“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEMI-STATE
6A
WESTFIELD 30 CROWN POINT 7
BROWNSBURG 31 CENTER GROVE 27
5A
WARSAW 31 MERRILLVILLE 14
DECATUR CENTRAL 27 BLOOMINGTON SOUTH 13
4A
EAST NOBLE 18 MISHAWAKA 13
NEW PALESTINE 43 MARTINSVILLE 7
3A
FORT WAYNE LUERS 28 GARRETT 14
HERITAGE HILLS 42 BATESVILLE 0
2A
ADAMS CENTRAL 20 ANDREAN 13
LINTON 40 INDIANAPOLIS LUTHERAN 28
1A
NORTH JUDSON 46 S. ADAMS 0
PROVIDENCE 35 S. PUTNAM 30
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)
INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL
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| AUSTIN | 67 | PAOLI | 37 | |
| AVON | 68 | ZIONSVILLE | 35 | |
| BELLMONT | 66 | JAY COUNTY | 37 | |
| BLUFFTON | 66 | HUNTINGTON NORTH | 45 | |
| BREMEN | 68 | LAVILLE | 42 | |
| BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL | 50 | MITCHELL | 14 | |
| CARROLL (FLORA) | 40 | CLINTON CENTRAL | 34 | |
| CENTRAL NOBLE | 51 | FREMONT | 45 | |
| CHESTERTON | 67 | SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) | 14 | |
| CLINTON PRAIRIE | 35 | DELPHI | 22 | |
| DANVILLE | 76 | TRI-WEST | 44 | |
| EASTERN (PEKIN) | 69 | SALEM | 20 | |
| EASTSIDE | 54 | ANGOLA | 41 | |
| ELWOOD | 43 | SOUTHWOOD | 42 | |
| EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL | 59 | BOONVILLE | 38 | |
| FISHERS | 32 | WESTFIELD | 30 | |
| FORT WAYNE DWENGER | 51 | FORT WAYNE NORTH | 35 | |
| FORT WAYNE NORTHROP | 63 | CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) | 54 | |
| FORT WAYNE WAYNE | 44 | FORT WAYNE SOUTH | 32 | |
| GIBSON SOUTHERN | 80 | PRINCETON | 69 | |
| GREENFIELD-CENTRAL | 60 | PENDLETON HEIGHTS | 59 | |
| HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN | 55 | FRANKLIN CENTRAL | 44 | |
| HENRYVILLE | 50 | NEW WASHINGTON | 34 | |
| HOMESTEAD | 78 | FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA | 29 | |
| INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL | 57 | JENNINGS COUNTY | 45 | |
| INDIANAPOLIS HERRON | 64 | INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON | 27 | |
| INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY | 74 | PURDUE POLY NORTH | 11 | |
| JOHN GLENN | 42 | TIPPECANOE VALLEY | 30 | |
| KANKAKEE VALLEY | 49 | HIGHLAND | 45 | |
| KNOX | 53 | JIMTOWN | 29 | |
| LAKE CENTRAL | 74 | HAMMOND NOLL | 32 | |
| LAKELAND | 56 | PRAIRIE HEIGHTS | 42 | |
| LAPEL | 53 | FRANKTON | 45 | |
| LAWRENCEBURG | 42 | SOUTH RIPLEY | 38 | |
| LEO | 55 | WOODLAN | 43 | |
| LEWIS CASS | 57 | NORTHWESTERN | 20 | |
| NORTH POSEY | 50 | MOUNT VERNON (POSEY) | 25 | |
| NORTHWOOD | 53 | CULVER ACADEMY | 25 | |
| NORTHEASTERN | 89 | UNION CITY | 3 | |
| NORTHVIEW | 63 | BROWN COUNTY | 40 | |
| OAK HILL | 58 | MADISON-GRANT | 14 | |
| ORLEANS | 53 | BLOOMFIELD | 11 | |
| PARK TUDOR | 71 | PHALEN ACADEMY | 5 | |
| PENN | 64 | SOUTH BEND RILEY | 23 | |
| PLAINFIELD | 59 | PERRY MERIDIAN | 31 | |
| PURDUE POLY ENGLEWOOD | 52 | HERITAGE CHRISTIAN | 40 | |
| ROSSVILLE | 52 | EASTERN (GREENTOWN) | 37 | |
| SHELBYVILLE | 64 | SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE) | 19 | |
| SHENANDOAH | 47 | BLUE RIVER | 21 | |
| SOUTH BEND ADAMS | 71 | MISHAWAKA MARIAN | 36 | |
| SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH | 50 | NEW PRAIRIE | 29 | |
| SOUTH BEND WASHINGTON | 44 | ELKHART | 27 | |
| SOUTH KNOX | 72 | EASTERN GREENE | 14 | |
| SPEEDWAY | 60 | INDIANAPOLIS SCECINA | 37 | |
| SWITZERLAND COUNTY | 59 | RISING SUN | 25 | |
| TELL CITY | 50 | CRAWFORD COUNTY | 49 | |
| TRI-CENTRAL | 46 | TAYLOR | 30 | |
| TRI | 55 | HAGERSTOWN | 10 | |
| TRINITY GREENLAWN | 46 | ARGOS | 39 | |
| UNION COUNTY | 50 | FRANKLIN COUNTY | 41 | |
| WALDRON | 40 | HAUSER | 37 | |
| WAPAHANI | 44 | DELTA | 42 | |
| WASHINGTON | 60 | SULLIVAN | 43 | |
| WAWASEE | 39 | CONCORD | 35 | |
| WESTERN | 63 | TIPTON | 26 | |
| WHEELER | 58 | HEBRON | 25 | |
| WOOD MEMORIAL | 57 | PIKE CENTRAL | 19 | |
| LAFAYETTE TOURNAMENT | ||||
| LAFAYETTE JEFF | 62 | TWIN LAKES | 34 | |
| RENSSELAER CENTRAL | 52 | HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE) | 38 | |
| BENTON CENTRAL | 42 | WEST LAFAYETTE | 37 | |
| MCCUTCHEON | 70 | LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC | 44 | |
| SUGAR CREEK TOURNAMENT | ||||
| NORTH MONTGOMERY | 54 | CRAWFORDSVILLE | 22 | |
| SOUTHMONT | 48 | WESTERN BOONE | 40 | |
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 13
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
MICHIGAN STATE 24 PURDUE 17
TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 51 TEMPLE 27
#24 UNLV 27 SAN JOSE STATE 16
SATURDAY, NOV. 23
12 P.M. | INDIANA AT OHIO STATE | FOX
12 P.M. | WAKE FOREST AT MIAMI (FLA.) | ESPN
12 P.M. | OLE MISS AT FLORIDA | ABC/ESPN+
12 P.M. | SMU AT VIRGINIA | ESPN2
12 P.M. | IOWA AT MARYLAND | BIG TEN NETWORK
12 P.M. | UCONN AT SYRACUSE | ACC NETWORK
12 P.M. | NORTH CAROLINA AT BOSTON COLLEGE | CW NETWORK
12 P.M. | SAM HOUSTON AT JACKSONVILLE STATE | CBSSN
12 P.M. | ILLINOIS AT RUTGERS | PEACOCK
12 P.M. | WILLIAM & MARY AT RICHMOND | FLOSPORTS
12 P.M. | EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT VMI | ESPN+
12 P.M. | YALE AT HARVARD | ESPNU
12 P.M. | BROWN AT DARTMOUTH | ESPN+
12 P.M. | CORNELL AT COLUMBIA | ESPN+
12 P.M. | LAFAYETTE AT LEHIGH | ESPN+
12:30 P.M. | HOLY CROSS AT GEORGETOWN | ESPN+
12:30 P.M. | UCF AT WEST VIRGINIA | ESPNU
12:45 P.M. | UMASS AT GEORGIA | SEC NETWORK
1 P.M. | UTEP AT TENNESSEE | ESPN+/SECN+
1 P.M. | WESTERN KENTUCKY AT LIBERTY | ESPN+
1 P.M. | NEW HAMPSHIRE AT MAINE | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | DELAWARE AT VILLANOVA | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | ELON AT NORTH CAROLINA A&T | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | MONMOUTH AT STONY BROOK | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | HAMPTON AT UALBANY | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | RHODE ISLAND AT BRYANT | FLOSPORTS
