
LIBERTY 38, WESTERN KENTUCKY 21
NEW HAMPSHIRE 27, MAINE 9
VILLANOVA 38, DELAWARE 28
ELON 31, NORTH CAROLINA A&T 21
MONMOUTH 55, STONY BROOK 47
UALBANY 41, HAMPTON 34
RHODE ISLAND 35, BRYANT 21
TENNESSEE TECH 23, EASTERN ILLINOIS 6
ILLINOIS STATE 35, NORTH DAKOTA 13
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 62, MURRAY STATE 0
PRESBYTERIAN 30, BUTLER 27
DRAKE 49, STETSON 10
SAN DIEGO 37, MOREHEAD STATE 14
PRINCETON 20, PENN 17
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 52, DELAWARE STATE 10
MORGAN STATE 35, HOWARD 21
MERRIMACK 19, FORDHAM 3
BUCKNELL 48, COLGATE 34
WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE 59, NORTHWESTERN-ST. PAUL 14 (DIII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
BETHEL (MN) 31, COE 26 (DIII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
SLIPPERY ROCK 14, NEW HAVEN 7 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
ASHLAND 40, CHARLESTON (WV) 38 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
CALIFORNIA (PA) 30, EAST STROUDSBURG 27 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
WINGATE 34, VIRGINIA UNION 31 (OT) (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR 29, TRINITY (TX) 22 (DIII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
GRAND VALLEY STATE 24, UINDY 7 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
MINNESOTA STATE 20, AUGUSTANA (SD) 19 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
FLORIDA STATE 41, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 53, NORFOLK STATE 21
BOWLING GREEN 38, BALL STATE 13
UAB 40, RICE 14
EASTERN KENTUCKY 21, NORTH ALABAMA 15
CHATTANOOGA 24, AUSTIN PEAY 17
WESTERN ILLINOIS 45, GARDNER-WEBB 28
UIW 38, EAST TEXAS A&M 24
MONTANA STATE 34, MONTANA 11
UNI 41, INDIANA STATE 34
SOUTH DAKOTA 29, NORTH DAKOTA STATE 28
VALPARAISO 18, DAVIDSON 17
LENOIR-RHYNE 37, WEST ALABAMA 34 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 38, OUACHITA BAPTIST 31 (OT) (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
HARDING 48, PITTSBURG STATE 3 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
BEMIDJI STATE 24, ANGELO STATE 14 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
NEW MEXICO STATE 36, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 21
APPALACHIAN STATE 34, JAMES MADISON 20
KENNESAW STATE 27, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 26
ARKANSAS STATE 28, UL MONROE 21
SOUTH ALABAMA 35, SOUTHERN MISS 14
CHARLOTTE 39, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 27
TARLETON STATE 39, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 14
SOUTHERN UTAH 37, UTAH TECH 34 (2OT)
UT MARTIN 33, LINDENWOOD 26 (OT)
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN 62, NORTHWESTERN STATE 24
WEBER STATE 28, CAL POLY 17
NORTHERN ARIZONA 30, EASTERN WASHINGTON 18
MERCER 49, FURMAN 23
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 45, MISSOURI STATE 9
ALABAMA STATE 9, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 6
JACKSON STATE 48, ALCORN STATE 10
WESTERN CAROLINA 47, SAMFORD 42
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 32, ABILENE CHRISTIAN 19
TCU 49, ARIZONA 28
WHITWORTH 21, POMONA-PITZER 13 (DIII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
WESTERN COLORADO 28, CENTRAL WASHINGTON 21 (DII CHAMPIONSHIP — FIRST ROUND)
NO. 3 TEXAS 31, KENTUCKY 14
NO. 4 PENN STATE 26, MINNESOTA 25
NO. 21 ARIZONA STATE 28, NO. 14 BYU 23
KANSAS 37, NO. 16 COLORADO 21
NO. 17 CLEMSON 51, THE CITADEL 14
WEST VIRGINIA 31, UCF 21
MICHIGAN 50, NORTHWESTERN 6
CAL 24, STANFORD 21
UTAH STATE 41, SAN DIEGO STATE 20
GEORGIA SOUTHERN 26, COASTAL CAROLINA 6
NEBRASKA 44, WISCONSIN 25
EAST CAROLINA 40, NORTH TEXAS 28
SOUTH FLORIDA 63, TULSA 30
TEXAS TECH 56, OKLAHOMA STATE 48
FLORIDA A&M 41, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 38
NO. 18 SOUTH CAROLINA 56, WOFFORD 12
ARKANSAS 35, LOUISIANA TECH 12
PORTLAND STATE 45, NORTHERN COLORADO 13
LOUISVILLE 37, PITT 9
NO. 23 MISSOURI 39, MISSISSIPPI STATE 20
TENNESSEE STATE 28, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE 21
LOUISIANA 51, TROY 30
UC DAVIS 42, SACRAMENTO STATE 39
IDAHO 40, IDAHO STATE 17
NO. 6 NOTRE DAME 49, NO. 19 ARMY 15
NO. 12 BOISE STATE 17, WYOMING 13
OREGON STATE 41, WASHINGTON STATE 38
GEORGIA STATE 52, TEXAS STATE 44
BAYLOR 20, HOUSTON 10
OKLAHOMA 24, NO. 7 ALABAMA 3
AUBURN 43, NO. 15 TEXAS A&M 41 (4OT)
NO. 22 IOWA STATE 31, UTAH 28
MARSHALL 42, OLD DOMINION 35
LSU 24, VANDERBILT 14
DUKE 31, VIRGINIA TECH 28
LAMAR 26, MCNEESE 24
KANSAS STATE 41, CINCINNATI 15
FRESNO STATE 28 COLORADO STATE 22
AIR FORCE 22 NEVADA 19
USC 19 UCLA 13
NFL
NFL SCHEDULE WEEK 12
SUNDAY
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
DETROIT LIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
DENVER BRONCOS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT LOS ANGELES RAMS 5:20P (PT) 8:20P NBC*
MONDAY
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN*
NBA SCORES
UTAH 121 NEW YORK 106
ORLANDO 111 DETROIT 100
MEMPHIS 142 CHICAGO 131
PORTLAND 104 HOUSTON 98
MILWAUKEE 125 CHARLOTTE 119
SAN ANTONIO 104 GOLDEN STATE 94
DENVER 127 LA LAKERS 102
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25
#10 NORTH CAROLINA 87 HAWAII 69
#15 MARQUETTE 80 GEORGIA 69
#6 PURDUE 80 MARSHALL 45
#18 CINCINNATI 81 GEORGIA TECH 58
#25 ILLINOIS 87 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 40
ELSEWHERE
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 72 IU INDY 62
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25
#18 BAYLOR 101 SOUTHERN MISS 55
#6 NOTRE DAME 74 #3 USC 61
#16 NORTH CAROLINA 63 BALL STATE 52
ELSEWHERE
WISCONSIN 67 OMAHA 65
PENN STATE 67 GEORGIA 47
INDIANA 72 COLUMBIA 62
SOUTHERN INDIANA 75 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 63
NHL SCORES
PHILADELPHIA 3 CHICAGO 2 OT
LOS ANGELES 2 SEATTLE 1
CALGARY 4 MINNESOTA 3
COLORADO 7 FLORIDA 4
UTAH 6 PITTSBURGH 1
COLUMBUS 5 CAROLINA 4
VANCOUVER 4 OTTAWA 3
BOSTON 2 DETROIT 1
NEW JERSEY 3 WASHINGTON 2
VEGAS 6 MONTRÉAL 2
NASHVILLE 4 WINNIPEG 1
DALLAS 4 TAMPA BAY 2
NY ISLANDERS 3 ST. LOUIS 1
BUFFALO 4 SAN JOSE 2
EDMONTON 6 NY RANGERS 2
MLS PLAYOFFS
NY RED BULLS 2 NEW YORK CITY 0
SEATTLE 2 LOS ANGELES 1 ET
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
WEEK 12 NFL CAPSULES
Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) at Carolina Panthers (3-7), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
At Buffalo last week, Kansas City came out on the losing end of a game for the first time since last Christmas. The Chiefs don’t lose, so it stands to reason they almost never drop back-to-back games. Kansas City lost back-to-back games once last season but not at all during their 14-3 season in 2022. They dropped two in a row once in 2021 and finished 12-5 but ran up a 14-2 record in 2020 without losing consecutive games. Carolina has a winning streak for the first time since getting two in a row on either side of a bye week in 2022. Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said he can see a difference in confidence in QB Bryce Young, who regained the starting job three weeks ago and is 2-1 since replacing Andy Dalton. Now out of their bye week to face the Chiefs, the Panthers are determined to grind the ball with Chuba Hubbard and rookie Jonathan Brooks. Hubbard rushed for a career-best 153 yards in Carolina’s Nov. 10 win in London and Brooks, a second-round pick coming back from a torn ACL, is set to debut. The Chiefs have used Kareem Hunt (3.7 yards per carry in 2024) as their primary ballcarrier since Week 2, when Isiah Pacheco fractured his leg. Until Pacheco is back to his contact-seeking self, Kansas City plans to spread the ball around. QB Patrick Mahomes has two three-TD performances in the past three games after totaling eight TD passes in the first seven games.
Detroit Lions (9-1) at Indianapolis Colts (5-6), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
A second tone-setting defender went on the shelf for the Lions, who placed LB Alex Anzalone on IR and have been working without DE Aidan Hutchinson. Detroit now plans to lean on second-year LB Jack Campbell and its record-setting offense at Indianapolis. The Lions own the NFC’s best record and the NFL’s No. 1 offense, averaging more than five touchdowns per game during their eight-game winning streak. The Colts can’t afford to be cautious, but giving the ball away to QB Jared Goff and Detroit all but guarantees defeat. Indianapolis reinstalled QB Anthony Richardson as the starter last week and he rewarded coach Shane Steichen’s trust with a 28-27 comeback win against the Jets. The Colts have 18 turnovers, and Richardson owns 11 with four fumbles. Bet your Honolulu blues that’s on Dan Campbell’s scouting report this week. The Lions put 52 points on the Jaguars last week and set a record for the most total points in any six-game stretch in NFL history. Finding enough talent to match with all of Goff’s weapons is virtually impossible. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown had 11 receptions last week and scored a TD for the eighth consecutive game and Goff went to former first-round pick Jameson Williams for a career day — 124 yards including a 64-yard TD — with TE Sam LaPorta inactive. The Colts are capable of generating takeaways, too, with 17 this season.
Minnesota Vikings (8-2) at Chicago Bears (4-6), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was decisive and accurate in his first game with Thomas Brown as offensive coordinator, but a fourth consecutive loss and the third in a month decided on the final possession pushes Chicago into must-win territory. But the jaws of life won’t be around Sunday based on Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ record of chewing up and spitting out rookie quarterbacks. The matchup is a miserable one for Williams, who struggles mightily against the blitz and Minnesota is the most blitz-happy defense in the league at 39.1 percent of its snaps. Williams has been sacked 41 times, six more than the No. 2 most-sacked QB, and his completion percentage against five or more pressuring defenders is 58.9 percent. According to the Vikings, rookie QBs are 1-7 against Flores as defensive coordinator or head coach and average 15.5 points scored and 3.8 sacks allowed per game. Sam Darnold (foot) is all set to start for Minnesota and needs one more TD pass to set a career high with 20. The Bears chase Sunday’s game against the eight-win Vikings with a visit to Detroit on Thursday to play the 9-1 Lions. Minnesota heads home to face back-to-back division leaders in the Arizona Cardinals (Dec. 1) and then the much-anticipated return of Kirk Cousins with the Falcons (Dec. 8).
Dallas Cowboys (3-7) at Washington Commanders (7-4), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Dan Quinn claims not to be counting wins yet with Washington as the No. 7 seed in the NFC entering the week, but he’ll openly admit being stoked to see the Cowboys coming to town. Quinn called out his former employer at his opening press conference and reminded his new charges what it would mean to send Dallas home with an eighth loss while Washington clicks its own win tally to eight. Rookie QB Jayden Daniels features the type of dual-threat ability the Cowboys traditionally haven’t handled, even during Quinn’s time with the team. But Quinn’s focus this week has been on his defense playing a full 60 minutes. Washington was victim to late rallies in losses to the Steelers and Eagles. The group could be in for a boost with CB Marshon Lattimore close to making his debut with the team. Defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., a Cowboys assistant alongside Quinn from 2021-23, knows the Dallas personnel extremely well, and his group will be on the attack with Cooper Rush at quarterback. The Cowboys have lost five in a row and last won on Oct. 6. With Rush in for the injured Dak Prescott, Dallas produced 146 yards of total offense in a 34-6 loss to the Eagles and managed 10 points against the Houston Texans in a 24-point defeat on Monday.
New England Patriots (3-8) at Miami Dolphins (4-6), 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Miami beat New England 15-10 for one of the team’s four wins this season and have won four in a row at home against their AFC East nemesis. The Dolphins’ three-man front is standing tall against the run, which could drive the Patriots to keep the ball in the hands of rookie QB Drake Maye. The Dolphins couldn’t contain Raiders TE Brock Bowers last week — 13 catches, 126 yards — and Maye targeted TEs Hunter Henry and Austin Hooper 13 total times in a loss to the Rams last week. The Dolphins are generating consistent offense with Tua Tagovailoa back in the lineup for the past month. He posted his first three-TD game of the season last week and has completed almost 75 percent of his passes the past two weeks. Tagovailoa threw for 324 yards and three TDs against the Patriots in Miami last season. De’Von Achane has turned in a breakout season with 530 rushing yards, 349 receiving yards and six total touchdowns. New England’s run defense has been a trouble spot in 2024, and Rams RB Kyren Williams averaged 5.7 yards per carry last week.
Tennessee Titans (2-8) at Houston Texans (7-4), 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Joe Mixon helped the Texans trounce the Cowboys on Monday with three touchdowns and is standing out as the most reliable player on the roster even with Houston’s offensive line earning average performance grades. He’s set for his first meeting with the Titans as a member of the Texans. Tennessee held the Vikings to 82 rushing yards on 33 attempts (2.5 yards per carry) in a 23-13 loss last week and the Titans feature game-wrecking DT Jeffery Simmons at the hart of the defense. QB C.J. Stroud has been sacked 35 times in 11 games and pressure in the pocket has been problematic in re-establishing timing with his receivers. Stroud only faced the Titans once last season and completed 75 percent of his passes in a 26-3 win. Houston’s defense harassed the Cowboys into consistent mistakes with five sacks and a dominant showing by CB Derek Stingley Jr., who nabbed his eighth career interception. Tennessee is playing a sixth consecutive game without CB L’Jarius Sneed (quad) and hit the end of the week with doubts about the status of WR Calvin Ridley (illness). He had four catches for 58 yards last week, giving him 36 catches for 541 yards and three touchdowns on the season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6) at New York Giants (2-8), 1 p.m. ET, CBS
The Buccaneers step out of their bye week with WR Mike Evans planning to return from a hamstring injury to boost the passing game. The Giants are back from a rest week and in the midst of a storm of self-created chaos. They benched former first-round QB Daniel Jones on Monday, demoted him to No. 3 on the depth chart and then released him Friday. The stage is clear for QB Tommy DeVito, an undrafted free agent in 2023 who went 3-3 as a starter when Jones (ACL) was hurt last season. DeVito leaps into the driver’s seat of a passing game ranked No. 28 in the NFL and dead last in scoring (15.6 points per game). Not all the fault is Jones’ to bear. A ragtag offensive line and sporadic running game are accomplices. Rookie WR Malik Nabers offered DeVito some free advice: Get him the ball. Nabers is the go-to guy for DeVito against the Bucs’ defense, which is 30th against the pass. In their most recent game, against the 49ers, the Buccaneers held Christian McCaffrey in check but run defense hasn’t been a strength. The shortcomings beckon big numbers from QB Baker Mayfield, but injuries have bogged things down for Tampa Bay after a strong start. Perhaps the most significant injury to monitor entering Sunday is whether LT Tristan Wirfs, whose assignment is blocking Giants OLB Brian Burns, can return from a knee injury. The Giants have the NFL’s best sacks-per-play rate at 13.09 percent.
