THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STATE FINALS

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)

STATE FINALS PREVIEW: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2024-25%20Football%20Preview.pdf

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AUSTIN	85	CROTHERSVILLE	72
CASCADE	72	FAITH CHRISTIAN	43
HIGHLAND	73	WESTVILLE	53
INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS	84	INDIANAPOLIS TECH	49
INDIANAPOLIS HERRON	67	EAST DAYTON CHRISTIAN (OHIO)	14
KIPP INDY LEGACY	79	CENTRAL CHRISTIAN	26
LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN	71	WASHINGTON CATHOLIC	10
MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN	54	INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE	50
SEEGER	60	CRAWFORDSVILLE	54
TAYLOR	53	CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN	12
CHICAGO HEIGHTS TOURNAMENT
MARIAN CATHOLIC (ILL.)	70	HAMMOND CENTRAL	69	OT
SCHLARMAN (ILL.) TOURNAMENT
COVINGTON	60	SCHLARMAN (ILL.)	38

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL

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ATTICA	29	NORTH NEWTON	12
CASTON	49	OREGON-DAVIS	45
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN	49	KIPP INDY LEGACY	40
DONOVAN (ILL.)	33	SOUTH NEWTON	28
EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL	54	WHITING	32
ELWOOD	37	COWAN	24
FORT WAYNE WAYNE	77	FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY	21
FOUNTAIN CENTRAL	50	FRONTIER	22
GREENFIELD-CENTRAL	55	HERITAGE CHRISTIAN	38
INDIANAPOLIS HERRON	57	EAST DAYTON CHRISTIAN (OHIO)	17
LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC	67	KANKAKEE VALLEY	43
NORTHEAST DUBOIS	40	WOOD MEMORIAL	39
PENDLETON HEIGHTS	79	INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD	50
PLAINFIELD	73	GREENWOOD	27
SHAWE MEMORIAL	64	CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	53
SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH	50	ELKHART CHRISTIAN	39
SOUTH DECATUR	37	MILAN	34
SOUTHMONT	36	SOUTH PUTNAM	29
TAYLOR	42	CROSSPOINTE CHRISTIAN	29
WAPAHANI	83	WES-DEL	10
WARREN CENTRAL	67	INDIANAPOLIS TECH	15
WAYNE TRACE (OHIO)	53	FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK	40

INDIANA BOYS BASKETBALL IBCA PRE-SEASON POLL

RANK	SCHOOL	TOTAL POINTS	RECORD	1ST PLACE VOTES
1	FISHERS	434	0-0	16
2	JEFFERSONVILLE	403	0-0	4
3	LAWRENCE NORTH	382	0-0	1
4	INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL	347	0-0	1
5	BEN DAVIS	326	0-0
6	GREENFIELD-CENTRAL	297	0-0
7	CARMEL	266	0-0
8	INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS	230	0-0
9	WARSAW COMMUNITY	208	0-0
10	CROWN POINT	206	0-0
11	ANDERSON	156	0-0
12	NEW PALESTINE	152	0-0
13	NOBLESVILLE	150	0-0
14	SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH	135	0-0
15	FORT WAYNE WAYNE	88	0-0
16	ZIONSVILLE	75	0-0
17	FORT WAYNE BISHOP LUERS	70	0-0
18	EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL	69	0-0
19	AVON	66	0-0
20	WESTFIELD	56	0-0
OTHER SCHOOLS RECEIVING VOTES
BARR-REEVE, BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE, BLOOMINGTON SOUTH, BREBEUF JESUIT, BROWNSBURG, BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL, CARROLL (FORT WAYNE), CENTER GROVE, COLUMBUS EAST, DANVILLE, EVANSVILLE F. J. REITZ, EVANSVILLE HARRISON, EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL, FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK CHRISTIAN, FORT WAYNE CANTERBURY, GARY WEST SIDE, GUERIN CATHOLIC, HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN, HERITAGE HILLS, INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN, KOKOMO, LAKE CENTRAL, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, MT. VERNON, MT. VERNON (FORTVILLE), NEW ALBANY, NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS), NORTHRIDGE, NORTHWOOD, PARK TUDOR, PIKE, PLAINFIELD, PORTAGE, PRINCETON COMMUNITY, SILVER CREEK, SOUTH BEND RILEY, TERRE HAUTE NORTH VIGO, TIPPECANOE VALLEY, WARREN CENTRAL, 21ST CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOL – GARY

INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL POLLS

1. LAWRENCE CENTRAL (5-0)

2. HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN (5-0)

3. HOMESTEAD (6-0)

4. CENTER GROVE (5-0)

5. PLAINFIELD (6-0)

6. WARSAW (7-0)

7. NORTHRIDGE (5-1)

8. SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON (5-1)

9. MCCUTCHEON (7-1)

10. FRANKLIN CENTRAL (5-2)

1. GREENSBURG (5-0)

2. SILVER CREEK (4-0)

3. WASHINGTON (5-2)

4. DANVILLE (4-1)

5. COLUMBIA CITY (4-1)

6. EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (2-0)

7. EVANSVILLE CENTRAL (5-1)

8. BELLMONT (5-0)

9. NORWELL (4-3)

10. LOWELL (6-0)

1. SOUTH KNOX (8-0)

2. AUSTIN (5-0)

3. NORTH KNOX (5-1)

4. BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (4-0)

5. EASTERN HANCOCK (6-0)

6. ALEXANDRIA (6-0)

6. LANESVILLE (4-1)

8. RENSSELAER CENTRAL (6-1)

9. NORTHEASTERN (6-0)

10. PARKE HERITAGE (5-0)

1. NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG) (6-0)

2. BORDEN (6-2)

3. MARQUETTE CATHOLIC (4-2)

4. ORLEANS (3-1)

5. CLINTON CENTRAL (5-2)

6. TRI (5-1)

7. MORGAN TWP. (5-1)

8. SPRINGS VALLEY (3-1)

9. WESTVILLE (5-0)

10. TRI-COUNTY (4-1)

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING RESULTS

https://indianamat.com/index.php?/dualresults.html/

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

WEEK 14

TUESDAY, NOV. 26

7 P.M. | TOLEDO AT AKRON | ESPN2
7 P.M. | KENT STATE AT BUFFALO | ESPN+

THURSDAY, NOV. 28

2 P.M. | TUSKEGEE AT ALABAMA STATE | ESPNU
7:30 P.M. | MEMPHIS AT TULANE | ESPN

FRIDAY, NOV. 29

SATURDAY, NOV. 30

WEEK 15

FRIDAY, DEC. 6

SATURDAY, DEC. 7

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP POLL

1 KANSAS

2 UCONN

3 GONZAGA

4 AUBURN

5 IOWA STATE

6 HOUSTON

7 TENNESSEE

8 KENTUCKY

9 ALABAMA

10 MARQUETTE

11 DUKE

12 NORTH CAROLINA

13 PURDUE

14 INDIANA

15 WISCONSIN

16 CINCINNATI

17 BAYLOR

18 FLORIDA

19 ARKANSAS

20 TEXAS A&M

21 CREIGHTON

22 XAVIER

23 OLE MISS

24 ARIZONA

25 MISSISSIPPI STATE

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

BYU 70, PITTSBURGH 62, TEXAS 57, OHIO ST. 55, SAINT MARY’S 52, ILLINOIS 50, MEMPHIS 38, TEXAS TECH 31, DRAKE 29, NEBRASKA 21, MICHIGAN ST. 14, GEORGIA 11, ST. JOHN’S 10, OREGON 10, PENN ST. 9, UTAH ST. 6, VANDERBILT 6, NEVADA 5, UCLA 5, ARIZONA ST 5, MARYLAND 4, PROVIDENCE 3, FURMAN 2, FLORIDA ST. 1, COLUMBIA 1.

USA TODAY MEN’S TOP 25 POLL

THE USA TODAY SPORTS TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL POLL, WITH TEAM’S RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY IN PARENTHESES, TOTAL POINTS BASED ON 25 FOR FIRST PLACE THROUGH ONE POINT FOR 25TH, RANKING IN LAST WEEK’S POLL AND FIRST-PLACE VOTES RECEIVED.

RANK	SCHOOL (RECORD)	POINTS	LAST YEAR’S FINAL RANKING	FIRST-PLACE VOTES
1	KANSAS (5-0)	767	1	25
2	CONNECTICUT (4-0)	717	2	2
3	AUBURN (4-0)	707	3	3
4	GONZAGA (5-0)	689	4	1
5	IOWA STATE (3-0)	602	5	0
6	TENNESSEE (6-0)	587	9	0
7	HOUSTON (3-1)	559	8	0
8	KENTUCKY (5-0)	539	11	0
9	ALABAMA (4-1)	527	7	0
10	DUKE (4-1)	502	10	0
11	MARQUETTE (6-0)	499	15	0
12	PURDUE (5-1)	429	6	0
13	NORTH CAROLINA (3-1)	424	12	0
14	CINCINNATI (5-0)	330	16	0
15	INDIANA (4-0)	262	18	0
16	FLORIDA (6-0)	260	19	0
17	WISCONSIN (7-0)	252	25	0
18	BAYLOR (4-2)	244	14	0
19	CREIGHTON (4-1)	167	13	0
20	TEXAS A&M (4-1)	146	22	0
21	ARKANSAS (4-1)	128	23	0
22	XAVIER (5-0)	85	NR	0
23	ARIZONA (2-2)	76	17	0
24	MISSISSIPPI (5-0)	73	NR	0
25	PITTSBURGH (6-1)	66	NR	0

DROPPED OUT: NO. 20 ILLINOIS (4-1); NO. 20 ST. JOHN’S (5-2); NO. 24 TEXAS TECH (5-1).

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: BRIGHAM YOUNG (5-0) 60; MISSISSIPPI STATE (5-0) 43; TEXAS (5-1) 43; ILLINOIS (4-1) 42; ST. JOHN’S (5-2) 40; TEXAS TECH (5-1) 39; OHIO STATE (4-1) 38; SAINT MARY’S (6-0) 33; DRAKE (6-0) 23; MEMPHIS (4-0) 21; NEBRASKA (4-1) 20; OREGON (5-0) 8; RUTGERS (4-1) 7; DAYTON (5-0) 5; MICHIGAN STATE (4-1) 4; GEORGIA (6-1) 3; UCLA (5-1) 3; NEVADA (6-1) 2; LSU (5-1) 1; MARYLAND (5-1) 1; PENN STATE (5-0) 1; UTAH STATE (5-0) 1.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

MEMPHIS 99 #2 UCONN 97 OT

#20 ARKANSAS 109 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 35

#25 ILLINOIS 92 LITTLE ROCK 34

#4 AUBURN 83 #5 IOWA STATE 81

#10 NORTH CAROLINA 92 DAYTON 90

ELSEWHERE

BALL STATE 63 EASTERN KENTUCKY 61

PURDUE FORT WAYNE 87 DREXEL 81

IU INDY 88 ALABAMA A&M 83

PENN STATE 85 FORDHAM 66

MICHIGAN STATE 72 COLORADO 56

MICHIGAN 75 VIRGINIA TECH 63

OHIO STATE 102 GREEN BAY 69

SOUTHERN INDIANA 87 INDIANA STATE 77

MINNESOTA 68 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 65

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL AP POLL

1 UCLA

2 UCONN

3 NOTRE DAME

4 SOUTH CAROLINA

5 TEXAS

6 USC

7 LSU

8 OKLAHOMA

9 KANSAS STATE

10 MARYLAND

11 OHIO STATE

12 WEST VIRGINIA

13 DUKE

14 KENTUCKY

15 IOWA STATE

16 NORTH CAROLINA

17 TCU

18 OLE MISS

19 ILLINOIS

20 NC STATE

21 OREGON

22 IOWA

23 ALABAMA

24 LOUISVILLE

25 NEBRASKA

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

MICHIGAN 51, MICHIGAN ST. 25, BAYLOR 23, VANDERBILT 21, STANFORD 17, INDIANA 9, TENNESSEE 9, FLORIDA ST. 6, MIAMI 4, RICHMOND 4, CREIGHTON 2, HARVARD 1, MINNESOTA 1.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#16 NORTH CAROLINA 69 INDIANA 39

#20 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 77 SOUTHERN 47

#7 LSU 68 WASHINGTON 67

#24 ALABAMA 83 ALABAMA STATE 33

#18 BAYLOR 73 VILLANOVA 62

#14 DUKE 73 #10 KANSAS STATE 62

#17 OLE MISS 92 BOSTON COLLEGE 55

#9 OKLAHOMA 85 DEPAUL 62

GEORGIA TECH 74 #23 OREGON 58

#2 CONNECTICUT 71 OREGON STATE 52

ELSEWHERE:

COLUMBIA 69 BALL STATE 62

VALPARAISO 72 GOSHEN COLLEGE 41

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

QUARTERFINALS

FRIDAY, NOV. 29

NO. 1 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA VS. NO. 2 WAKE FOREST, 5 P.M.

NO. 2 NORTH CAROLINA VS. NO. 4 PENN ST., 6 P.M.

SATURDAY, NOV. 30

NO. 3 STANFORD VS. NO. 4 NOTRE DAME, 5 P.M.

NO. 1 DUKE VS. NO. 7 VIRGINIA TECH, 6 P.M.

SEMIFINALS

FRIDAY, DEC. 6

QUARTERFINAL WINNERS, TBA

CHAMPIONSHIP

MONDAY, DEC. 9

SEMIFINAL WINNERS, 7 P.M.

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER NCAA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

THIRD ROUND

SATURDAY, NOV. 30

NO. 13 MARSHALL VS. NC STATE, 2 P.M.

NO. 3 DENVER VS. NO. 14 INDIANA, 4 P.M.

NO. 11 VIRGINIA VS. UMASS, 5 P.M.

NO. 5 DAYTON VS. NO. 12 SMU, 7 P.M.

SUNDAY, DEC. 1

NO. 1 OHIO ST. VS. NO. 16 STANFORD, 5 P.M.

KANSAS CITY VS. NO. 2 PITTSBURGH, 5 P.M.

NO. 9 CLEMSON VS. NO. 8 WAKE FOREST, 6 P.M.

VERMONT VS. SAN DIEGO, 8 P.M.

NFL SCORES

BALTIMORE 30 LA CHARGERS 23

WEEK 13

THURSDAY

CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS (THANKSGIVING) 12:30P (ET) 12:30P CBS

NEW YORK GIANTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (THANKSGIVING) 3:30P (CT) 4:30P FOX

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (THANKSGIVING) 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC

FRIDAY

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (FRI) 2:00P (CT) 3:00P PRIME VIDEO

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS

HOUSTON TEXANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX

ARIZONA CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX

TENNESSEE TITANS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 4:05P (ET) 4:05P FOX

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 3:05P (CT) 4:05P FOX

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT BALTIMORE RAVENS 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT BUFFALO BILLS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*

MONDAY

CLEVELAND BROWNS AT DENVER BRONCOS (MON) 6:15P (MT) 8:15P ESPN*

NBA SCORES

DETROIT 102 TORONTO 100

ORLANDO 95 CHARLOTTE 84

INDIANA 114 NEW ORLEANS 110

BOSTON 126 LA CLIPPERS 94

DALLAS 129 ATLANTA 119

MEMPHIS 123 PORTLAND 98

NEW YORK 145 DENVER 118

BROOKLYN 128 GOLDEN STATE 120

OKLAHOMA CITY 138 SACRAMENTO 109

NHL SCORES

NEW JERSEY 5 NASHVILLE 2

VEGAS 5 PHILADELPHIA 4

CAROLINA 6 DALLAS 4

WASHINGTON 4 FLORIDA 1

ST. LOUIS 5 NY RANGERS 2

TAMPA BAY 8 COLORADO 2

DETROIT 4 NY ISLANDERS 2

OTTAWA 4 CALGARY 3

WINNIPEG 4 MINNESOTA 1

SEATTLE 3 ANAHEIM 2

SAN JOSE 7 LOS ANGELES 2

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NFL NEWS

LAMAR JACKSON, RAVENS END CHARGERS’ WINNING STREAK

Lamar Jackson accounted for three touchdowns and Derrick Henry rushed for 140 yards on 24 carries to help the Baltimore Ravens record a 30-23 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night in the Harbaugh Bowl at Inglewood, Calif.

Justice Hill added a long scoring run and Rashod Bateman caught a touchdown pass to help Baltimore coach John Harbaugh improve to 3-0 against younger brother Jim, the coach of the Chargers.

Jackson completed 16 of 22 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for a touchdown for Baltimore (8-4), which won for the eighth time in 10 games. Mark Andrews caught a touchdown pass and converted a stunning fourth-down gamble for the Ravens.

Justin Herbert was 21 of 36 for 218 yards and rushed for a score for the Chargers (7-4), who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Cameron Dicker kicked three field goals for Los Angeles.

John and Jim Harbaugh exchanged a quick handshake and hug after the contest.

The big meeting between the brothers was Baltimore’s 34-31 win over Jim’s San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl following the 2012 regular season. The other meeting was on Thanksgiving Day in 2011 when the host Ravens won a 16-6 decision.

Baltimore star linebacker Roquan Smith (hamstring) sat out the Monday contest.

Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins (knee), a former Baltimore player, exited in the first half. He gained 40 yards on six carries and had three catches for 19 yards.

The Ravens took a 23-16 lead when Jackson hit Andrews on an 8-yard touchdown pass with 12:32 left in the game. The two-point conversion pass failed.

Baltimore added on when Hill exploded for a 51-yard scoring run to make it a 14-point margin with 7:24 remaining.

Gus Edwards ran in from the 1 for the Chargers with 46 seconds left, and the Ravens recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal it.

Baltimore overcame a 10-point second-quarter deficit to lead 14-13 at halftime.

The Ravens got on the board with Jackson’s 10-yard run with 7:48 left in the half.

After the two-minute warning, Baltimore lined up to go for it on fourth-and-1 from its own 16-yard line. Andrews, the tight end, lined up behind center and took the snap and gained 2 yards for a first down.

The gamble paid off when Jackson tossed a 40-yard touchdown pass to Bateman to give the Ravens a 14-10 lead with 24 seconds left. The drive covered 93 yards on eight plays.

Dicker booted a 52-yard field goal as time expired in the half.

The Chargers scored the first 10 points on Herbert’s 5-yard run in the opening quarter and Dicker’s 42-yard field goal with 11:26 left in the second quarter.

RAMS WR DEMARCUS ROBINSON ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DUI

Hours after making a touchdown reception on “Sunday Night Football,” Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, the California Highway Patrol announced Monday.

Per the police report, Robinson was driving a Dodge sedan in excess of 100 mph on US-101 at 5:13 a.m. on Monday in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Officers stated the Robinson showed “objective signs and symptoms of alcohol impairment.” He was issued a citation before being released to “a responsible party,” per the CHP.

The Rams did not make an immediate statement in the aftermath of the news, according to NFL.com.

Robinson caught a 2-yard scoring pass in the third quarter of the Rams’ 37-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif. His only other reception in the contest went for 13 yards.

The 30-year-old veteran is in his ninth NFL season, his second with the Rams. He has 26 receptions for 384 yards and six touchdowns through 11 games (all starts) this year.

The Chiefs selected Robinson in the fourth round of the 2016 draft out of Florida. He spent six years in Kansas City, helping the team win the Super Bowl after the 2019 season. Robinson played for the Baltimore Ravens in 2022.

In 141 career NFL games (62 starts), Robinson has 245 catches for 2,892 yards and 26 scores.