1 P.M. | EASTERN ILLINOIS AT TENNESSEE TECH | ESPN+
1 P.M. | NORTH DAKOTA AT ILLINOIS STATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | MURRAY STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
1 P.M. | BUTLER AT PRESBYTERIAN | ESPN+
1 P.M. | DRAKE AT STETSON | ESPN+
1 P.M. | SAN DIEGO AT MOREHEAD STATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | PENN AT PRINCETON | ESPN+
1 P.M. | NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT DELAWARE STATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | HOWARD AT MORGAN STATE | ESPN+
1 P.M. | MERRIMACK AT FORDHAM | ESPN+
1 P.M. | COLGATE AT BUCKNELL | ESPN+
1:30 P.M. | CHARLESTON SOUTHERN AT FLORIDA STATE | ESPN+/ACCNX
1:30 P.M. | NORFOLK STATE AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | BOWLING GREEN AT BALL STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | RICE AT UAB | ESPN+
2 P.M. | NORTH ALABAMA AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | ESPN+
2 P.M. | CHATTANOOGA AT AUSTIN PEAY | ESPN+
2 P.M. | GARDNER-WEBB AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | ESPN+
2 P.M. | UIW AT EAST TEXAS A&M | ESPN+
2 P.M. | MONTANA AT MONTANA STATE | ESPN+
2 P.M. | INDIANA STATE AT UNI | ESPN+
2 P.M. | NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA | ESPN+
2 P.M. | DAVIDSON AT VALPARAISO | ESPN+
2:30 P.M. | NEW MEXICO STATE AT MIDDLE TENNESSEE | ESPN+
2:30 P.M. | JAMES MADISON AT APPALACHIAN STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT KENNESAW STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | UL MONROE AT ARKANSAS STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | SOUTH ALABAMA AT SOUTHERN MISS | ESPN+
3 P.M. | CHARLOTTE AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC | ESPN+
3 P.M. | CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT TARLETON STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | UTAH TECH AT SOUTHERN UTAH | ESPN+
3 P.M. | LINDENWOOD AT UT MARTIN | ESPN+
3 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN STATE AT HOUSTON CHRISTIAN | ESPN+
3 P.M. | CAL POLY AT WEBER STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | EASTERN WASHINGTON AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | ESPN+
3 P.M. | FURMAN AT MERCER | ESPN+
3 P.M. | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT MISSOURI STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT ALABAMA STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | JACKSON STATE AT ALCORN STATE | ESPN+
3 P.M. | WESTERN CAROLINA AT SAMFORD | ESPN+
3 P.M. | ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN | ESPN+
3 P.M. | ARIZONA AT TCU | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | FLORIDA A&M VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (AT CAMPING WORLD STADIUM IN ORLANDO) | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | KENTUCKY AT TEXAS | ABC/ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | BYU AT ARIZONA STATE | ESPN
3:30 P.M. | COLORADO VS. KANSAS (AT ARROWHEAD STADIUM IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI) | FOX
3:30 P.M. | THE CITADEL AT CLEMSON | CW NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | NORTHWESTERN AT MICHIGAN | FS1
3:30 P.M. | STANFORD AT CAL | ACC NETWORK
3:30 P.M. | SAN DIEGO STATE AT UTAH STATE | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT COASTAL CAROLINA
3:30 P.M. | WISCONSIN AT NEBRASKA | BTN
3:30 P.M. | EAST CAROLINA AT NORTH TEXAS | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | TULSA AT SOUTH FLORIDA | ESPN+
3:30 P.M. | PENN STATE AT MINNESOTA | CBSSN
3:30 P.M. | TEXAS TECH AT OKLAHOMA STATE | ESPN+
4 P.M. | WOFFORD AT SOUTH CAROLINA | ESPN+/SECN+
4 P.M. | LOUISIANA TECH AT ARKANSAS | ESPN+/SECN+
4 P.M. | NORTHERN COLORADO AT PORTLAND STATE | ESPN+
4 P.M. | PITT AT LOUISVILLE | ESPN2
4:15 P.M. | MISSOURI AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | SEC NETWORK
4:30 P.M. | SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT TENNESSEE STATE | ESPN+
5 P.M. | TROY AT LOUISIANA | ESPN+
5 P.M. | UC DAVIS AT SACRAMENTO STATE | ESPN+
6 P.M. | IDAHO AT IDAHO STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | ARMY VS. NOTRE DAME (YANKEE STADIUM AT THE BRONX, NEW YORK) | NBC/PEACOCK
7 P.M. | BOISE STATE AT WYOMING | CBSSN
7 P.M. | WASHINGTON STATE AT OREGON STATE | CW NETWORK
7 P.M. | GEORGIA STATE AT TEXAS STATE | ESPN+
7 P.M. | BAYLOR AT HOUSTON | FS1
7:30 P.M. | ALABAMA AT OKLAHOMA | ABC/ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | TEXAS A&M AT AUBURN | ESPN
7:30 P.M. | MARSHALL AT OLD DOMINION | ESPNU
7:30 P.M. | IOWA STATE AT UTAH | FOX
7:45 P.M. | VANDERBILT AT LSU | SEC NETWORK
8 P.M. | VIRGINIA TECH AT DUKE | ACC NETWORK
8 P.M. | LAMAR AT MCNEESE | ESPN+
8 P.M. | CINCINNATI AT KANSAS STATE | ESPN2
10:30 P.M. | AIR FORCE AT NEVADA | FS1
10:30 P.M. | COLORADO STATE AT FRESNO STATE | CBSSN
10:30 P.M. | USC AT UCLA | NBC
NFL
NFL SCHEDULE WEEK 12
SUNDAY
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
DETROIT LIONS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
DALLAS COWBOYS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
DENVER BRONCOS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT LOS ANGELES RAMS 5:20P (PT) 8:20P NBC*
MONDAY
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (MON) 5:15P (PT) 8:15P ESPN*
NBA SCORES
Philadelphia 113 Brooklyn 98
Boston 108 Washington 96
Golden State 112 New Orleans 108
Milwaukee 129 Indiana 117
Houston 116 Portland 88
Chicago 136 Atlanta 122
Dallas 123 Denver 120