Denver Broncos (6-5) and Las Vegas Raiders (2-8), 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS
Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers had his presence felt in the lopsided loss to the Broncos last month and continues to be a weapon with more than half of his yards collected after the catch. Bowers set an NFL rookie record with 13 grabs last week and had 8-97-1 at Denver on Oct. 6. Whether QB Gardner Minshew has enough time to find Bowers is another matter. Denver is No. 1 in the NFL with 39 sacks and first in yards per play at 4.65. The Broncos’ offense has been in good hands with rookie QB Bo Nix ranked fourth in the NFL in passer rating since Week 5. He tossed four TD passes to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 11 and had two TDs and no interceptions in the Broncos’ previous meeting with the Raiders.
Arizona Cardinals (6-4) at Seattle Seahawks (5-5), 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Claiming the “darkness brings us together,” the Seahawks dismissed the idea of not having power — or warm water for showers — at the team facility as an excuse for not being ready for the division-leading Cardinals’ visit. QB Geno Smith said a playoff atmosphere is expected after Seattle pushed back into the NFC West race by winning at San Francisco last week. Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb lauded his offensive line for what might’ve been its top group effort of the season. A run-first tactic with Kenneth Walker III sets up Smith to find his new favorite target Jaxson Smith-Njigba, who is in the midst of a historic two-game stretch with 17 receptions for 290 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught a 28-yard TD in Seattle’s home game against the Cardinals in 2023. Arizona is on a heater of its own. During a standing four-game winning streak, they’ve won the past two games by a combined score of 60-15. Arizona also has a road win at San Francisco (24-23 on Oct. 6) in the bag as the division race heats up. QB Kyler Murray (100.8 passer rating) has delivered a few MVP-type moments with 12 touchdowns, three picks and four rushing touchdowns. Seattle swept the Cardinals with 20-10 and 21-20 victories last season and has won five in a row over Arizona.
San Francisco 49ers (5-5) at Green Bay Packers (7-3), 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Crucial questions linger entering the seventh meeting between these teams since 2019, including the 49ers divisional playoff win over the Packers in January. Green Bay has won seven of the past eight home games against San Francisco, and the Packers’ turnover-happy defense (19 total takeaways) would be pleased to see Brandon Allen start at quarterback with Brock Purdy (shoulder) fighting soreness from a hit in the loss to the Seahawks last week. The Packers snuck out of Chicago with a win on a blocked FG try and are part of the only division in the NFL with three seven-win teams. Purdy isn’t the only concern for the 49ers. LT Trent Williams (ankle) hobbled through last week’s game, but DE Nick Bosa (oblique) left early and hasn’t practiced all week. Points have been easier to come by against the 49ers for the Packers than most teams. Before he was head coach of the Packers, Matt LaFleur and Kyle Shanahan were co-workers and offensive assistant coaches with three different teams (Houston, Washington, Atlanta) and have a complete-your-sentences — and playcalls — type of relationship. Green Bay has 30-plus points in three of the past four regular-season games. QB Jordan Love admitted he’s been waiting for Sunday after throwing a key interception in the playoff loss.
Philadelphia Eagles (8-2) at Los Angeles Rams (5-5), 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is fourth in the NFL with 23 total touchdowns and leads quarterbacks with 11 rushing scores. There’s a lot for the Rams to worry about beyond Hurts. Saquon Barkley, the league leader in yards from scrimmage, has already gone over 1,000 yards rushing and WR A.J. Brown is tops in the league among receivers with 30-plus catches with an 18.7-yard average. The Rams feature their own trio of big-play options for QB Matthew Stafford. RB Kyren Williams has 10 of the Rams’ 24 TDs this season, and WRs Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua have been uncheckable in the past two games. Nacua caught seven passes for 123 yards and Kupp had 106 yards and two TD grabs at New England last week. In the past two games, they’ve combined for 29 receptions for 407 yards. The Eagles are seemingly loaded at every position, and cornerback is no different. Darius Slay, a 12th-year pro, has earned a reputation as a No. 1 corner and rookie first-round pick Quinyon Mitchell is the only cornerback in the NFL with more than 375 coverage snaps not to allow a touchdown.
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AUBURN TOPPLES NO. 15 TEXAS A&M IN 4OT THRILLER
Auburn’s Payton Thorne tossed a two-point scoring pass to KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the fourth overtime to give the host Tigers a 43-41 upset of No. 15 Texas A&M on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play.
The Aggies had a chance to force another extra session, but Amari Daniels dropped Marcel Reed’s pass in the end zone.
The setback severely hurts the chances of Texas A&M (8-3, 5-2 SEC) being part of the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
Auburn blew a 21-point lead and later forced overtime on Ian Vachon’s 29-yard field goal with five seconds left in regulation.
Thorne was 19-of-31 passing for 301 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for the Tigers (5-6, 2-5). Jarquez Hunter rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns on 28 rushes, Cam Coleman had seven receptions for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and Lambert-Smith had 104 receiving yards on two catches for Auburn.
Reed completed 22 of 35 passes for 297 yards, three touchdowns and one interception for the Aggies. Noah Thomas caught five passes for 124 yards and two touchdowns, Jahdae Walker had a receiving score and Terry Bussey added a rushing touchdown for Texas A&M.
The Aggies never led until Daniels scored on an 8-yard run up the middle with 4:01 remaining in regulation. Daniels rushed for 90 yards on 27 carries.
Texas A&M had first possession in overtime and scored when Reed tossed a 12-yard touchdown pass to Walker. Auburn answered with Hunter’s 2-yard scoring run.
The Tigers settled for a 41-yard field goal by Vachon in their second possession. Randy Bond kicked a 42-yard field goal for the Aggies to tie it at 41.
In the third overtime, when teams solely go for two points, both squads threw incomplete passes.
In the fourth overtime, Lambert-Smith made a superb catch to put Auburn ahead, before Daniel couldn’t keep control for Texas A&M.
Auburn was sharp offensively while scoring three touchdowns over the first 17 minutes.
Hunter scored on a 2-yard run and Thorne threw a 63-yard touchdown pass to Coleman in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Thorne connected with Coleman on a 15-yard scoring pass for the 21-0 lead.
Bussey scored from the 1 to get the Aggies on the board with 4:13 to go in the first half.
Reed hit Thomas on a 14-yard scoring pass to bring the Aggies within 21-14 with 9:25 left in the third quarter. When Texas A&M next had the ball, Reed hit Thomas at the Aggies’ 40-yard line and he raced the rest of the way to conclude a tying 73-yard scoring play with 7:57 remaining in the period.
Auburn took a 28-21 lead on Hunter’s 1-yard scoring run with 2:27 in the third quarter.
Bond’s 32-yard field goal moved the Aggies within four with 12:47 remaining in the game.
OKLAHOMA’S DEFENSE DOES NUMBER ON NO. 7 ALABAMA
Oklahoma forced two big turnovers in the third quarter and freshman running back Xavier Robinson ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Sooners to a 24-3 home win over No. 7 Alabama on Saturday.
The win snapped a four-game losing streak in the Southeastern Conference for Oklahoma (6-5, 2-5 SEC) and clinched bowl eligibility for the Sooners for the 26th consecutive season.
Only Georgia has a longer active bowl streak (28).
The Crimson Tide (8-2, 4-3) had their three-game winning snapped and their chances for a berth in the College Football Playoff in serious jeopardy.
The loss was the Crimson Tide’s biggest since their 44-16 loss to Clemson in the 2018 College Football Playoff title game. The Sooners’ coach, Brent Venables, was Clemson’s defensive coordinator in that game.
Alabama’s 234 yards were its fewest since 2014.
Oklahoma led 10-3 at halftime, mostly keeping the ball on the ground with a steady diet of runs by Robinson and quarterback Jackson Arnold.
Arnold finished with a career-high 131 yards on the ground and went 9 of 11 for 68 yards through the air.
The Sooners’ defense blew the game open with two turnovers in the third.
Cornerback Eli Bowen jumped Alabama’s route and picked off Jalen Milroe’s pass on the third play of the second half, returning the ball 25 yards to the Alabama 14.
Five plays later, Robinson’s 1-yard touchdown put Oklahoma up 17-3.
On the next drive, the Sooners’ defense did it themselves.
Linebacker Kip Lewis picked off Milroe and returned it 49 yards for a score.
Alabama drove 75 yards on its second drive of the game, but had to settle for a field goal after replay showed Ryan Williams stepped out of bounds at the 11 on a 30-yard pass play after he was initially credited with a touchdown.
It was the last sustained drive the Crimson Tide would put together until the fourth quarter when the Sooners held a comfortable lead.
Milroe finished 11 of 26 for 164 yards and three interceptions and 15 carries for 7 yards.
NO. 21 ARIZONA STATE SURVIVES WILD FINISH TO DOWN NO. 14 BYU
Arizona State cornerback Javan Robinson intercepted a pass from BYU’s Jake Retzlaff to thwart the No. 14 Cougars’ threat with 1:04 left in a 28-23 victory for the 21st-ranked Sun Devils Saturday at Tempe, Ariz.
Robinson made the interception on a second-and-10 play at the Arizona State 39, returning the interception all the way to the BYU 7.
The Cougars used their two timeouts and Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt tried to burn time by running backward on a couple of plays to the BYU 39.
Two delay-of-game penalties put the ball at the BYU 49 with 7 seconds left.
Leavitt tried to burn those seconds by dropping back and throwing the ball high into the air. The ball dropped out of bounds with 1 second left.
A throng of fans rushed the field thinking that Arizona State won. The game was delayed at least 20 minutes for the last play of the game to be played.
Retzlaff’s hail mary pass fell incomplete short of the end zone on the last play.
Arizona State (9-2, 6-2) now holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over BYU (9-2, 6-2) in the Big 12 standings with each having one game remaining.
Cam Skattebo rushed for 147 yards on 28 carries with three touchdowns for Arizona State.
Sam Leavitt completed 16 of 25 pass attempts for 247 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
Retzlaff passed for 297 yards while completing 22 of 38 pass attempts with a touchdown and two interceptions.
BYU scored touchdowns on its three first possessions of the second half to cut into a 21-3 halftime lead for Arizona State.
Keelan Marion’s 10-yard run with 2:49 left in the third quarter cut the lead to 21-9. A 2-point conversion run by LJ Martin was stopped short.
Arizona State responded with a 61-yard touchdown pass from Leavitt to Xavier Guillory to increase the lead to 28-9 with 2:06 remaining in the third quarter.
The Cougars scored on a 21-yard pass connection between Retzlaff and JoJo Phillips with 43 seconds left in the third quarter. Retzlaff completed a 2-point conversion pass to cut the lead to 28-17.
After forcing Arizona State to punt, BYU put together an 88-yard scoring drive that was culminated by a 1-yard touchdown run by Marion. The 2-point conversion pass attempt by Retzlaff was incomplete.
Arizona State was stopped on downs on its next possession at the BYU 11.
DEVIN NEAL (4 TDS), KANSAS SET MARK WITH UPSET OF NO. 16 COLORADO
Devin Neal scored four touchdowns as Kansas upset No. 16 Colorado 37-21 Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas (5-6, 4-4 Big 12) became the first team in college football history with a losing record to win three straight games against ranked opponents. The Jayhawks’ bowl chances seemed all but eliminated after they lost at then-No. 16 Kansas State on Oct. 26 and fell to 2-6. But if they win at Baylor next Saturday, they’ll be bowl-eligible.
Neal had three rushing touchdowns while gaining 207 yards. He also caught four passes for 80 yards and a score. Jalon Daniels was 14-of-21 passing for 189 yards and a TD and rushed for 72 yards on six carries.
Shedeur Sanders was 23-of-29 passing for 266 yards and three touchdowns for the Buffaloes (8-3, 6-2), who rushed for only 42 yards. Heisman Trophy favorite Travis Hunter had eight catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns.
Trailing by nine at the half, Colorado scored on its first second-half possession when Sanders found Hunter for a 26-yard touchdown. But Neal’s third TD extended Kansas’ lead to 30-21 midway through the third. Neal then punched it in from the 2-yard line for a 37-21 Jayhawks advantage with less than 12 minutes to play.
Colorado got deep in Kansas territory with 6:22 left but turned it over on downs.
Kansas received the opening kickoff and went 73 yards on six plays to take a 7-0 lead. Daniels hit Neal on a short screen to the left side and Neal went 51 almost untouched for the score.
After forcing a Colorado three-and-out, Kansas drove deep into Buffaloes territory. The drive stalled and the Jayhawks settled for a 24-yard Tabor Allen field goal.
The Jayhawks then stopped Colorado on a fourth-and-2 just past midfield. On the ensuing drive, Kansas went 61 yards in eight plays, capped by Neal’s 9-yard touchdown run.
The Buffaloes finally got on the board as Sanders found Hunter on a wide-receiver screen and Hunter went 51 yards for the score with 7:18 left before intermission.
Neal’s 47-yard run set up the Jayhawks at Colorado’s 8-yard line, but the Jayhawks had to settle for another Allen field goal.
Sanders found Drelon Miller on a 19-yard touchdown and Allen hit a 25-yard field goal inside the final two minutes of the second quarter.
Kansas led 23-14 at the break.
FLORIDA OWNS SECOND HALF TO UPEND NO. 9 OLE MISS 24-17
Montrell Johnson Jr. rushed for the tiebreaking touchdown and Bryce Thornton made two huge interceptions in the final 1:32 to help Florida post a 24-17 victory over No. 9 Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla.
Johnson rushed for 107 yards on 18 carries as the Gators (6-5, 4-4 SEC) defeated a ranked team for the second straight week. Florida beat then-No. 21 LSU last week.
The setback was painful for Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3) as the third loss figures to stomp out their College Football Playoff aspirations.
Jaxson Dart completed 24 of 42 passes for 323 yards, two touchdowns and the two costly interceptions for the Rebels. Caden Lee and Tre Harris caught scoring passes for Ole Miss.
DJ Lagway was 10-of-17 passing for 180 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Florida. Elijhah Badger and Jadan Baugh had scoring receptions, Thornton racked up 14 tackles and Caleb Banks had 2.5 sacks for the Gators.
The Gators moved 67 yards on four plays for the go-ahead score with Johnson capping the drive with a 9-yard scamper with 7:40 left in the contest.
One Rebels chance to tie blew up when Dart threw deep into triple coverage on first-and-10 from the Florida 39-yard line. Thornton easily made the pick in the end zone with 1:32 left.
Ole Miss forced a three-and-out and got another chance. Dart appeared to be picked off by Dijon Johnson with 24 seconds left but a video review showed the ball hit the ground.
Two plays later, Dart made another ill-advised throw and Thornton intercepted it at the Florida 22 with 17 seconds remaining to finish off the upset.
The Gators scored on the first play of the second quarter when Lagway tossed an 8-yard scoring to Badger. Ole Miss tied it when Harris beat double coverage to haul in a 43-yard touchdown pass from Dart with 12:01 left in the half.
The Rebels took the lead less than three minutes later when Dart connected on a 22-yard scoring pass to Lee. Florida tied the score at 14 when Baugh caught a screen pass from Lagway and navigated 25 yards down the right sideline with 6:52 remaining.
Harris went over 1,000 yards with his TD catch but was injured with just over five minutes in the half when he fell to the ground grabbing his hip and groin areas. He didn’t return.
The Gators’ Trey Smack kicked a 53-yard field goal with 10:57 left in the third period. Ole Miss tied the score at 17-all on Caden Davis’ 42-yard field goal with 45 seconds remaining in the quarter.
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David Joplin made six 3-pointers to highlight his career-high 29-point performance, lifting No. 15 Marquette to an 80-69 win over Georgia on Saturday in Nassau, Bahamas.
Chase Ross and Ben Gold chipped in 14 points apiece and Kam Jones added 10 points and seven assists for the Golden Eagles (6-0), who scored nine straight points after the Bulldogs closed within 69-66 with just under five minutes remaining.