WEEK 12 WAS FILLED WITH SLOPPY PLAY, ESPECIALLY ON SPECIAL TEAMS: ANALYSIS

Missed kicks. Poor tackling. Costly penalties.

Week 12 was filled with sloppy play around the NFL, leading to some upsets and surprising outcomes.

Jayden Daniels nearly led Washington to an improbable comeback down 10 in the final two minutes against Dallas only to fall short because Austin Seibert’s extra point sailed wide left.

After a field goal and successful onside kick, Daniels connected with Terry McLaurin on an 86-yard catch-and-run touchdown to bring the Commanders within one point with 21 seconds remaining. But Seibert’s point-after attempt failed and the Cowboys returned the ensuing onside kick for a touchdown to seal a 34-26 victory.

Special teams were atrocious for both teams. Seibert also missed his first extra point and Washington allowed KaVontae Turpin’s 99-yard kickoff return for a score earlier in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys missed a field goal, had another blocked and had a punt blocked.

“What a wild special teams moment of blocked punts, kicks, kickoff returns, blocked field goals, just a number of things going to that spot,” Commanders coach Dan Quinn said.

Washington (7-5) was a 10 1/2-point favorite over the undermanned Cowboys (4-7) but ended up losing a third straight game.

The Houston Texans were 8-point favorites against the lowly Tennessee Titans and let the game come down to Ka’imi Fairbairn missing a 28-yard field goal that would have tied it with just under two minutes left.

C.J. Stroud threw two interceptions, was sacked four times and the Texans (7-5) committed 11 penalties, including an illegal shift that negated a go-ahead 33-yard TD pass to Nico Collins on the drive that ended with Fairbairn’s miss in the 32-27 loss.

The Titans (3-8) averaged just 17 points per game before putting 32 on the scoreboard against Houston’s defense that entered No. 4 in the league.

“We didn’t do anything well enough to win this game,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “Out of all the positives that we did have, there were way too many negatives. Too many negative plays. Score, get a penalty, get touchdowns called back. Get penalties on special teams. Just way too many negative plays defensively, like unexplainable explosives for touchdowns. We just didn’t play good across the board.”

The San Francisco 49ers didn’t have quarterback Brock Purdy, star edge rusher Nick Bosa and All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams against Green Bay. That was no excuse for their undisciplined performance. The Niners committed nine penalties and their tackling was shoddy in a 38-10 loss to the Packers.

The defending NFC champions are 5-6 with a trip to Buffalo (9-2) coming up. They’re still only one game behind Seattle and Arizona in the NFC West.

“I’m really not concerned right now about how many guys were missing. We didn’t play good enough, so that’s not a factor. But, when you are missing some guys, you do have to be better. When you have those penalties and we didn’t stop the run like we did and we had those three turnovers in the second half, that’s how you get embarrassed.”

Coming off their first loss of the season, the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs needed Patrick Mahomes’ heroics on the final drive to beat Carolina 30-27. Mahomes ran 33 yards to set up Spencer Schrader’s 31-yard field goal as time expired.

Kansas City had 10 penalties, including a pass interference that gave the Panthers (3-8) another chance to make the 2-point conversion that tied the game with 1:46 remaining. On defense, the Chiefs (10-1) suddenly shaky unit gave up 334 total yards against Bryce Young and an offense that entered last in the NFL.

“We’ve got to do better. We’re doing good in the red zone but that’s only a third of the field,” Chiefs safety Bryan Cook said. “We will go back and look at the film to see what we’re doing week to week, and see the tendencies that we’re giving up, and just move forward from there. At the end of the day, we’re all vets in the room for the most part. … got to go back to the drawing board and see what we’re doing and correct it from there.”

The Vikings allowed the Bears to recover an onside kick with 21 seconds left and Caleb Williams followed with a 27-yard pass to D.J. Moore to set up Cairo Santos’ tying 48-yard field goal. But Minnesota won in overtime, 30-27.

The Chiefs and Vikings overcame their mistakes in narrow victories. The Commanders, Texans and 49ers couldn’t. They have to be better down the stretch to make a playoff run.

RAIDERS QUARTERBACK GARDNER MINSHEW IS OUT FOR THE SEASON WITH A BROKEN COLLARBONE

HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew is out for the rest of the season with a broken collarbone, coach Antonio Pierce said Monday.

Pierce said Aidan O’Connell, who is on injured reserve with a broken thumb, could be available to start when the Raiders visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday.

The Raiders also could turn to Desmond Ridder, who replaced Minshew when he was injured late in Sunday’s 29-19 loss to the Denver Broncos.

SEASON, CAREER MIGHT BE OVER FOR EAGLES DE BRANDON GRAHAM (TRICEPS)

Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham’s rollercoaster Sunday night ended with the 15-year veteran contemplating football mortality with a triceps injury he expects to end his 2024 season.

Graham, who previously said this would be his final year in the league, moved into third place on the Eagles’ all-time sacks list with a second-quarter takedown of Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford but left the game injured in the second half.

“I trust God, so I’m just enjoying myself,” Graham said. “I’m about to enjoy this little rehab and I’m about to enjoy leading this team the rest of the year. As soon as I can be out there I’m going to be out there.

“Man, boy, man, boy, I was having fun out there. And we’re still gonna have fun. But I’m out for the year.”

Graham posted career sack No. 76.5 to move ahead of Clyde Simmons behind only Trent Cole and Reggie White on the Eagles’ all-time sacks list. The 36-year-old is 9.0 sacks from tying Cole (85.5) and has played every game of his career — a franchise-record 206 — with the Eagles since being drafted in 2010.

Graham will be placed on injured reserve but said his daily duty to the Eagles as a captain and voice in the defensive line meeting room will not change. As for where he goes from here, he wasn’t ready to say Sunday night. But Graham did appear to prop the door open for a 16th NFL season.

“I was feeling good,” Graham said. “I hated it to go like this, but at the end of the day I don’t have any regrets. I put it all in today like I do every week. We’ll go from here. I’m hoping we’re holding that trophy regardless.

“I don’t wanna go out like this but if it’s pointing toward that, we’ll see. I don’t know what the team will be feeling at that time, but for me, I don’t wanna go out like this. I definitely want to be able to finish a full season before I’m done, but if that ain’t in the cards, I’m content where I’m at, too.”

The fourth defensive lineman drafted in 2010 behind Ndamukong Suh (Lions), Gerald McCoy (Buccaneers) and Tyson Alualu (Jaguars), Graham was the 13th overall selection in the draft. He turns 37 in April but isn’t the oldest active defensive lineman in the NFL this season. Dolphins defensive end Calais Campbell turned 38 in September.

Graham had 3.5 sacks in 2024 after posting 3.0 in 17 games last season. He had double-digit sacks only once (11 in 2022) but authored one of the most significant defensive plays in franchise history with a strip-sack of Tom Brady in the Eagles’ Super Bowl LII victory.

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AP TOP 25 EXTRA POINTS: NO. 14 ASU, NO. 17 IOWA ST FRONT-RUNNERS IN WHAT COULD BE WILD BIG 12 FINISH

With more than half of the 16 teams still mathematically alive to make the conference championship game, the Big 12 will command a lot of attention in the final week of the regular season.

No. 14 Arizona State and No. 17 Iowa State would play for the Big 12 title and College Football Playoff spot on Dec. 7 if they both win Saturday and there’s a four-way tie for first place. There are seven other teams that begin this week with hopes, slim in most cases, of getting into the game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Last week it was No. 19 BYU and No. 23 Colorado that had the inside track to the championship game. Arizona State beat the Cougars and Kansas knocked off the Buffaloes, and here we are.

“Everybody counted us out, I think, two weeks ago,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said after his team beat Utah 31-28. “We didn’t flinch. We didn’t waver. And we just keep fighting.”

The Cyclones were national darlings the first half of the season as they won seven straight games to match the best start in program history. Back-to-back losses to Texas Tech and Kansas followed. Now they’ve won two straight heading into “Farmageddon,” their rivalry game against Kansas State at home.

“Right now they’ve got the pen and they continue to write the story,” Campbell said of his players, “and I hope they will continue to write it the way they’ve got the ability to write it. Unwavering. Tough, mentally tough, physically tough. This group has stood for it every step of the way.”

Arizona State has been an even better story than the Cyclones. The Sun Devils have six more wins than they did last season, when they went 3-9. They were picked to finish last in their first year in the Big 12. They’ll go for their fifth straight victory when they play at Arizona on Saturday.

“These guys came off no momentum and everybody doubting them, and everybody is still doubting them. That’s what makes this special,” second-year coach Kenny Dillingham said. “Hopefully the expectations become higher. I don’t know if there’s a way we can exceed expectations more than we’re exceeding them right now.”

Checking in on five of the Top 25:

No. 1 Oregon

The Ducks were idle Saturday after clinching a spot in the Big Ten championship game with their win at Wisconsin on Nov. 16. Oregon can go 12-0 in the regular season for the first time since 2010 if it beats Washington at home this week. Oregon’s only two losses last season came against the Huskies, both decided by three points. The first was a top-10 matchup in the regular season and the second was a top-five matchup in the Pac-12 championship game. The Ducks are 19 1/2-point favorites this time, according to BetMGM Sportsbook.

No. 2 Ohio State

The Buckeyes’ showdown with upstart Indiana combined with Michigan’s dropoff after winning the national championship have lowered the volume on this week’s meeting with the Wolverines at the Horseshoe. If Michigan beats Ohio State a fourth straight time and it keeps the Buckeyes out of the Big Ten championship game and playoff … well, there’ll be lots of noise in Columbus then.

No. 3 Texas

The Lone Star Showdown returns to the gridiron for the first time since 2011, when Texas and Texas A&M were in the Big 12. The Longhorns head to No. 20 Texas A&M on a four-game win streak. The Aggies have lost two of three after Saturday’s four-overtime loss at Auburn. The winner advances to the Southeastern Conference championship game against Georgia.

No. 11 Boise State

The Broncos are tied with Notre Dame for the second-longest active win streak, at nine games, and they seem to have adopted a survive-and-advance mantra. They trailed 23-point underdog Wyoming in the fourth quarter before winning 17-13 and clincing a spot in the Mountain West championship game. They won their previous game 42-21 against San Jose State but didn’t pull away until the fourth quarter. Two weeks ago they beat a three-win Nevada team 28-21.

No. 22 Illinois

Just when you think Illinois is about to cash in for the season, they do what they did against Rutgers. The Illini were down 31-30 when they lined up for a 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds left. Ethan Moczulski missed. But wait. Rutgers called timeout before the snap, and Bret Bielema thought better of trying another kick and sent his offense back on the field. Luke Altmyer passed to Pat Bryant for the winning 40-yard touchdown. The Illini won’t play for the Big Ten title, but they have a chance for nine wins and a nice bowl.

Extra Points

Ohio State played in three of the five regular-season top-five matchups and won three of them. The Buckeyes lost to Oregon and beat Penn State and Indiana. … Kansas’ 37-21 win over Colorado made the Jayhawks the first FBS team with a losing record to beat three straight Top 25 opponents. The Jayhawks, who were 2-6 a month ago, will be bowl eligible if they win at Baylor. … Nebraska ended the longest power conference bowl drought with its 44-25 win over Wisconsin. The Cornhuskers haven’t played in a bowl since 2016.

ALABAMA LOSES STARTING LINEBACKER DEONTAE LAWSON TO A SEASON-ENDING INJURY

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama linebacker Deontae Lawson will miss the rest of the season with an injury.

Coach Kalen DeBoer, who has described it as “a lower extremity injury,” said Monday that Lawson is out for Saturday’s game against Auburn and the postseason.

Lawson was hurt in the first half of the Crimson Tide’s 24-3 loss to Oklahoma. They fell from seventh to No. 13 in the latest AP Top 25 poll.

He ranks second on the Tide with 76 tackles and also has 6 1/2 stops for loss, a pair of sacks and four pass breakups.

“Just an amazing leader,” DeBoer said. “Chosen team captain by the team. I can see not just what he means to us on the field but just the love that our players have for him, especially those that have been through multiple years seeing what he pours into it. I know we all feel for him. We appreciate everything he’s been doing.

“Obviously you greatly miss everything he does on the football field, but you love having that guy in the locker room leading your team.”

The two-year starter also wears the helmet communication system coaches use to call in plays.

Justin Jefferson, who has 45 tackles and two sacks, replaced him against Oklahoma and is expected to get the start against the Tigers.

Alabama already had lost linebacker Que Robinson to a season-ending arm injury.

ILLINOIS, IOWA, NEBRASKA AND OHIO STATE EARN WEEKLY FOOTBALL HONORS

ROSEMONT, Ill. – Following Week 13 contests, the Big Ten Conference Football Players of the Week Presented by IFS.ai were announced Monday. Below are this week’s honorees:

Co-Offensive Players of the Week

Pat Bryant, Illinois

WR – Sr. – Jacksonville, Fla. – Atlantic Coast

Caught the game-winning touchdown with 0:04 remaining as part of a 197-yard, seven-reception performance to lead No. 24 Illinois to a 38-31 win at Rutgers
Scored his third game-winning touchdown in the final minute or overtime this season, the most in the nation
Surpassed 2,000 receiving yards for his career on the game-winning touchdown
Last Illinois Offensive Player of the Week honoree: Luke Altmyer (Sept. 23, 2024)

Will Howard, Ohio State

QB – Gr. – Downington, Pa. – Downington West

Extended his school single season and career records with his sixth game with a completion percentage of at least 80 percent by completing 22 of 26 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns in the win over No. 5 Indiana
Found Emeka Egbuka on an 11-yard touchdown score after Indiana had taken a 7-0 lead, and then he hit Jelani Thurman with a one-yard touchdown pass to make the score 28-7
Leads the nation in completion percentage at 74.0
Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week honoree: Will Howard (Nov. 11, 2024)

Defensive Player of the Week

Cody Simon, Ohio State

LB – Gr. – Jersey City, N.J. – St. Peter’s Prep

Led the Buckeyes’ defensive effort against Indiana’s 15th-ranked offensive unit with a game-high 10 tackles, including 2.5 quarterback sacks, and a forced fumble
The 10-tackle game was Simon’s third game this season with 10 tackles and his 2.5 sacks represented a career high for a single game
Helped the Buckeyes to a season-high tying five quarterback sacks on the afternoon
Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Josh Proctor (Oct. 9, 2023)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Drew Stevens, Iowa

K – Jr. – North Augusta, S.C. – North Augusta

Tied an Iowa program record set in 2004 and an SECU Stadium record, making all five field goals in Iowa’s 29-13 road win at Maryland
Tied a career-high with a 54-yarder and made two from 50+, becoming the first Iowa player to make multiple from 50+ since 1998
He now has seven career makes from 50+ yards, a school record and is 17-of-20 on attempts this season and is the first player to ever make two from 50+ against Maryland
Last Iowa Special Teams Players of the Week: Kaden Wetjen (Oct. 28, 2024)

Freshman of the Week

Jacory Barney Jr., Nebraska

WR – Florida City, Fla. – Palmetto

Set career highs with nine receptions for 85 yards, bettering his previous highs of eight catches and 78 yards, in Nebraska’s win against Wisconsin
Rushed for 11 yards and had 54 yards in returns for 150 all-purpose yards
Set the tone with a 45-yard kickoff return to open the game, setting up a Husker scoring drive in the opening minutes
Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week honoree: Dylan Raiola (Sept. 2, 2024)

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KANSAS STAYS AT NO. 1 AHEAD OF SHOWDOWN VS. NO. 11 DUKE; OLE MISS, MISSISSIPPI ST BACK IN AP TOP 25

Kansas remained solidly entrenched at No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday ahead of its showdown with No. 11 Duke in Las Vegas, while a pair of schools from the Magnolia State elbowed their way back into the rankings.

Ole Miss returned to the poll at No. 23 while Mississippi State made its season debut at No. 25.

The Jayhawks received 51 of 62 first-place votes from the national panel of media, putting them well ahead of two-time reigning national champion UConn, which was second with six first-place votes. Gonzaga was third with two first-place votes, Auburn was next with three, and Iowa State rounded out a top five that was unchanged from the previous week.

There’s a good chance for movement next week, though, with a host of high-profile matchups in holiday tournaments, and that matchup between the Jayhawks and Duke on Tuesday night in the Vegas Showdown.

“Oh yeah, I’ve watched them,” said Kansas coach Bill Self, who picked up his 800th career win by beating UNC Wilmington last week. “They’re talented across the board. They’re starting three freshmen, and everybody’s going to talk about the one (Cooper Flagg), but the other two are potential lottery picks, if not lottery picks too.”

So do the Jayhawks, who have already beaten No. 12 North Carolina and Michigan State this season.

Tennessee climbed four spots to No. 7 in this week’s poll, followed by SEC rivals Kentucky and Alabama. Marquette was 10th after beating then-No. 6 Purdue and Georgia last week to reach 6-0 for the first time since the 2011-12 season.

The Blue Devils and Tar Heels were followed by Purdue, which fell seven spots in the poll. Indiana and Wisconsin made it three straight Big Ten schools, while Cincinnati, Baylor, Florida, Arkansas and Texas A&M rounded out the top 20.

The last five were Creighton, Ole Miss, Arizona, Mississippi State and BYU. The Wildcats narrowly extended their run in the AP Top 25 to 61 weeks — the fourth-longest active streak in the nation — after back-to-back losses to Wisconsin and Duke.

“We didn’t play great,” Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said after the loss to the Blue Devils, “so now we need to take a step back and figure out why. Are there some schematic problems? Are there some problems with how our personnel is kind of put together? And those are the things we’re going to take a look at. I love the guys. I mean, I like the plan. But obviously when it’s not going as well as you would like, you have to be honest with yourself and try to figure it out.”

In and out

Xavier returned to the poll for the first time since the final poll of the 2022-23 season ahead of its trip to the Fort Myers Tip-Off beginning Monday night. Ole Miss is back in the Top 25 after briefly dropping out, while Mississippi State is back after spending two weeks in the poll last November but just six weeks total over the past six years.

Those three entered at the expense of Illinois, St. John’s and Rutgers. The Illini lost to Alabama last week, while St. John’s fell to Baylor and Georgia. Rutgers lost 79-77 at Kennesaw State, which beat a ranked team for the first time in school history.

Rising and falling

Marquette made the biggest climb this week, moving up five spots to No. 10. The Golden Eagles catch a breather this week with Stonehill and Western Carolina before back-to-back showdowns with No. 5 Iowa State and No. 15 Wisconsin.

Purdue, Creighton and Arizona all dropped seven spots but remained in the poll. The Boilermakers lost to Marquette while the Bluejays lost to in-state rival Nebraska. The Wildcats dropped to 2-2, the first time they have been .500 at any point in a season since they were 3-3 to start the 2017-18 season.

Conference watch

The SEC leads the way with nine of the Top 25 teams this week, including four in the top 10: Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. The Big 12 is next with six, including three of the first six in top-ranked Kansas, Iowa State and Houston. The Big East had four in the poll, the Big Ten three and the ACC two.

TENNESSEE F J.P. ESTRELLA (FOOT) OUT FOR SEASON

Tennessee sophomore forward J.P. Estrella announced Monday he will have season-ending foot surgery.

He missed the past three games with an injured left foot and could pursue a medical redshirt.

The 6-foot-11 Estrella averaged 4.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 10.3 minutes in the first three games of the season.

“This has been a lingering injury and it is important to get it addressed,” Estrella posted on social media. “While I’m saddened that I won’t be able to compete the remainder of the season, I remain so excited to be a part of this program and will do everything I can to support my brothers as we continue to work towards our goals.”