LA Clippers 104 Sacramento 88
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25
#19 WISCONSIN 86 CENTRAL FLORIDA 70
#21 FLORIDA 93 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 68
#9 KENTUCKY 108 JACKSON STATE 59
#22 ST. JOHN’S 80 VIRGINIA 55
NEBRASKA 74 #14 CREIGHTON 63
#7 HOUSTON 80 HOFSTRA 44
#20 ARKANSAS 79 LITTLE ROCK 67
#11 TENNESSEE 77 #13 BAYLOR 62
#12 DUKE 69 #17 ARIZONA 55
ELSEWHERE:
COASTAL CAROLINA 71 IU INDY 57
OHIO STATE 104 CAMPBELL 60
BUTLER 78 MERRIMACK 39
INDIANA STATE 97 CHICAGO STATE 61
ELON 84 NOTRE DAME 77
EVANSVILLE 98 GREEN BAY 81
WASHINGTON 77 ALCORN STATE 60
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25
CREIGHTON 80 #21 NEBRASKA 74
#13 WEST VIRGINIA 98 LAFAYETTE 28
#22 ILLINOIS 85 OREGON STATE 66
#9 OKLAHOMA 88 UNLV 58
ELSEWHERE:
WASHINGTON 65 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 50
NHL SCORES
WINNIPEG 4 PITTSBURGH 1
BUFFALO 3 ANAHEIM 2 OT
MLS PLAYOFFS
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: COOPER FLAGG, NO. 12 DUKE DOWN NO. 17 ARIZONA
Cooper Flagg scored 24 points and No. 12 Duke picked up its first victory against a power-conference team this season by defeating No. 17 Arizona 69-55 on Friday night at Tucson, Ariz.
Kon Knueppel scored most of his 13 points courtesy of three 3-pointers as Duke’s top two scorers were freshmen in the team’s first true road game of the season. The Blue Devils overcame 8-for-13 shooting on free throws.
Duke avenged a loss to Arizona last November on the Blue Devils’ home court.
Jaden Bradley led Arizona (2-2), which won its first two home games, with 18 points and five steals. KJ Lewis added 12 points. Wildcats guard Caleb Love, a transfer from North Carolina, managed just eight points on 3-for-13 shooting, including 1-for-9 on 3-point attempts.
No. 7 Houston 80, Hofstra 44
Joseph Tugler scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting off the bench while Emanuel Sharp made all five of his three-point attempts, leading the Cougars to a wire-to-wire victory over the visiting Pride.
Sharp finished with 16 points and is now 11-of-15 from 3-point range this season. Terrance Arceneaux scored 12 points for Houston (3-1) on 5-of-7 shooting.
Cruz Davis Hofstra (4-2) with Pride with 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting.
No. 9 Kentucky 108, Jackson State 59
Koby Brea scored 22 points as the Wildcats used a potent fastbreak attack and impressive 3-point shooting to remain undefeated, beating the visiting Tigers at the BBN Invitational in Lexington, Ky.
The Wildcats (5-0) scored 43 fastbreak points and hit a season-best 17 3-pointers on 39 attempts (43.6 percent) en route to their third 100-point game this season. Kentucky outscored Jackson State 44-32 in the paint and threw down 11 dunks to the Tigers’ two.
Jackson State (0-6) led for just 16 seconds in the early going and trailed by double digits for the game’s final 31:53. Marcus Watson Jr. paced the Tigers with 12 points.
No. 10 North Carolina 87, Hawaii 69
RJ Davis scored 18 points, Elliot Cadeau notched 12 of his 17 points in the second half and the Tar Heels began their week on the Hawaiian islands by pummeling the Rainbow Warriors in Honolulu.
North Carolina (3-1) went on an 11-0 run early in the second half to create separation against Hawaii (4-1), which had been chipping away at a first-half deficit of as many as 11 points.
Gytis Nemeiksa and Tanner Christensen each recorded double-doubles for the Rainbow Warriors. Nemeiksa scored a team-high 16 points and Christensen added 10, with both grabbing 10 rebounds.
No. 11 Tennessee 77, No. 13 Baylor 62
Chaz Lanier poured in 25 points, all of them in the first half when he knocked down seven 3-pointers, as the Volunteers built a huge early lead and waltzed past the Bears in the title game of the Baha Mar Hoops Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
Tennessee (6-0) led by as many as 28 points and easily contained Baylor, which never got closer than 15 points in the second half. Jordan Gainey added 16 points for the Volunteers, who outshot Baylor 52.2 percent to 42.4 percent.
Norchad Omier led the Bears (4-2) with 22 points and 10 rebounds and freshman VJ Edgecombe, a Bahamas native, added 20 points.
Nebraska 74, No. 14 Creighton 63
Juwan Gary scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds and helped make Ryan Kalkbrenner a non-factor on offense as the Cornhuskers beat the Bluejays in Omaha, Neb.
Brice Williams also finished with 16 points for Nebraska (4-1). Connor Essegian had a season-high 15 points.
Nebraska’s frontcourt smothered Kalkbrenner, the Bluejays’ star center who is considered one of the best players in college basketball. He was held to 0-for-1 field-goal shooting and four points. Pop Isaacs led Creighton (4-1) with 25 points.
No. 19 Wisconsin 86, UCF 70
John Blackwell scored 17 points and John Tonje added 15 to lead the Badgers to a win over the Knights at the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Wisconsin advances to the final on Sunday to face Pitt, a 74-63 winner over LSU on Friday. UCF will play in the consolation game on Sunday vs. LSU. The Badgers (6-0) also got 14 from Kamari McGee on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor. Nolan Winter scored 13 and grabbed a game-high 10 boards.
Jordan Ivy-Curry led the way for UCF (4-1) with 13 points despite shooting 3-for-14 from the floor.
No. 20 Arkansas 79, Little Rock 67
Adou Thiero had 23 points, eight rebounds and six steals for the Razorbacks, who withstood a late charge from the Trojans in Fayetteville, Ark.
Boogie Fland (21 points), D.J. Wagner (11) and Zvonimir Ivisic (10) also finished in double figures for Arkansas (4-1). Fland added seven assists.