Blue Cain led Georgia (5-1) with 17 points on 5-for-10 shooting from 3-point range. Tyrin Lawrence had 15 points and Dakota Leffew added 11 off the bench. Silas Demary Jr. tallied 10 points and seven boards.
After Joplin’s fifth triple extended Marquette’s advantage to 60-46 with 10:30 left, Leffew knocked down consecutive 3-pointers to jump start an 11-0 Bulldogs run. A 3-pointer by Cain trimmed the Golden Eagles’ lead to three again with 4:58 to go, but Georgia went scoreless over the next 4:09 as Marquette pulled away.
No. 6 Purdue 80, Marshall 45
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored a game-high 18 points as the Boilermakers blasted the Thundering Herd in West Lafayette, Ind.
Purdue (5-1) tweaked its lineup with starting center Daniel Jacobsen out with a leg injury. Camden Heide and Myles Colvin each scored 13 points in their first career starts. The Boilermakers shot 50 percent from the field (24-for-48) and 6-of-16 (37.5 percent) from 3-point range.
Nate Martin scored nine points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Marshall (3-2), which was held to 30.2 percent shooting and missed 28 of its 32 3-point attempts.
No. 18 Cincinnati 81, Georgia Tech 58
Dillon Mitchell scored 14 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Bearcats to a win over the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.
Mitchell, a transfer from Texas, recorded his first double-double since joining the Bearcats and the 10th of his career. Cincinnati (5-0) also received 14 points and five rebounds from Connor Hickman and 14 points, seven assists and two steals from Jizzle James.
Georgia Tech (2-3) was led by Naithan George with 13 points and Duncan Powell with 10. The Yellow Jackets have lost two straight.
No. 25 Illinois 87, Maryland Eastern Shore 40
Will Riley scored a game-high 19 points off the bench as the Fighting Illini shrugged off a slow start to roll past the Eagles in Champaign, Ill.
Morez Johnson Jr. recorded his first double-double this season with 10 points and 13 rebounds, Kylan Boswell posted 13 points and Tomislav Ivisic contributed 11 for Illinois (4-1). Coming off a 100-87 loss to No. 8 Alabama on Wednesday, the Illini led by as much as 52 despite hitting just 10 of 40 3-point attempts.
Jalen Ware paced Maryland Eastern Shore (2-6) with 10 points before fouling out. Ketron “KC” Shaw, who ranks sixth in Division I with 23.4 points per game, went scoreless in the first half and finished with seven points on 2-of-11 shooting.
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NBA ROUNDUP: LAMELO BALL SCORES 50 IN HORNETS’ LOSS TO BUCKS
The Milwaukee Bucks survived a career-best 50-point night from LaMelo Ball to beat the visiting Charlotte Hornets 125-119 and extend their winning streak to four in a row.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for Milwaukee, while Damian Lillard scored 31 points.
Ball, who also had 10 assists, started slowly, going 1-of-8 from the floor in the first quarter, before flourishing after halftime. He topped his previous career best of 38 points. Brandon Miller had 32 points and 11 rebounds.
Miller and Ball combined to score all 34 of Charlotte’s points in the fourth quarter as the Hornets nearly erased a 20-point deficit.
Jazz 121, Knicks 106
Lauri Markkanen scored 34 points to help Utah snap a four-game losing streak with a matinee win over New York in Salt Lake City.
Markkanen made 11 of 15 field goals, including 5-for-8 from 3-point range, and grabbed nine rebounds. Collin Sexton added 25 points with six 3-pointers, and John Collins totaled 20 points and 13 rebounds.
OG Anunoby scored 27 points to pace the Knicks, who had won four consecutive games. Jalen Brunson contributed 23 points and eight assists and Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points, 16 rebounds and five assists for New York.
Grizzlies 142, Bulls 131
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored a career-high 30 points as Memphis put together a wire-to-wire win over host Chicago.
Pippen added 10 assists while Jaylen Wells added a career-high 26 points for the Grizzlies, who won their second in a row. Jaren Jackson Jr. chipped in 23 points.
Zach LaVine led Chicago with 29 points, followed by Nikola Vucevic’s 26. Matas Buzelis scored 14 and Josh Giddey added 12 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Bulls, who have dropped four of six.
Magic 111, Pistons 100
A 15-0 run in the fourth quarter powered Orlando past visiting Detroit for its eighth win in its past nine games.
Franz Wagner scored 30 points for the Magic, marking the 11th time in 12 games that he led the team. He also reached 30 points for the fourth time in five games and added nine rebounds and eight assists.
Jaden Ivey led the Pistons with 19 points as Detroit sought to fill the void it lost with Cade Cunningham sidelined due to an ankle injury. Malik Beasley added 18 points and Marcus Sasser finished with 13 off the bench.
Trail Blazers 104, Rockets 98
Anfernee Simons hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 28.7 seconds remaining and Portland claimed the second game of a back-to-back set with host Houston.
Simons finished with a team-high 25 points to help Portland survive a wild fourth quarter that included six ties and four lead changes. Simons answered a layup by Amen Thompson with one of his own to tie the score at 96-96 with 1:03 remaining.
Alperen Sengun posted 22 points while Thompson added 19 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Rockets. But the starting backcourt of Fred VanVleet and Jalen Green shot a combined 7 for 27, including 1 of 15 from behind the arc, while Dillon Brooks and Tari Eason totaled 17 points on 5-for-18 shooting after combining for 50 points on Friday.
Nuggets 127, Lakers 102
Nikola Jokic had 34 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to lead visiting Denver over Los Angeles.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 13 of his 24 points in the third quarter, helping the Nuggets outscore Los Angeles 37-15 to take a 94-78 advantage into the fourth. Porter also grabbed 11 rebounds.
Austin Reaves scored 19 points, LeBron James had 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds and Anthony Davis finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who have dropped two in a row after a six-game winning streak.
Spurs 104, Warriors 94
Victor Wembanyama scored 25 points and rookie Stephon Castle added 19, including six during a decisive late run, as San Antonio rallied in the fourth quarter to beat visiting Golden State.
Andrew Wiggins finished with 20 points and Stephen Curry added 14 to lead Golden State, which was playing the second game of a road back-to-back and looked the worse for wear, especially in the final quarter, when they were outscored by 20 points.
Harrison Barnes added 22 points for San Antonio, which was without Devin Vassell (knee) and Keldon Johnson (hamstring).
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Dylan Guenther scored twice and added an assist, leading the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-1 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
Jack McBain, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Bjugstad and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Utah, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Clayton Keller had three assists while Nick Schmaltz, Michael Carcone and Logan Cooley added two helpers apiece.
Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves for his first career victory over Pittsburgh.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored his 600th career goal in the loss. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 shots for Pittsburgh, which has lost three games in a row and eight of its past 10 (2-5-3).
Flames 4, Wild 3 (SO)
Rasmus Andersson scored the game-winning goal in the fifth round of a shootout and Calgary completed a perfect four-game homestand with a win over visiting Minnesota.
Kevin Rooney, Martin Pospisil and Yegor Sharangovich scored regulation-time goals for the Flames, who coughed up a two-goal, third-period lead but recovered.
Marco Rossi had a goal and an assist while Matt Boldy extended his point streak to six games with two assists for the Wild, who were without top scorer Kirill Kaprizov due to a knee injury. Minnesota has only one regulation-time road loss this season (9-1-3).
Golden Knights 6, Canadiens 2
Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each had a goal and two assists and visiting Vegas tied a franchise record by scoring five goals in the second period in a lopsided victory over Montreal.
Callahan Burke scored his first NHL goal and Tomas Hertl, Tanner Pearson and Keegan Kolesar also scored for the Golden Knights.
Emil Heineman and Jayden Struble scored goals and Brendan Gallagher had two assists for Montreal, which had won three of its past four games. Samuel Montembeault stopped 20 of 25 shots before giving way to Cayden Primeau at the start of the third period. Primeau finished with two saves for the Canadiens, who dropped their seventh straight game against Vegas.
Flyers 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT)
Matvei Michkov scored in overtime to complete host Philadelphia’s comeback from a 2-0, third-period deficit against Chicago.
Sean Couturier and Noah Cates scored to send the game to overtime, and goaltender Aleksei Kolosov made 19 saves for his first NHL win as Philadelphia snapped a two-game skid.
Lukas Reichel and Pat Maroon each collected a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek sparkled with 34 stops in the loss.
Kings 2, Kraken 1
Adrian Kempe scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season and Los Angeles held off a late flurry to defeat visiting Seattle in the first meeting of the season between the Pacific Division rivals.
Quinton Byfield also scored and Anze Kopitar added two assists for the Kings, who won for just the second time in their past five games. Goaltender David Rittich made 19 saves.
Brandon Montour scored for Seattle, and Joey Daccord stopped 19 of 21 shots. It was just the second loss in the past seven games for the Kraken, though they have lost their past five road contests while being outscored 17-5.
Avalanche 7, Panthers 4
Jonathan Drouin scored his first two goals of the season, leading Colorado to a win over Florida in Sunrise, Fla.
Mikko Rantanen also scored for Colorado, giving him 10 goals in his past nine games. He also had three assists. Goalie Alexandar Georgiev made 27 saves for his fifth straight win as the Avalanche improved to 6-1-0 in their past seven games.
Sam Reinhart, who entered the night with the NHL lead in goals, scored his 16th in the loss as the Panthers fell to 1-5-0 in their past six games.
Canucks 4, Senators 3
Jake DeBrusk had two goals and an assist and visiting Vancouver overcame the ejection of star Quinn Hughes to hang on for its seventh straight road win, beating Ottawa.
Kiefer Sherwood recorded a goal and an assist for the Canucks, who prevailed despite Hughes being issued a game misconduct for boarding Josh Norris with 7:31 remaining in the first period. DeBrusk snapped a six-game goal drought as the Canucks improved to a franchise-best 7-1-0 on the road.
The Senators’ Brady Tkachuk posted his 10th goal of the campaign and received his own misconduct penalty with less than seven minutes left in the game. But late goals from Claude Giroux and Tim Stutzle made things interesting for Ottawa, which is mired in an 0-4-1 slide.
Bruins 2, Red Wings 1
Brad Marchand scored a go-ahead goal with 8:30 remaining in the game as visiting Boston topped Detroit, handing the Red Wings their fourth loss in five games.
Justin Brazeau had a power-play goal and Jeremy Swayman made 19 saves for the Bruins. Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit, which got 27 saves from Cam Talbot.
Dylan Larkin assisted on Raymond’s goal, giving him 300 career assists. He’s the 15th Red Wings player to reach 300 assists.
Stars 4, Lightning 2
Matt Duchene and Roope Hintz netted third-period goals less than a minute apart and Dallas rallied twice to beat host Tampa Bay.
Locked in a 2-all tie in the final frame after erasing a pair of one-goal deficits, Dallas turned to its speed game with rushes by Duchene and Hintz to exploit the Lightning’s rear guard to win for the fifth time in its past six contests (5-1-0).
Anthony Cirelli scored both Lightning goals and has now scored in five straight games. Brandon Hagel had two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves.
Devils 3, Capitals 2
Tomas Tatar and defenseman Dougie Hamilton each scored a power-play goal to lift New Jersey over host Washington.
Tatar also had an assist on defenseman Brenden Dillon’s goal in the second period. Jake Allen made 24 saves to propel the Devils to their ninth win in their past 12 games overall and their second in three meetings with the Capitals this season.
Washington’s Connor McMichael scored a power-play goal, and defenseman Matt Roy also tallied. Charlie Lindgren turned aside 30 shots for the Capitals, who have lost two in a row without injured superstar Alex Ovechkin (broken left fibula).
Blue Jackets 5, Hurricanes 4 (SO)
Elvis Merzlikins recorded 32 saves and then made three more in a shootout as Columbus rallied past visiting Carolina.
Kirill Marchenko scored twice for the Blue Jackets, notching the game-tying goal with just 66 seconds remaining in regulation after Columbus pulled Merzlikins for an extra attacker.
Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves for the Hurricanes, but he had to leave the game with 2:08 remaining in overtime after teammate Sean Walker, who was blocking Zach Werenski from driving to the net, collided with his netminder and hit him in the head.
Predators 4, Jets 1
Jonathan Marchessault had a goal and an assist for Nashville in its win over visiting Winnipeg.
Roman Josi scored twice, Steven Stamkos also scored and Juuse Saros made 23 saves for the Predators, who had lost four of their past five games (1-2-2).
Adam Lowry scored and Eric Comrie made 32 saves in his fifth start of the season for the Jets, who have lost three of their past five games after a 15-1-0 start.
Islanders 3, Blues 1
Kyle Palmieri scored twice as New York finally preserved a third-period lead in defeating St. Louis in Elmont, N.Y.
Palmieri scored late in the first period and even later in the third on an empty-netter for the Islanders, who snapped a three-game losing streak (0-2-1) in which they squandered a third-period lead in each setback. Goaltender Ilya Sorokin earned his 100th career win by making 24 saves.
Jake Neighbours scored in the opening minute of the third for the Blues, who have lost seven of their past nine games (2-6-1). Goalie Jordan Binnington recorded 28 saves.
Sabres 4, Sharks 2
Alex Tuch broke a third-period tie with a short-handed goal and James Reimer made 31 saves in his Buffalo debut in beating host San Jose.
Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist and Bowen Byram had two assists for the Sabres, who swept a three-game road swing through California.
Fabian Zetterlund and Luke Kunin scored for the Sharks, who have lost three straight games. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves.
Oilers 6, Rangers 2
Connor McDavid scored twice in the third period and added an assist in the second and Leon Draisaitl collected a goal and an assist as host Edmonton rolled past New York.
Darnell Nurse scored a short-handed goal in the waning seconds of the first period while Vasily Podkolzin and Evan Bouchard also scored for the Oilers, who are 5-2-1 in their past eight games. Connor Brown and Mattias Janmark collected two assists apiece for Edmonton, which is 8-2-1 in its past 11 meetings with New York.
Artemi Panarin scored twice and Jonathan Quick allowed six goals on 40 shots for the Rangers.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS
INDIANA PACERS
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS WIZARDS
After going winless on a three-game road trip, the Pacers (6-10) have an opportunity to bounce back this week during a four-game homestand that begins on Sunday against the Washington Wizards (2-12).
The Blue & Gold are coming off a 129-117 loss on Friday night in Milwaukee in an Emirates NBA Cup game. The Pacers were playing from behind all night against the Bucks, but showed some heart, mounting multiple rallies from significant deficits. Indiana managed to trim what was once a 25-point deficit down to six with under six minutes to play, but ultimately ran out of gas.
“We were up against it a lot of the night in terms of the scoring deficit, but the guys really were together, kept fighting,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said. “We made some great runs, particularly in the second half. It’s something to build on as tough as it’s been.
“The important thing now is we get home and we keep working on our health. We’ve got a big week at home.”
The Pacers will try to get back in the win column on Sunday against a Wizards team that owns the worst record in the NBA. After starting the year 2-2, Washington has dropped 10 straight games to open the month of November. The Wizards have the league’s second-worst offense (105.7 offensive rating) and worst defense (119.1 defensive rating).
Despite his team’s struggles, Wizards guard Jordan Poole is having a strong season. The sixth-year guard is averaging 21.2 points, 4.9 assists, and 1.9 steals per game and is shooting 44.3 percent from 3-point range on 7.6 attempts per game.
Poole has more support lately as the team around him gets healthier. Former Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon made his season debut on Nov. 17 after missing the first month of the season with a thumb injury. Veteran forward Kyle Kuzma also missed five games earlier this month with a groin strain but is back and has scored 20 or more points in three of his last four games.
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Quenton Jackson, F – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Wizards: G – Malcolm Brogdon, G – Jordan Poole, F – Bilal Coulibaly, F – Kyle Kuzma, C – Alex Sarr
Injury Report
Pacers: Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon), Andrew Nembhard – out (left knee patellofemoral inflammation), Aaron Nesmith – out (left ankle sprain), Ben Sheppard – out (left oblique strain), James Wiseman – out (torn left Achilles tendon).