The Volunteers (6-0) defeated Baylor 77-62 on Friday to win the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.

“I’ll attack my rehab process and be back better than ever next season,” Estrella posted. “In the meantime, I can’t wait to see all of you at Food City Center and share a whole bunch of W’s with you. Go Vols.”

Estrella was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2023 out of Brewster Academy in South Portland, Maine. The 247 Sports composite ranked him as the No. 8 center and No. 61 player nationally.

Estrella competed in 25 games off the Tennessee bench as a freshman in 2023-24, averaging 1.6 points and 5.0 minutes per game.

TOP 25 ROUNDUP: MEMPHIS STUNS NO. 2 UCONN IN MAUI

Tyrese Hunter tossed in a game-high 26 points to lead Memphis to a 99-97 upset victory over No. 2 UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.

The Tigers (5-0) connected on 12 of their 22 3-point attempts in the win. The loss ended a 17-game winning streak dating back to last season for the Huskies (4-1), the two-time defending national champions.

It was 92-92 when UConn’s Liam McNeeley was called for an offensive foul with 40.3 seconds left. UConn coach Dan Hurley received a technical for arguing the foul call, and PJ Carter made all four free throws to give the Tigers a four-point lead.

Memphis will play Michigan State in the semifinals on Tuesday. UConn will face Colorado, which fell 72-56 to the Spartans on Monday. Tarris Reed Jr. had a team-high 22 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for UConn before he fouled out.

No. 4 Auburn 83, No. 5 Iowa State 81

Johni Broome made a tip-in with 1.2 seconds left to give the Tigers a come-from-behind victory over the Cyclones in the opening round of the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Broome finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds for Auburn (5-0) while Chad Baker-Mazara led the Tigers’ surge by scoring 16 of his 18 points in the second half.

Keshon Gilbert scored 23 points for Iowa State (3-1). Next up for Auburn is a Tuesday semifinal against No. 12 North Carolina. Iowa State will oppose Dayton on Tuesday in the consolation bracket.

No. 12 North Carolina 92, Dayton 90

RJ Davis scored 30 points, including four key free throws down the stretch to help the Tar Heels complete a comeback from 21 points down to beat the Flyers in the nightcap of opening-round play at Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii.

Davis shot 10-for-11 at the foul line and 4-for-10 from 3-point range en route to his game-high scoring performance. He also grabbed seven rebounds and dished five assists. Seth Trimble shot 10-for-14 from the floor and 5-for-5 at the free-throw line in a 27-point effort for the Tar Heels (4-1). He pulled down 10 rebounds.

Nate Santos led six Dayton scorers in double figures with 15 points. Amael L’Etang added 13 points, Malachi Smith had 12 points, and Enoch Cheeks scored 11 points. All four made at least two 3-pointers, as the Flyers went 14-for-32 (43.8 percent) from deep as a team.

No. 19 Arkansas 109, Maryland-Eastern Shore 35

Karter Knox scored 21 points on 8-of-14 shooting and Johnell Davis and Boogie Fland added 16 points apiece as the Razorbacks beat the Hawks in Fayetteville, Ark.

Billy Richmond III and Zvonimir Ivisic chipped in 14 points each for Arkansas (5-1), which won its fourth game in a row.

Maryland-Eastern Shore (2-7) shot 23 percent from the floor and 15.4 percent (4 of 26) from 3-point range. Ketron Shaw and Jose Cuello topped the Hawks with seven points apiece.

No. 22 Xavier 75, South Carolina 66

Zach Freemantle scored 16 points as the Musketeers kept their perfect record intact, holding off the Gamecocks for a victory at the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida.

Freemantle knocked down 6 of 8 shots and also had nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks for the Musketeers (6-0), who appeared in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll this week for the first time this season. Dailyn Swain bundled 14 points, six rebounds and five steals for Xavier. Ryan Conwell added 13 points, Dayvion McKnight scored 11 and Jerome Hunter had 10.

Collin Murray-Boyles led the Gamecocks (3-3) with 13 points, six rebounds, three blocks, two assists and two steals before fouling out with 14 seconds left. Jamarii Thomas added 11 points and six rebounds.

WISCONSIN, MARYLAND SCORE MEN’S BASKETBALL WEEKLY ACCOLADES

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference has announced its Men’s Basketball Players of the Week for the week of November 18-24, 2024.

Player of the Week
John Tonje, Wisconsin
G – Grad. – 6-7 – North Omaha, Neb. – Omaha Central

Averaged 22.3 points on .526 shooting from the field and .958 from the free throw line to lead the Badgers to a 3-0 week
Earned Greenbrier Tip-Off MVP honors after tallying 33 points and seven rebounds in an 81-75 win over Pitt in the title game
First Division I player to score 33 or more against two high major opponents in the month of November over the last 15 years
Garners his second consecutive Player of the Week award
Last Wisconsin Player of the Week: John Tonje (Nov. 18, 2024)

Freshman of the Week
Derik Queen, Maryland
F – 6-10 – Baltimore, Md. – Monteverde Academy

Posted 16.0 points on .650 shooting from the field and 8.5 rebounds as Maryland claimed a pair of wins
Named Empire Classic MVP after a 22 point, 11 rebound, five assist performance in a 76-75 comeback win over Villanova
Scored 18 points, including the game-tying and game-winning free throws with 19 seconds to play in the victory
Earns his first Freshman of the Week award
Last Maryland Freshman of the Week: Jalen Smith (March 11, 2019)

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS

UCLA MOVES UP TO NO. 1 IN AP TOP 25 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL POLL FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

UCLA is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after a historic win that lifted the school to its first appearance in the top spot.

The Bruins knocked off South Carolina, the defending national champion that had held the top spot in the previous 23 polls, on Sunday with a dominant 77-62 victory that snapped UCLA’s 0-20 record against No. 1 teams. It came in front of a raucous, star-studded crowd, too.

“I think the piece that really hits me is that we’re doing something for the first time in school history and we shared it with decades of alum,” UCLA coach Cori Close said Monday as the poll was released. “It was great to have so many alumni in our locker room to share it with. The people that blazed the trail for us we’re walking in is really special.”

UCLA, which was No. 5 in the poll last week, earned 20 first-place votes from the 32-member national media panel. UConn remained second, garnering nine first-place votes after a historic week of its own with coach Geno Auriemma setting the NCAA all-time victories record.

Notre Dame, which pulled off its own upset over the weekend in Los Angeles by beating then-No. 3 USC, moved up to third. The Fighting Irish received the other three No. 1 votes in a week that saw only four teams remain in the same spots from last week’s poll.

South Carolina dropped to fourth after its 43-game winning streak came to an end. Texas was fifth. USC fell to sixth with LSU, Oklahoma, Kansas State and Maryland finishing off the top 10. Iowa State dropped from eighth to 15th after a 12-point loss to Northern Iowa.

The Bruins are the 26th different school to hold the No. 1 spot in the history of the women’s Top 25 that began in the 1976-77 season.

“We came here saying we want to be an elite basketball program and to be in that company as the 26th program ever to be a No. 1 team is significant,” Close said. “I’m grateful.”

Iowa’s back

Iowa entered the Top 25 for the first time this season jumping into the poll at No. 22.

The Hawkeyes made it all the way up to No. 2 last season behind star guard Caitlin Clark, who is now flourishing in the WNBA. This year’s team is 6-0 and has used stellar defense to stay unbeaten so far, holding four of its six opponents to under 60 points. Baylor fell out of the poll after a loss to Indiana.

Climbing the charts

Illinois moved up to No. 19 this week, the school’s best ranking since it was 13th on Jan. 17, 2000. With South Carolina’s loss, the Illini now have the longest active winning streak in the country with 10 consecutive victories. The team won the inaugural WBIT last season and is 5-0 this year.

Gamecock dominance

South Carolina had been No. 1 in 61 of the past 62 polls with the lone exception coming in the preseason Top 25 on Oct. 17, 2023, when then-defending champion LSU was the top choice. The Gamecocks then moved back up to No. 1 in the first regular season poll, climbing from No. 6, the biggest leap in the history of the poll to the top spot.

The last time South Carolina was not No. 1 before that was March 15, 2021, the final poll that season.

How good have the Gamecocks been recently? The loss to UCLA was the Gamecocks’ biggest margin of defeat since the 2019 Sweet 16 and the school’s first road loss since December 2021.

Coach Dawn Staley says her team will get back to work.

“Taking a loss will help us focus on anybody that we play,” she said.

ILLINOIS AND PURDUE GARNER BIG TEN WEEKLY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AWARDS

Player of the Week
Kendall Bostic, Illinois
5th-Yr. – Forward – Kokomo, Ind. – Northwestern
• Averaged 28 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 83.9 percent from the field
• Put up 25 points, going 11-for-13 from the field, and 12 rebounds against Le Moyne for the 36th double-double of her career
• Had a career-high 31 points with eight rebounds versus Oregon State
• Earns her first Big Ten Player of the Week award
• Last Illinois Player of the Week: Genesis Bryant (Jan. 2, 2023)

Big Ten Women’s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll
Lauren Betts, UCLA: Recorded her third straight double-double (11 points, 14 rebounds) in UCLA’s win over No. 1 South Carolina
Gracie Merkle, PSU: Averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds during a pair of Penn State victories

Freshman of the Week
Lana McCarthy, Purdue
Forward – Bedford, N.H. – Bedford
• Posted her second double-double of her career behind 12 points and 10 boards against Bellarmine
• Became the first Boilermaker rookie since the 2004-05 season to record multiple double-doubles in a season
• Matched her career-high 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting with five rebounds versus UT Arlington
• Collects her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week laurel
• Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Mary Ashley Stevenson (Feb. 12, 2024)

NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: KRISTAPS PORZINGIS RETURNS AS CELTICS CLUB CLIPPERS

Jaylen Brown and Derrick White led a 51-point second quarter as the Boston Celtics stretched their winning streak to six games by beating the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 126-94 on Monday.

Brown scored 13 points and White added 12 as Boston tied an NBA record for threes in a single quarter by connecting on 12 in the second. The Celtics made 22 of 51 3-point attempts in the game (43.1 percent).

Kristaps Porzingis made his season debut after missing the Celtics’ first 17 games while recovering from offseason foot surgery. He scored 16 points in 23 minutes.

Ivica Zubac had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Clippers, making 11 of his 14 field-goal attempts. Los Angeles had a five-game winning streak end.

Grizzlies 123, Trail Blazers 98

Ja Morant returned to the lineup after missing eight games with a right hip injury and delivered 22 points and 11 assists to lead host Memphis past Portland.

Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points while Santi Aldama posted 13 points and a career-high 17 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who earned their third straight win and their seventh in 10 games.

Deni Avdija paced the Trail Blazers with 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Shaedon Sharpe scored 15 points. Portland was limited to 33.3 percent shooting and made only eight of its 46 3-point attempts (17.4 percent).

Pistons 102, Raptors 100

Jaden Ivey made a floater along the baseline as time expired, giving host Detroit a win over Toronto.

Ivey finished the contest with 25 points and eight assists as the Pistons ended a three-game slide. Malik Beasley had 14 points, while Jalen Duren supplied 13 points and 12 rebounds. Ausar Thompson made his season debut after being cleared to play following a blood clotting issue. He had five points and four assists off the bench.

Scottie Barnes led Toronto with 31 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists. RJ Barrett had 17 points, and Chris Boucher added 10.

Magic 95, Hornets 84

Franz Wagner scored 21 points and Jonathan Isaac drained three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as visiting Orlando wiped away three miserable frames to win against Charlotte.

Sparked by its shooting from the perimeter, Orlando turned a 62-58 hole into an 88-77 lead in the fourth and ruined a stellar outing from Hornets guard LaMelo Ball. The Magic hit 14 of 20 shots in the fourth period, including 6 of 12 from 3-point range.

Ball racked up 44 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while Brandon Miller provided 20 points and 10 boards for the Hornets, who had won their past four home games.

Pacers 114, Pelicans 110

Tyrese Haliburton had 34 points and 13 assists and Indiana held off New Orleans in Indianapolis.

Myles Turner added 17 points, Pascal Siakam scored 14 and Bennedict Mathurin and Quenton Jackson had 12 apiece for the Pacers. Both Turner and Mathurin grabbed nine boards.

Elfrid Payton had 21 assists, the most in a game by any player this season, and added 14 points for the Pelicans. Rookie Yves Missi had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Trey Murphy III scored 24 points and CJ McCollum returned from a 13-game absence due to a strained adductor to add 23 for New Orleans, which lost its fifth straight.

Mavericks 129, Hawks 119

Kyrie Irving scored 16 of his game-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, helping visiting Dallas to a win over Atlanta.

Jaden Hardy added 23 points while Naji Marshall and Spencer Dinwiddie each scored 22 as the Mavericks won their fifth game in six tries. P.J. Washington chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Daniel Gafford scored 10 points off the bench.

Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 28 points and 11 rebounds, while Trae Young added 18 points and 16 assists. Bogdan Bogdanovic also had 18 points, while Dyson Daniels logged 17 and Clint Capela produced 12. The Hawks dropped their third straight game.

Knicks 145, Nuggets 118

OG Anunoby scored a career-high 40 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 15 rebounds and visiting New York used a big first half to rout Denver.

Jalen Brunson had 23 points and a career-high 17 assists and Mikal Bridges paired 14 points with six helpers for New York, which had a season high in points and tied a franchise record with 45 assists.

Russell Westbrook scored 24 of his team-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, Nikola Jokic had 22 points and Jamal Murray finished with 20 points for Denver.

Nets 128, Warriors 120

Dennis Schroder led the way with 31 points and Brooklyn rallied from 18 points down in the third quarter on the second night of a back-to-back set to stun Golden State in San Francisco.

Schroder sank four of Brooklyn’s 20 3-pointers. Cam Thomas bombed in three 3-pointers among his 23 points as the Nets used 20-for-45 accuracy (44.4 percent) from beyond the arc to beat Golden State one night after surprising the Sacramento Kings in the California capital.

Stephen Curry put up a team-high 28 points for the Warriors, who lost a second straight game for the first time this season.

Thunder 130, Kings 109

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 37 points and 11 assists to lead Oklahoma City to a solid victory over host Sacramento.

Jalen Williams added 28 points as the Thunder won their second straight game following a two-game slide. Isaiah Hartenstein registered 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Ajay Mitchell scored 15 points off the bench.

DeMar DeRozan had 30 points and six assists and Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 10 rebounds and three steals as Sacramento’s season-worst losing streak was extended to four games.

NHL NEWS

NHL ROUNDUP: NICO HISCHIER GETS NATURAL HAT TRICK IN DEVILS’ WIN

Nico Hischier’s natural hat trick in the second period led the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Monday in Newark, N.J.

It was Hischier’s first hat trick in his eight NHL seasons, as the forward ended his 10-game goal drought in epic fashion. Despite the recent scoring slump, Hischier leads New Jersey with 13 goals this season.

Erik Haula and Justin Dowling also scored for New Jersey, and Johnathan Kovacevic had two assists. Jacob Markstrom stopped 19 of 21 shots for the win. The Devils are on a three-game winning streak, and they are 8-2-0 in their past 10 games.

Filip Forsberg and Zachary L’Heureux scored for the Predators, who are 2-3-2 in their past seven games. Juuse Saros stopped 26 of 30 shots before being replaced by Scott Wedgewood to start the third period. Wedgewood stopped all 15 shots faced in the relief effort.

Lightning 8, Avalanche 2

Anthony Cirelli scored in his sixth straight game and Brandon Hagel had four of his career-high five assists in Tampa Bay’s five-goal first period as the Lightning buried visiting Colorado.

Cirelli set the NHL’s longest goal streak this season with a quick score from the slot with just 14 seconds left in the first period. His ninth tally left him just two games from matching the Tampa Bay record for most consecutive games with a goal. Hagel set a franchise record with four helpers in the first period, then added another in the second.

For Colorado, Ivan Ivan scored twice as the club lost for just the second time in eight games (6-2-0). Goalie Justus Annunen was replaced in the first after allowing three goals and later returned. He surrendered five total on 16 shots. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 14 shots in middle relief.

Blues 5, Rangers 2

Brayden Schenn scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period as visiting St. Blues pulled away for a victory over slumping New York.

The Blues earned the win a day after firing coach Drew Bannister and replacing him with Jim Montgomery. The Boston Bruins fired Montgomery last week, and he signed a five-year deal with St. Louis on Sunday. Schenn scored his fourth goal this season 72 seconds into the final period and Zack Bolduc recorded his first career two-goal game.

Will Cuylle registered his first career two-goal game but the Rangers dropped a third straight game for the first time this season. New York, which played without Chris Kreider (upper-body injury), fell to 7-7-0 since opening the season on a six-game points streak (5-0-1).

Jets 4, Wild 1

Alex Iafallo scored two goals and Winnipeg pulled away for a win over Minnesota in Saint Paul, Minn.

Nino Niederreiter and Adam Lowry also scored for Winnipeg, which maintained the best record in the NHL with its 18th victory in 22 games to start the season. Neal Pionk tallied two assists. Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 43 saves to improve to 15-2-0 this season.

Jake Middleton scored the lone goal for Minnesota. Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson turned aside 28 shots but dropped to 9-4-3.

Kraken 3, Ducks 2

Shane Wright returned to the lineup and had a goal and an assist as Seattle defeated host Anaheim in the opener of a home-and-home series between the Pacific Division rivals.

Andre Burakovsky and Brandon Montour also scored and Ryker Evans had two assists for the Kraken, who had lost their previous five road games dating to late October. Goaltender Joey Daccord made 21 saves to post his sixth victory over the past seven starts.

Trevor Zegras and Frank Vatrano tallied for the Ducks, who took their second straight loss (0-1-1). Troy Terry notched two assists, and Lukas Dostal stopped 25 of 28 shots.

Hurricanes 6, Stars 4

Martin Necas scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 2:07 remaining and Sebastian Aho had a goal and three assists as Carolina scored five times in the third period to rally past Dallas in Raleigh, N.C.

Seth Jarvis had a short-handed goal and two assists, Necas and Shayne Gostisbehere each had a goal and an assist and Brent Burns and Andrei Svechnikov also scored in the Hurricanes’ eighth straight home win. Spencer Martin stopped 15 shots.

Mason Marchment, Tyler Seguin and Miro Heiskanen each had a goal and an assist, Matt Duchene had two assists and Thomas Harley also scored for the Stars, who had a two-game win streak snapped. Jakes Oettinger made 28 saves.

Golden Knights 5, Flyers 4 (SO)

Jack Eichel scored the lone goal in a shootout as Vegas rallied for a victory over host Philadelphia.

Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each had a goal and an assist in regulation for Vegas, which recovered from an early 3-0 deficit to improve to 3-1-0 on its five-game road trip. Pavel Dorofeyev and Tanner Pearson also scored, while Ilya Samsonov made 32 saves before making two stops in the shootout.

Philadelphia concluded its homestand with a 2-2-1 record despite getting a goal and an assist from Morgan Frost and the first NHL goal from Emil Andrae. Sean Couturier and Matvei Michkov also scored for the Flyers, while Ivan Fedotov made 26 saves.

Capitals 4, Panthers 1

Defenseman Jakob Chychrun, back in his home region, scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and added two assists while leading Washington to a win over Florida in Sunrise, Fla.

Washington’s Lars Eller scored two goals, as he and teammate Ivan Miroshnichenko each logged an empty-netter. The Capitals got 20 saves from Logan Thompson, who improved his record to 9-1-1 in his first season with Washington.

The reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers fell to 1-6-0 in their past seven games. They got a goal from Niko Mikkola and 27 saves from backup goalie Spencer Knight.