Mwani Wilkinson paced Little Rock (3-3) with 18 points while Johnathan Lawson had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
No. 21 Florida 93, Southern Illinois 68
Alijah Martin poured in a game-high 32 points and made eight 3-pointers, the most by a Gators player since January 2019, in a lopsided win over the Salukis in Gainesville, Fla.
Thomas Haugh came off the bench to add 19 points for Florida (6-0), which entered the game hitting 28.9 percent of its 3-pointers and finished the night with a season-high 16 on 39 attempts (41 percent).
Ali Dibba scored 17 points to pace Southern Illinois (2-3). Leading scorer Elijah Elliott, who came in averaging 16.5 points and shooting 55.3 percent from the field, made just 1 of 6 and managed only four points before leaving the game with 16:33 left after sustaining an apparent leg injury.
No. 22 St. John’s 80, Virginia 55
RJ Luis Jr. scored nine of his 18 points during a decisive first-half run for the Red Storm, who cruised past the Cavaliers in the consolation game of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
Deivon Smith (10 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists) just missed a triple-double for St. John’s (5-1), which fell to No. 13 Baylor 99-98 on Jeremy Roach’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer in double overtime Thursday night.
Elijah Sanders scored 12 points while Andrew Rohde had 11 points off the bench for Virginia (3-2).
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: WARRIORS FIRST TO CLINCH GROUP IN NBA CUP
Andrew Wiggins poured in a season-best 30 points, Stephen Curry added 19 and the Golden State Warriors clinched first place in West Group C of the NBA Cup with a 112-108 road victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Draymond Green chipped in with 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Warriors, who improved to 3-0 in tournament play. Golden State will play in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Dec. 10 or Dec. 11.
Trey Murphy III went for a season-best 24 points and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl compiled a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double off the bench for the Pelicans, who fell to 1-2 in Cup play.
Wiggins, whose point total was one higher than his previous season-best, hit 9 of 14 shots and all nine of his free throw attempts en route to his third straight 20-point performance.
Bucks 129, Pacers 117
Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his second triple-double of the season with 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as Milwaukee led wire-to-wire over visiting Indiana in an NBA Cup game.
Damian Lillard had 24 points and 12 assists for his third straight double-double to help Milwaukee win its third in a row. The Bucks have won five of their past six since opening the season 2-8 and improved to 2-0 in the NBA Cup.
Indiana trailed by as many as 25 points in the third quarter and lost for the fifth time in its past six games. The Pacers shot 11 of 34 (32.4 percent) from 3-point range and fell to 0-2 in the NBA Cup.
Mavericks 123, Nuggets 120
Naji Marshall scored a career-high 26 points, P.J. Washington had 22, and visiting Dallas beat Denver in an NBA Cup West Group C game.
Kyrie Irving finished with 19 points for Dallas, which played without Luka Doncic, who will be out for at least four games due to a right wrist injury. The Mavericks are 2-1 in the NBA Cup.
Nikola Jokic had 33 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in his return after missing three games for the birth of his second child. Christian Braun and Michael Porter Jr. scored 17 points each for Denver, which fell to 1-2 in the NBA Cup.
76ers 113, Nets 98
Jared McCain scored 30 points, Tyrese Maxey added 26, and despite playing without Joel Embiid and Paul George, Philadelphia snapped a five-game skid by beating visiting Brooklyn for its first NBA Cup victory.
McCain, a rookie, posted his seventh consecutive game scoring 20-plus point, and his second professional game with at least 30, shooting 11-of-20 from the floor and 6-of-11 from 3-point range.
Brooklyn’s Cameron Johnson led all scorers with 37 points after putting up 34 in Tuesday’s 116-115 win at Charlotte. Johnson shot 9-of-13 from 3-point range, but the rest of the Nets went just 4-of-24 from beyond the arc.
Celtics 108, Wizards 96
Jaylen Brown had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead visiting Boston past stubborn Washington in an NBA Cup matchup.
Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday added 16 points each for the Celtics, who have won four straight overall and are 2-1 in East Group C Cup play.
Jordan Poole scored 23 points and Kyle Kuzma added 21 for the Wizards, who have lost 10 straight, nine by double digits. Malcolm Brogdon finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Washington, which is 0-2 in NBA Cup play.
Bulls 136, Hawks 122
Zach LaVine scored 26 points and Ayo Dosunmu and Coby White added 20 apiece to spark seven Chicago players in double figures in defeating visiting Atlanta in an NBA Cup game.
Nikola Vucevic posted 18 points and 13 rebounds for Chicago. The Bulls reached a season high in points while blocking a season-best 10 shots, led by four from Vucevic, to help offset three Hawks with 20-plus points. Chicago is 1-1 in Cup games.
Atlanta’s Jalen Johnson had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Trae Young contributed 25 points and 13 assists and Clint Capela amassed 21 points and 11 rebounds. The Hawks are 2-1 in Cup play.
Rockets 116, Trail Blazers 88
Dillon Brooks scored a season-high 28 points and Tari Eason added 22 off the bench as Houston rolled to a victory over visiting Portland.
Brooks shot 10 of 15 from the floor and finished 6-for-8 on 3-pointers, leading Houston to its seventh win in its past eight games. The Rockets improved to 2-0 and the Trail Blazers are 1-1 in West Group A of the NBA Cup.
Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija scored 13 points apiece for the Trail Blazers. Portland shot 33 percent while committing 21 turnovers, which the Rockets converted into 28 points.
Clippers 104, Kings 88
James Harden had 22 points and nine assists and Derrick Jones Jr. added 17 points as Los Angeles extended its winning streak to four games by beating visiting Sacramento in Inglewood, Calif.
The Clippers extended their home winning streak to seven games and have won consecutive games without leading scorer Norman Powell (23.3 points per game), who is out with a left hamstring strain. The Clippers improved to 1-1 and the Kings fell to 0-2 in West Group A of the NBA Cup.
De’Aaron Fox scored 29 points and Domantas Sabonis added 24 points with 15 rebounds after missing the previous two games with a back injury. DeMar DeRozan chipped in 16 points after missing three games with his own back issue.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NO. 24 UNLV SHAKES OFF SLOW START, TOPS SAN JOSE STATE
Jai’Den Thomas ran for 135 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 24 UNLV over host San Jose State 27-16 in a rain-soaked affair Friday night.
UNLV’s Hajj-Malik Williams completed 11 of his 20 passes, throwing for 131 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Ricky White III led the Rebels (9-2, 5-1 Mountain West) with seven receptions for 98 yards, while Kaleo Ballungay’s lone catch went for a 5-yard touchdown.
Thomas scampered for a 25-yard touchdown run with 1:44 left in the third quarter to give UNLV a 20-16 lead and put the visitors up for good. Kylin James added insurance by running for a 7-yard touchdown with 8:29 remaining in the game.
San Jose State (6-5, 3-4) brought a 16-10 lead into halftime after a first half the Rebels stumbled through the first two quarters. The Spartans scored all of their points in the second quarter, with 10 of them coming directly off UNLV mishaps.