Wizards: Jordan Poole – questionable (sore left hip flexor), Saddiq Bey – out (left knee ACL surgery), Tristan Vukcevic – out (left knee contusion)
Last Meeting
Jan. 10, 2024: The Pacers wrapped up a 4-1 homestand with a 112-104 victory over the Wizards at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. It was Indiana’s first game after All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton sustained a left hamstring strain two days earlier against Boston.
Seven players reached double figures in the victory. Myles Turner led the way with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Bruce Brown stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, nine boards, and six assists, Bennedict Mathurin added 16 points and seven boards off the bench, and Obi Toppin added 15 points and seven rebounds while going 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-6 from 3-point range.
“You look down the (box score) line — 15, 18, 16, 16, 14, 12 (points) — that’s how it’s supposed to be,” Turner said. “One of your guys goes down, the rest of the team has to step up. I think we did a phenomenal job of doing that tonight.”
Jordan Poole led all scorers with 28 points to go along with four rebounds, five assists, and three steals. Corey Kispert scored all 15 of his points in the first half, while Kyle Kuzma recorded a double-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists.
Noteworthy
The Pacers have won their last three and five of their last six meetings at Gainbridge Fieldhouse with Washington.
Myles Turner, already the franchise leader in blocks, needs four more swats to become the 51st player in NBA history to reach 1,300 career blocks.
Former Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon is in his first year with the Wizards. Brogdon spent three seasons in Indiana from 2019-22, averaging 18.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 6.3 assists over 146 games for the Blue & Gold.
INDIANA FOOTBALL
TOP-5 SHOWDOWN GETS AWAY FROM HOOSIERS
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Perspective found Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke facing an unwanted Indiana football first in a crowded Ohio Stadium press conference room:
A loss
“This is a learning opportunity,” he said in the aftermath of Saturday’s 38-15 defeat to No. 2 Ohio State (10-1, 7-1) in front of a crowd an Ohio Stadium crowd of 105,751. “We have to learn from this and not have any more learning opportunities.”
An unbeaten season was over, and playoff hopes were rocked, but not ended. Opportunity remained — an 11-1 record with a regular-season-ending victory over Purdue (1-10 overall, 0-8 in the Big Ten) next Saturday, plus postseason possibilities.
“A loss is never fun,” Rourke said, “but we have a big game, a rivalry game, coming up. We’ll take 24 hours and get ready.”
An 11-1 record would be the second-best record in school history behind the No. 5 Hoosiers’ 9-0-1 1945 Big Ten championship squad. The 1967 Rose Bowl team was 9-1 in the regular season, 9-2 overall.
“I’m proud of the way we fought back and got it back to within two scores,” coach Curt Cignetti said. “Ohio State won. They deserved to win. Add the (crowd) noise, and it made it a very challenging day for us.”
As far as the playoffs, Cignetti said, “I don’t make those decisions. We have a big in-state rivalry game against Purdue. We haven’t beaten them since 2019. That needs to be everybody’s focus.”
Rourke said he hoped IU remained in the playoff picture.
“We trust ourselves against anybody. We’d look forward for an opportunity to get a rematch (against Ohio State), but next week is the big game. We have to handle Purdue.”
A pair of special teams mistakes basically cost IU 14 points. The first was a dropped snap by punter James Evans at the end the second quarter that resulted in a loss of 23 yards and an Ohio State touchdown. The second came on a 79-yard Buckeye punt return for a touchdown early in the third quarter. A 7-7 tie became a 21-7 deficit.
The Hoosiers never recovered.
“All we had to do was settle the game down,” Cignetti said. “If we could stay within striking distance, we had a chance, but they had those two scores, and we couldn’t respond.”
IU gained 70 yards in its first possession, then totaled 81 the rest of the way against fierce Ohio State blitzing pressure. Rourke was sacked five times for a loss of 46 yards, and harassed relentlessly. He finished 8-for-18 for 68 yards.
“We couldn’t protect the quarterback,” Cignetti said. “We had communication errors. Every time we dropped back to pass, something bad happened.”
Although running back Ty Son Lawton ran for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and Justice Ellison added 63 rushing yards, IU only averaged 2.6 yards per play. Cignetti said the crowd noise was a factor.
“I thought we’d be able to handle it,” he said. “Some of the offensive linemen could hear, but the center couldn’t.
“That didn’t cost us the game. It was the ability of the opponent. This is a good team. This team is loaded.”
IU held Ohio State to 316 totals yards. Cignetti said the defense played well.
“Ohio State has guys who can make plays. Our defense played hard. The offense and defense have to carry their share.”
Ohio State had given up just one opening touchdown in its last 25 games before the Hoosiers drove for a touchdown capped by Lawton’s 2-yard scoring run. They had the lead and momentum.
Then it got complicated.
“That first drive we executed at high level,” Rourke said. “We took advantage of the looks we had. After that, we didn’t take advantage of that as well as we wanted to. They brought some good blitzes. They timed it up well. They executed better.”
IU couldn’t have asked for a better start. It forced an Ohio State three-and-out on the game’s opening possession, then went to work offensively.
Rourke hit first-down producing third-down passes of 13 yards to Myles Price and 19 yards to Elijah Sarratt to set up Lawton’s 2-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 Hoosier lead eight minutes into the first quarter.
Ohio State needed two plays to overcome third-and-35 for a first down, leading to a spectacular IU fourth-down stop by defensive linemen Mikail Kamara and James Carpenter at the Hoosier 2-yard line to maintain the shutout early in the second quarter.
Ohio State tied the score at 7-7 on an 11-yard touchdown pass from Howard to receiver Emeka Egbuka midway through the second quarter.
Then Rourke was sacked and fumbled. Ohio State recovered on the IU 18-yard line. The Hoosiers negated that with linebacker Jalin Walker’s interception off a cornerback D’Angelo Ponds’ pass breakup.
In the second quarter’s closing two minutes, the Buckeyes capitalized on the botched Indiana punt attempt for a touchdown run and a 14-7 halftime lead.
Ohio State’s Caleb Downs’ punt return for a touchdown made it 21-7 two minutes into the third quarter. The Buckeyes added two touchdowns and a 43-yard field goal.
In the closing two minutes, Lawton ran for 2 yards and a touchdown, and Rourke hit receiver Omar Cooper Jr. for a two-point conversion.
Lawton called the loss “an eyeopener,” but “We have to focus on who we have next, which is Purdue.”
INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BIG GAMES FROM GARZON, MEISTER LEAD IU TO WIN OVER COLUMBIA IN BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS OPENER
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Indiana junior forward Lilly Meister tied her career-high as junior guard Yarden Garzon posted her first double-double of the season in a 72-62 win over Columbia in the Battle 4 Atlantis opener on Saturday afternoon.
KEY MOMENTS
Getting on the board early with a pair of buckets from Ciezki and Meister, IU’s lead grew to 4-0 quickly as Columbia (4-2) provided answers on its offensive end as well. Parrish and Meister led the way with four points each, but Columbia took a slight edge in the frame, up 11-10.
Garzon sparked the Hoosiers offense in the second, scoring all 10 of her first half points in the quarter. She went 4-for-4 from the free throw line while adding a pair of 3-pointers. It helped give IU (3-2) a 27-24 edge at the half.
Indiana built an 11-point lead early in the third quarter, as graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil and Garzon hit back-to-back 3-pointers. Sophomore guard Lexus Bargesser, who made her first season appearance in the win, kept the double-digit lead with 4:05 remaining in the frame.
But Columbia chipped away at IU’s lead late in the third, holding it to just one field goal in the final four minutes of play. IU would hold on to close out the third, holding a 48-45 advantage to the fourth.
IU went 50 percent from the floor in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Lions, 24-17. Columbia managed to take a one-point lead with 4:02 to play but graduate student guard Sydney Parrish scored a bunny on an offensive board while two at the line by Moore-McNeil and a Garzon triple helped stretch the lead back to four.
The Indiana defense held Columbia to no field goals in the final 51 seconds where it capitalized in the bonus down the stretch.
NOTABLE
Four players scored in double figures led by Meister’s 20 points and eight rebounds. Garzon added 18 points and 10 rebounds. She notched her first double-double of the season and second of her career. The Ra’anana, Israel native also celebrated her 21st birthday on Saturday.
Parrish finished just one rebound shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine boards. Moore-McNeil also rounded out the double figure scorers with 10 points, a team-high five steals and four assists.
Indiana scored 17 points on second chance opportunities, helping the effort was 11 offensive rebounds.
They held a +12 margin on the glass, outrebounding the Lions 42-30. In addition to Garzon’s 10, Meister led the way with 8 boards including three offensive.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will face No. 18/17 Baylor at 1:30 p.m. ET in the second round of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Sunday afternoon.
PURDUE VOLLEYBALL
SENIORS SWEEP #21 USC ON SENIOR NIGHT
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – In a battle of grit, the No. 8 Purdue volleyball squad came out on top versus No. 21 USC, 3-0 (25-22, 29-27, 25-20) on Senior Night. The Boilermakers came from behind in both Sets 1 and 2 before pulling away in the final frame. Purdue improves to 23-6 (14-4 Big Ten) with the result, while USC falls to 19-9 (11-7 Big Ten).
The Boilermakers out-blocked the Trojans, 11.5-8, which saw 8.5 blocks through the first two sets of action. On the night, Purdue hit .265 while holding USC to .227%.
Senior middle blocker Raven Colvin led the team with a .500 efficiency, which included 14 kills (14-3-22) and seven blocks, three of which came in solo fashion. Her offensive performance marked her eighth .500 attack % (or better) of the season and her first double-digit kill performance in 11 matches. Moreover, it was her most well-rounded (offensive and defensive) performance of Big Ten play this season.
In the battle of Set 2, Purdue came back from a 20-23 deficit to tie the match, 24-24. A battle ensued, which included one USC set point and three for Purdue before the Boilermakers closed the door on an Eva Hudson kill. A well-rounded attack also saw Chloe Chicoine, Lourdes Myers and Raven Colvin all produce key kills during the extra-point hunt.
Hudson led the team with 18 kills, producing seven digs and four block assists in the match. Eight of her kills came in Set 2, including the set-winning kill at 29-27.
Senior Ali Hornung anchored the back row with a team-leading 15 digs, adding five assists in the match. Meanwhile, fellow defensive specialist Ryan McAleer recorded seven digs while tying a Big Ten match career-high three assists.
Setter Taylor Anderson settled in as the match progressed, registering a double-double 37 assists, 10 digs. She went errorless on the attack, going a perfect 4-for-4 over the first two sets. She rounded out the night with a trio of block assists.
With the result, the Boilermaker seniors of Colvin, Hornung, Myers, Sydney Yim, Emily Rastovski and Raven Gray have amassed 93 wins since 2021, including 17 wins vs. top-25 opponents and eight wins vs. top-10 teams.
The No. 8 Boilermakers will spend their final week of the regular season on the west coast. First, a 2023 NCAA Regional Semifinal rematch and current top-11 showdown is on the docket in Eugune, Oregon on Wednesday, November 27, as No. 8 Purdue and No. 11 Oregon face off at 10:30 p.m. ET. Then, Purdue will spend Thanksgiving in Seattle before taking on Washington, a team receiving votes in the AVCA poll, on Friday, November 29 at 7 p.m. ET. Both matches will air on Big Ten Network.
The Boilermakers stand in fourth place in the Big Ten standings, one match behind Wisconsin. Meanwhile, Oregon sits below Purdue at fifth, just one match behind the Boilermakers. USC sits in sixth.
PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
#6 PURDUE BOUNCES BACK IN ROUT OF MARSHALL
[6] Purdue 80, Marshall 45 (Postgame Notes)
Purdue improved to 5-1 overall with an 80-45 victory over Marshall on Saturday afternoon in Mackey Arena.
Purdue won its 31st straight home game against a non-conference opponent and its 22nd straight game overall.
Purdue recorded a 12-0 run in the second half and has now won 23 straight games when recording a run of 10-0 or larger.
Purdue has trailed for a total of 5 minutes, 56 seconds in its five home games this season (200 minutes).
Myles Colvin and Camden Heide earned their first career starts in the win over Marshall.
Purdue forced 19 turnovers in the win over Marshall. Since the 2021-22 season, Purdue is 48-3 when forcing 10 or more turnovers, having won 24 straight games.
Purdue is now 96-3 since the start of the 2017-18 season when scoring at least 80 points in a game.
Braden Smith went scoreless for the first time since Dec. 4, 2022, but dished out nine assists with three rebounds and three steals. Smith dished out his 500th career assist in his 80th game, the third-fastest mark to 500 assists in Big Ten history (Mateen Cleaves, Bruce Parkinson).
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 18 points and has scored at least 14 points in all six games this season.
Cam Heide scored 13 points, going 3-of-3 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. Over the last four games, Heide is 8-of-11 (.727) from 3-point range, scoring 35 points in 81 minutes.
Purdue’s bench scored 30 points and the Boilermakers had 23 points off Marshall’s turnovers. Purdue outscored Marshall 39-11 in “extra-possession” categories (points off turnovers, second-chance points).
WEST LAYFAYETTE, Ind. — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 18 points and Myles Colvin and Camden Heide each scored 13 to lead No. 6 Purdue to an 80-45 rout of Marshall on Saturday.
Colvin and Heide were making their first starts of the season for Purdue (5-1). Braden Smith, who was averaging 14.6 points, was scoreless on an 0-for-4 shooting day. Smith had a team-high nine assists.
Nate Martin led Marshall (3-2) with nine points, playing 24 minutes before fouling out with several minutes left in the game.
The Boilermakers shot 55% in the first half to take a 39-24 halftime lead. However, Purdue made only one field goal in the final nine minutes of the first half.
Purdue picked up the intensity in the second half, leading by as many as 41 points. The Boilermakers shot 50% for the game and held the Thundering Herd to 30%.
The Boilermakers held a 23-4 edge in points off turnovers and a 36-14 lead off points in the paint.
Takeaways
Marshall: The Thundering Herd struggled from the field, but outside shooting was a particular issue. Marshall made just 4 of 32 3-point attempts for 12.5%.
Purdue: The Boilermakers bounced back from a 76-58 loss Tuesday at No. 15 Marquette with a dominating victory. Purdue extended its streak of consecutive non-conference home victories to 31, the longest in school history.
Key moment
Heide, who was averaging 4.8 points entering the game, hit his third 3-pointer to give the Boilermakers a 20-10 lead and ignite the crowd. Heide scored 11 of the Boilermakers’ first 20 points.
Key stat
Purdue had a huge edge in free throws. The Boilermakers sank 26 of 33 free throws while Marshall was 9 of 17 from the foul line. Marshall committed nine more fouls.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
IRISH BLUDGEON BLACK KNIGHTS IN YANKEE STADIUM 49-14
The University of Notre Dame football team (10-1) rushed for 275 yards and five touchdowns in a 49-14 rout of No. 18 Army in a Shamrock Series game in Yankee Stadium on Saturday evening. The Irish scored two quick touchdowns and were never threatened, holding Army’s offense to just 233 total yards.
Jeremiyah Love highlighted the Irish offensive effort, rushing for 130 yards for the second consecutive game. His 68-yard run early in the third quarter put an end to any drama in the game. Riley Leonard was an efficient 10-of-13 passing for 148 yards and two touchdowns.
Notre Dame’s defense stifled the vaunted Army rushing attack, which managed to rush for 207 yards but only 3.6 yards per carry. The Black Knight’s tough running quarterback Bryce Daily accounted for both Army touchdowns on short scoring runs, but the Irish defense had five tackles for loss and one sack. Safety Adon Shuler and linebacker Jaiden Ausberry were all over the field, piling up career highs with 8 tackles (Shuler) and seven stops (Ausberry).
Notre Dame held Army to just 233 total yards, marking the sixth opponent the defense has held to 250 or less of total offense. The last time Notre Dame held six opponents to under 250 total yards was 1983.
The game started by following a perfect script for the Irish. The defense earned a quick three-and-out and the offense efficiently moved the ball down the field. Love broke off a 13-yard run on the first play, then two completed passes earned another first down. After a Love nine-yard run, Leonard found Jordan Faison open by five yards at the four-yard line and the Irish wideout easily scored for the first touchdown of the day.