Red Wings 4, Islanders 2

Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond scored the tying and game-winning goals less than three minutes apart in the third period for Detroit, which came back to beat New York in Elmont, N.Y.

It was the second third-period comeback win against the Islanders in the past five days for the Red Wings, who won for just the third time in nine games (3-5-1). Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson also scored for Detroit, and Alex Lyon made 27 saves.

Anders Lee and Kyle Palmieri tallied for the Islanders, who have lost four of five (1-3-1) while blowing third-period leads in all four losses. Semyon Varlamov recorded 17 saves.

Senators 4, Flames 3

Drake Batherson and Brady Tkachuk each recorded one goal and one assist and Cole Reinhardt scored his first NHL goal as host Ottawa snapped a five-game skid with a victory over Calgary.

Adam Gaudette also scored in the win, while Ridly Greig and Jake Sanderson each tallied a pair of assists. Senators goaltender Anton Forsberg made 24 saves.

Jonathan Huberdeau, Yegor Sharangovich and Mikael Backlund had goals for the Flames, whose four-game winning streak ended. Dustin Wolf stopped 26 shots.

Sharks 7, Kings 2

Macklin Celebrini and Timothy Liljegren combined to score three goals in the opening 3:43 of the third period and San Jose ended a three-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Los Angeles.

Celebrini, the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft, delivered the second two-goal effort of his 12-game career. He has six goals overall. Celebrini also logged an assist to post his first three-point game. Nico Sturm, Fabian Zetterlund, Alexander Wennberg and Luke Kunin also scored goals while Will Smith and William Eklund each had two assists for San Jose, which scored five times in the third period. Yaroslav Askarov made 22 saves.

Anze Kopitar had a goal and an assist, Brandt Clarke scored a goal and Adrian Kempe notched two assists for the Kings. David Rittich made 14 saves as Los Angeles lost for the fourth time in six games.

BASEBALL NEWS

Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi and Los Angeles Angels agree to a $63 million, 3-year contract, AP source says

Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the Los Angeles Angels have agreed to a $63 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the deal, first reported by the New York Post, was subject to a successful physical.

The 33-year-old Kikuchi gets $21 million annually during the contract, which raises his Major League Baseball earnings to $142 million over nine seasons.

An All-Star with Seattle in 2021, Kikuchi was 9-10 with a 4.05 ERA in 32 starts this year for Toronto and Houston, which acquired him on July 30 for 23-year-old right-hander Jake Bloss, rookie outfielder Joey Loperfido and minor league first baseman Will Wagner.

Kikuchi was 5-1 with a 2.70 ERA in 10 starts with the Astros, striking out 76 and walking 14 in 60 innings. His four-seam fastball averaged 95.5 mph this year, the highest of his big league career.

He is 41-47 with a 4.57 ERA in six seasons with Seattle (2019-21), Toronto (2022-24) and Houston.

Kikuchi signed with the Mariners ahead of the 2019 season when Seattle agreed to a contract that earned him $43 million over three years. The Mariners also paid a $10,275,000 posting fee to the Pacific League’s Seibu Lions. He signed with Toronto in March 2022, agreeing to a $36 million, three-year contract.

The Angels have been the most aggressive team in baseball so far this offseason. Kikuchi joins a projected rotation that includes left-handers Tyler Anderson and Reid Detmers and right-handers José Soriano and Kyle Hendricks, who left the Chicago Cubs as a free agent and agreed to a $2.5 million, one-year contract.

Right-hander Griffin Canning was traded to the Atlanta Braves for outfielder and designated hitter Jorge Soler on Oct. 31. Los Angeles also reached a $12 million, two-year contract with catcher Travis d’Arnaud.

The Angels went a franchise-worst 63-99, their ninth straight losing season and first since losing Shohei Ohtani in free agency to the Dodgers. They have not reached the playoffs since 2014.

RICO CARTY, WHO WON THE 1970 NL BATTING TITLE WITH THE ATLANTA BRAVES, DIES AT 85

Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85.

Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the Braves paid tribute to Carty on social media on Sunday. A family friend told Listín Diario — a newspaper in Carty’s native Dominican Republic — that he died Saturday night in an Atlanta hospital.

“Carty was one of the first groundbreaking Latino stars in the major leagues, and he established himself as a hero to millions in his native Dominican Republic, his hometown of San Pedro de Macoris, and the city of Atlanta, where he was a beloved fan favorite,” the players’ association said in its statement.

The Braves said Carty left an indelible mark on the organization.

“While his on-field accomplishments will never be forgotten, his unforgettable smile and generous nature will be sorely missed,” the team said in its statement.

Carty made his big league debut with the Braves in September 1963. He batted .330 with 22 homers and 88 RBIs in his first full season in 1964, finishing second to Dick Allen in voting for NL Rookie of the Year.

The Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta after the 1965 season, and Carty got the franchise’s first hit in its new home on April 12, 1966, against Pittsburgh.

Carty had his best year in 1970, batting .366 with 25 homers and a career-best 101 RBIs. He started the All-Star Game after he was elected as a write-in candidate, joining Willie Mays and Hank Aaron in the NL outfield.

Carty batted .299 with 204 homers and 890 RBIs over 15 years in the majors, also playing for Cleveland, Toronto, Oakland, Texas and the Chicago Cubs. He retired after the 1979 season.

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

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OFFENSE

QUARTERBACK: MAVERICK GESKE, BREBEUF JESUIT, SR.

QUARTERBACK: BO POLSTON, DECATUR CENTRAL, JR.

RUNNING BACK: JEREMIAH LEE, BEECH GROVE, SR.

RUNNING BACK: ALIJAH PRICE, BEN DAVIS, SR.

RUNNING BACK: IZAYVEON MOORE, LARWENCE NORTH, SOPH.

WIDE RECEIVER: TAYLOR CLARK, BREBEUF JESUIT, SR.

WIDE RECEIVER: KASMIR HICKS, DECATUR CENTRAL, JR.

WIDE RECEIVER: DAVION CHANDLER, LAWRENCE NORTH, SR.

TIGHT END: NIZYI DAVIS, LAWRENCE CENTRAL, SR.

OFFENSIVE LINE: KENNETH GUINHOUYA, BEN DAVIS, SR.

OFFENSIVE LINE: ALEC SURBER, DECATUR CENTRAL, JR.

OFFENSIVE LINE: JOHN STEINHOFER, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, SR.

OFFENSIVE LINE: RAISHAUN MCHANEY, LUTHERAN, SR.

OFFENSIVE LINE: CAM HERRON, WARREN CENTRAL, SR.

KICKER: ASHTON VOGEL, DECATUR CENTRAL, SR.

KICKER AT-LARGE: COLTON HUGHES, LAWRENCE NORTH, SR.

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE BACK: MARK ZACKERY IV, BEN DAVIS, SR. (PLAYER OF THE YEAR)

DEFENSIVE BACK: DAIONE LUNSFORD, LAWRENCE NORTH, SR.

DEFENSIVE BACK: BYRON HON, PERRY MERIDIAN, SR.

DEFENSIVE BACK: MADDEN BERIAULT, WARREN CENTRAL, SR.

DEFENSIVE BACK: ISAIAH ROLLINS, WARREN CENTRAL, SR.

LINEBACKER: PARKER MAIERS, BREBEUF JESUIT, JR.

LINEBACKER: MYKUL CAMPBELL, DECATUR CENTRAL, JR.

LINEBACKER: CALEB BEELER, LAWRENCE NORTH, SR.

LINEBACKER: BRECK MALLORY, LAWRENCE NORTH, JR.

LINEBACKER: DAMMY ADEOBA, PIKE, JR.

DEFENSIVE LINE: ISAIAH WHITE, BEN DAVIS, JR.

DEFENSIVE LINE: TYRONE BURRUS, WARREN CENTRAL, SR.

DEFENSIVE LINE: JERIMY FINCH JR., WARREN CENTRAL, JR.

DEFENSIVE LINE: DAMIEN SHANKLIN, WARREN CENTRAL, SR.

PUNTER: ZACH NAESSENS, FRANKLIN CENTRAL, SR.

DEFENSIVE LINE AT-LARGE: MARCUS BELL JR., WARREN CENTRAL, SR.

HONORABLE MENTION

BEECH GROVE: BRAYDON CLINE, FRANKIE WEILBRENNER

BEN DAVIS: BRYAN GARCIA DIAZ

BREBEUF JESUIT: BRAYLEN BOWLING, JADEN CURTIS, C.J. HARRIS, JAY HMUROVICH, EDWIN WATSON

DECATUR CENTRAL: BRYCEN BONAWITT, FA’REL CARTER, BRAYDEN SMITH

FRANKLIN CENTRAL: AVERY ALLEN, JAYCE BREWER, JOSE BUTLER, ISAIAH CARPENTER, HUDSON MORTIZ, NATHAN SPARKS

LAWRENCE CENTRAL: ROBERT BEASLEY, SEAN CASTEAL, BRYAN ROBERTSON, TERRY WALKER III, JAMES WILLIAMS

LAWRENCE NORTH: TANNER ASPESLET, MARCUS JACKSON, ANTHONY LUDINGTON, CALE MALLORY, DAMARIO MOORE, MONSHUN SALES

LUTHERAN: LANDYN HAZELWOOD, LOGAN KENNERK, OWEN LEECHER, DAX LOCKLIEAR, L.J. WARD, JACKSON WILLIS

NORTH CENTRAL: ELI THOMPSON

PARK TUDOR: ELI BENNETT, MARK GAINES, LANDON GUERRA, NATHAN HARRIS, CAMDEN WHITEHEAD

PERRY MERIDIAN: BRYSON RICHER, ALLEN ZUPAN

PIKE: IFE ADEOBA, PIERCE COLLINS, KEONDRE EVERING, CHASE SHURN

RONCALLI: WILL HEGWOOD, ELI LAUCK, SAM NEU, A.J. RICHARDSON, RUDY SCHOETTLE

SOUTHPORT: RICKY SANDERS

SPEEDWAY: JAZZ COLEMAN, CONNOR MORELAND, DAWSON OTT, TOHEEB ISHOLA

REPORT: COLTS WR JOSH DOWNS (SHOULDER) IS WEEK-TO-WEEK

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs is week-to-week with a shoulder injury, NFL Network reported Monday.

He left Sunday’s 24-6 loss to the Detroit Lions with the injury and is a “long shot” to play in Week 13 at the New England Patriots, per the report.

Downs was injured after a 7-yard catch in the fourth quarter when he was tackled from behind and appeared to land on his shoulder.

Downs, 23, leads the Colts (5-7) with 53 receptions and ranks second on the team in receiving yards (594) in 10 games (six starts) this season. He shares the team lead with four touchdown catches.

Drafted in the third round in 2023, Downs has 121 catches for 1,365 yards and six touchdowns in 27 games (15 starts).

INDIANA PACERS

GAME REWIND: PACERS 114, PELICANS 110

On the second leg of a back-to-back, the Indiana Pacers relied on a superstar performance from their All-NBA point guard to gut out a win.

Led by a masterful 34 points and 13 assists by Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers (8-10) outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans (4-14), 114-110, on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Haliburton finished just one made 3-pointer shy of tying his franchise record for a game, draining 9 of 18 shot attempts from deep.

The win is the first for the Blue & Gold this season on the second night of back-to-back games. Indiana is in the midst of a four-game homestand, and will host the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday before the Detroit Pistons visit Friday for an NBA Cup game.

“This was an important win,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said postgame. “This is a big week for us.”

Indiana shot 47.3 percent as a team, going 17-for-47 from 3-point range, while the Pelicans finished 51.7 percent from the field, including 9-of-33 from three.

After Haliburton, Pacers center Myles Turner registered 17 points and nine rebounds, Pascal Siakam had 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Bennedict Mathurin and Quenton Jackson each chipped in 12 points. Jackson made a career-best four 3-pointers in the game.

Trey Murphy III topped the visitors with 24 points, scoring 20 of those in the first half, and veteran guard CJ McCollum had 23 points. Yves Misi also supplied 16 points and 13 rebounds off the bench for the Pelicans, and former Indiana Mad Ant Elfrid Payton logged 14 points and 21 assists for the visitors.

The Pacers led at the end of each of the first three quarters, but never by more than four points. After taking a four-point lead into the final frame, the teams battled back-and-forth until clutch playmaking by Haliburton helped finish it.

Indiana built a pair of big leads in the first half but couldn’t hold on to them, as they led 59-57 at the break. The Pacers led by as many as 15 points in the first quarter, and 17 points in the second quarter, but the Pelicans used scoring streaks at the end of each frame to make it close.

The Blue & Gold shot 53 percent in the first half and made nine threes, as Haliburton had 14 points and seven assists Siakam added 12 points. Murphy led all scorers with 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting at the break.

Indiana came out red-hot from the field, but led just 29-25 at the end of the first quarter after the Pelicans rallied at the close of the frame.

The Pacers used a combined 27-8 run to lead by 15 points seven minutes into the game, using 8-0 and 9-2 spurts during the spree to go up 27-12. Haliburton buried a trio of 3-pointers, and Siakam added seven points during the stretch.

The double-digit lead was short-lived, however, as New Orleans responded with a 13-2 stretch in the final four minutes of the first quarter. Brandon Boston Jr. accounted for six points, Murphy hit a 3-pointer, and Payton converted a close-range bank shot with one second left to make it a four-point game.

Murphy scored 11 points in the second quarter, shooting 4-for-6 from the field, to help his team stay within distance of the lead despite another big Indiana run.

After exchanging baskets, a 15-4 Pacers scoring stretch, highlighted by threes from Myles Turner, Quenton Jackson and Haliburton, extended the Blue & Gold lead to 49-35 with 5:24 left in the half.

New Orleans then mustered a 19-4 run in the final five minutes of the half to make it a four-point game at the break.

Neither team could get much separation in the third quarter, but a mini 8-2 Pacers run midway through the period helped the Blue & Gold take an 87-83 lead into the final frame.

Haliburton was excellent in the third quarter, registering 10 points on 3-for-5 shooting from deep, while also dishing out three dimes and swiping two steals in the period. The Pacers struggled to contain McCollum in the third, as he scored nine points for his squad in the frame.

Indiana started 1-for-8 shooting in the fourth quarter, and the Pelicans took advantage by constructing a 8-2 run to lead 91-89 with 8:25 remaining.

Turner then scored seven consecutive points for Indiana before Jackson and Haliburton drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Pacers in front 102-95 with 5:27 left on the clock.

After five straight points by McCollum tied the game at 104, Haliburton drilled his ninth 3-pointer of the game and got a layup to go to give the Pacers the lead back at 107-104.

With a minute left, Haliburton threw a no-look alley-oop to Mathurin for a dunk and the Pacers led 111-108. Indiana then got three straight stops and T.J. McConnell went 3-for-4 from the free-throw line to hold on for the win.

The performance was encouraging for Haliburton, who has experienced and up and down start to the season.

“Feels good to win,” Haliburton said. “At the end of the day, I think that’s all that really matters. My individual performance, and how I view that … if we’re winning, I really don’t care. I think I’ve been frustrated with myself because I feel like the games that we’ve been losing, if I was myself, that we would be winning. I care more about us winning than what my numbers are looking like.”

The loss was the fifth straight for the Pelicans, which currently sit in last place in the Western Conference.

Inside the Numbers

Tyrese Haliburton has recorded seven double-doubles this season.

Haliburton was one point short and one assist short of hitting season-highs in both categories.

All five Pacers starters scored in double figures.

The Pelicans dished out a season-high 35 assists on Monday while the Pacers had 30 dimes as a team.

New Orleans won the rebounding margin 44-41 in the game.

Elfrid Payton’s 21 assists for the Pelicans were a career-high and four short of tying the franchise record of 25 set by Rajon Rondo.

Indiana finished with 13 turnovers to the Pelicans’ 15 giveaways.

You Can Quote Me on That

“There were a lot of good things happening. These were the kinds of games that we really struggled with last year. I’m really just proud of the group, finding a way just to hold it together and figure it out.” – Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle on the win

“I thought that Quenton Jackson hitting those four threes during the game was the difference in the game. It just was. They weren’t guarding him, they were giving him a lot of space, and he just confidently stepped up and knocked those shots in. And then he went back to the other end and he slapped the floor and he played defense. That’s who he is. He’s a find a way guy, he’s not a find an excuse guy. He’s a find a way guy, and he was a big part of this win.” – Carlisle on Quenton Jackson’s performance

“We came in at halftime and just said, ‘look, give the ball energy.’ The more the ball moves, the better shots we get as a team. And just keep our poise. We’re at home. We got our fans on our side … but it’s got to be hard, consistent play. This is not a night to be trying things or get fancy. This is all about the basics.” – Carlisle on the win

“He’s a great dude, man. Ever since we got him last year, he’s just been such a great teammate. Good things happen to good people, honestly … and such a solid person, such a solid teammate. A guy who you want in your corner. Everyone is rooting for him to succeed.” – Tyrese Haliburton on Quenton Jackson

“I think we’re playing way harder defensively, but our energy is just so up and down, and that starts with me. I can make that promise that that will be better moving forward for us as a group, and put that on me because if my energy is good and we’re holding each other accountable, things are going to go well. So it starts with me at the top, and that trickles down to everybody else.” – Haliburton on the season thus far

“ I think it’s easy to look at our schedule and say, ‘Oh, we should win this, we should win that.’ But it’s the league, man. Everybody’s hungry, everybody’s playing hard right now. Y’all can see how jumbled up the East is.” – Myles Turner on not overlooking anyone on the schedule

“I rock with his passion (and) his energy, man. I think he does things the right away. … He worked his way up. Nothing has been handed to him. This position wasn’t handed to him. He is a starter in the NBA now, and it took a lot of work for him to get to that point. I’ve got a lot of love and respect for him, because he’s just a good dude.” – Turner on Jackson

Stat of the Night

Tyrese Haliburton made a season-high nine 3-pointers for the Pacers. He was one 3-pointer short of tying his franchise record of 10 3-pointers made in a game, set against the Miami Heat in 2022.

Noteworthy

Pacers center Myles Turner played in his 586th career game in the Blue & Gold on Monday, passing Billy Knight (585) for sixth most career games with the Pacers all-time.

With 13 dimes on Monday, Tyrese Haliburton passed Chuck Person (1,743) for seventh place in Pacers NBA history for assists. He has 1,744 assists with the Blue & Gold.

Indiana and New Orleans each had eight players listed on Monday’s final injury report, with key players missing from action on both sides. Starters Zion Williamson, Dejounte Murray, Herb Jones and Brandon Ingram were all out for the Pelicans, while Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith and Ben Sheppard remain sidelined for the Pacers.

Indiana is 1-2 on the second legs of back-to-backs this season

Pelicans center Daniel Theis played for the Pacers from 2022-2024. He played just eight games for the Pacers.

Up Next

The Pacers continue their four-game homestand when they welcome Shaedon Sharpe and the Portland Trail Blazers to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 7:00 PM ET.