A bad read from Williams led to an interception that Isiah Revis returned 33 yards to gave San Jose State a 7-3 lead with 13:26 remaining in the second quarter. The Rebels gave up their lone offensive touchdown of the game shortly after that, a 33-yard completion from Walker Eget to Matthew Coleman that made the score 14-10.
Things kept snowballing for the Rebels. On UNLV’s next possession, long snapper Ben Lisk airmailed the ball over punter Marshall Nichols’ head and out of the end zone for a safety that sent San Jose State into the locker room at the break with a six-point lead.
As poorly as UNLV played in the second quarter, San Jose State was equally bad or worse the rest of the way. Caden Chittenden got things rolling for UNLV in the second half, making a Mountain West-freshman record 53-yard field goal to trim the deficit to 16-13.
The boost San Jose State got from its defense and special teams wasn’t enough to supplement its offense. Eget completed just 4 of 22 passes for 81 yards, a far cry from the previous two weeks when he threw for 395 yards at Oregon State and 446 against Boise State. Eget had one TD pass and no interceptions on Friday.
San Jose State receiver Nick Nash was held to 9 yards on a single catch. Nash entered the game as the national leader in receptions (95) and receiving yards per game (128.2).
UNLV outgained San Jose State 338-112 in net yardage and 207-31 on the ground.
NFL NEWS
WEEK 12 NFL CAPSULES
Kansas City Chiefs (9-1) at Carolina Panthers (3-7), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
At Buffalo last week, Kansas City came out on the losing end of a game for the first time since last Christmas. The Chiefs don’t lose, so it stands to reason they almost never drop back-to-back games. Kansas City lost back-to-back games once last season but not at all during their 14-3 season in 2022. They dropped two in a row once in 2021 and finished 12-5 but ran up a 14-2 record in 2020 without losing consecutive games. Carolina has a winning streak for the first time since getting two in a row on either side of a bye week in 2022. Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo said he can see a difference in confidence in QB Bryce Young, who regained the starting job three weeks ago and is 2-1 since replacing Andy Dalton. Now out of their bye week to face the Chiefs, the Panthers are determined to grind the ball with Chuba Hubbard and rookie Jonathan Brooks. Hubbard rushed for a career-best 153 yards in Carolina’s Nov. 10 win in London and Brooks, a second-round pick coming back from a torn ACL, is set to debut. The Chiefs have used Kareem Hunt (3.7 yards per carry in 2024) as their primary ballcarrier since Week 2, when Isiah Pacheco fractured his leg. Until Pacheco is back to his contact-seeking self, Kansas City plans to spread the ball around. QB Patrick Mahomes has two three-TD performances in the past three games after totaling eight TD passes in the first seven games.
Detroit Lions (9-1) at Indianapolis Colts (5-6), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
A second tone-setting defender went on the shelf for the Lions, who placed LB Alex Anzalone on IR and have been working without DE Aidan Hutchinson. Detroit now plans to lean on second-year LB Jack Campbell and its record-setting offense at Indianapolis. The Lions own the NFC’s best record and the NFL’s No. 1 offense, averaging more than five touchdowns per game during their eight-game winning streak. The Colts can’t afford to be cautious, but giving the ball away to QB Jared Goff and Detroit all but guarantees defeat. Indianapolis reinstalled QB Anthony Richardson as the starter last week and he rewarded coach Shane Steichen’s trust with a 28-27 comeback win against the Jets. The Colts have 18 turnovers, and Richardson owns 11 with four fumbles. Bet your Honolulu blues that’s on Dan Campbell’s scouting report this week. The Lions put 52 points on the Jaguars last week and set a record for the most total points in any six-game stretch in NFL history. Finding enough talent to match with all of Goff’s weapons is virtually impossible. WR Amon-Ra St. Brown had 11 receptions last week and scored a TD for the eighth consecutive game and Goff went to former first-round pick Jameson Williams for a career day — 124 yards including a 64-yard TD — with TE Sam LaPorta inactive. The Colts are capable of generating takeaways, too, with 17 this season.
Minnesota Vikings (8-2) at Chicago Bears (4-6), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was decisive and accurate in his first game with Thomas Brown as offensive coordinator, but a fourth consecutive loss and the third in a month decided on the final possession pushes Chicago into must-win territory. But the jaws of life won’t be around Sunday based on Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores’ record of chewing up and spitting out rookie quarterbacks. The matchup is a miserable one for Williams, who struggles mightily against the blitz and Minnesota is the most blitz-happy defense in the league at 39.1 percent of its snaps. Williams has been sacked 41 times, six more than the No. 2 most-sacked QB, and his completion percentage against five or more pressuring defenders is 58.9 percent. According to the Vikings, rookie QBs are 1-7 against Flores as defensive coordinator or head coach and average 15.5 points scored and 3.8 sacks allowed per game. Sam Darnold (foot) is all set to start for Minnesota and needs one more TD pass to set a career high with 20. The Bears chase Sunday’s game against the eight-win Vikings with a visit to Detroit on Thursday to play the 9-1 Lions. Minnesota heads home to face back-to-back division leaders in the Arizona Cardinals (Dec. 1) and then the much-anticipated return of Kirk Cousins with the Falcons (Dec. 8).
Dallas Cowboys (3-7) at Washington Commanders (7-4), 1 p.m. ET, FOX
Dan Quinn claims not to be counting wins yet with Washington as the No. 7 seed in the NFC entering the week, but he’ll openly admit being stoked to see the Cowboys coming to town. Quinn called out his former employer at his opening press conference and reminded his new charges what it would mean to send Dallas home with an eighth loss while Washington clicks its own win tally to eight. Rookie QB Jayden Daniels features the type of dual-threat ability the Cowboys traditionally haven’t handled, even during Quinn’s time with the team. But Quinn’s focus this week has been on his defense playing a full 60 minutes. Washington was victim to late rallies in losses to the Steelers and Eagles. The group could be in for a boost with CB Marshon Lattimore close to making his debut with the team. Defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., a Cowboys assistant alongside Quinn from 2021-23, knows the Dallas personnel extremely well, and his group will be on the attack with Cooper Rush at quarterback. The Cowboys have lost five in a row and last won on Oct. 6. With Rush in for the injured Dak Prescott, Dallas produced 146 yards of total offense in a 34-6 loss to the Eagles and managed 10 points against the Houston Texans in a 24-point defeat on Monday.
New England Patriots (3-8) at Miami Dolphins (4-6), 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Miami beat New England 15-10 for one of the team’s four wins this season and have won four in a row at home against their AFC East nemesis. The Dolphins’ three-man front is standing tall against the run, which could drive the Patriots to keep the ball in the hands of rookie QB Drake Maye. The Dolphins couldn’t contain Raiders TE Brock Bowers last week — 13 catches, 126 yards — and Maye targeted TEs Hunter Henry and Austin Hooper 13 total times in a loss to the Rams last week. The Dolphins are generating consistent offense with Tua Tagovailoa back in the lineup for the past month. He posted his first three-TD game of the season last week and has completed almost 75 percent of his passes the past two weeks. Tagovailoa threw for 324 yards and three TDs against the Patriots in Miami last season. De’Von Achane has turned in a breakout season with 530 rushing yards, 349 receiving yards and six total touchdowns. New England’s run defense has been a trouble spot in 2024, and Rams RB Kyren Williams averaged 5.7 yards per carry last week.