The Irish defense put the ball back in the offense’s hands just a few plays later and in great scoring position. Junior Tuihalamaka and Rylie Mills combined for a sack to force a three-and-out. Freshman defensive end Bryce Young, who has flirted with a big blocked punt all year, finally pulled one off. The Army punter bobbled the snap just enough to allow Young to get a hand on it for a clean block. It was picked up by Rod Heard for a short return to the Army seven-yard line.
Leonard tried to score on two runs and was stuffed at the line. On third down, he found Love wide open out of the backfield and he deftly avoided an Army defender at the goal line to put the Irish up 14-0.
Army answered with an impressive scoring drive of 75 yards over 10 plays, helped out by two personal foul penalties on the Irish (facemask, hands to the face). The second penalty gave Army first and goal from the four and quarterback Bryson Daily powered his way in to cut the Irish lead to seven points.
Notre Dame looked ready to answer with an efficient drive until they hit the red zone. Three consecutive 14-yard passes to Jayden Harrison, Beaux Collins and a 14-yard run by Jadarian Price moved the ball into Army territory. Leonard then scrambled for another 12 yards followed by a Price scamper for 12 more. The Irish were within the five-yard line. Army stood their ground from there, however, stuffing Leonard, Price and then Love on fourth and goal to end the scoring threat.
The Irish defense stepped up immediately to force a three-and-out and a short punt of 32 yards provided Notre Dame the ball at the Army 41-yard line.
Love wasted zero time making up for the missed scoring opportunity on the last drive. The Irish running back ripped off runs of 21 and six yards then another for 14 – the last one untouched – for a touchdown.
It was time to slam the door in the first half and the Notre Dame defense was up to the task. Two straight tackles for loss, one by Gabriel Rubio on a reverse, then Christian Gray on a pitch play, buried Army deep in their territory. They looked to pick up a first down on a throw, but an illegal chop block was called and the Black Knights faced a 3rd and 23. A harmless throw down the sidelines fell incomplete and Notre Dame got the ball back near the two-minute warning at the 50-yard line after the punt.
Leonard found Mitchell Evans for seven yards to start the drive, then hit Kris Mitchell for 28 yards to the Army 15-yard line. Two passes fell incomplete, but the Irish called a perfect quarterback draw and Leonard was tackled just short of the end zone for a first down at the one-yard line with 1:39 remaining.
Army stood strong again, stopping two Leonard runs before Price tried the middle, then out-raced the defense to the corner for a touchdown and a 28-7 Irish lead.
Notre Dame received the ball to start the second half and Love struck again on the first play. He burst through a huge hole on the left side of the line and out-raced the defense for a 68-yard touchdown run.
The defense earned yet another stop, but it did not turn into points as a Mitch Jeter 30-yard field goal was blocked and returned near midfield. Army moved the ball a bit, but the Irish defense stepped up again to stuff a quarterback keeper on fourth and two.
Steve Angeli entered the game at quarterback in relief of Leonard. He found Collins for 12 yards, Harrison for six and Collins for another five yards to move the chains. On second and six, Angeli connected with Faison for 18 yards down to the 10-yard line.
One play later, Price was stuffed up the middle, fought through the tackle and scored his second touchdown of the game.
Army earned one first down on a questionable personal foul, roughing the passer, called on Jack Kiter but he made up for it a few plays later when he stuffed the quarterback on fourth down for a six-yard loss.
Notre Dame needed just one play to score again. Aneyas Williams broke off a career-high 58-yard touchdown scamper behind the second-string offensive line and the rout was on.
Army took over the ball with over eight minutes left and put together a long drive to score the game’s final touchdown against the Irish deep reserve defense.
BUTLER FOOTBALL
PRESBYTERIAN POSTS 30-27 WIN VS. BUTLER
The Presbyterian Blue Hose recorded a 30-27 win over Butler on Saturday afternoon to signal the end of the 2024 season. PC had 460 yards of total offense in the victory to improve to 6-6 on the year. With the loss, Butler ends the season at 9-3.
Neither team scored a point in the first quarter, but the Blue Hose held onto a 14-6 halftime lead. Hurst threw an eight-yard TD pass to Warner at the midway point of the second quarter and the game would move to 14-0 after a four-yard TD run from Hurst.
Butler’s first points of the game came late in the first half when Andrew Reagan tossed a 15-yard TD to Trevon Brown. The point after attempt was failed taking the teams to the locker room at 14-6.
BU scored twice in the third quarter to get back in the game. Griffin Caldwell ripped off a 23-yard TD run and Andrew’s second TD pass of the game would put the ‘Dawgs in front 20-14.
The game took a turn soon after as Hurst went back to Warner for a TD to tie the game. Jennings added a 10-yard touchdown before a late field goal made the game 30-20.
Butler fought till the end and saw Andrew throw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Ethan Loss with a minute to play. Butler nearly recovered their onside kick, but could not come up with control allowing PC to take a knee to get the win.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
SECOND HALF STRUGGLES LEAD TO LOSS TO SOUTH CAROLINA STATE
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – In a tale of two halves, it was a second half slog that doomed the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team against South Carolina State at the Bulldog Bash on Saturday (Nov. 23) as the Jaguars fell, 72-62. The Jaguars built a 42-28 halftime lead, but shot just 26 percent from the floor after intermission, including 1-of-14 from three as the Bulldogs rallied from 14 down.
Jarvis Walker scored a season-high 21 points, including 8-of-10 at the foul line, in the loss and senior Alec Millender had a season-high 13 points off the bench. Paul Zilinskas joined them in double-digits with 10 points.
Drayton Jones paced South Carolina State (4-3) with 23 points and seven rebounds and Colin McKenzie added 11 points, including three threes.
IU Indy (2-5) trailed 24-20 with 8:21 remaining before halftime, but flipped a defensive switch and outscored the Bulldogs 22-4 to close the half. Zilinskas and freshman DeSean Goode ignited a 15-0 run, beginning with a wing three and Goode’s old fashioned three-point play. Walker was fouled on a three-point attempt and hit the ensuing free throws and Goode capped the run with back-to-back identical layups. The Jags took a 14-point lead to the locker room when Zilinskas was fouled on a desperation three with 0.7 seconds before the horn and made all three freebies.
South Carolina State scored the first 10 points of the second half and held the Jaguars scoreless until Walker hit a pair of free throws at the 14:10 mark. With the margin tighter, the Jaguars refused to relinquish the lead until McKenzie stuck an open corner three on a broken play with 7:42 remaining to spark a 7-0 run.
Facing their first deficit in nearly 20 minutes, the Jaguars struggled to find points, missing both open and contested attempts.
IU Indy finished at 37.5 percent from the floor and 5-of-28 (17.9 percent) from three. Meanwhile, SCSU shot 46 percent from the floor and 6-of-16 from three (37.5 percent).
The Bulldogs earned 31 trips to the free throw line, hitting 24 while the Jaguars were 15-of-19 (78.9 percent) from the stripe.
Goode finished with seven points and seven rebounds and Timaris Brown had seven points and five rebounds off the bench.
The Jaguars will conclude the three-game Huntsville trip on Monday (Nov. 25) when they face Alabama A&M at 2:00 p.m. CST (3 Eastern) inside the AAMU Events Center.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND! WVB WINS FIVE-SET THRILLER VERSUS CENTRAL MICHIGAN
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – – In another instant #MACtion classic, third-seeded Ball State advanced to the title match of the 2024 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship with a hard fought 3-2 (25-19, 25-16, 21-25, 21-25, 15-9) victory over second-seeded Central Michigan Saturday afternoon at the Stroh Center.
“We came out playing pretty strong, but we knew Central Michigan was going to give us every single thing they had,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. “I am really proud of my group for staying strong.”
With the win, the Cardinals (22-9) will battle fourth-seeded Western Michigan, who earned a 3-2 upset of its own earlier in the day versus top seed and tournament host Bowling Green, in Sunday’s title match set for 4 p.m.
If you remember the first two meetings between Ball State and the Chippewas (24-7) earlier in the season, you knew Saturday’s showdown was set to go the distance. During the regular season, the squads split a pair of five-set thrillers in Mount Pleasant.
However, unlike the first two meetings, one team would score wins in the first two sets and that would be the Cardinals. Ball State held all the momentum early, hitting .395 (18-3-38) in the opening set and throwing up four blocks in the second frame to stake a 2-0 lead in the match.
Ball State looked poised to make it a quick night, following with the first three points in the third thanks in part to an ace and a kill from senior setter Megan Wielonski. However, that was where the Chippewas made their run, scoring the next seven points and going on to win sets three and four by identical 25-21 marks.
CMU would proceed to pull ahead 4-2 in the fifth frame before the tide turned in the favor of the Cardinals.
The rally started with a kill from freshman outside Carson Tyler, who then combined with graduate middle Aayinde Smith for a block to even the score. A kill from Smith followed, then an attack error forced CMU to call timeout trailing 6-4.
Ball State would never look back, with three straight blocks from junior opposite Madison Buckley and sophomore middle Gwen Crull putting the set out of reach at 13-7. Junior outside Katie Egenolf and Crull would combine for a block to give Ball State match-point at 14-8, while Tyler ended the night with her match-leading 21st kill.
In all, the Cardinals tallied five blocks in the final set, while blasting six kills and hitting .462 (6-0-13).
Looking at the entire match, Buckley was second on the squad with 15 kills, while tying for team-high honor with five total blocks. Both Buckley and Tyler finished the match hitting .333, while Smith chipped in eight kills, five blocks and a .375 hitting mark.
While the Chippewas defense was able to limit the Ball State attack to a .237 (64-24-169) rate of success, the Cardinals were even better on defense, holding CMU to a .183 (58-26-175) mark.
Ball State also held a 75-to-72 advantage in total digs, led by a match-high 24 from freshman libero Sophie Ledbetter. Wielonski chipped in 11, to go along with 31 assists, for her 13th double-double of the season. She also served up two of BSU’s six aces to raise her career total to 196, two shy of breaking into the top 10 in the MAC record book.
Sophomore setter Lindsey Green added 24 assists and eight digs, while also serving up a pair of aces. Rounding out Ball State’s key contributors were redshirt sophomore opposite Aniya Kennedy with eight kills and a pair of blocks and Egenolf with six kills, five digs and a block.
Four Chippewas finished the night with double-digit kills, led by Alina Anderson with 14. Hannah Langton led the CMU defense with 20 digs.
Ball State will be playing for its ninth Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship crown tomorrow, and its first since winning the tournament on its home court during the 2021 season. Ball State did win the 2019 MAC Volleyball Championship at the Stroh Center, topping BGSU in five sets.
BALL STATE WOMEN’S BB
WBB PUTS UP GOOD FIGHT IN LOSS TO NO. 16 NORTH CAROLINA AT BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS TOURNAMENT
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahama – The Ball State women’s basketball team suffered an 63-52 setback to No. 16 North Carolina in the Cardinals’ opening game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament Saturday night in the Bahamas.
The Cardinals (4-1) opened Saturday’s contest with an undefeated start to their season for the second-straight year. Unfortunately, the Tarheels (4-1) halted BSU’s momentum to remain undefeated in non-conference action.
Ball State and North Carolina exchanged baskets throughout the opening seven-minutes of action tonight. The game was tied 10-10 before UNC closed out the first quarter with a 9-0 run which led to the Tarheels taking a 19-10 edge over the Cardinals at the end of the frame.
After trailing by double digits throughout the second 10 minutes of play, the Cardinals were able to close the gap to six (35-29) at intermission after a 3-pointer from Madelyn Bischoff and two free throws from Ally Becki. Ball State also amped-up its defense causing North Carolina to commit 11 turnovers by the half when the Tarheels currently average only 11.5 miscues per game.
Ball State whittled North Carolina’s third quarter 10-point advantage (39-29) down to four (41-37) by the 5:57 mark off a three-pointer from Bischoff. The Tarheels expanded their cushion back up to 10 (50-40) but a layup from Elise Stuck and a trey from Bischoff kept the contest from getting out of hand. UNC would head into the final frame with a 10-point (54-44) advantage over BSU.
The Cardinals gave a strong effort and kept battling in the final 10 minutes of action but North Carolina remained in control which ultimately sealed tonight’s victory for the Tarheels.
Despite the loss, Ball State can walk away proud especially for its defensive efforts as the Cardinals kept North Carolina below its season scoring average.
For the game, Bischoff led all players with a season best 19 points which include five 3-pointers. Marie Kiefer also reached double-digit scoring with 13 points while also pulling down seven rebounds.
The Ball State women’s basketball team continues action at the Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas on Sunday against Texas A&M. Tipoff is at 9 pm ET.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
CARDINALS DROP FINAL HOME OUTING TO BOWLING GREEN
MUNCIE, Ind. — For the first time since 2015, Ball State welcomed Bowling Green to Scheumann Stadium for a Mid-American Conference matchup. The Cardinals were unable to fend off the Falcons on the breezy Saturday afternoon, however, and fell by a 38-13 decision.
Ball State, led by Colin Johnson in his head coaching debut, fell to 3-8 (2-5 MAC) on the season, while Bowling Green advanced to 7-4 (6-1 MAC) with its victory.
The Cardinals’ pair of scores came on well-placed strikes from Kadin Semonza. He first connected with Vaughn Pemberton late in the second quarter for a 51-yard touchdown, which marked the third-consecutive game in which Ball State had a score of more than 50 yards. Qian Magwood was the second receiver to find the endzone, hauling in a pass in the red zone midway through the fourth quarter.
Pemberton’s explosive touchdown catch and run highlighted his finest individual outing of the season. The redshirt junior halfback produced his highest all-purpose yardage total (99) of his collegiate career.
The chilly MAC battle was the Cardinals’ last home contest of the 2024 campaign, marking the final opportunity for the program’s seniors to take the Scheumann turf. Fourteen seniors and their families were honored on the field prior to kickoff, commemorating their sacrifices and commitment to Ball State football.
Ball State received the opening kickoff but was forced to punt following a quick three-and-out. Though Brian Cooey Jr. landed his kick within Bowling Green’s 10-yard line, the Falcons managed to find the scoreboard after marching down the field with a methodical 16-play drive that ended with a touchdown connection between Connor Bazelak and Harold Fannin Jr.
After Bowling Green found the endzone midway through the opening frame, the ensuing possessions showcased stout defensive play for both sides. The Cardinals and Falcons managed just 79 yards of combined offense over the following seven drives, and each defense produced a takeaway in the second quarter. DD Snyder II recovered a fumble for Ball State, and on the next play, Jordan Oladokun snatched an interception for Bowling Green on a surprise throw from Cardinals wide receiver Cam Pickett.
The defensive struggle eventually came to an end in the final minutes of the first half. Bowling Green capitalized on the strong field position after its interception and produced a 43-yard field goal, advancing the score to 10-0.
Ball State quickly answered the call on its next opportunity with the Semonza-Pemberton connection. The late score sent the teams into the locker room at halftime with Bowling Green holding a 10-7 advantage.
Just as they did on their first drive of the opening half, the Falcons started the second half with a lengthy possession that chewed nearly seven minutes off the clock. Though Bowling Green maintained possession for a considerable period, Ball State’s defense held the visitors to a field goal, which moved the score to 13-7 in favor of the Falcons.
Bowling Green soon found paydirt again on a Rahkeem Smith jet sweep, capping off a 5-play, 46-yard drive. The Falcons then converted on their two-point try to build a two-touchdown lead, 21-7.
The offensive edge remained in Bowling Green’s corner for the remainder of the second half, as the Falcons produced 17 more points to the Cardinals’ 7.
Ball State will close out the 2024 season with a nationally televised Black Friday matchup at Ohio. Kickoff is slated for noon inside the Bobcats’ historic Peden Stadium, and the game will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network.
INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL
SYCAMORES FALL IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE OFFENSIVE SHOOTOUT TO NORTHERN IOWA
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Indiana State nearly matched Northern Iowa in an explosive back-and-forth offensive game as the Sycamores fell to the host Panthers in the 2024 regular season finale inside the UNI-Dome, 41-34.