POST GAME: https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/rewind-pacers-pelicans-241125

INDY IGNITE VOLLEYBALL

INDY IGNITE SELECT PICKS IN PRO VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION DRAFT

#1 Merritt Beason, OPP, Nebraska to Atlanta

#2 Anna DeBeer, OH, Louisville to Indy

#3 Norah Sis, OH, Creighton to Orlando

#4 Camryn Hannah, OH, Penn State to Vegas

#5 Devyn Robinson, OPP, Wisconsin to San Diego

#6 Khori Louis, MB, Florida State to Atlanta

#7 Raven Colvin, MB, Purdue to Grand Rapids

#8 Toyosi Onabanjo, MB, Kansas to Omaha

Second Round picks:

#9 Elena Scott, Libero, Louisville to Indy

#10 Emily Londot, OPP, Ohio State to Omaha

#11 Raina Terry, OH, Illinois to Columbus

#12 Mary Shroll, Libero, Arizona State to Vegas

#13 Naya Shime, OPP, SMU to Grand Rapids

#14 Natalie Foster, MB, SMU to Orlando

#15 Ally Batenhorst, OH, USC to Omaha

#16 CC Crawford, MB, Wisconsin to Indy

Third Round picks:

#17 Lydia Grote, OPP, Minnesota to Orlando

#18 Kaylee Cox, OH, Western Kentucky to Columbus

#19 Lindsay Krause, OH, Nebraska to Omaha

#20 Taylor Trammell, MB, Penn State to Indy

#21 Taylor Head, OH, Florida State to Atlanta

#22 Camryn Turner, Setter, Kansas to Grand Rapids

#23 Maya Tabron, OH, SMU to San Diego

#24 Charitie Luper, OH, Louisville to Vegas

Fouth Round picks:

#25 Morgan Stout, MB, Wichita State to Vegas

#26 Leyla Blackwell, MB, Nebraska to San Diego

#27 Mia Tuaniga, Setter, USC to Atlanta

#28 Nina Cajic, OH, Tennessee to Indy

#29 Elena Oglivie, Libero, Stanford to Grand Rapids

#30 Valerie Vazquez Gomez, OH, Pitt to Omaha

#31 Anna Smrek, OPP, Wisconsin to Orlando

#32 Abby Walker, MB, Cincinnati to Columbus

Fifth Round picks:

#33 Isabel Martin, OH, Florida to Indy

#34 Elise McGhee, OH, Baylor to San Diego

#35 Lauren Jardine, OH, Utah to Vegas

#36 Kate Georgiades, Libero, Houston to Columbus

#37 Kendra Wait, Setter, Creighton to Omaha

#38 Bianca Bertolino, OH, Georgia Tech to Atlanta

#39 Nalani Iosia, Libero, Michigan State to Orlando

#40 Jess Mruzik, OH, Penn State to Grand Rapids

INDIANA FOOTBALL

GAME NOTES: PURDUE

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Old Oaken Bucket will shine under the lights of Memorial Stadium as No. 10/10 Indiana hosts rival Purdue in a battle for in-state bragging rights on Saturday (Nov. 30) at 7 p.m. on FS1.

No. 10/10 INDIANA (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) hosts PURDUE (1-10, 0-8 Big Ten)

Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, Ind.)

Saturday, Nov. 30 | 7 p.m. ET

TV: FS1 | RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network

Setting the Scene

• Indiana will host Purdue for the annual Old Oaken Bucket game on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m. ET in Memorial Stadium on FS1. This is the first-ever night edition of the annual rivalry.

• It will be the 126th meeting between the two programs and 99th meeting since the inception of the Old Oaken Bucket. The first game against the two teams dates back to 1891 and the first Bucket Game was in 1925.

• Purdue leads the all-time series, 77-42-6. Indiana is seeking its first win in the series since 2019 when it defeated Purdue, 44-41 in double overtime, in West Lafayette.

By The Numbers

7 – Indiana has already set a program record for most conference wins in a single season in program history with seven.

59 – Indiana’s 59 offensive touchdowns on the season are its most since 2013 (61) and are second in the FBS.

34 – Indiana’s 34 rushing touchdowns are the most in a season since 2000 which also had 34 rushing scores. This mark only trails a program-best 37 in 1988.

10 – The 10-game winning streak was the longest streak in program history. The previous record was eight consecutive games in the 1945 and 1967 seasons.

4 – With four sellouts in 2024, Indiana has the second-most sold-out crowds in program history. MORE ON PAGE 5

News & Notes

• Indiana enters the game with a 10-1 record after taking its first loss at Ohio State (11/23), 38-15, in Week 13. Prior to the loss, Indiana had its first 10-0 start in program history and reached a program-record for wins in a season.

• Curt Cignetti is the only Indiana head coach to start his head coaching tenure with a 10-0 record. He is the first-ever Division I head coach to start 10-0 in consecutive seasons at different schools (James Madison, 10-0, 2023; Indiana, 10-0, 2024). MORE ON PAGE 5 & 19

• Indiana has multiple rushing touchdowns in 10 of 11 games in 2024 and has 34 rushing scores on the season, just three shy of the program record (37; 1988).

• Indiana owns a 7-0 record at Memorial Stadium this season and has sold out the final four games of the home slate for the second-most sellouts in a single season at IU. MORE ON PAGE 5

• The Hoosiers picked up 27 transfers in the 2024 offseason with 21 of them having three-or-more years of college experience prior to coming to Indiana. Thirteen of the transfers followed Curt Cignetti from James Madison.

• Senior quarterback Kurtis Rourke moved his season passing yardage total to 2,478 to move into No. 11 on the IU single-season charts. Passed Peyton Ramsey (2,454; 2019) and Babe Laufenberg (2,468; 1982) in the game. Trails Nate Sudfeld (2,523; 2013) for a spot in the top 10. MORE ON PAGE 8

• Senior running back Ty Son Lawton had his eighth career multi-rushing touchdown game with his two scores at Ohio State. Lawton has scored a touchdown in eight of 11 games this season. MORE ON PAGE 10

• Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 36-straight games with a 19-yard touchdown in the first quarter. MORE ON PAGE 11

• Senior linebacker Jailin Walker had his fourth-career interception and first as a Hoosier when he picked off Will Howard at the Indiana 11-yard line in the second quarter. He also led the Hoosiers in tackle in the game with eight. MORE ON PAGE 13

• Junior linebacker Aiden Fisher has 102 tackles on the season, good for third in the Big Ten. He has notched double-digit tackles eight times this season. MORE ON PAGE 13

• Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara owns at least one tackle in all 34 career appearances and at least a half tackle for loss in 29 of 34 career games. MORE ON PAGE 14

• Sophomore kicker Nicolas Radicic extended his single-season record for extra points made with 60 on the year with his 1-for-1 effort against the Buckeyes. He also is in a tie for No. 8 on the program’s consecutive field goals made list at nine-straight tries to open his career. MORE ON PAGE 18

FULL GAME NOTES: https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2024/24-11-30-Notes_Purdue.pdf

INDIANA BASEBALL

HOOSIERS SIGN TOP-15 RECRUITING CLASS FOR 2025

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head baseball coach Jeff Mercer put together one of his best recruiting classes to date, stocking up on physical, versatile Midwest talent. Highlighted by the addition of some nationally-ranked arms, the Hoosiers added 13 players on National Signing Day (Nov. 15).

IU signed a trip of top-200 ranked prep pitchers, led by Blane Metz of Floyd Central High School (Floyd Knobs, Ind.). Metz is the No. 47 overall prospect in the class and the No. 9 right-handed pitcher by Perfect Game. He is the highest ranked pitcher to sign with the Hoosiers since at least 2009.

He’s one of four top-100 national recruits that Mercer has signed during his time in Bloomington: Andrew Wiggins (No. 37 – 2023), Colson Montgomery (No. 39 – 2021), Devin Taylor (No. 78 – 2022). In total, IU signed 10 prospects in the top 400 of Perfect Game’s national rankings.

The Hoosiers’ class clocks in at No. 15 in the Perfect Game team rankings. IU is the northern most team in the rankings and one of two Big Ten program (USC) in the top-20. Mercer and staff will add a handful of non-scholarship players to round out next year’s group.

Elijah Bennett • 6-3 • 1B/LHP • Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral (Canes Midwest National)
• No. 313 Overall Prospect by Perfect Game
• No. 11 Overall Player in the State of Indiana
• 2.77 combined ERA with a 12-3 record over 26 appearances at Cathedral High School
• 83 games played at the varsity level in high school (60 hits, 43 RBI, 10 doubles, 5 home runs)

Davian Carrera • 6-3 • 1B/OF • Valparaiso, Ind./Boone Grove (5 Star/Chicago Cubs Scout Team)
• No. 393 Overall Prospect by Perfect Game
• No. 13 Overall Prospect in State of Indiana
• Recorded 96 hits and bats .417 at varsity level for Boone Grove
• Compiled 78 runs, 92 RBI, 25 doubles, 5 triples and 7 home runs through junior year of high school
• Twin brother – Xavier – also signed with Indiana

Xavier Carrera • 6-3 • RHP • Valparaiso, Ind./Boone Grove (5 Star/Chicago Cubs Scout Team)
• No. 169 Overall Prospect by Perfect Game
• No. 6 Overall Player – No. 2 Pitcher – in Indiana
• Didn’t appear in junior season of high school
• Been up to 95 mph on the mound during travel ball
• All-Tournament team at 2024 WWBA 17U National Championship

Mateo Noto • 5-10 • SS/2B • Brooklyn, N.Y./Poly Prep Country Day (Team Elite Scout)
• No. 373 Overall Prospect by Perfect Game
• No. 12 Overall Prospect in the state of New York
• High school teammates with fellow signee Owen Ten Oever

Alex Barr • 6-3 • LHP • Demotte, Ind./Kankakee Valley (Canes Midwest 18U National)
• No. 199 Overall Prospect by Perfect Game
• No. 9 Overall Player – No. 2 LHP – in Indiana
• Topped out at 95 mph at the 2024 Perfect Game WWBA World Championships
• Collected over 50 hits in high school with 40 RBI, 33 runs and a .325 average
• Racked up 116 strikeouts on the mound in first three years of high school

Matthew Fisher • 6-3 • RHP • Newburgh, Ind./Evansville Memorial (Artillery Baseball)
• No. 15 Overall Prospect in State of Indiana by Perfect Game
• 2023 Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American Team
• Touched 92 mph at the 2024 Perfect Game 17U National Elite Championship
• Also plays quarterback for Evansville Memorial High School – threw for over 5,500 yards
• Career 1.95 earned run average in high school (9-5, 22 app., 3 CG, 135 strikeouts)

Landen Fry • 6-1 • 3B • Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider (Canes Midwest 18U National)
• No. 18 Overall Prospect in Indiana – No. 1 Ranked Third Baseman
• 2024 WWBA 17U National Championship All-Tournament Team
• Picked up 103 hits, 71 RBI, 23 doubles and four home runs in high school career so far
• Three-sport varsity athlete at Snider High School in Fort Wayne (Football, Baseball and Basketball)

Owen Ten Oever • C • Brooklyn, N.Y./Poly Prep Country Day (Team Elite Scout)
• No. 323 Overall Prospect by Perfect Game
• No. 10 ranked player in State of New York
• Played in the 2023 Perfect Game Underclassmen All-American Games
• High school teammates with fellow signee Mateo Noto

Cal Gates • 5-11 • OF • Beford, Ind./Bedford North Lawrence (Canes Midwest 18U National)
• No. 20 Overall Prospect in State of Indiana – Perfect Game
• Dual-sport athlete in high school (Football, Baseball)
• Career .374 hitter in his prep career at Beford North Lawrence
• One of five players from Canes Midwest 18U National to sign with Indiana this year

Blane Metz • 6-3 • RHP • Floyds Knobs, Ind./Floyd Central (Canes Midwest 18U National)
• No. 47 Overall Prospect in the Class of 25 – the No. 9 Overall RHP
• No. 2 Ranked Prospect in the State of Indiana
• All-Tournament Team Selection at 2024 Perfect Game WWBA World Championship
• “Mature Approach” – Fastball up to 95 mph at Perfect Game World Championship
• Highest ranked pitcher to sign with Indiana in Perfect Game Rankings (since at least 2011)
• Consensus top-50 prospect in the country
• Struck out 18 batters in a seven-inning no-hitter for Floyd Central in 2024
• One of the fastest rising players in the entire country

Noah Drake • 6-1 • OF • Newburgh, Ind./Castle (5 Star/Chicago Cubs Scout Team)
• No. 363 Overall Prospect by Perfect Game – No. 12 in State of Indiana
• All-Tournament Team at 2024 Perfect Game WWBA World Championship
• Played for Chicago Cubs Scout Team with multiple of his fellow IU signees

Kellan English • 6-9 • RHP • Evansville, Ind./Evansville North (5 Star/Chicago Cubs Scout Team)
• No. 27 Overall Prospect in State of Indiana
• Native of Evansville, Ind. – high school teammate of freshman Cole Decker
• The tallest player in the signing class (6’9″)
• Also, a member of the Chicago Cubs Scout Team (D. Carrera, X. Carrera, Drake)

Owen Shinada • 6-0 • RHP • Twinsburg, Ohio/Twinsburg (FTP Phillies National 2025)
• No. 12 Overall Prospect in Ohio
• No. 5 RHP in State of Ohio
• Prep Baseball’s “Most Projectable Arm” in Ohio

INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 5 VS. LOUISVILLE

Opening Tip

• Indiana University continues its 125th season of competition in men’s basketball against Louisville in the Battle 4 Atlantis at noon ET on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the Imperial Ballroom. The game will be broadcast on ESPN with Beth Mowins (pxp) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) on the call.

• The Cardinals enter the game with a record of 3-1 under first-year head coach Pat Kelsey. Senior guard Reyne Smith leads the team in scoring (14.8 points per game) despite coming off the bench in all four games. He is shooting 42.1% (16-of-38) from the 3-point line. Fifth-year senior forward Kasean Pryor (12.8), fifth-year senior wing Terrence Edwards Jr. (12.3), senior guard Chucky Hepburn (10.5), and fifth-year senior guard J’Vonne Hadley (10.0) all score in double figures.

Game Information

Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 • Noon ET

Imperial Ballroom • Paradise Islands, Bahamas

TV: ESPN (Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli)

Radio: IU Radio Network (Austin Render, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)

Series History: Indiana leads, 12-9

Last Meeting: IU 74, UL 66 on Nov. 20, 2023, in New York

Series History

• The Hoosiers hold an advantage of 12-9 in the 21 games played between the border rivals. The two programs have met six times on a neutral floor with Indiana claiming three wins, including a 74-66 result in the Empire Classic on Nov. 20, 2023, at Madison Square Garden.

• Future pro players Xavier Johnson (Memphis Hustle) and Kel’el Ware (Miami Heat) led the Hoosiers to the win over the Cardinals last season. Johnson tallied 15 points, five assists, and four rebounds. Ware added 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks.

Last Time Out

• No. 16/18 Indiana (4-0) defeated UNC Greensboro by a score of 69-58 on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice scored a game-high 20 points to go along with five rebounds and six assists. He is the first Hoosier to post a 20-5-5 (points-rebounds-assists since Trayce Jackson-Davis in the 2023 NCAA Tournament against Kent State.

• Freshman wing Bryson Tucker scored 14 points off the bench on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor. He added three rebounds in 25 minutes of run.

Second-Year Leap for Mgbako

• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a career-high 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc in Indiana’s victory over SIUE on Nov. 6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

• The 31 points scored marked the most in a season debut for a Hoosier since 17-year NBA veteran Eric Gordon dropped 33 points in his collegiate debut against Chattanooga on Nov. 12, 2007. Former All-American Jimmy Rayl holds the program record for points in a season opener when he scored 35 against Virginia on Dec. 1, 1962.

• His two-game total of 49 points (24.5 points per game) marked the most by an IU player in the first two games of a season since James Blackmon Jr. scored 49 (26 vs. Kansas, 23 vs. UMASS Lowell) at the beginning of 2016-17.

• The Gladstone, N.J., native leads the Hoosiers and ranks fifth in the Big Ten at 18.8 points per outing. He is one of four B1G players (Dawson Garcia, Minnesota; Nick Martinelli, Northwester; Will Riley, Illinois) to average at least 18.0 points per game while shooting above 50.0% from the floor, 50.0% from the 3-point line, and 90.0% from the free throw line.

Big Fella Ballo

• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo swatted a career-high-matching six shots against South Carolina (Nov. 16). The Koulikoro, Mali, native has blocked 151 shots in his career.

• Against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 10), Ballo recorded 17 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks in 27 minutes. He shot 8-of-10 from the field in the Indiana victory. He is one of three players (Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton; Danny Wolf, Michigan) this season to post a line of 17-9-3 or better while shooting at least 80.0% from the floor.

Rice Leads IU Past Hometown Team, South Carolina

• Indiana (3-0) outpaced South Carolina to earn a hard-fought 87-71 non-conference win on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

• The Hoosiers shot 26-of-51 (51.0%) from the floor, cashed in a season-high eight made 3-pointers, and went 27-of-33 (81.8%) from the free throw line in the wire-to-wire victory.

• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice scored a game-high 23 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako continued his hot streak to open the season with 17 points and seven rebounds.

INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

HOOSIERS DEFEATED IN BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Indiana fell to No. 16/15 UNC in the Battle 4 Atlantis Championship game, 69-39.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana (4-3) opened play on a 5-0 run before North Carolina (6-1) came back and matched with their own 5-0 run. Scoring was hard to come by for either team as UNC held the slight edge after one, 11-10.

A triple from junior guard Yarden Garzon and a Moore-McNeil floater gave IU the lead with 8:11 to play. The two teams went back-and-forth midway through the frame as UNC pulled ahead on back-to-back 3-pointers. The Tar Heels would finish the afternoon with 11 made triples.

Trailing 32-26 at the break, Indiana couldn’t keep up with falling behind on a 10-2 run at the media timeout.

It was a lead UNC would never relinquish as the Hoosiers mustered up just 13 total points in the second half.

NOTABLE

Garzon and junior forward Shay Ciezki made the Battle 4 Atlantis all-tournament team for their three-game performances.

Sophomore guard Julianna LaMendola made her first career start where she finished with a team and career-high 10 rebounds.

Garzon finished with double figures with 10 points.

Moore-McNeil added eight points and team-high three assists.

UP NEXT

Indiana returns to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday, Dec. 1 against Maine. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. ET.

PURDUE VOLLEYBALL

COLVIN DRAFTED TO GRAND RAPIDS RISE

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – With the seventh overall pick of the Pro Volleyball Federation draft, the Grand Rapids Rise selected middle blocker Raven Colvin.

One of Purdue’s best blockers in program history, Colvin ranks second in Purdue history in career total blocks, block assists and blocks per set and No. 8 in block solos. She is also fourth in the nation among Division I active players in career blocks per set.

The Grand Rapids Rise, which includes Purdue alums Jena Otec (2017-21) and Sherridan Atkinson (2016-18), will begin its season January 10 and runs through May 2, 2025.

Currently, Colvin owns 962 career kills, a .309 career hitting clip (No. 9 in Purdue history), 618 total blocks (79-539), 1.39 blocks per set and 106 career service aces. She is also the Big Ten rally-scoring era record holder for most blocks in a match (16), which she set as a sophomore at Maryland (11/23/22).

This season, the senior out of Indianapolis, Indiana, is the Big Ten blocks leader and ranks fifth in the nation, averaging 1.57 blocks per set. At the top of her collegiate game, she is hitting and blocking more efficiently than ever before, having hit .400% or better in 15 matches, eight at .500% and three at a .700% efficiency or higher. Meanwhile, Colvin has registered 15 matches with at least six blocks and three 10-block performances, including 11 at No. 2 Nebraska.

Colvin will finish out her senior season with the Boilermakers. The team enters its final week of the regular season on the west coast, taking on No. 13 Oregon at 10:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network, followed by a 7:30 p.m. ET showdown at Washington on Big Ten Network. Purdue will find out its postseason fate on the NCAA Selection Show, set for Sunday night at 6 p.m. ET.