Tennessee Titans (2-8) at Houston Texans (7-4), 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Joe Mixon helped the Texans trounce the Cowboys on Monday with three touchdowns and is standing out as the most reliable player on the roster even with Houston’s offensive line earning average performance grades. He’s set for his first meeting with the Titans as a member of the Texans. Tennessee held the Vikings to 82 rushing yards on 33 attempts (2.5 yards per carry) in a 23-13 loss last week and the Titans feature game-wrecking DT Jeffery Simmons at the hart of the defense. QB C.J. Stroud has been sacked 35 times in 11 games and pressure in the pocket has been problematic in re-establishing timing with his receivers. Stroud only faced the Titans once last season and completed 75 percent of his passes in a 26-3 win. Houston’s defense harassed the Cowboys into consistent mistakes with five sacks and a dominant showing by CB Derek Stingley Jr., who nabbed his eighth career interception. Tennessee is playing a sixth consecutive game without CB L’Jarius Sneed (quad) and hit the end of the week with doubts about the status of WR Calvin Ridley (illness). He had four catches for 58 yards last week, giving him 36 catches for 541 yards and three touchdowns on the season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-6) at New York Giants (2-8), 1 p.m. ET, CBS
The Buccaneers step out of their bye week with WR Mike Evans planning to return from a hamstring injury to boost the passing game. The Giants are back from a rest week and in the midst of a storm of self-created chaos. They benched former first-round QB Daniel Jones on Monday, demoted him to No. 3 on the depth chart and then released him Friday. The stage is clear for QB Tommy DeVito, an undrafted free agent in 2023 who went 3-3 as a starter when Jones (ACL) was hurt last season. DeVito leaps into the driver’s seat of a passing game ranked No. 28 in the NFL and dead last in scoring (15.6 points per game). Not all the fault is Jones’ to bear. A ragtag offensive line and sporadic running game are accomplices. Rookie WR Malik Nabers offered DeVito some free advice: Get him the ball. Nabers is the go-to guy for DeVito against the Bucs’ defense, which is 30th against the pass. In their most recent game, against the 49ers, the Buccaneers held Christian McCaffrey in check but run defense hasn’t been a strength. The shortcomings beckon big numbers from QB Baker Mayfield, but injuries have bogged things down for Tampa Bay after a strong start. Perhaps the most significant injury to monitor entering Sunday is whether LT Tristan Wirfs, whose assignment is blocking Giants OLB Brian Burns, can return from a knee injury. The Giants have the NFL’s best sacks-per-play rate at 13.09 percent.
Denver Broncos (6-5) and Las Vegas Raiders (2-8), 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS
Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers had his presence felt in the lopsided loss to the Broncos last month and continues to be a weapon with more than half of his yards collected after the catch. Bowers set an NFL rookie record with 13 grabs last week and had 8-97-1 at Denver on Oct. 6. Whether QB Gardner Minshew has enough time to find Bowers is another matter. Denver is No. 1 in the NFL with 39 sacks and first in yards per play at 4.65. The Broncos’ offense has been in good hands with rookie QB Bo Nix ranked fourth in the NFL in passer rating since Week 5. He tossed four TD passes to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 11 and had two TDs and no interceptions in the Broncos’ previous meeting with the Raiders.
Arizona Cardinals (6-4) at Seattle Seahawks (5-5), 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Claiming the “darkness brings us together,” the Seahawks dismissed the idea of not having power — or warm water for showers — at the team facility as an excuse for not being ready for the division-leading Cardinals’ visit. QB Geno Smith said a playoff atmosphere is expected after Seattle pushed back into the NFC West race by winning at San Francisco last week. Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb lauded his offensive line for what might’ve been its top group effort of the season. A run-first tactic with Kenneth Walker III sets up Smith to find his new favorite target Jaxson Smith-Njigba, who is in the midst of a historic two-game stretch with 17 receptions for 290 yards and two touchdowns. He also caught a 28-yard TD in Seattle’s home game against the Cardinals in 2023. Arizona is on a heater of its own. During a standing four-game winning streak, they’ve won the past two games by a combined score of 60-15. Arizona also has a road win at San Francisco (24-23 on Oct. 6) in the bag as the division race heats up. QB Kyler Murray (100.8 passer rating) has delivered a few MVP-type moments with 12 touchdowns, three picks and four rushing touchdowns. Seattle swept the Cardinals with 20-10 and 21-20 victories last season and has won five in a row over Arizona.
San Francisco 49ers (5-5) at Green Bay Packers (7-3), 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX
Crucial questions linger entering the seventh meeting between these teams since 2019, including the 49ers divisional playoff win over the Packers in January. Green Bay has won seven of the past eight home games against San Francisco, and the Packers’ turnover-happy defense (19 total takeaways) would be pleased to see Brandon Allen start at quarterback with Brock Purdy (shoulder) fighting soreness from a hit in the loss to the Seahawks last week. The Packers snuck out of Chicago with a win on a blocked FG try and are part of the only division in the NFL with three seven-win teams. Purdy isn’t the only concern for the 49ers. LT Trent Williams (ankle) hobbled through last week’s game, but DE Nick Bosa (oblique) left early and hasn’t practiced all week. Points have been easier to come by against the 49ers for the Packers than most teams. Before he was head coach of the Packers, Matt LaFleur and Kyle Shanahan were co-workers and offensive assistant coaches with three different teams (Houston, Washington, Atlanta) and have a complete-your-sentences — and playcalls — type of relationship. Green Bay has 30-plus points in three of the past four regular-season games. QB Jordan Love admitted he’s been waiting for Sunday after throwing a key interception in the playoff loss.
Philadelphia Eagles (8-2) at Los Angeles Rams (5-5), 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts is fourth in the NFL with 23 total touchdowns and leads quarterbacks with 11 rushing scores. There’s a lot for the Rams to worry about beyond Hurts. Saquon Barkley, the league leader in yards from scrimmage, has already gone over 1,000 yards rushing and WR A.J. Brown is tops in the league among receivers with 30-plus catches with an 18.7-yard average. The Rams feature their own trio of big-play options for QB Matthew Stafford. RB Kyren Williams has 10 of the Rams’ 24 TDs this season, and WRs Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua have been uncheckable in the past two games. Nacua caught seven passes for 123 yards and Kupp had 106 yards and two TD grabs at New England last week. In the past two games, they’ve combined for 29 receptions for 407 yards. The Eagles are seemingly loaded at every position, and cornerback is no different. Darius Slay, a 12th-year pro, has earned a reputation as a No. 1 corner and rookie first-round pick Quinyon Mitchell is the only cornerback in the NFL with more than 375 coverage snaps not to allow a touchdown.