The Sycamores (4-8, 3-5) trailed UNI (3-9, 1-7) 34-17 midway through the third quarter as Northern Iowa took advantage of Tye Edwards’ 229 rushing yards and three Sergio Morancy touchdowns to build the lead in the MVFC season finale for both squads.
Indiana State looked to battle its way back into the contest through the luck of the bounce as Elijah Owen’s pass near midfield toward Rashad Rochelle was tipped into the air and settled into the hands of Sycamore receiver Kevin Barnett with open space ahead. The Indiana State wideout took it 73 yards to the house bringing the game back to within 10 points with 4:58 to play.
After the Sycamore defense forced a UNI missed field goal attempt, the Sycamores struck quickly with another big offensive play. On the third play of the drive, Shen Butler-Lawson broke through the middle for a 68-yard touchdown run (his longest carry of the season) and brought the game back to within 34-31 with 14:06 to play in the contest.
The Panthers slowed the game down in the fourth quarter embarking on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that spanned 6:22 on the clock. UNI quarterback Aidan Dunne found Morancy for his third receiving touchdown of the contest as the 13-yard connection again made it a double-digit lead midway through the fourth quarter.
Indiana State mounted another scoring drive capped by Ryan O’Grady’s second field goal of the game, this one from 27 yards, to make it a 41-34 contest with 3:37 to play.
The Sycamore defense had one final chance to send the ball back to the offense, but a personal foul on the UNI punt attempt led to a Panther first down and allowed the home team to run out the clock in securing the conference win.
A fast-paced first half went back-and-forth as Elijah Owens scored a pair of rushing touchdowns to highlight the Sycamores’ offense, while Morancy scored two receiving touchdowns and a third touchdown on a punt return to give the Panthers the 24-17 lead at the halftime break.
Owens finished 14-of-20 through the air for 168 yards and a touchdown. He added his third 100-yard rushing contest of the season with 107 yards and two scores on 20 carries to lead the Indiana State offense.
Butler-Lawson added 17 carries for a season-high 124 yards and a score as Indiana State posted 273 rushing yards in the contest. Barnett led the Indiana State receivers with 73 yards and a touchdown, while Zavion Taylor (four catches, 32 yards) and Ethan Chambers (three catches, 45 yards) were also among the team leaders.
Geoffrey Brown led all players with a game-high 10 tackles to go with 2.0 tackles-for-loss and 1.0 sacks. JP Osafo added eight stops and a career-high 1.5 TFLs, while Maddix Blackwell and Kaleal Davis both had seven tackles.
Dunne led UNI’s passing attack going 13-of-15 for 204 yards and three touchdowns. Morancy finished with five catches for 119 yards and three scores, while Edwards finished with 22 carries, 229 rushing yards, and a score.
Tucker Langenburg and Ben Belken finished with nine tackles apiece to lead the UNI defense. Mo Olowo added UNI’s lone sack, while Anthony Isley added a forced fumble.
How They Scored
Elijah Owens put the Sycamores on the scoreboard early as the redshirt freshman quarterback took the ball in from four yards out on the opening drive to give Indiana State the 7-0 lead with 10:49 to play in the first quarter. The drive was aided by Korbin Allen’s 36-yard carry down to the UNI 4 yard line the play before the touchdown.
UNI cut into the lead with 7:16 to play in the first quarter as Caden Palmer connected on a 39-yard field goal to end an eight-play, 53-yard drive and make it a 7-3 game.
UNI’s special teams swung the lead to the Panthers as Sergio Morancy broke several tackles on his way to a 63-yard punt return for a touchdown with 5:55 to play in the first quarter giving the Panthers a 10-7 lead.
Owens capped a five-play, 38-yard drive with his second rushing touchdown of the game taking it in from two yards out with 14:22 left in the second quarter to put Indiana State back ahead 14-10.
Morancy found the end zone on the receiving side hauling in a 24-yard pass from Aidan Dunne with 11:06 to play in the second quarter staking UNI to the 17-14 lead.
Morancy and Dunne connected again, this one from 69 yards, with 7:47 to play in the second quarter to make it a 24-14 game.
Ryan O’Grady provided the final points of the first half as the Sycamore placekicker knocked through a 26-yard field goal as time expired to put the score at 24-17.
UNI scored on their opening possession of the second half as Tye Edwards broke loose for a 75-yard touchdown run with 14:07 left in the third quarter to make it 31-17.
Palmer connected on a 19-yard field goal with 6:26 remaining in the third quarter capping a seven-play, 75-yard drive to make it 34-17.
The bounce went the Sycamores’ way in the third quarter as Kevin Barnett hauled in a deflected pass around midfield and went the rest of the way for a 73-yard touchdown reception with 4:58 on the clock to make it a 34-24 game.
The Sycamores brought it back within three as Shen Butler-Lawson broke loose for his longest carry of the 2024 season going 68 yards for a touchdown with 14:06 left in the fourth quarter to make it a 34-31 game.
Morancy and Dunne connected for the third time in the contest with a 13-yard touchdown completion with 7:44 to play ending a 10-play, 75-yard drive that spanned 6:22 in the fourth quarter making it a 41-31 game.
O’Grady provided the final 41-34margin as the Sycamore placekicker connected from 27 yards out with 3:37 to play.
Notes
Elijah Owens’ seven rushing touchdowns ties Jeff Miller (7) for the most single-season rushing touchdowns by an Indiana State quarterback set back in both the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
Owens’ 645 rushing yards breaks the single season rushing mark by an Indiana State quarterback of 610 set by Ryan Boyle back in the 2018 season.
Geoffrey Brown’s 10-tackle game marked his fifth of the 2024 season and third in the last four games.
Brown finished the year with a career-high 112 tackles marking the sixth most by a Sycamore player since the 2012.
Brown wrapped up his career with 334 total tackles after becoming the 19th Sycamore to eclipse the 300-tackle mark earlier in the 2024 season.
Ryan O’Grady converted his first two field goals of the 2024 season hitting from 19 yards and 27 yards in the contest. It marked Indiana State’s first made field goals since Oct. 12 against Murray State.
The Sycamores’ 273 rushing yards were a season-high and the fourth time Indiana State eclipsed the 200-yard rushing mark on the year.
Saturday’s contest marked the first time Indiana State reached both 200 rushing yards and 200 receiving yards in the same contest in 2024 and first time Indiana State achieved the offensive feat since October 9, 2021, against Western Illinois (219 rushing, 226 receiving).
Shen Butler-Lawson’s 68-yard rushing touchdown marked Indiana State’s third rushing touchdown of 50-plus yards in the 2024 season.
Kevin Barnett’s 73-yard receiving touchdown marked Indiana State’s longest reception of the 2024 season and longest overall since Phazione McClurge hauled in an 88-yard touchdown reception on Oct. 9, 2021, against Western Illinois.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BB
USI HOLDS ON FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE WIN AFTER NKU’S LATE RALLY
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball renewed an old rivalry against Northern Kentucky University on Saturday afternoon, as the two sides battled to a nail-biting finish with the Screaming Eagles collecting a 75-73 victory at Liberty Arena, home the Screaming Eagles.
With the win, Southern Indiana improved to 5-1 this season after a fourth consecutive victory and a 3-0 homestand. Northern Kentucky dropped to 2-4 after facing its third reigning conference champion in four games.
The two programs used to be former Division II rivals in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, and Saturday was the first meeting between USI and Northern Kentucky as Division I foes and the first clash since 2011-12. Just like the series history in the GLVC, USI and Northern Kentucky went down to the wire on Saturday.
Southern Indiana grabbed a 7-2 lead two minutes into the contest thanks to five early points from senior guard Vanessa Shafford. Northern Kentucky hit two consecutive threes to go in front, but Shafford answered with a determined drive to the basket to give USI a one-point lead, 9-8, at the midway point of the first quarter. USI doubled up Northern Kentucky, 16-8, with a 9-0 run, but a scoring drought in the last 2:40 of the opening period led to a 16-11 advantage for the Screaming Eagles through the first 10 minutes of action.
After NKU cut USI’s lead down to two, 18-16, quickly in the second quarter, Shafford knocked down a triple to reach double digits and halt the Norse’s momentum. Five straight points from junior guard Ali Saunders helped increase the Eagles’ lead up to 10 by the six-minute mark of the second. Northern Kentucky remained within striking distance off a couple of made three-pointers in the middle of the quarter. Strong play late in the first half from sophomore forward Chloe Gannon, including a pair of inside baskets, kept the Eagles ahead going into halftime, 35-27.
Southern Indiana’s defense forced Northern Kentucky into challenging shots to begin the second half, leading to good transition opportunities for USI. Following a stretch with multiple scorers for the Screaming Eagles, including a run by Saunders and graduate forward Meredith Raley, Shafford canned a three-point shot with 3:18 left in the third to give the Eagles their largest lead of the game, 53-34. Shafford reached the 20-point plateau by the end of the third, as USI led 59-43 going to the fourth quarter.
While Southern Indiana looked to maintain its double-digit margin, Northern Kentucky chipped away in the fourth quarter. The Norse climbed back within nine, 65-56, with 5:26 remaining in regulation. Following a 14-2 run, NKU pulled within one possession with 1:40 left, 69-66. The 19-point advantage for USI dwindled, as the Norse had not been within one possession since the early portion of the second quarter. After a big three-point play from graduate forward Madi Webb, Northern Kentucky did not go quietly by converting a three and a layup to make it a one-point ballgame with USI still up, 72-71, and 22 seconds on the clock. Made free throws helped the Eagles to a two-point lead, 75-73, with six seconds remaining before a foul on a three-point shot sent the Norse to the line for three attempts. Northern Kentucky missed all three, as Southern Indiana held on for the two-point victory.
For the game, USI shot for 44 percent (30-68) overall with six made threes. The Screaming Eagles were 9-14 for 64 percent at the free-throw line. USI also won the battle on the glass, 41-36. Shafford led all scorers with 24 points, two off her career high, on 9-15 shooting and four made treys with six rebounds and five steals. Saunders posted 15 points with seven rebounds, five assists, and four steals. Raley tallied 10 points and eight boards.
Northern Kentucky was 28-60 for nearly 47 percent shooting from the field with nine three-pointers. The Norse went 8-16 at the charity stripe. Two players reached double figures for the Norse with freshman guard Kamora Morgan charting 21 points.
Next, the Screaming Eagles will embark on a trip to Puerto Rico over Thanksgiving for two games against Youngstown State University Friday at 10 a.m. CT and Le Moyne College Saturday at 9:30 a.m. CT. Coverage links can be found online at usiscreamingeagles.com.
VALPO FOOTBALL
VALPO SENDS SENIORS OUT WITH MIRACULOUS FINISH, UNFORGETTABLE VICTORY OVER DAVIDSON
The collegiate athletics landscape is ever-evolving, but then, now and forever, Saturday’s Valparaiso University football game is one that encapsulates what collegiate athletics is all about. The Beacons weren’t playing for a trophy on Saturday, but they were playing for something larger than that. They were playing for each other.
For that reason, with eight seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the final game of the season with the outlook incredibly bleak, Valpo Football reminded us all about one of the important life lessons that the sports can teach – Never give up.
Davidson had fourth-and-5 on its own 22 leading 17-10 with eight seconds left. After a blocked punt, Valpo took over with four seconds to go at the Davidson 17. Freshman Gary Givens III (Tampa, Fla. / Jesuit) made an impressive touchdown catch from redshirt freshman quarterback Caron Tyler (Temecula, Calif. / Chaparral), and then Jake Vickers (Canton, Mich. / Canton) – one of 28 seniors recognized before the game as part of the senior day ceremony at Brown Field – capped his career in dream fashion by receiving a shovel pass from Tyler and barreling his way across the goal line with a push from his teammates for a game-winning 2-point conversion to lift Valpo over Davidson 18-17.
How It Happened
Davidson capitalized on several Valpo penalties on a drive that saw Luke Durkin haul in a six-yard touchdown pass from Andrew Frazier for the game’s first score with 3:49 left in the first quarter.
Redshirt junior kicker Ryan Hawk (Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley) drilled a 50 yarder on the first play of the second quarter, getting Valpo on the board at 7-3.
Valpo played stout defensively as the next two Davidson possessions resulted in punts, highlighted by a key sack from Kevin Spelman (New Lenox, Ill. / Providence Catholic).
The Beacons put together a seven-play, 72-yard drive that included a 26-yard grab by Brandon Jimenez (Suffern, N.Y. / Don Bosco Prep [Albany]). Running back Michael Mansaray (Columbus, Ohio / Westerville South [South Dakota]) found paydirt from seven yards out to give Valpo a 10-7 lead with 3:07 left in the second quarter.
The Wildcats responded with a long drive of their own, going 75 yards on 11 plays to gain a 14-10 lead going into halftime.
Both teams missed field goals early in the second half. Neither squad scored in the third quarter, something that has been unusually common in Valpo games this season as this was the seventh time in eight games that Valpo held the opponent scoreless in the third and there were no third-quarter touchdowns by either team in any of Valpo’s seven PFL games.
Davidson hit a 39-yard field goal while gobbling up 7 minutes, 14 seconds on a lengthy drive to begin the fourth quarter, extending the lead to 17-10. When Valpo punted on its next possession, the Wildcats took over with a seven-point lead and 5:23 to play with Valpo down to two timeouts.
The Valpo defense got a needed three-and-out, and Davidson was forced to punt. However, that drive resulted in a turnover-on-downs for the Beacons after a sack on fourth-and-four with under two minutes remaining.
The defense came through yet again, recording a needed three-and-out to allow eight precious seconds to remain on the clock with Davidson facing fourth down. That set the stage for the unbelievable finish to the game, to the season and to the careers of the Valpo seniors.
Inside the Game
The 28 seniors who were recognized before the game were as follows – Camari Harris, Hunter Nabers, Barret Labus, Max Franco, Caleb Rao, Colin Graves, Brandon Jimenez, Jack Coulson, Rylan Woods, DeAndre Wilborn, Michael Appel Jr., Max Kobs, Jimmy Pouba, Austin Chilton, Ryan Mann, Ryan Hawk, Hayden Bedell, Jake Birmingham, Sam Johnson, Tyler Eberhart, Carter Woody, Daniel Ojaide, Gavin Hooper, Evan Jernegan, Jake Vickers, Sam Hafner, Kevin Spelman and George Trojanek.
Johnson finished the season with a punting average of 47.13, breaking both the program record and the Pioneer Football League single-season record. Both of those marks were previously owned by Greg Wood at 43.68 in 2010. Johnson averaged 51.2 yards per punt on four attempts with a long of 55 and three of 50+ on Saturday.
Hawk’s made field goal helped him crack the program’s single-season top five as his 11 field goals this season ranked tied for fifth in program history along with Andrew McCawley (2003) and Dimitrios Latsonas (2017). Hawk had his second career make from 50+, joining the 51-yarder vs. Roosevelt from earlier this season.
The Valpo defense held a Davidson team that totaled 408 yards of offense the previous week against Morehead State to 284 yards of total offense. That marked just the second time this season that Davidson was held under 300 yards. The Wildcats entered the game averaging 451.8 yards per game, the most in the PFL and seventh most nationally in FCS.
This was the 30th one-score game of Landon Fox’s head coaching tenure. Over the last six seasons, 47.6 percent of Valpo’s games have been of the one-score variety. Valpo’s last one-point win prior to Saturday was 16-15 over Southwest Minnesota State on Sept. 30, 2023.
Tyler was the team’s leading rusher with 66 yards on the ground, while Mansaray rushed for his ninth TD of the season. He finished one TD away from becoming the eighth Valpo player all-time with double-figure rushing touchdowns in a season.
Tyler went 11-of-20 through the air for 157 yards and one touchdown. Jimenez had 51 receiving yards, edging Chris Gundy’s (Smithfield, Va. / Smithfield) 50 for team-high honors. Gundy led the team with four receptions, while Givens had three for 41 yards including his fourth touchdown of the season.
Redshirt junior Jake Birmingham (River Forest, Ill. / Oak Park and River Forest) paced the team with 10 tackles, finishing the season with a team-high 82 despite missing two games. He had 37 tackles over the final three weeks of the season, finished the year with eight straight games with at least seven stops and had double-figure tackle totals in four of his last five. He also notched a sack on Saturday.