PURDUE BASEBALL

BASEBALL HOSTING UCLA, ASU, NOTRE DAME AS PART OF 27-GAME HOME SLATE

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Baseball’s 2025 schedule features 27 home dates at Alexander Field, headlined by games against UCLA, Arizona State and Notre Dame as first-time visitors to the ballpark.

Head coach Greg Goff has unveiled a slate that features six home weekends and a 13-game homestand. The Big Ten Conference schedule has expanded from eight to 10 weekend series (24 to 30 games), meaning five of the Boilermakers’ six home weekends will be conference series.

Purdue hosts Michigan, UCLA, Rutgers, Northwestern and Nebraska for Big Ten series. UIC comes to Alexander Field for the open weekend (March 14-16) in the Big Ten schedule.

The Boilermakers drew Washington for their inaugural Big Ten West Coast road trip, making their first-ever trip to Seattle for the first weekend of April. But the final month of the regular season is very travel friendly. After an Easter Weekend (April 18-20) trip to Penn State, Purdue plays nine of its final 16 games at home. The only road trips during that stretch are to Champaign, Bloomington and Muncie.

Arizona State (April 14), Austin Peay (April 22) and Notre Dame (April 29) all come to Alexander Field for midweek action in the month of April. The ASU game is a Monday matinee that came to be in conjunction with the Sun Devils’ Big 12 Conference road trip to Cincinnati for a game with the Bearcats. Purdue has not hosted Notre Dame since 1997, but the midweek series continues after the teams played in the state of Indiana last season for the first time since 2007.

The Boilermakers play home-and-home midweek dates with both Indiana State and Ball State. They’re scheduled to play 32 of their 56 (57%) regular-season games in the state of Indiana.

Big Ten play opens as early as ever – the weekend of March 7-9. Purdue drew a road series at Minnesota for the first conference weekend, which will be contested inside U.S. Bank Stadium (the home of the Minnesota Vikings). It will mark the Boilers’ second visit to U.S. Bank Stadium after also playing in the Gophers’ six-team Big Ten-ACC Tournament in February 2020. Purdue has not played Minnesota indoors since an April 2009 series inside the Metrodome. The teams also opened the 2011 conference schedule against each other in the Twin Cities, a series that was moved from the Metrodome to Target Field after the dome collapsed due to a blizzard that winter.

The Boilermakers are slated to begin their season at a Triple-A ballpark in Texas for the fifth year in a row, opening at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, Texas, again. This year it’s a four-game series vs. first-time foe Stephen F. Austin at the stadium in suburban Houston that serves as the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Houston Astros affiliate).

Purdue plays consecutive weekends in North Carolina for the fourth year in a row. Niagara and Akron are the opponents for weekends No. 2 and 3 as the Boilers return to Ting Stadium in Holly Springs.

Since 2022, Purdue is 10-2 at Constellation Field in Sugar Land, 15-4 at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs and 18-5 in the state of North Carolina.

The home opener at Alexander Field is slated for Wednesday, March 12 vs. Butler. It marks the beginning of the season-long 13-homestand. There are also five-game homestands in both April and May.

A full list of gameday promotions and special dates at Alexander Field will be released in early March. Purdue has set attendance records at Alexander each of the last two years.

SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN

• Home Games: 27 (12 in March, 8 in April, 7 in May)

• Road Games: 16 (6 in March, 6 in April, 4 in May)

• Neutral Site Games: 12 (9 in February, 3 in March)

• Home Weekends: 6 (March 14-16, March 21-23, March 28-30, April 11-13, May 2-4, May 15-17)

• Big Ten Home: Michigan, UCLA, Rutgers, Northwestern, Nebraska

• Big Ten Road: Minnesota, Washington, Penn State, Illinois, Indiana

• Big Ten Non-Play: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Oregon, USC

• Big Ten Tournament: May 20-25 – Revamped Format TBA (Charles Schwab Field – Omaha, Neb.)

• Season-Opening Series: vs. Stephen F. Austin for 4 games at Triple-A stadium in Sugar Land, Texas

• Back-to-Back Weekends in Holly Springs: Feb. 21-23 vs. Niagara, Feb. 28-March 2 vs. Akron (at Ting Stadium in the Raleigh-Durham area)

• Home Opener: March 12 vs. Butler

• Open Weekend in Big Ten Play: March 14-16 vs. UIC at Alexander

• Home-and-Home Midweek Dates: Indiana State, Ball State

• Remainder of the Home Midweek Dates: Arizona State, Notre Dame, Austin Peay, Milwaukee, NIU, Valparaiso

• 13-Game Homestand: March 12-April 2 – Butler, UIC, Milwaukee, Michigan, Valparaiso, UCLA, NIU

• Two Other 5-Game Homestands: April 9-14 & April 29-May 6

• First-Time Opponents: Stephen F. Austin, Niagara, Washington

• In-State Opponents: Indiana, Indiana State, Notre Dame, Ball State, Butler, Valparaiso

• First-Time Visitors to Alexander: Arizona State, Notre Dame, UCLA, Austin Peay

• Been a While – Not Played Since: Austin Peay – 2001, UCLA – 2012, Arizona State – 2015

• Last Home Game vs. Notre Dame: April 1997 at Lambert Field

• Last Indoor Games in Minneapolis: February 2020 at Minnesota’s 6-team tournament

• Purdue closes the regular season at home for the 10th time since Alexander opened in 2013 (all but 2017, excluding 2020)

• Easter Weekend in Central Pennsylvania for weekend No. 6 of Big Ten play (April 18-20)

GAMES BY STATE BREAKDOWN

• Indiana: 32

• North Carolina: 8

• Texas: 4

• Illinois: 3

• Minnesota: 3

• Pennsylvania: 3

• Washington: 3

PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MCCARTHY EARNS FIRST BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONOR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue women’s basketball freshman Lana McCarthy has been named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the first time, the league announced on Monday afternoon

McCarthy was instrumental in guiding Purdue to wins over Bellarmine and UT Arlington at Mackey Arena. The Bedford, N.H., native averaged 15 points and 7.5 rebounds in the two games while shooting 61% from the field. She added a pair of assists and steals with one block.

McCarthy opened the week with her second double-double of the year, going for 12 points and 10 rebounds against Bellarmine. Just four games into her rookie season, McCarthy already matched Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton for the most freshman double-doubles at Purdue since 2004-05.

McCarthy followed up the performance with an 18-point night against UT Arlington, matching her career high. She tacked on five rebounds, one block and a steal. After battling through foul trouble in the first half, she posted 16 points in the second half to help the Boilermakers pull away for the win.

The 6-6 forward is one of nine freshmen nationally and one of two from the Big Ten averaging over 11 points and 7.0 rebounds per game (11.2 PPG, 7.0 RPG). She is tied with Notre Dame’s Kate Koval with the most double-doubles by a freshman against Division I opposition this season.

The Boilermakers will head into the Elevance Fort Myers Tip-Off this week with a game Thursday afternoon against Middle Tennessee at 4:30 p.m., before an 11 a.m. tip against No. 4 South Carolina. Both games can be heard on 95.3 BOB FM or Purdue Stretch Internet with a video stream on the Women’s Sports Network.

NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

NO. 6 IRISH THROTTLE NO. 3 TROJANS TO EARN 74-61 VICTORY

LOS ANGELES — No. 6 Notre Dame faced its first big challenge of the 2024-25 season on Saturday, and it passed with flying colors.

The Irish (5-0) traveled across the country to No. 3 USC (4-1) and never trailed, walking away with a 74-61 win and a major resume builder.

“This is a moment that we are really appreciative to be a part of,” Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey said postgame. “This group is special. I’m so grateful to be able to lead them, and I’m really proud of the way that we’ve been resilient through injuries. For us to come out here and have a complete game and play together, it’s just phenomenal.”

Hannah Hidalgo had the first 6 points for Notre Dame before the Irish went on a mini-run with back-to-back treys by Olivia Miles and Hidalgo. The air attack forced a USC timeout with 4:46 to go in the first frame.

The Irish defense, including Sonia Citron’s stifling attack against All-American JuJu Watkins, continued for the remainder of the quarter. Notre Dame held the Trojans to 10 points in the first 10 minutes, their lowest-scoring frame of the year. Notre Dame also racked up 7 steals.

USC opened up the second quarter with a 9-2 run to force an early Notre Dame timeout, as the Irish led 22-19 with 7:36 left in the half. After the timeout, the Irish rebounded to end the half on a 13-9 run. Hidalgo had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists at the break. She led or was tied for the lead in those categories, while Liatu King had 5 boards of her own plus a team-leading 4 swipes.

The Irish held the Trojans to 37.5 percent from the floor in the first half, while also forcing USC to go 1-7 from behind the arc.

A strong third quarter from the Trojans, coupled with some foul trouble from the Irish, allowed USC to close the gap to three at 44-41 with 3:41 remaining in the third. The Irish offense went cold from the floor for more than 5 minutes, as they didn’t score between 7:35 and 2:08.

With both squads putting up 17 points in the third quarter, it was a 52-45 ballgame heading into the fourth. The Irish came out hot in the final quarter, going on a 14-2 run to put Notre Dame up 66-47. USC worked to close the gap, but Notre Dame outscored the Trojans 22-16 in the fourth with 8 points poured in from Miles, who went a perfect 3-3 from the floor in the final quarter.

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Hidalgo was the leading scorer at the buzzer with 24, and Miles had 20. King reached double-digit rebounds with 11, and Hidalgo had 8 assists. Miles had 7 and 20 points, passing the 1000-point mark in her career.

Watkins finished with 24 points, but the box score doesn’t show the full story. Citron didn’t let her get anything easy, and she fought for every point she had.

“Soni had the tall task of guarding one of the best players in the country in [Watkins],” Ivey said. “I thought she did a great job trying to deny her for the entire game.

“Everybody knows Soni for her offense, but now you know how great of a defender she is.”

Notre Dame will head back to South Bend for a couple of days before traveling to the Cayman Islands to play TCU and Utah over the Thanksgiving holiday.

HIDALGO NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK AFTER EYE-POPPING PERFORMANCE AT USC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the second consecutive week, Hannah Hidalgo is your ACC Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. It is the fifth time in her career Hidalgo has earned the honor.

The 5-6 guard from Merchantville, N.J., put on a show at No. 3 USC on Saturday, dropping 24 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. She has put up 20+ points in 30 of her 40 collegiate games and now has 10 career games with at least 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals, which is more than any other Division I player in the last 25 years.

“Big time player, big time stage,” Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey said of Hidalgo after Saturday’s victory. “I’m not at all shocked by what she did today. From the beginning, she guarded everyone on the court. She’s so feisty and energetic. It’s contagious for our group.”

Saturday’s performance added to an already lengthy resume for Hidalgo against ranked teams. Over her career against AP Top 25 opponents, the guard has averaged 21.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.3 steals per game.

On the season, Hidalgo leads the nation with 5.2 steals per game and ranks third with 24.8 points per game. She is shooting 48.9 percent from the floor and has made 43 field goals (24th in the country) and 28 free throws (35th in the country).

Hidalgo and the Irish will be back in action this week at the Cayman Islands Classic, as Notre Dame plays No. 17 TCU (6-0) on Friday and Utah (5-1) on Saturday. The games can be streamed on FloHoops.com.

NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL

A PLAYERS ERA FILLED WITH NEW OPPORTUNITIES

LAS VEGAS – What an opportunity for the Notre Dame men’s basketball team this Thanksgiving week, both on the court and in NIL opportunities. The Players Era Festival – its first of its kind – debuts on Tuesday with plenty of hoops for fans to feast on. Eight teams have been separated into two groups of four. The Fighting Irish will compete in the Impact Division with a Tuesday night game against Rutgers, followed by a late Wednesday (Thanksgiving morning for those in Eastern Time) matchup against top-10 Houston squad. Saturday’s opponent is TBD and will be based on group-play results.

The Fighting Irish (4-1) and Scarlet Knights (4-1) will tip off at 10:30 p.m. ET on TBS on Nov. 26. Both teams are coming into Las Vegas looking to avenge their respective first losses of the season. Rutgers was ranked 24th in the A.P. Poll but just slid out after the Kennesaw State upset this past Sunday afternoon.

Notre Dame leads the overall series with Rutgers, 21-13, with a 6-2 record on neutral courts. The last meeting between the two was a memorable one – an 89-87 double-overtime victory at the First Four round in Dayton to propel the Irish into the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament.

Next, Notre Dame and Houston are tied 4-4 in the overall series. The two haven’t clashed on the hardwood since Feb. 10, 1990. The Cougars are 3-1 on the year and ranked sixth in the country in the latest AP Poll.

Now, the last time the Irish earned a top-10 neutral site victory – it was against No. 6 Wichita State to win the Maui Invitational in 2017.

Following Wednesday’s games, each group will be ranked first through fourth, and after head-to-head record, seeding will be determined by total point differential in group games (capped at 20 points per game), then total points scored and fewest points allowed. The top seeds from each division will face off in the championship game, with the rest of the standings filling out the third, fifth and seventh-place matchups.

IMPACT DIVISION

Tuesday, November 26

Houston vs. Alabama – 8:00 PM (EST) | TBS, Max

Rutgers vs. Notre Dame – 10:30 PM (EST) | TBS, Max

Wednesday, November 27

Rutgers vs. Alabama – 10:00 PM (EST) | TBS, Max

Notre Dame vs. Houston – 12:30 AM (EST) | TBS, Max

BURTON HEATING UP

Burton enters the Vegas tournament on back-to-back games with 20+ points. In fact, he totaled 54 points last week on a combined 23-for-38 shooting aka 60.5 percent. He went 6-for-11 from deep, including a career-best four made triples against Elon.

In Notre Dame’s 75-58 victory over North Dakota, Burton was a bucket shy of a career-high and rebound shy of his first career double-double. Burton dropped 29 points and also tied his career-high in rebounds with nine.

He’s currently the only player in the country averaging 20+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. His 21.4 ppg rank 19th nationally and second in the ACC.

NOT LAST YEAR’S OFFENSE

Despite the Elon hiccup, it’s quite evident that this is not last year’s offense, and the player development/offensive progression is there. Case in point, Notre Dame has now scored 75+ points in each of its first five games for the first time since the start of the 2009-10 season. .

The Irish are shooting 51.9 percent from the field which ranks 14th nationally and leads the ACC. They are also shooting a hot 61.0 percent from two, which ranks 17th in the country.

Diving deeper – Notre Dame is one of the best mid-range jump-shooting teams in the country. They are converting 62.9 percent from the mid-range which ranks fourth nationally.

CBB Analytics has Notre Dame’s offensive rating at 122.3 which ranks 34th in the nation. KenPom’s offensive efficiency ranking puts the Irish at No. 51.

BRAEDEN’S OFFENSIVE GAME

We know what Breaden is capable from three. Last season, he drained 55 three-pointers in conference play which set a new program record for ACC threes. This season, he’s averaging a team-best 2.4 made threes per game. He’s shooting a hot 54.5 percent in corner threes and 37.5 percent overall from deep.

But Braeden has been attacking the basket and driving more in year two. He’s shooting 68.2 percent from two-point range. Thus, he’s shooting 50.0 percent from the field overall. Lastly, his 14.8 ppg ranks second behind Burton.

TAE-KING OVER

Tae Davis is the third and final Irish averaging double figures at 12.4 ppg. He’s shooting 56.7 percent from two, including 65.0 percent at the rim.

In the Buffalo victory, he poured in a career-high 27 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Plus he drained a career-best 12-of-13 from the ree-throw line. Davis got it done in crunch time as well, scoring 13 of Notre Dame’s final 15 points. He followed that up with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the Georgetown road win. He grabbed a team-high eight boards.

Tae’s numbers are also up due to his yearly improvement from the free-throw line. This year he’s shooting 84.6 percent (22-26). A season ago Tae was 72.3 percent from the stripe.

BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

STRANDE SHINES IN BUTLER’S 69-44 WIN OVER UMASS LOWELL

Caroline Strande scored a game-high 26 points in Butler’s 69-44 victory over UMass Lowell on Sunday afternoon. The Bulldog victory moves the team’s overall record to 5-1 heading into Thanksgiving.

Strande scored her 26 points in 25 minutes on 9-for-14 shooting. She made four of her six 3-point attempts and added seven rebounds in the outcome.

Strande was one of three Bulldogs to score in double figures. Kilyn McGuff posted a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Riley Makalusky also had a solid all-around game with 10 points, five assists and four rebounds.

Butler and UMass Lowell were tied at 12-12 after the first quarter, but the Bulldogs would end the first half on an 8-0 scoring run to take a 31-23 lead into halftime.

BU outscored the River Hawks by five in the third quarter and blew the game open in the fourth with 23 points over the final 10 minutes.

The Bulldogs scored 40 points in the paint and came up with 24 points on 16 UMass Lowell turnovers. Kilyn McGuff led the defensive charge with four steals and Lily Carmody added two allowing BU to record 10 as a team.

Cristen Carter also patrolled the paint for BU by blocking three shots. Carter had eight points and five rebounds. She only missed one shot on Sunday.

Butler’s next game will come in the 2024 Gulf Coast Showcase against Santa Clara. Opening tip in Bonita Springs, Fla. is set for 5 p.m.

IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL

JAGUARS WIN AT ALABAMA A&M BEHIND ZILINSKAS’ 32

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team captured a key road victory on Monday (Nov. 25) as the Jaguars outlasted Alabama A&M, 88-83 inside the AAMU Events Center. Graduate transfer Paul Zilinskas tallied a career-high 32 points to pace four Jaguars in double-digits and Jarvis Walker pumped in 13, including the dagger on the Jags’ final offensive possession. The game featured 12 ties and 13 lead changes with the Jaguars seizing the final advantage of the day with 1:13 to play.

Zilinskas scored 20 of his 32 in the second half while Walker tallied 12 of his 13 after intermission.

The Jags trailed by as many as nine in the second half, but rallied back and took a 75-72 lead when Nathan Dudukovich stroked an open trey with 3:48 to play. Later, Zilinskas got free for an open wing three with 1:58 remaining to give the Jags an 80-78 lead. AAMU (4-4) tied the game at the free throw line, but Walker fired back with a pair of free throws with 1:13 to play. After Alabama A&M cut the lead in half by splitting a pair of freebies with 59.9 seconds to play, Zilinskas responded with a three-point play on a tough drive to his left with 40 seconds left. AAMU’s Darius Ford responded with a tough finish with 32.9 seconds to play, but the host Bulldogs opted to play it out, rather than foul.

Zilinskas dribbled out the bulk of the clock before a reversal found its way to Walker, who drained a three as the shot clock expired, effectively ending the game.

Zilinskas hit 11-of-20 shots, including 5-of-10 from three, and all five of his free throw attempts. The Jags shot 55.2 percent after the break to finish the game at 42.1 percent after a sluggish first half. More importantly, the Jags connected on 12-of-28 (42.9 percent) from three and 28-of-32 (87.5 percent) at the foul line as the two teams combined on 49 fouls and 65 free throw attempts. Timaris Brown came off the bench with a key 11-point, eight rebound effort before fouling out and Sean Craig had 11 points and seven rebounds.

Ford led AAMU with 20 points and AC Bryant tallied 17 points, including hitting 10-of-11 at the free throw line. Chad Moodie finished with 16 points and three blocked shots up front for the hosts.

The first half was similarly a slugfest with the Jags shooting just 29 percent overall, but hitting 12-of-15 at the free throw line. The Jags built a 32-25 first half lead with 4:45 to play when Zilinskas rattled in a three off Craig’s assist from the seat of his pants. However, AAMU closed the half on an 8-0 run to take a 33-32 halftime advantage.