NHL NEWS
CONNOR HAS GOAL AND ASSIST AS JETS BEAT PENGUINS 4-1
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night.
Connor became the third player in Jets history to record at least 25 points through 20 games in a season. Gabriel Vilardi scored a power-play goal, while Nino Niederreiter and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets, who built a 3-0 lead through two periods.
Winnipeg equaled the second-most wins (17) by any franchise through the first 20 games of a season. The Jets are 10-0 when scoring first.
Connor Hellebuyck, who stopped 17 shots, has a league-best 14 wins in 16 games. The reigning Vezina Trophy winner also ranks among the NHL leaders in goals-against average and save percentage.
Michael Bunting scored a power-play goal in the third period for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry made 26 saves.
JIRI KULICH’S GOAL IN OVERTIME GIVES SABRES A 3-2 VICTORY OVER DUCKS
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jiri Kulich scored with 59.4 seconds remaining in overtime and the Buffalo Sabres rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 Friday night.
Anaheim goaltender John Gibson stopped Buffalo defensemen Owen Power on a 2-on-1 breakaway, but Kulich put the rebound into the upper right corner of the net for his second goal of the season and snap the Ducks three-game winning streak.
Peyton Krebs and Jason Zucker scored for Buffalo, which has won two straight and three of its last four. Power had two assists and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 23 saves.
Anaheim’s goals were scored by Drew Helleson and Isac Lundestrom. Gibson stopped 31 shots.
TOP INDIANA SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS
INDIANA PACERS
GAME REWIND: PACERS 117, BUCKS 129 (NBA CUP)
Game Recap
The Pacers got the better of the Bucks last season, beating their Central Division rivals four times in the regular season (including in the In-Season Tournament) and prevailing in a first round playoff series. But Milwaukee (7-10) took the first meeting of the 2024-25 season, besting Indiana (6-10) in an Emirates NBA Cup game, 129-117.
With the win, the Bucks are now 2-0 and tied with Detroit at the top of East Group B, while the Pacers are 0-2. Milwaukee and Detroit still play each other, meaning one team will get at least three wins. Indiana can no longer win the group, as the best the Pacers can finish is 2-2.
Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 25 points and eight rebounds in the loss. Bennedict Mathurin scored 18 of his 20 points after halftime and also tallied nine rebounds and three steals.
Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double to lead the Bucks to victory, finishing with 37 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists, going 14-for-21 from the field and 9-for-11 from the free throw line.
Milwaukee opened Friday’s game with a 10-0 run, as the Pacers failed to score until Siakam hit one of two free throws with 7:28 remaining in the first quarter. Indiana missed their first six shots and committed four turnovers before Quenton Jackson converted a layup at 5:54 for the Pacers’ first field goal of the night.
Myles Turner finally got the offense going, hitting a hook shot and then back-to-back threes. But on the other end, Antetokounmpo powered the Bucks’ offense, tallying 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists in the opening frame. Bobby Portis’ 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Milwaukee a 34-22 lead after the first quarter.
The Pacers strung together an 11-3 run early in the second quarter to get back within six. The Bucks responded with five straight points to push the margin back to double digits, but the Blue & Gold kept coming, reeling off nine unanswered points to cut the deficit to 44-42.
But the Bucks outscored Indiana 14-2 over the final two minutes — capped by a buzzer-beating three by Gary Trent Jr. — to take a 58-44 lead into the intermission.
Milwaukee continued to build its lead after halftime. Antetokounmpo scored 10 points and Damian Lillard added eight in the first eight minutes of the third quarter as the Bucks got up by as many as 25 points.
The Pacers mounted a charge late in the frame, using a 15-2 spurt capped by a Tyrese Haliburton three to trim the deficit down to 90-79. But once again, the Bucks made a big shot to close the quarter, this time with Antetokounmpo converting a three-point play with 0.9 seconds remaining that extended the lead back to 14 entering the fourth quarter.
The Bucks led 103-83 following AJ Green’s 3-pointer with 9:58 to play, but the Pacers didn’t quit. Mathurin scored seven points to key a 19-5 Indiana run, drawing within six on Jarace Walker’s layup off a no-look pass from Haliburton with 5:52 to go.
That forced a timeout from Milwaukee head coach Doc Rivers. Out of the break, Antetokounmpo found Trent for another three, blocked Mathurin at the other end, and then threw down a dunk off a backboard pass from Trent on the other end to bring the Bucks’ lead back to double digits.
The Pacers never were able seriously threaten again and both coaches emptied their benches in the closing minutes.
“I thought it was one of our more competitive games,” Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle said. “We were up against it a lot of the night in terms of the scoring deficit, but the guys really were together, kept fighting. We made some great runs, particularly in the second half. It’s something to build on as tough as it’s been. The important thing now is we get home and we keep working on our health. We’ve got a big week at home.”
Haliburton had 18 points and nine assists for Indiana, going 4-for-10 from 3-point range. Turner tallied 15 points, eight rebounds, and two blocks, while T.J. McConnell contributed 12 points, eight assists, and three steals off the bench.
Lillard had a double-double for Milwaukee with 24 points and 12 assists. Trent scored 18 points on 6-of-10 3-point shooting, while Portis had 17 points and seven boards.
After an 0-3 road trip, the Pacers will try to turn things around during a four-game homestand that begins on Sunday night against Washington. Indiana also hosts New Orleans on Monday, Portland on Wednesday, and Detroit on Friday in their next NBA Cup game.
Inside the Numbers
Siakam surpassed 20 points for the fourth straight game and the ninth time this season.
The Pacers’ 44 points in the first half matched their fewest before halftime this season. They also scored 44 first half points in a loss at Charlotte on Nov. 8.
Indiana scored a season-high 37 points off turnovers, capitalizing on 18 Bucks giveaways. Milwaukee scored 25 points off of 16 Pacers turnovers.
Antetokounmpo entered the night leading the NBA in scoring at 32.1 points per game. He exceeded his scoring average by five points and recorded his second triple-double of the season.
You Can Quote Me On That
“Right now, it can’t just be about the ball and who’s touching it and who’s getting shots. It’s got to be about the entire team. It’s got to be about the challenges that we’re up against, and what we’re representing, we’re representing a great organization, a great state, a great fanbase. Now we have a very important week ahead of us. Nothing will come easy this year.” -Carlisle on the team’s current focus
“We’re without one of our best attackers and playmakers in (Andrew) Nembhard. (We’re without) one of our best runners and movers and shooters and defenders in (Aaron) Nesmith. We have other guys that are having to step up to a much higher grade of responsibility. They’re learning an awful lot, but these kinds of stretches can be very painful.” -Carlisle on how injuries have impacted the Pacers
“It’s part of basketball. I’ve just got to keep trusting myself, working hard, trusting my teammates, and I’ll figure it out.” -Haliburton on playing through recent struggles
“McConnell’s been very consistent all year. He’s had many good games in this building. He’s an aggressive player. He plays with a lot of energy and a lot of force and a lot of enthusiasm. He brings a lot to our team.” -Carlisle on McConnell
Stat of the Night
The Bucks went 17-for-36 (47.2 percent) from 3-point range, while the Pacers were 11-for-34 (32.4 percent).