Redshirt freshman Nic Lendino (Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley) contributed eight tackles, his second-highest output of the season.
The blocked punt was Valpo’s 28th in Landon Fox’s six seasons as head coach including five this season.
Saturday’s finish was quite similar to Valpo’s 8-7 victory over Dayton on Senior Day 2017.
UINDY FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL FALLS IN FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF MATCHUP
ALLENDALE, Mich. – The No. 14 UIndy football team ended its season Saturday, falling to host Grand Valley State by a final score of 24-7. The Greyhounds limited the No. 5 Lakers to 68 rushing yards and were within one score midway through the fourth quarter.
INS & OUTS
Trailing 7-0 at halftime, the Hounds came out of the locker room with reewed purpose. The defense got a stop to start the third quarter, and the offense responded with its first scoring drive of the afternoon. UIndy marched 79 yards on just five plays, highlighted by a 34-yard catch by Alonzo Derrick and a 36-yard touchdown scamper by QB Gavin Sukup.
After the teams traded punts, the Lakers retook the lead midway through the third with a 68-yard touchdown pass. UIndy kept the margin at seven until midway through the fourth, but Grand Valley finally pulled away with points on back-to-back drives in the back half of the fourth quarter, scoring on a lengthy touchdown drive and tacking on a late chip-shot field goal.
GV came into the game ranked sixth in DII in rushing yards per game, but the Hounds held them to nearly 180 yards under their season average. Senior linebacker Clay Schulte led the stout UIndy defense, matching a career best with 13 tackles.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Schulte tallied three tackles for a loss and accounted for the team’s lone takeaway with a interception late in the second quarter.
– RB1 Jon Lewis racked up 123 yards and 20 carries.
– San Flowers and Kole Viel amassed nine tackles apiece, while Viel and Aaron Barnett each had a sack.
– Amarion Evans had 3.0 TFLs, a forced fumble and a QB hurry.
– The teams combined to go 3-for-28 on third down, yielding a total of 19 punts.
MARIAN VOLLEYBALL
MARIAN STAMPS TICKET FOR SIOUX CITY IN FOUR-SET VICTORY OVER COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL
INDIANAPOLIS – After dropping the first set Saturday night in the NAIA Opening Round, the Marian volleyball team ramped up the intensity and rolled to three consecutive set victories over Columbia International, taking the match 3-1 to advance to the NAIA Tournament Final Site. Marian improves to 24-8 overall on the season after their NAIA Opening Round win.
Marian got off to a hot start in the match, rattling off the first six points in set one to take a quick lead. The Knights won the race to 10 points, but saw their lead whittle away as Columbia International scored in bunches of two and three, tying the set at 10-10. A kill from Mikayla Christiansen helped Marian surge on top 12-10, but a 5-0 run by the Rams on the opposite side of the swing gave the visitors a lead, forcing a timeout by the Knights. Christiansen would land a kill to get the Knights back within two, but CIU responded with a 5-0 run again, pushing the lead to seven. Columbia International would go on to win the opening set 25-16, finishing the game on a 5-3 advantage.
The Knights again found themselves playing from behind early in the second set as they took the floor following their set one loss, as the Rams barged ahead 7-3. Marian would behind by as many as six in the game, but slowly chipped away, as a Logan Smith kill ignited the offense. Khori Dryden and Madison Brooks landed kills to help tie the set at 13-13, and set up a quick exchange of points over the next eight rallies. Gabby Fish ended the point-swapping as she scored a kill to tie the set at 17-17, and started a 3-0 sprint as Nicole Wilkinson recorded a pair of block assists to give Marian the 19-17 edge. CIU would rally to tie, but a pair of 2-0 swings that featured two service aces gave Marian a 23-20 lead, pushing them to their 25-21 second set win.
Landing the second set victory helped Marian regain momentum, as they came out strong in the third set with a 4-0 run. Marian’s run would be answered with a 3-1 swing favoring Columbia International, bringing the Rams within one point at a 9-8 count. Fish halted the momentum from the opposite side of the net with a kill, fueling the 6-0 run that gave Marian a 15-8 edge. The Rams would eventually rally back within two points, but were unable to catch Marian as self-inflicted errors pushed the Knights in front 21-16. Fish and Brooks paced the closing stretch for the Knights, with the seniors scoring kills to reach set point, while Wilkinson buried the set-winning point giving Marian the 25-22 victory.
Carrying a 2-1 lead into the fourth set, Marian again pounced on Columbia International, building an 8-1 lead that featured three kills from Evie Dart. The strong start helped Marian push in front 13-8, but the Rams again showed fight inching within two. A kill by CIU’s Hanah Weiss made the score 14-12 in favor of Marian, and was answered by Khori Dryden, as the sophomore helped spark a 4-1 run to push the home lead to five. Marian carried their lead the rest of the way, and got a kill and ace from Christiansen to reach match point. Dryden would be the recipient of the final pass from Logan Smith, putting away the match-winning kill as the Knights closed the NAIA Opening Round with a 25-20 victory, taking the contest 3-1.
The Knights finished the match hitting .151, while recording 81 digs and seven service aces. Columbia led the match with kills, digs, and assists, however Marian committed 12 less errors in the match, helping their victory. Dryden led the team with a 13-kill, 11-dig double-double, while Christiansen finished with 11 kills and 11 digs. Emma Lyons posted a team-high 20 digs, and Logan Smith had a double-double with 19 assists and 15 digs. Emerson Evans recorded 17 assists, and Wilkinson led the team with seven total blocks, including one solo.
Marian has now punched their ticket for Sioux City, Iowa, and will learn their opponents in the NAIA Pool Play on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. ET.
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER ADVANCE TO NAIA FINAL SITE WITH SHUTOUT WIN OVER NO. 14 LIFE
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Marian women’s soccer team continues onto the Sweet 16 in the NAIA National Tournament traveling to Pensacola, Fla. to compete at the final site. With the Knights 3-0 shutout win Marian moves to a 17-3-2 overall record.
The Knights opened up the first half with Layla Brown claiming three shots in hte first 10 minutes of play, two being a tad too high and one being on target. After 10 minutes of a dry spell for both sides Naomi Walters claimed the first goal with the assist from Layla Brown to put the Knights in the lead 1-0 at the 23′ mark. 10 minutes later both Kiley Jones and Kylie Conrad took their shots at a goal but were both a tad too high from the target. The Running Eagles took their chances at a goal but came up short to Mycheala Johnson’s efforts in goal with 20 seconds remaining in the half to secure the 1-0 lead for the Knights going into the half.
Marian opened up the second half with a corner kick from Katie Koger. A few minutes later Koger got her shot into the back of the goal off of a great pass from Jones to increase the Knights lead 2-0. Two minutes later Lizzie Chlystun got within shooting range but shot too far wide right off of the target. Within a minute more of play Naomi Walters was able to get her header off of a pass from Jones to extend the lead and claim a brace for the evening. The Knights were able to claim two more shots before Life was able to take their chances. With Cecelia Kostick and Chlystun each taking their chances at the target. Kostick’s hit a margin to high making contact with the crossbar and Chlystun’s shot getting caught by the Running Eagles goalie. Both sides of the field traded shots with Olivia Parmer’s shot going a little too right off of the target with five minutes remaining in the match. The ball stayed in the middle of the field for the remaining five minutes of play to allow the Knights to secure the 3-0 win over the Running Eagles.
Layla Brown led the team in shots with three shots and one on target. Lizzie Chlystun and Naomi Walters were able to each claim two shots with Chlystun claiming one shot on target and Walters claiming both of her shots on target to claim each of her goals. In goal Johnson claimed the shutout win as well as one save on the evening.
With the win the Knights move onto the Round of 16 to compete against the College of Idaho on December 2nd or 3rd at 7 p.m. at the final site in Pensacola, Fla.
MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
MEN’S SOCCER’S NAIA TOURNAMENT RUN CUT SHORT IN DOUBLE-OVERTIME LOSS AT OKLAHOMA CITY
Oklahoma City, Okla. – The Marian men’s soccer team saw their historic 2024 season come to an abrupt end on Saturday afternoon, falling in double-overtime against Oklahoma City University by a 3-2 score in the NAIA Tournament Second Round. Marian’s season ends with a 14-5-3 overall record.
The Knights held the offensive edge in the opening minutes of the match as they earned two corner kicks in the first six minutes of the match, but were unable to come out with a shot attempt in the contest. Oklahoma City responded by taking the game’s first shot in the 10th minute, only to be answered by Donovan Doolittle three minutes later. Foslyn Grant would rip a pair of shot attempts in the 22nd and 23rd minutes, but as the clock rolled into the 24th minute Oklahoma City found a counter-attack, getting a goal from Marco Alongi in the 24th minute to secure a 1-0 lead for the home team.
Marian would fire shots in the 27th and and 41st minutes, but were unsuccessful in their counter, entering the half trailing 1-0. Juan Torres would make a save before half to keep the score 1-0, as the Stars held a 6-5 edge in shot attempts at the break.
The Stars would start the second half on the defensive, denying shots from Yeudiel Sebastian Gonzalez and Foslyn Grant in the period’s first 10 minutes. Oklahoma City would add to their lead in the 60th minute, as Alongi scored his second goal of the day to give the hosts a 2-0 lead. With their backs at the wall, Marian went on an offensive assault, taking over possession as they sought out their first goal. In the 72nd minute, Gonzalez was able to deliver for Marian, scoring on a penalty kick to cut the deficit in half.
Oklahoma City would attempt to add to their lead but saw a set piece end with a high shot attempt. Marian would rally back off the look with an attempt in the 76th minute, and in the 77th minute Josh Wesseling scored unassisted, driving home the equalizing goal. Wesseling would give a goal for the game-winning goal but was blocked by the Stars defense, and with 13 seconds left in regulation Torres came up with a diving save in front of the goal to keep the tie.
Knotted 2-2, Marian and Oklahoma City entered overtime, and in the first extra session Oklahoma City held a 2-1 edge in shot attempts, with Torres making a 99th minute save to keep the tie. In the second overtime, Marian would see their strong defense crack, as OKC scored in the fifth minute of the final period, with Alongi completing a hat trick to seal the game 3-2.
Marian held a 13-12 overall edge in shots in the loss, and had a game-high four shots from Foslyn Grant. Wesseling and Gonzalez both took three shots in the match. In goal, Torres suffered the defeat in 104:18 of game action, making three saves against three goals allowed.
While the season for Marian ends on a sour note, the Knights made program history in 2024, holding a 14-5-3 overall record and reaching the NAIA Tournament for the first time in program history.
MARIAN MEN’S BB
MARIAN’S VALIANT COMEBACK ENDS SHORT IN 76-74 LOSS AGAINST SPRING ARBOR
INDIANAPOLIS – The Marian men’s basketball trailed by as many as 22 points in the second half against Spring Arbor on Saturday, and despite their comeback efforts, the Knights ended the game two points short in a 76-74 loss. Marian’s loss is their second consecutive, as they drop to 4-3 on the season and 0-2 in Crossroads League play.
The Knights and Cougars traded blows in the first three minutes of the game as Noah Lovan got the offense rolling with five quick points, but after a second-made three from Travis Grayson, Marian would see themselves trailing for the remainder of the half. The three from Grayson ignited a 14-0 run that put Spring Arbor on top 19-7 with 13:54 to play in the half, putting Marian behind by double digits.
The Knights would get instant offense off the bench from Aidan Franks as the redshirt-freshman and freshman Lovan chipped the deficit down to eight with 7:14 to play. Josiah Gustin and Dylan Moles would keep Marian within four possessions over the final four minutes of the first half, and with 48 seconds to play a second jumper by Moles made the score 39-29 entering the half.
Spring Arbor turned up their offense after the second half began, knocking down nearly every shot as they came back from the locker room. A pair of technicals assessed to the Marian bench with 15:52 to play in the game allowed the Spring Arbor run to roll to 10 unanswered points, and with 13:27 to play in the game the Cougars established a 57-35 lead.
Marian turned on their rally hats after the Cougars Aden Zank buried a three, chipping away with Aidan Franks and Noah Lovan carrying the offense. Ehladj Diallo established a rhythm in the second half, and Lovan continued to fight as he led the offensive efforts. With under 10 minutes to play, Marian found themselves trailing by 21 points, but continued to fight as Lovan ignited a quick 6-0 run to cut the margin to 15.
Continuing to fight, Marian made their mark with 4:57 to play in the game, as Lovan knocked down a pair of free throws after the final media timeout. Lovan quickly got a steal on the inbounds pass, and found Josiah Gustin for a three-point play. The quick strike lifted the energy in the arena, as Marian went on a 10-0 run, forcing seven turnovers in the sprint to cut the lead to five. Spring Arbor would halt the Marian run with 2:15 to play as Kevyn Robertson sank a pair of free throws, pushing the Cougars back in front 69-62. Ehladj Diallo and Gustin scored five unanswered points after the free throws to make it a two point game with under a minute to play, forcing the Knights into a foul-stretch.
Spring Arbor would make seven free throws in the final minute to hold their lead, but left the door open as Diallo and Lovan got Marian within a point with 9.1 seconds to play. Marian would have to foul twice before the game ended, and had a chance to get within one, but an intentionally missed free throw from Lovan allowed the ball to go back to Spring Arbor, who would eventually force a long full-court shot that fell short, ending the game in a 76-74 Marian defeat.
Lovan stepped up in his first collegiate start, scoring 30 points while grabbing six rebounds. Franks scored 13 off the bench, and Diallo finished with 12 points. Foe finished the night with five rebounds, and Braden Walters had a pair of steals.
Marian will return to action on Monday, December 2 as they travel to Judson University.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
NUMBERS IN SPORTS
33 – 25 – 30 – 20 – 1 – 22 – 99 – 14
November 23, 1947 – Washington Redskins quarterback Number 33, Sammy Baugh passed for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)
November 23, 1960 – LA Dodgers outfielder Number 25, Frank Howard was voted NL Rookie of Year
November 23, 1962 – LA Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills, Number 30 was named National League MVP
November 23, 1965 – The 31st Heisman Trophy Award went to USC running back, Number 20, Mike Garrett
November 23, 1966 – Chicago outfielder, Number 1, Tommie Agee was voted AL Rookie of Year
November 23, 1984 – Boston College QB Number 22, Doug Flutie passed for 472 yards, including game ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47-45
November 23, 1988 – Edmonton Oiler’s Number 99, Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th NHL goal
November 23, 1991 – Brigham Young University quarterback Number 14, Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season, and 15,031 yards for career
FOOTBALL HISTORY
Army vs. Notre Dame 1934
November 24, 1934 – Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York – 81,000 fans packed the “House that Ruth Built” to watch the heavily favored Army team take on Notre Dame. It was such an attraction that fans were seen sitting in the aisles on all three decks of the stadium. As decribed by the Irishlgends.com website, It was a tight defensive battle much of the game. With little time remaining Irish Head Coach Elmer Layden, who had been one of the Four Horsemen during his playing days, sent in fullback Don Hanley. Hanley was the last player on the roster that had played under the legendary Coach Knute Rockne, who died in a tragic plane crash in March of 1931 while enroute to be in the film, The Spirit of Notre Dame. Hanley took the hand off in the final seconds and plunged over the goal line to give Notre Dame the 12-6 upset victory. The press ate up the story of Hannley being one of Knute’s players and with Layden also being a former star for Rockne, the symbolic torch of coaching a winning Notre Dame program was passed.Grey Cup # 22 & 39
3 Grey Cup Memories
November 24, 1934 – Toronto’s Varsity Stadium – The 22nd CFL Grey Cup was played as the Sarnia Imperials faced the Regina Roughriders. Regina had played in 7 Grey Cup finals in the past 12 seasons going into the game according to the cfl.ca site. The Imperials went on to win their first Championship with a 20-12 win over Regina Roughriders completing an undefeated season.