The Jaguars will return home to host Trinity Christian after the Thanksgiving holiday on Saturday, Nov. 30 at 2:00 p.m. inside the Jungle. Fans can purchase tickets by clicking here and are encouraged to purchase and download tickets before arrival as the department is exclusively digital tickets this season.

BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

SPARKS’ GAME-WINNING AND-1 IN FINAL SECONDS LEADS CARDINALS TO 63-61 WIN OVER EKU

ESTERO, Fla. – The Ball State men’s basketball team got a go-ahead and-1 from Payton Sparks with 15 seconds to play to top Eastern Kentucky 63-61 on Monday afternoon at the Gulf Coast Showcase at Hertz Arena.

The Cardinals trailed 61-57 before Mickey Pearson Jr. drained a 3-pointer from the right corner at the 1:07 mark of the second half to pull Ball State within a point. Sparks later made the left-handed layup and hit the free throw to provide for the game’s final score. Jermahri Hill secured a closing rebound in the final second after the Cardinals forced an EKU miss.

Ball State (2-4) led much of the first half before the Colonels (3-2) went on a 9-0 rally late in the opening period to take a 36-29 lead into halftime. The Cardinals scored the first seven points of the second half to knot the score at 36-all, and a later 9-0 Ball State scoring run put the Cards ahead 47-43 with 12:25 left to play.

Hill went for a team-best 18 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks, while Sparks (12 points, four rebounds, two assists) and Pearson Jr. (11 points, five rebounds) also scored in double-figures for Ball State. Juanse Gorosito hit a trio of triples for nine points and tallied three steals. Ethan Brittain-Watts (five points), Jeremiah Hernandez (four) and TJ Burch (four) also made important offensive contributions in a tight contest.

There were 11 ties and 13 lead changes in the back-and-forth affair. Ball State outshot Eastern Kentucky, going 48.9 percent (22-45) from the field including 35.3 percent (6-17) on 3-pointers while making 68.4 percent (13-19) of its free throws. The Colonels were limited to 31.1 percent (19-61) on field goals, 25 percent (6-24) from distance and 65.4 percent (17-26) on foul shots.

Eastern Kentucky had advantages in rebounding (41-31) and turnovers (18-12) and got 23 points and 11 rebounds from Devontae Blanton, but the almost 18-point spread in field goal shooting percentage put the Cardinals over the top in the opening tilt of the showcase, which features three games in three days for six teams.

Ball State controlled the interior to the tune of a 30-20 edge on points in the paint.

Next up for the Cardinals is a game with Florida Tech at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Hertz Arena.

BALL STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

KIEFER BECOMES WBB’S ALL-TIME BLOCKS LEADER IN LOSS TO COLUMBIA

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – The Ball State women’s basketball team (5-2) lost a hard-fought battle in their last game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament when the Cardinals fell 69-62 to Columbia University (6-2) Monday night in Imperial Arena.

In the second quarter, senior Marie Kiefer became Ball State women’s basketball’s all-time blocks leader with 153 total blocks passing former Carinal Tamara Bowie who owned the record of 152 since 2003.

From start-to-finish the game was a tight affair as both teams went back-and-forth up until the 1:47 mark in the second quarter. After that, the Cardinals began to pull away from the Lions. Elise Stuck, Maliyah “MJ” Johnson and Madelyn Bischoff made an impact during the Cardinals 9-4 run. The run allowed Ball State to take a 31-25 lead over Columbia University at intermission.

The momentum switched hands to Columbia in the third stanza as the Lions outscored the Cardinals 25-14 to take a 50-45 advantage over Ball State into the final 10 minutes of play.

Columbia carried that strong presence into the remainder of the contest eventually building an 11-point cushion 58-45 over Ball State at the 7:54 mark of the fourth quarter.

Ball State began to make a comeback with baskets from Kiefer along with a jumper from Lachelle Austin with 2:18 left on the clock. That scoring spree brought the Cardinals to within five (63-58) which forced Columbia to call a timeout. But despite the Cardinals efforts, the Lions remained atop the rest of the contest.

Tonight’s game saw five Cardinals reach double-digit scoring which was led by Austin who had 15. Bischoff tallied 13 points while Kiefer finished the night with 12. Stuck and Ally Becki rounded out the double figure scoring after registering 10 points apiece. Defensively, both Kiefer and Austin had seven rebounds, respectively.

The Ball State women’s basketball team returns home Sunday, Dec. 1 as the Cardinals host South Dakota in Worthen Arena. The game is slated to begin at 1 pm ET.

INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

INDIANA STATE DROPS MONDAY NIGHT CONTEST AT SOUTHERN INDIANA

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball fell on Monday night at Southern Indiana, 87-77, moving to 3-3 on the season.

A slow start to the game for the Sycamores proved costly, getting down 8-0 through two-and-a-half minutes of play and the Sycamores never found the lead. Jahni Summers made the Sycamores first six points of the game to help Indiana State fight back to trail 11-9 with 12:51 on the clock.

A layup by Aaron Gray and two-straight layups by Markus Harding kept the Sycamores within three points before Southern Indiana made some separation for its first double-digit lead of the game, 26-15, with 7:45 remaining in the half. USI held that lead, give or take a couple points, through the remainder of the half.

Through the first half, Indiana State turned the ball over 15 times leading to 17 USI points. Those 17 points in addition to eight points from the free throw line from the Screaming Eagles gave USI the 11-point halftime advantage.

Indiana State outscored Southern Indiana 48-47 in the second half, shooting 57.6% from the field in the last 20 minutes. Bruno Alocen and K’mani Doughty helped cut the deficit to five points with back-to-back layups with the scoreboard showing 43-38 with 16:44 to go.

The Sycamores and Screaming Eagles stayed tight through the next four minutes, going back-and-forth on buckets but Indiana State held the 13-10 advantage in the run. The Sycamores ended that run cutting the lead down to two points, 53-51, with 12:54 to play. Six different Sycamores contributed, and the team made 5-of-6 from the floor and converted all three free throw attempts.

Southern Indiana used a 15-7 run, making 6-of-7 to pull away from the Sycamores just enough to lead by 10, 68-58, with 7:14 on the clock.

The Sycamores didn’t count themselves out yet, as in the next three minutes Indiana State brought the game within four points with the help of Samage Teel scoring 5-of-9 in a 9-3 Sycamore advantage. Gray scored on a layup assisted by Teel, and Doughty drained a pair from the line to add to the effort.

Teel and Harding combined to score the final 10 points of the game for Indiana State in the last four minutes, but USI finished perfect from the floor (4-for-4) and 6-for-8 from the free throw line to capture the 10-point, 87-77 victory over Indiana State.

Samage Teel led the game with 20 points on 8-for-14 shooting, recording six rebounds, four assists, and a block. Teel led the game with five steals. Jahni Summers scored 15 points finishing 6-for-10 from the floor, hauling in five rebounds and recording three steals. Markus Harding was the third-and-final Sycamore in double figures with 13, pulling down a team-high seven rebounds and dishing out a team-high five assists. Aaron Gray chipped in eight points and six rebounds.

News & Notes

Indiana State committed 20 turnovers in the game, the second 20+ turnover game of the season (21 against Florida Atlantic).

The Sycamores recorded the second-lowest assist-to-field goal percentage of the season (41.9%) assisting on 13-of-31 made baskets. The 13 assists is also the season-low.

Southern Indiana recorded the best three-point field goal percentage by an opponent this season, making 52.4% from down range (11-of-21). The 11 threes ties the most made by an opponent this season (11 by Florida Atlantic).

Indiana State made 64.9% of its two-point attempts, with all of its two-pointers coming from inside the paint.

Samage Teel recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season, and the second time he has gone for 20+ in back-to-back games. His five steals ties his collegiate high.

With six rebounds tonight, he now has three-straight games of six rebounds.

Jahni Summers recorded back-to-back games in double figures for the first time this season.

Markus Harding has two-straight games of at least 13 points (13 agsinst USI and 16 against Chicago State).

All but one Sycamore that entered the game scored at least two baskets (8-of-9).

Indiana State’s 13 steals ties for the most this season.

Up Next

Indiana State heads south to The Bahamas to play in the Baha Mar Hops event in Nassau. The Sycamores open with Arkansas State on Friday at 4:30 p.m., Iona on Saturday at 2 p.m., and closes with Tarleton State on Sunday at 7 p.m. All times are Eastern and games can be streaming through a FloCollege subscription or by tuning into 105.5 The Legend (audio stream can be found on www.gosycamores.com).

INDIANA STATE FOOTBALL

ELIJAH OWENS NAMED JERRY RICE AWARD FINALIST

STATS PERFORM – Indiana State redshirt freshman quarterback Elijah Owens was named a Jerry Rice Award Finalist as announced by Stats Perform on Monday afternoon.

Owens becomes the second Sycamore over the last three seasons to be named a finalist for the annual award which honors the national freshman player of the year in college football’s Division I FCS subdivision. Former Sycamore Cade Chambers was also named a finalist back in the 2022 season.

Owens was Indiana State’s leading passer and rusher over the course of the 2024 season after taking the starting role heading into the year. He was also named one of the Sycamores’ captains prior to the season as voted on by his peers.

The Jacksonville, Ill. native finished among the national leaders in completion percentage (68.8%) going 181-for-263 for 1,717 yards and 12 passing touchdowns. He finished fifth overall in the MVFC in total offense per game (222.88) and second overall in the league in total offensive plays (318).

Owens’ prowess through the air was nearly matched on the ground as the signal caller set new Indiana State quarterback rushing records in 2024. Owens’ 645 rushing yards set a new Sycamore record breaking the mark set by Ryan Boyle (610) back in the 2018 season. His eight rushing touchdowns also broke the Indiana State mark set by Jeff Miller (7) back in both the 1983 and 1984 seasons.

He posted three 200-yard passing games and three 100-yard rushing games in the 2024 season. Among the seasonal highlights included a 30-of-37 game with 260 passing yards and three touchdowns against Eastern Illinois. He added 168 passing yards, 107 rushing yards, and three combined touchdowns in the season finale against Northern Iowa.

To be eligible for the Jerry Rice Award, a player must be considered a freshman by his conference in his first academic year or second if he did not surpass four regular-season games played in the true freshman season (the NCAA redshirt rule). More players can join the watch list before a national media panel selects the winner following the regular season.

The 2024 Jerry Rice Award recipient will be announced on Dec. 4 and honored at the Stats Perform National Awards Banquet on Jan. 4 in Frisco, Texas. Other awards at the banquet are the Walter Payton Award (FCS Offensive Player of the Year), Buck Buchanan Award (FCS Defensive Player of the Year), Eddie Robinson Award (FCS Coach of the Year), Urban Edge Network HBCU+ Player of the Year and FedEx Doris Robinson Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

MASTODON WBB PLAYS GEORGIA STATE, CAMPBELL AND FURMAN AT GSU THANKSGIVING CLASSIC

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball will spend Thanksgiving in Atlanta this year, playing three games in Georgia State’s Thanksgiving Classic against the host Panthers, Campbell and Furman.

Game Day Information (Tuesday)
Who: Georgia State
When: Tuesday, November 26 | Noon
Where: Atlanta, Ga. | GSU Convocation Center
Live Stats: Link
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Game Notes:Purdue Fort Wayne

Game Day Information (Wednesday)
Who: Campbell
When: Wednesday, November 27 | 2 PM
Where: Atlanta, Ga. | GSU Convocation Center
Live Stats: Link
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Game Day Information (Thursday)
Who: Furman
When: Thursday, November 27 | 2 PM
Where: Atlanta, Ga. | GSU Convocation Center
Live Stats: Link
Watch: Link

Know Your Foe

Georgia State has won its last three games to get to a 3-2 mark through five games. The Panthers are coming off a 68-64 win over Western Carolina that came after a 66-60 victory over SEC foe Georgia. GSU has three players averaging over 10 points per game, led by Mikyla Tolivert’s 13.2 per game. As a team, Georgia State averages 66.6 points per game.

The Series

This will be the first meeting between Purdue Fort Wayne and Georgia State. It will also be the first meeting for Purdue Fort Wayne, Campbell and Furman later in the week.

Grounding the Eagles

Purdue Fort Wayne shot 58.7 percent from the floor against Eastern Michigan, which was the best against a Division I team since 2017. The Mastodons never trailed in the contest.

Fill It Up

Purdue Fort Wayne is averaging 82.8 points per game, which ranks second in the Horizon League and top-30 nationally. The Mastodons’ 49.4 percent field goal clip is a league-best and top-50 in the country. The Mastodons’ 41.9 3-point shooting percentage ranks 10th nationally.

Closing In on 1,000

Audra Emmerson also has a chance to reach 1,000 points for her career. She has 734 points, needing 266 to reach the milestone. She scored 343 last season.

Shooters Shoot

Audra Emmerson is shooting 56.7 percent from the floor and 42.9 percent from 3-point range, both of which are career-bests.

Hit ‘Em With the High Note

Jazzlyn Linbo’s shooting percentage of 64.0 percent is the best of her career. She is up to 51.2 percent for her career.

Our Ball!

Purdue Fort Wayne’s 13.0 turnovers per game ranks second in the Horizon League and is a top-25 mark nationally.

That’s Free!

Sydney Freeman’s 47.5 field goal and 40.0 3-point percentages are career-best marks.

Looking For T-Mo

Tia Morgan has a career-best 7.8 points per game this season while shooting a career-high 54.5 percent from the floor.

Saving the Best for Last

Lauren Ross is shooting 54.9 percent from the floor, 53.3 percent from 3-point range and 91.7 percent from the charity stripe. All of those percentages are the best of her career. Ross’ 3.20 triples per game ranks 20th in the country.

In The Polls…

Purdue Fort Wayne was receiving votes in the most recent CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25 with eight points. The Mastodons received 10 points in the poll several times last season for the first time since 2011-12.

Last Time Out

Purdue Fort Wayne blew out Eastern Michigan 94-49 on the road, never trailing in the game. Lauren Ross led the way with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Twelve Mastodons played and scored in the contest.

Coming Up

After the Mastodons wrap up their three-game trip in Atlanta, they will return home to start the early portion of the Horizon League slate. On December 4, they will welcome Robert Morris, with Green Bay and a trip to IU Indianapolis following.

PURDUE FT. WAYNE MEN’S BASKETBALL

DONS ERASE 15-POINT DEFICIT IN VICTORY OVER DREXEL

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Five Mastodons finished in double-digits in Purdue Fort Wayne’s 87-81 victory over Drexel on Monday (Nov. 25) afternoon in the Sunshine Slam. The Mastodons erased a 15-point deficit in the process.

The ‘Dons found themselves down 35-20 with 5:19 left in the first half. They finished the first half on a 15-2 run, boosted by a pair of 3-pointers by Chandler Cuthrell.

The second half started the same way the first half ended, with the ‘Dons making plays on both ends of the court. All told from the 5:19 mark of the first half to the 13:22 mark of the second, the ‘Dons went on a 33-10 run. The Mastodons’ own 15-point lead came at 81-66 with two minutes left. Purdue Fort Wayne’s first lead of the second half came on an Eric Mulder hoop with 15:23 left that put the ‘Dons up 46-45.They would never trail from that point.

Rasheed Bello had a game-high 20 points while adding eight assists, three rebounds and two steals. 15 came in the second half as the ‘Dons shot 64.5 percent (20-of-31) from the floor in the final 20 minutes.

Corey Hadnot II continued his solid start to his sophomore campaign by adding 15 points, 10 in the second half. Jalen Jackson totaled 13 points. Quinton Morton-Robertson made four 3-pointers. Eric Mulder came up just short of a double-double of 12 points and nine rebounds.

The ‘Dons finished with a season-low five turnovers.

The Mastodons will face Radford on Tuesday (Nov. 26) at 6:30 p.m. in the Sunshine Slam Championship match.

Drexel was led by Cole Hargrove who had 19 points and 14 rebounds.

Purdue Fort Wayne improves to 4-2. Drexel falls to 4-3.

EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

RUNNER EARNS SECOND MVC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONOR

ST LOUIS – Freshman guard Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind. / Hamilton Heights HS) has been recognized by the Missouri Valley Conference for her play.

For the second time in three weeks, Runner was named the MVC Freshman of the Week by conference office staff. Runner was the only freshman to have multiple double-digit performances in the Valley from November 18th to November 24th. The freshman had the Purple Aces best offensive outing by a first-year player in a decade at the Lindenwood Lions.

On Monday, Nov. 18th Runner put up a career-best 30 points against the Lions for the third-highest scoring output by a player in the MVC. It was the Aces’ best performance by a freshman since 2014 when program points leader Sara Dickey had a career-high 30 points at Southern Illinois on January 26th. Runner also added a rebound, a block, and a steal in St. Charles.

Runner continued her strong offensive play at Lipscomb with another double-digit performance. While not leading UE on offense, Runner put up 18 points against the Bison while shooting 50% from the field. Along with a big shooting night, Runner set a career-high in assists with five helpers in 32 minutes at Allen Arena.

Over the week Runner averaged 36.5 minutes, 24 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, a block, and a steal. Runner made 13 free throws on 16 attempts last week putting her at the top of the Valley in both categories for the season. With 43 made free throws on 54 attempts in five games, Runner is fourth in the nation in both statistical categories.

Evansville will be back in action this weekend at the first Big Easy New Orleans Classic with back-to-back games on Friday, Nov. 29th, and Saturday, Nov. 30th. The Aces will play Nicholls and Delaware for the first time in program history while at the holiday tournament.

SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL

SCREAMING EAGLES FLY THROUGH SYCAMORES, 87-77

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball won its second-straight in the homestand with a big 87-77 victory over Indiana State University Monday evening at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles conclude November with a 3-4 mark, while the Sycamores go to 3-3 in 2024-25.

USI was up 8-0 in a blink of an eye to start the game and 10-3 before four minutes were gone in the contest. ISU’s offense would wake up and close the gap to 11-9 with a 6-1 run with 12:51 to play in the half.

The Eagles took command of the first half with a 14-6 surge at 11:42 to push the lead to 11, 28-17. Junior guard Jayland Randall led the surge with nine of the 14 points as the Eagles were five-of-six from the field as a team during the run.

The USI lead was extended to as many as 12 points, 36-24, when junior guard Damoni Harrison hit a jumper with 2:09 left in the half and before the Eagles finished out the half with a 40-29 advantage. Seven Eagles scored during the first half with Randall leading the way with 13 points.

After halftime, USI re-extended the lead to 11 points, 43-32, before ISU went on a 10-3 run to close the gap to four points, 46-42, with 15:27 left. The Sycamores would claw their way to within two of USI, 53-51.

The Eagles would start to re-establish command with a six-point lead, 57-51, at 11:20 after sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi put together a pair of buckets, including a steal and thunderous dunk with 11:43 on the clock.

Following junior guard Sam Kodi’s layup to put USI back up by 10 points, 68-58, ISU would close the gap once again until the Eagles put together a 6-0 run to restore the lead to double-digits, 77-67, with 2:38 to play on a three-pointer by junior guard Jack Campion. The lead would reach 14, 84-70, when graduate forward Jack Mielke hit a three-pointer from the top of the key with 1:27 left and a pair of free throws 14 seconds later at 1:13.

USI would finish the game at the stripe, converting three of four attempts to close out the 87-77 victory.

The Eagles, as a team, shot 49.2 percent from the field (30-61), including a blistering 52.4 percent from downtown (11-21). USI also had 14 steals and forced 20 ISU turnovers.