November 24, 1951 – Varsity Stadium, Toronto – The 39th Grey Cup Final for the CFL Championship was played. In the tight game the Ottawa Rough Riders came out victorious claiming their 4th Championship with a 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders with the full story found here. The Roughriders scratched and clawed their way into the big game as they finished with a record of 8-6 not to be confused with the Champion Ottawa Rough Riders. That must have been a tough one to listen to on the radio broadcast when the Roughriders played the Rough Riders!
November 24, 1956 – Varsity Stadium, Toronto – According to the cfl.ca it was the third consecutive year the Edmonton Eskimos faced the Montreal Alouettes in the Grey Cup Final. The old saying goes the more things change the more they stay the same, well in this case it was true as the Edmonton Eskimos defeated those Montreal Alouettes for 3rd straight year, but this time it was 50-27 pwer the story on the cfl.ca.
Jim Brown was Awesome Even as a Rook
November 24, 1957 – Cleveland Browns running back Jim Brown rushed for 237 yards and 4 touchdowns against the Los Angeles Rams. It was Brown’s rookie season and according to fs64sports Brown wasn’t even the target for the Browns in the 1957 Draft, Len Dawson was. The Pittsburgh Steelers drafted Dawson before the Browns got a chance to and so they went with their next choice Jim Brown of Syracuse. Boty did that ever work out well for Cleveland!
’64 Heisman
November 24, 1964 – New York City – The 30th Heisman Trophy Award winner was announced as John Huarte the Quarterback from Notre Dame. Per the American Football DataBase the Irish lost only once in the season as Huarte threw for 2,062 yards with only 205 passes for a ten plus yard average. In the 1965 Chicago College All-Star Game where Huarte led a squad against the defending NFL Champion Cleveland Browns, John Huarte was the MVP of the game.
62nd Grey Cup
November 24, 1974 – Empire Stadium, Vancouver – The CFL‘s Grey Cup played for the 62nd time pitted the Montreal Alouettes against the Edmonton Eskimos once again. The time Montreal got the better of the Eskimos on a slick, wet field by the score of 20-7 per onthisday.com.
Irish Stop Hurricanes in Japan
November 24, 1979 – Tokyo, Japan – Notre Dame beats Miami 40-15 in the Mirage Bowl per Irishlegends.com.
Fandom.com explains that the Mirage Bowl was an annual college football game hosted in Tokyo, Japan from 1977 through 1993. The game was renamed the Coca-Cola Bowl or Coca-Cola Classic in 1986 and kept this name until the event was discontinued after the 1993 season.
CFL Champs Crowned
November 24, 1985 – Olympic Stadium, Montreal – The 73rd CFL Grey Cup had the BC Lions defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 37-24. Onthisday.com informs us that it was the final CFL game played with a 25-yard long endzone.
Dallas Stops Washington Streak
November 24, 1991 – RFK Stadium, Washington D.C. – After starting off the season with a perfect 12-0 record, the Washington Redskins lost to the Dallas Cowboys 24-21 per the Washington Post. The Cowboys lost their starting QB Troy Aikman in the 3rd quarter but still controlled the clock for 39 minutes and the Dallas D held the Washington rushing offense to a mere 50 yards to help Dallas defeat their arch rivals.
3 More Grey Cups
November 24, 1991 – Winnipeg Stadium – The CFL’s 79th edition of the Grey Cup had the Toronto Argonauts defeating the Calgary Stampeders, 36-21. Weather played a major factor in the game as temps got to -16 degrees Celsius at kickoff making it the coldest Grey Cup Game ever. Rocket Ismail, formerly of Notre Dame and all-time CFL great, was the game’s MVP. While Calgary’s Dave Sapunjis, was the Most Valuable Canadian. The Boatmen celebrated the Championship under their new ownership of LA Kings owner Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy per the onthisday.com website.
November 24, 1996 – Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton – In the 84th CFL Grey Cup was played per the Toronto.com internet site. The Toronto Argonauts won their CFL 13th title as they beat Edmonton Eskimos, 43-37. Quarterback Doug Flutie of the Argos was the game’s MVP. This edition of the Grey Cup is sometimes called The Snow Bowl because of the near blizzard-like weather conditions.
November 24, 2002 – Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton – The 90th edition of the CFL Grey Cup had once again the Montreal Alouettes defeating the Edmonton Eskimos 25-16. It marked the 5th time that a Don Matthews’ coached team won the Grey Cup title.
It’s Iron Bowl Season
November 24, 2007 – Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, AL. – In the 72nd volume of the annual Iron Bowl it was just as much a matchup of coaching strategy as it was raw talent on the field. Alabama had recently hired Nick Saban to combat the success that Auburn was having under the direction of Tommy Tuberville according to the ESPN.com story on the game. The Tigers scored a touchdown with Brandon Cox running a sneak from 1 yard out to hang on for a 17-10 SEC victory over their rival, the Crimson Tide of Alabama.
November 24, 2012 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama – The 77th Iron Bowl was a one sided affair as the Crimson Tide dominated every aspect of the game per the piece on sbnation.com. Alabama blanked their arch nemesis Auburn in a statement game 49-0 serving notice to the nation who the top team was. The Tide went 13-1 that season and outmatched Notre Dame in the Bowl Championship Game.
Grey Cup 101
November 24, 2013 – Taylor Field, Regina – At the 101st Grey Cup for the CFL Championship it was the Saskatchewan Roughriders winning their 4th title as they defeated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 45-23. The Most Valuable Player was Roughriders running back Kory Sheets who set a Grey Cup record by rushing for 197 yards with 2 touchdowns thanks to a onthisday.com post.
SEC Matchup
November 24, 2018 – Alabama has a victory over Auburn in a big way as the final score was 52-21.
107th Grey Cup
November 24, 2019 – McMahon Stadium, Calgary, Alberta – The 107th Grey Cup Game was played as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats tangled with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Bombers were the better team that day as they dominated the score 33-12 over the T-Cats per the cfl.ca story. Winnipegs’s Andrew Harris was honored with earning both the MVP and the Most Valuable Canadian Awards, for unbelievably the first time in Cup history!
Hall of Fame Birthdays for November 24
Alabama’s Dixie Howell
November 24, 1912 – Hartford, Alabama – Millard “Dixie” Howell the halfback from the University of Alabama was born. Back in the early 1930’s it was normal for one of the halfbacks to throw the ball. This was the case for Dixie who connected on many passes with the Tide’s great receiver Don Hutson to win games including the 1935 Rose Bowl against Stanford. His other favorite target was a guy by the name of Bear Bryant, talk about some legendary names on that roster! The National Football Foundation voted Dixie Howell into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1970. After school was over Howell played one year with the Washington Redskins, 1937. He coached Arizona State 1937-41 with a 20-9-4 record and Idaho 1947-50.
A Couple of Old Navy Buddies!
November 24, 1924 – Pottstown, Pennsylvania – The U.S. Naval Academy’s End Dick Duden came into this world. After the tremendous 1945 season he was named All-America by Associated Press, United Press, Grantland Rice, Sporting News, Central Press and Football Writers among others. The NFF chose to induct Dick Duden into their College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. After some further Naval service Dick played one year with the New York Giants, and returned to the Naval Academy as assistant football coach. In 1973, he was named to the all-time Army-Navy football team by sports writers.
November 24, 1924 – The U.S. Naval Academy’s Center Dick Scott was born. Dick was named to the All-American teams in 1945 and 1947. Per the NFF website in 1948 he was runner-up MVP in the College All- Star game played in Chicago. The Committee voted Dick Scott into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
RB – John Henry Johnson
November 24, 1929 – John Henry Johnson was a great fullback who attended St. Mary’s University and was the second pick in the 1953 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers as told on the profootballhof.com internet site. Johnson rushed for over 1000 yards in both the 1962 and 1964 seasons and was the first Steeler to ever accomplish the feat. After his contract ended in Pittsburgh he played in the CFL for a season and then returned to the NFL with the 49ers, and Detroit Lions and then played his 13th and final por season with the AFL’s Houston Oilers. After the dust on his brilliant career had settled, Johnson accounted for 6803 career rushing yards and ranked him fourth on the All-Time rushing list. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined John Henry Johnson in the class of 1987.
A&M’s Yale Lary
November 24, 1930 – Yale Lary the safety from Texas A&M was born. Yale was a fixture for 11 seasons at Safety for the Detroit Lions. Lary was a contributing force to the three NFL Championships that the Lions franchise enjoyed during the span of his career per his bio on the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s site. Besides his 50 career interceptions at Safety Yale Lary was also a great punter for the Detroit squad as he also won the NFL punting crown in three seasons and just missed out on a fourth title in an additional season. His 44.3 yard average on over 500 punts makes him one of the best punters in pro history. The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined the great Yale Lary in 1979.
Double HOF Stan Jones
November 24, 1931 – Altoona, Pennsylvania – Maryland Terrapin Tackle Stan Jones was born. Jones played offensive and defensive tackle for Maryland and was a unanimous All-American selection after the 1953 season. That same 1953 Jones and his Terp teammates enjoyed the limelight of being crowned National Champions! Stan Jones was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000 by the National Football Foundation. After graduation Stan made it into the NFL and his career covered 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins. He served as assistant coach with Denver and Buffalo from 1967-77. Stan Jones was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1991 .
HB – Pervis Atkins
November 24, 1935 – Ruston, Louisiana – Pervis Atkins the fine halfback from New Mexico State University celebrated his birth. Atkins twice topped the nation in all-purpose yards (1959-60) and holds the New Mexico State single season record with 1,800 all- purpose yards in 1960. During the 1959 season, he led the nation in rushing (971) and punt return yards (241). The NFF selected Pervis Atkins to join the ranks of the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Atkins was drafted in the third round of the 1960 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He played seven seasons in the NFL, including stints with the Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders. He finished his career with 3,300 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.
The Former Commish
November 24, 1940 – Paul Tagliabue the former NFL Executive was a great leader at a time when the NFL needed it. He served as the NFL Commissioner for 17 seasons and in that span the NFL prospered and grew. His accomplishments included expanding the League to 32 teams, there was nearly two decades of peace with the NFLPA, 20 new NFL stadiums were constructed and took the NFL to overseas markets. The Pro Football Hall of Fame selected Paul Tagliabue to have his bust made in Canton in 2020.
DB – Terry Kinard
November 24, 1959 – Bitburg, West Germany – Terry Kinard the great DB from Clemson University was born. When you talk about a defensive back coming out of college with great stats , Terry Kinard must be in the conversation. Kinard registered 17 interceptions, 30 pass deflections, and 292 tackles during his Clemson career. Two of his picks were extremely important to the 1979 16-10 victory over Notre Dame. It was exploits like this that led Terry to All-America honors as well as many other collegiate awards. The National Football Foundation voted Terry Kinnard into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Terry enjoyed a nice 8 year career in the NFL playing for the New York Giants and the Houston Oilers.
TV SPORTS SUNDAY
| NFL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Kansas City at Carolina | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Minnesota at Chicago | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Tennessee at Houston | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Detroit at Indianapolis | 1:00pm | FOX |
| New England at Miami | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Tampa Bay at NY Giants | 1:00pm | CBS |
| Dallas at Washington | 1:00pm | FOX |
| Denver at Las Vegas | 4:05pm | CBS |
| San Francisco at Green Bay | 4:05pm | FOX |
| Arizona at Seattle | 4:05pm | FOX |
| Philadelphia at LA Rams | 8:20pm | NBC/Peacock |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Minnesota Timberwolves at Boston Celtics | 5:00pm | FanDuel Sports North NBCS-BOS |
| Washington Wizards at Indiana Pacers | 7:00pm | MNMT FanDuel Sports Indiana |
| Dallas Mavericks at Miami Heat | 8:00pm | KMPX FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Los Angeles Clippers at Philadelphia 76ers | 8:00pm | NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports SoCal |
| Toronto Raptors at Cleveland Cavaliers | 8:00pm | TSportsnet FanDuel Sports Ohio |
| Brooklyn Nets at Sacramento Kings | 8:30pm | YES NBCS-CA |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Utah at Toronto | 7:00pm | Utah 16 Sportsnet |
| MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational | 10:30am | ESPNU |
| Georgia vs. St. John’s | 11:00am | CBSSN |
| Hampton vs. Boise State | 11:00am | FloSports |
| Holy Cross at Maine | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Charleston Classic | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Villanova vs. Maryland | 1:00pm | ESPN |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational | 1:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Rutgers at Kennesaw State | 1:00pm | CBSSN |
| Binghamton at Central Connecticut | 1:00pm | NEC Front Row |
| UNC Asheville at Central Arkansas | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Charleston at Rhode Island | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Vermont vs. Fairfield | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| William & Mary at App State | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Rosemont at Lafayette | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
| South Dakota State vs. Duquesne | 1:30pm | FloSports |
| Eastern Illinois at Valparaiso | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Bryant at St. Bonaventure | 2:00pm | ESPN+ |
| St. Thomas at Milwaukee | 2:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Charleston Classic | 3:00pm | ESPN |
| Greenbrier Tip-Off | 3:00pm | CBSSN |
| FIU at FGCU | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Alabama at Northwestern State | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Alabama State at Akron | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UMass vs. Florida State | 3:30pm | ESPN2 |
| CSUN vs. Utah Tech | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Mercyhurst at Air Force | 4:00pm | ALT |
| Sacramento State at California | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Campbell at Evansville | 4:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Queens at ETSU | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UAPB at Missouri | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Jackson State at Lipscomb | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Idaho at San Diego | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Alcorn State at UC Riverside | 5:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Missouri State vs. High Point | 5:00pm | FloSports |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational | 5:30pm | ESPN |
| Charleston Classic | 5:30pm | ESPN2 |
| Greenbrier Tip-Off | 5:30pm | CBSSN |
| Yale vs. Delaware | 6:00pm | ESPNU |
| Paradise Jam | 6:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Denver at Montana | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Grambling State at USC | 7:00pm | B1G+ |
| Old Dominion vs. Boston College | 7:30pm | FloSports |
| Myrtle Beach Invitational | 8:00pm | ESPN2 |
| Texas Southern at New Mexico | 8:00pm | MWN |
| Southern Miss at Montana State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Charleston Classic | 8:30pm | ESPN |
| Paradise Jam | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Arkansas St. at Arkansas | 3:00pm | SECN |
| Washington St. at Iowa | 4:00pm | BTN |
| MOTORSPORTS | TIME ET | TV |
| Formula One: Las Vegas Grand Prix | 1:00am | ESPN |
| GOLF | TIME ET | TV |
| PGA: RSM Classic | 1:00pm | GOLF |
| LPGA: Tour Championship | 1:00pm | NBC |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| Serie A: Genoa vs Cagliari | 6:30am | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Osasuna vs Villarreal | 8:00am | ESPN+ |
| EPL: Southampton vs Liverpool | 9:00am | USA Peacock |
| Ligue 1: Lille vs Rennes | 9:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Serie A: Como vs Fiorentina | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Serie A: Torino vs Monza | 9:00am | Paramount+ |
| Bundesliga: Holstein Kiel vs Mainz 05 | 9:30am | ESPN+ |
| La Liga: Sevilla vs Rayo Vallecano | 10:15am | ESPN+ |
| Ligue 1: Auxerre vs Angers SCO | 11:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| Ligue 1: Nantes vs Le Havre | 11:00am | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| EPL: Ipswich Town vs Manchester United | 11:30am | USA Peacock |
| Bundesliga: Borussia M’gladbach vs St. Pauli | 11:30am | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Napoli vs Roma | 12:00pm | Paramount+ |
| La Liga: Leganés vs Real Madrid | 12:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Bundesliga: Heidenheim vs Wolfsburg | 1:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Serie A: Lazio vs Bologna | 2:45pm | Paramount+ |
| Ligue 1: Nice vs Strasbourg | 2:45pm | Fanatiz beIN Sports |
| La Liga: Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad | 3:00pm | ESPN+ |
| MLS: Orlando City SC vs Atlanta United | 3:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
| MLS: LA Galaxy vs Minnesota United | 6:00pm | MLS Season Pass |
| FIGURE SKATING | TIME ET | TV |
| Cup of China | 4:00pm | NBC |