Individually, Olowoniyi led four players in double-digits with 16 points. The sophomore forward was eight-of-12 from the field and was one of three Eagles with eight rebounds.

Randall followed Olowoniyi in the scoring column with 15 points, while Mielke dropped in 14 and grabbed eight boards. Harrison rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points and was third with eight rebounds.

Junior guard Jack Campion was perfect at point guard, dishing nine assists and did not have a turnover for the second game in a row. The junior also has 210 career assists, 18 away from reaching the top-15 all-time at USI.

Next Up For USI:

USI concludes the three-game homestand December 2 when it hosts East-West University at Liberty Arena at 7 p.m. The game is “Wear Red for Riley,” and fans are encouraged to wear red to support Riley’s Children’s Hospital in Indiana.

The Phantoms of East-West, which play in the USCAA, are 2-7 overall in 2024-25 and are slated to play Olivet Nazarene University November 26 before visiting USI.

USI leads the all-time series, 1-0, after posting a 107-49 last season. Javius_Moore and graduate forward Jack Mielke led USI in scoring during the win with 16 points and 15 points, respectively.

VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HANDLES GOSHEN MONDAY EVENING

The Valpo women’s basketball team took to the court for the last time before Thanksgiving Monday evening at the ARC, jumping out to a 20-point halftime lead on its way to a 72-41 victory over Goshen.

How It Happened

After a quick start for the Beacons, Goshen put together a run and led 13-8 just past the midway point of the opening quarter.

Valpo turned things around with a 15-2 run to close the period with a 23-15 lead. Fifth-year Leah Earnest (Stevens Point, Wis./SPASH) scored five points during that run, while senior Katie Beyer (McHenry, Ill./McHenry) and sophomore Nevaeh Jackson (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) contributed a pair of baskets apiece.

Valpo’s defense didn’t surrender a field goal until the final minute of the second quarter, holding the Maple Leafs to 1-of-11 shooting in the period. The lead reached as many as 22 points before the Beacons took a 43-23 lead into the locker room.

Goshen cut Valpo’s edge to 15 points at one point in the third quarter, but the Beacons were able to extend back out to a 58-36 lead with 10 minutes to play.

In a fourth quarter played entirely by Beacon reserves, Valpo limited Goshen to just five points over the final 10 minutes of action.

Inside the Game

Jackson matched her career high as she led all players with 20 points, hitting 8-of-13 from the field — including 3-of-6 from the 3-point line.

Jackson was one of three Valpo players with three steals as well, as Beyer and sophomore Kayla Preston (Omaha, Neb./Millard North) both set career bests with their respective three thefts.

Valpo racked up 15 steals as a team, its highest total since recording 16 last November at UAB.

Jackson was one of four Beacons to score in double figures. Beyer came off the bench to deliver 12 points and five rebounds to go with her three steals.

Earnest was an efficient 5-of-7 from the field for 11 points. She also tied for team-high honors with six rebounds and handed out three assists.

Preston rounded out the quartet of double-figure scorers with 10 points, adding four rebounds and two blocked shots as well.

Junior Fiona Connolly (South Burlington, Vt./Brewster Academy [La Salle]) came off the bench to match Earnest with six rebounds, surpassing her career best in the process. She also dished out a game-high four assists.

Freshman Mor Shabtai (Tel Aviv, Israel/Tichonet) hit a pair of 3-pointers as she finished with seven points, three assists and two rebounds.

Redshirt sophomore Bella Swedlund (Winner, S.D./Winner [Toledo/Kansas]) scored her first collegiate points with a free throw in the final minute.

Valpo out-scored Goshen in the paint, 40-26 — the fifth consecutive game the Beacons have held the advantage in the paint, and the fourth straight contest it has been a double-figure margin inside.

Next Up

Valpo (2-4) returns to action this coming weekend as the Beacons trek to Bethlehem, Pa. for the Christmas City Classic. Valpo opens the tournament at 1:30 p.m. Saturday versus North Dakota, and will turn around to play either host Lehigh or Marist Sunday.

MARIAN FOOTBALL

SIBILA’S LINEMAN OF THE YEAR HONOR HEADLINES MARIAN’S MSFA MIDWEST ALL-LEAGUE HAUL

INDIANAPOLIS – After finishing the 2024 season with an 8-2 record and a share of the MSFA Midwest League Championship, the Marian football team was recognized by the Mid-States Association with 18 All-League honors. Marian’s 18 honors were the second most in the league, with Zach Sibila taking the Knights’ highest honor, as the fifth-year senior was named as the Offensive Lineman of the Year for the second time in his career.

The Knights claimed a league-high nine spots on the First Team, with five coming on the offensive side, three on the defensive, and one specialist.

Marian had five first team All-MSFA Midwest League honors from the offensive side of the ball, and were led by three offensive linemen in Zach Sibila, Austin Jones, and Razhaun Wells. Sibila was named the MSFA Midwest League Offensive Lineman of the Year, playing both right tackle and right guard this season. Sibila, Jones, and Well, anchored a unit as the only players to start all 10 of Marian’s games, while additionally leading a group that allowed 13 sacks throughout the season. The line also paved the way for a running game that averaged 166.5 yards per game on the ground and a passing game that averaged just under 230 yards per game.

Sibila and Jones both end their careers on the offensive line with 50 consecutive starts. Sibila was a four-time First Team All-League honoree, and Jones’ honor in the 2024 season was the third of his career. Wells earned All-League honors for the first time in his career.

Keagan La Belle followed the offensive line and was named as a First Team running back, ending the season with 1165 yards on the ground and 17 touchdowns. La Belle finished top-three in the MSFA Midwest in rushing touchdowns, and was second in single season history at Marian. The junior back averaged 126.8 all-purpose yards per game, and finished the regular season ranked in the top-10 in the NAIA in yards, carries, touchdowns, and yard per game. La Belle’s First Team MSFA Midwest honor is his second career First Team All-League award.

Jake Reichard had a breakout season as a starting receiving, putting up career-high stats in his fourth year in the program, leading to a First Team honor. Reichard finished as the team’s leading receiver with 1012 yards on 55 catches, and averaged 5.5 receptions per game. The wideout ranked 11th in the NAIA in yards, and had seven total touchdowns on the season, catching six while passing for one. Reichard’s honor is the first of his career.

Defensively, Marian had three All-MSFA Midwest League First Team honors, with Isaiah Street, Dwight Lewis III, and Jayshawn Underwood taking the honor. Street was Marian’s leader in sacks and tackles for loss with 9.0 and 13.5, respectively, and earned First Team honors in his first season as a Knight. The defensive end finished the regular season ranked ninth in the NAIA in sacks.

Dwight Lewis III earned his second First Team honor of his career, as the cornerback was tied for the team lead with four interceptions. Lewis made 25 tackles on the season, and blocked one kick in addition to scoring a touchdown on an interception return.

Jayshawn Underwood earned First Team honors for the first time in his career, as the three-time All-MSFA honoree finished fourth on the team in tackles with 51. Underwood was also tied for the team-lead in interceptions with four, splitting time between the slot corner and safety positions.

Completing Marian’s First Team MSFA honors was Mason Miller, who was voted as the top punter in the league. Miller led the NAIA in the regular season in punting with an average of 45.3 yards, setting a single-season record at Marian University. Miller had 19 punts land inside the 20 yard line, and had 13 punts travel over 50 yards. The honor for Miller is the second of his career, after being named to the second team a season ago.

Drew Byerly was Marian’s lone recipient of an offensive Second Team honor, as the fifth-year tight end recorded 19 catches on the season with 165 yards. Byerly helped the run game as a lead blocker, and averaged 24 yards per game receiving. The tight end finishes his career as a three-time All-MSFA honoree.

The Knights defense had four honorees on the MSFA Second Team, with Deon Pettiford, Jesse Stevens, Cade Houseman, and JT Downey each earning the honor. Pettiford ended the season with 3.5 sacks and a blocked kick, while also recording two interceptions before his mid-season position switch of linebacker to defensive end. Pettiford ends his Marian career as a three-time All-MSFA honoree after his award this season. Stevens had 20 tackles in his first season at Marian, and recorded five tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in nine games on the defensive line, claiming his first career MSFA Second Team honor.

Houseman too went through a position change during the season, earning his first career All-MSFA honor as a Second Team linebacker. Houseman started the year as a safety, and finished as a starting backer and the team’s leading tackler with 79 total tackles. Houseman made 17 tackles in the season finale, and on the season had 10 stops in the backfield and 2.5 sacks. JT Downey was a top-five tackler for the Knights in 2024, as the safety earned MSFA Second Team honors following his 49 tackle and two interception year. The safety also forced and recovered a fumble in his first all-league season.

Rounding out Marian’s honors this season were three honorable mention awards, with Wyatt Woodall, Logan Carrington, and Tirae Spence landing on the MSFA Honorable Mention Team. Wyatt Woodall was the second-leading tackler for Marian, making 67 starts as the freshman started all 10 games as the middle linebacker. Woodall made 4.5 sacks on the season, and recorded 11 tackles for loss. Logan Carrington finished the season as a starting safety, and like Lewis and Underwood, was the team-leader in interceptions with four on the season. Carrington made 45 tackles on the year, and added a fumble recovery to his interception totals. Tirae Spence ended his career with his second All-MSFA honor, finishing the season as the team’s second-leading receiver. Spence made 23 catches on the year for 385 yards, scoring four touchdowns on the season.

MARIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ABBEY MCNALLY NAMED CROSSROADS LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

JACKSON, Mich. – After joining Marian’s 1000 point club last week, women’s basketball junior Abbey McNally has been named the Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Week. McNally’s honor is the first of the season.

Abbey McNally became Marian’s 26th 1000-point scorer against Grace, as the junior set a career-high and program record with 38 points in the win over the Lancers. The Cincinnati native averaged 23.5 points per game on the week and 12 rebounds per game, while adding 3.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game. The previous program record for points in a game was set on November 15, 2016, by Jessica Almeida, who scored 35 in a win over IU-East.

Marian will enter Thanksgiving with a non-conference clash on Tuesday night, hosting St. Thomas University at 5:30 p.m.

INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEB SITES:

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EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/

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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/

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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/

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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

“SPORTS EXTRA”

NUMBERS IN SPORTS

12 – 14 – 5 – 32 – 36 – 19 – 20 – 10 – 36 – 13

November 26, 1917 – The NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbanded

November 26, 1960 – Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club took the name Twins

November 26, 1963 – Navy Quarterback, Number 12, Roger Staubach won the 29th Heisman Trophy Award.

November 26, 1963 – Cincinnati Reds 2nd baseman, Number 14, Pete Rose won the NL Rookie of Year

November 26, 1965 – LA Dodgers 2nd baseman, Number 5, Jim Lefebvre was voted as the NL Rookie of Year

November 26, 1968 – Southern Cal running back Number 32, O J Simpson took home the 34th Heisman Trophy Award.

November 26, 1969 – The35th Heisman Trophy Award went to Oklahoma Sooners running back, Number 36, Steve Owens

November 26, 1975 – Boston Red Sox center fielder, Number 19, Fred Lynn becomes the first rookie ever to be named American League MVP

November 26, 1980 – Mike Schmidt, Number 20 for the Phillies was unanimous choice as NL MVP

November 26, 1984 – After 518 goals and 14 years with Montreal Canadiens, Number 10, Guy Lafleur retired abruptly. It was a few seasons later that he laced up the skates once more in the NHL with the New York Rangers.

November 26, 1989 – CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 43-40 on Number 36, Dave Ridgway’s field goal winner was known as ‘The Kick’

November 26, 1995 – Miami Dolphins QB, Number 13, Dan Marino set an NFL record with his 343rd career touchdown pass

November 26, 1999 – NHL legend Steve Yzerman, wearing Number 19 for the Detroit Red Wings, scored the 600th goal inhis NHL career

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Nov. 26

1917 — The NHL is formed with five charter members: Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs. Frank Calder is elected president.

1949 — Boston College beats Holy Cross 76-0, with Al Cannava rushing for 229 yards.

1956 — In the Melbourne Olympics, Australia, Vyacheslav Ivanov of the Soviet Union wins the single sculls. After receiving the gold medal, he jumps up and down and accidentally drops it through the slats in the float and it sinks to the bottom of the lake.

1961 — Jerry Norton of St. Louis becomes the only NFL player to have four interceptions in a game twice. He picks off four, two for touchdowns, in the Cardinals’ 30-27 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

1988 — For the first time in their long rivalry, Notre Dame and Southern California enter the game undefeated and ranked Nos. 1-2. The top-ranked Fighting Irish win 27-10.

1989 — Willie “Flipper” Anderson of the Los Angeles Rams sets an NFL game record with 336 yards receiving. Anderson has 15 catches, one for a touchdown, in the Rams’ 20-17 overtime victory over the New Orleans Saints.

1994 — The Cleveland Cavaliers sets an NBA record by attempting just two free throws, during a 101-87 home victory over Golden State. John Williams and Tony Campbell go 1-for-1 from the line.

1995 — Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass.

1997 — Charles Jones scores a school-record 53 points and Long Island University beats Division III Medgar Evers 179-62, breaking the NCAA record for margin of victory. The 117-point difference eclipses the mark of 97 set by Southern in a 154-57 victory over Patten in 1993.

1999 — Detroit’s Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal in the Red Wings’ 4-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Joe Louis Arena. He’s the 11th player in NHL history to reach 600 goals.

2005 — Defenseman Marek Malik ends the NHL’s longest shootout in the 15th round, fooling goalie Olie Kolzig with a trick shot to give the New York a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. Malik wins it by taking a shot with his stick between his skates.

2005 — Florida International ties an NCAA record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns in a 52-6 rout of rival Florida Atlantic.

2010 — UConn defeats Howard 86-25 to win its 82nd straight game, setting an NCAA women’s basketball record for consecutive victories.

2010 — Cam Newton passes for three touchdowns and runs for another, rallying No. 2 Auburn from a 24-point for a 28-27 victory over No. 9 Alabama that kept the Tigers on course for a shot at the national championship.

2011 — Illinois finishes the season with its sixth straight loss, 27-7 at Minnesota. The Illini become the first FBS team to open the regular-season with six straight wins and close it with six losses in a row.

2013 — Jordan Lynch breaks his single-game rushing record for quarterbacks with 321 yards, and No. 18 Northern Illinois completes its first unbeaten regular season in 50 years with a 33-14 victory over Western Michigan.

2016 — Nate Peterman throws for 251 yards and four TDs and runs for another score to lead Pittsburgh past Syracuse 76-61 — the most combined points for a regulation FBS game.

2016 — Will Worth accounts for four touchdowns while becoming the first Navy quarterback with more than 100 yards rushing and 100 yards passing in three consecutive games when the Midshipmen rout SMU 75-31. The Midshipmen, who beat East Carolina 66-31 the previous week, have consecutive 60-point games for the first time since 1917.

2017 — Julio Jones finishes with 12 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns in Atlanta’s 34-20 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It’s Jones’ third career game with at least 250 yards receiving; no other player has more than one.

TV SPORTS TUESDAY

NBA REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards	7:00pm	NBCS-CHI MNMT
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat	7:30pm	TNT
Houston Rockets at Minnesota Timberwolves	8:00pm	FanDuel Sports North SCHN
San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz	9:00pm	KJZZ FanDuel Sports Southwest
LA Lakers at Phoenix Suns	10:00pm	TNT
NHL REGULAR SEASON	TIME ET	TV
Vancouver at Boston	7:00pm	NESN Sportsnet
Utah at Montreal	7:00pm	Utah 16 Sportsnet
COLLEGE FOOTBALL	TIME ET	TV
Kent State at Buffalo	7:00pm	ESPN2/+
Toledo at Akron	7:00pm	ESPN2/+
MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL	TIME ET	TV
Cayman Islands Classic	11:00am	FloSports
Southern Illinois vs. Eastern Kentucky	12:00pm	FloSports
Southeastern Louisiana vs. Gardner-Webb	12:30pm	FloSports
Sunshine Slam	1:30pm	CBSSN
Cayman Islands Classic	1:30pm	FloSports
Creighton vs. San Diego State	2:00pm	TBS
Utah Tech vs. Denver	2:00pm	ESPN+
Richmond vs. Louisiana Tech	3:00pm	FloSports
Bethune-Cookman vs. North Dakota	3:00pm	FloSports
Maui Invitational	3:30pm	ESPN2
Sunshine Slam	4:00pm	CBSSN
Utah Valley vs. West Georgia	4:00pm	ESPN+
Texas A&M vs. Oregon	4:30pm	TBS
Cayman Islands Classic	5:00pm	FloSports
Maui Invitational	6:00pm	ESPN
Wyoming vs. Tulane	6:00pm	CBSSN
NJIT vs. Cleveland State	6:00pm	ESPN+
Ball State vs. Florida Tech	6:00pm	FloSports
WKU at Kentucky	6:30pm	ESPNU
Midway at Bellarmine	6:30pm	ESPN+
Wagner vs. Georgetown	7:00pm	FS1
Stanford vs. Grand Canyon	7:00pm	TruTV
Manhattan at Virginia	7:00pm	ACCN
Saint Peter’s at Fairleigh Dickinson	7:00pm	YES
Western Carolina at Florida State	7:00pm	ESPN+
Lehigh at Saint Francis U	7:00pm	NEC Front Row
Coppin State at Saint Joseph’s	7:00pm	ESPN+
VMI at Loyola Maryland	7:00pm	ESPN+
St. Andrews at The Citadel	7:00pm	ESPN+
Maritime at Army West Point	7:00pm	ESPN+
North Dakota State at Samford	7:30pm	ESPN+
Cayman Islands Classic	7:30pm	FloSports
Houston vs. Alabama	8:00pm	TBS
USC Upstate at Iowa	8:00pm	BTN
Northern New Mexico at Northern Colorado	8:00pm	ESPN+
Abilene Christian at Montana State	8:00pm	ESPN+
Western Illinois at South Alabama	8:00pm	ESPN+
Texas Lutheran at A&M-Corpus Christi	8:00pm	ESPN+
Maui Invitational	8:30pm	ESPNU
Loyola Marymount vs. Belmont	8:30pm	CBSSN
Long Beach State vs. UTEP	8:30pm	FloSports
Kansas vs. Duke	9:00pm	ESPN
Mississippi Valley State at Utah	9:00pm	ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton at Pepperdine	9:00pm	ESPN+
SMU vs. California Baptist	9:30pm	TruTV
Southern Utah at UCLA	10:00pm	BTN
Eastern Washington at UC Santa Barbara	10:00pm	ESPN+
Grambling State at Cal Poly	10:00pm	ESPN+
Rutgers vs. Notre Dame	10:30pm	TBS
Maui Invitational	11:00pm	ESPN
San Jose State vs. UNCG	11:00pm	FloSports
Furman vs. Seattle U	11:30pm	ESPNU
Fresno State vs. Washington State	11:59pm	TruTV
Hawai’i Pacific at Hawai’i	11:59pm	Spectrum Sports-HI
SOCCER	TIME ET	TV
UEFA Champions League: Slovan Bratislava vs Milan	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Sparta Praha vs Atlético Madrid	12:45pm	Paramount+ VIX
Copa del Rey: Manises vs Getafe	1:00pm	ESPN+
Copa del Rey: Parla Escuela vs Valencia	1:00pm	ESPN+
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs Brest	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen vs Salzburg	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Bayern München vs PSG	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Internazionale vs RB Leipzig	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Manchester City vs Feyenoord	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Sporting CP vs Arsenal	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX
UEFA Champions League: Young Boys vs Atalanta	3:00pm	Paramount+ VIX