Noteworthy
Milwaukee has won 11 of 13 regular season contests and two of three playoff games against the Pacers at Fiserv Forum since the building opened in 2018.
Pacers second-year guard Ben Sheppard missed his third straight game with a left oblique strain. Indiana also is still without starting wings Andrew Nembhard (left patellofemoral inflammation) and Aaron Nesmith (left ankle sprain).
Pacers two-way guard Tristen Newton made his NBA debut on Friday, checking in for the final 1:33. Newton scored a layup on his first possession and later added a free throw.
The Pacers and Bucks will next meet on New Year’s Eve at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana also hosts Milwaukee on March 11 before returning to Fiserv Forum four days later.
Up Next
The Pacers open a four-game homestand when they welcome the Washington Wizards to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday, Nov. 24 at 5:00 PM ET.
INDIANA GAME NOTES VS. OHIO STATE
HOOSIERS NOTES:
SETTING THE SCENE • Indiana will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for a road game on Saturday at noon in Ohio Stadium on FOX. The network’s Big Noon Kickoff and ESPN’s College GameDay pregame shows will be there leading into the top-5 matchup. • It will be the second time this season that Indiana has had Big Noon Kickoff as well as the second time having College GameDay. Big Noon came to Bloomington in Week 8 against Nebraska (10/19) and College GameDay was at Memorial Stadium in Week 9 against Washington (10/26). • This will be the 98th all-time meeting between the two programs with Ohio State leading the series, 80-12-5. Indiana is seeking its first win over Ohio State since 1988, when it won, 41-7. • Indiana and Ohio State each enter the game with a top-10 ranking in the AP and Coaches Polls as well as the College Football Playoff Top 25. NEWS & NOTES • Indiana enters the game with a 10-0 record after defeating Michigan (11/9), 20-15, in Week 11. This is Indiana’s first time in program history starting a season 10-0 and it is the most wins in a single season in program history. • 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, 9-0, 2024). MORE ON PAGE 4 & 18 • The 20-15 win over Michigan marked Indiana’s first win of the season by one score. Cignetti is 27-18 in his career in one-score games. He has won seven of his last nine and is 21-9 in his last 30 one-score games. • Indiana improved to 7-0 at home to mark the most home wins in program history. • Against Michigan, senior quarterback Kurtis Rourke passed for 206 yards and two touchdowns. His performance moved him to No. 17 in IU’s single-season charts for total offense (2,427), No. 13 in season passing yardage (2,410), tied for No. 5 in passing touchdowns in a season (21) and No. 7 in 200-yard passing games in a season (7). MORE ON PAGE 7 • Junior wide receiver Elijah Sarratt moved his consecutive games with a catch streak to 35-straight games with a 36-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter to put Indiana up 14-3. MORE ON PAGE 10 • Junior linebacker Aiden Fisher had 14 stops for his eighth-career double-digit tackle game and fourth as a Hoosier. The last time was in Week 8 against Nebraska (10/19). MORE ON PAGE 12 • Redshirt junior defensive lineman Mikail Kamara owns at least one tackle in all 33 career appearances and at least a half tackle for loss in 29 of 33 career games. He had his third fumble recovery of the season when he picked up an Alex Orji fumble that was forced by Terry Jones Jr. in the second quarter. MORE ON PAGE 13 • Redshirt senior defensive lineman CJ West had a career-high nine tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss in the win over Michigan. MORE ON PAGE 13 • Sophomore kicker Nicolas Radicic extended his single-season record for extra points made with 59 on the year with his 2-for-2 effort against the Wolverines. He also moved into 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 17 • With just 69 yards rushing allowed to Michigan, IU posted its seventh game holding the opponent under 100-yards rushing in 2024, which broke a tie with the 1990 squad (6) for the most such games in a single season since at least 1950. MORE ON PAGE 13
COMPLETE NOTES: https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/pdf/fb/2024/24-11-23-Notes_Ohio_State.pdf
BUCKEYES NOTES:
Ohio State, 9-1 overall and 6-1 in the Big Ten Conference, hosts No. 5 and unbeaten Indiana (10-0 and 7-0) in a Top 5 showdown at Ohio Stadium. Kickoff on FOX is set for 12 noon. This is the fourth time in the 98-game series that both teams are ranked in the national Top 25, the first since the 2020 season when Ohio State was No. 3 and Indiana was No. 9, and the first Top 5 matchup. The seven-point Ohio State win in 2020 (42-35 at Ohio Stadium) was the closest game in this series in 11 years, or since Ohio State hung on for a 52- 49 win over the Hoosiers in Bloomington in 2012. Both teams’ defenses are stout … staunch … steadfast … strong! The two units are Nos. 1-2 in the Big Ten in rushing and total defense, Nos. 1-3 in scoring and Nos. 1-5 against the pass. Nationally, they are Nos. 2-3 in total defense with Ohio State allowing 250.8 yards per game and Indiana allowing 255.5 yards per game. Ohio State and Indiana opened the 2023 season in Bloomington with Ohio State winning, 23-3. This is the 16th consecutive season the teams are meeting, but the regular season streak will pause after this game as the two teams aren’t scheduled to play again until 2026.
THE TIME OF THE SEASON Both teams are playing for a championship game opportunity. A loss for either team will all but eliminate it from Big Ten championship game consideration, with the Big Ten boasting four teams this week with one or no losses: 10-0 Oregon, 10-0 Indiana, 9-1 Ohio State and 9-1 Penn State. Ohio State is the only team that has or will have played the other three schools this season – thinking of tie-breakers – and all three games were/will be Top 5 affairs.
As a Top 5 team, Ohio State is playing another Top 5 ranked team in the regular season for a third time, a first in school history after previously playing No. 3 Oregon (32-31 L) and No. 3 Penn State (20- 13 W) with both games on the road. The four other seasons in which Ohio State was a Top 5 team and played another Top 5 team three times came in 2022, 2006, 1996 and 1968. However, in each of those years the third game against a Top 5 team came in a postseason bowl game.
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Indiana, 79-12-5, and has won the last 28 meetings dating back to consecutive Indiana wins in 1987 and 1988. In the relatively recent scary, close games of 2020 and 2012 … Indiana scored 28 second half point in the 2020 game and trailed by the final score (42-35) with over 10 minutes to play, but could manage just 12 yards on 11 plays in its final two series; and In 2012, Indiana scored 22 fourth quarter. points to pull to within 52-49 with 1:05 to play but then narrowly missed recovering the on-sides kick, which hit Corey “Philly” Brown in the ankle before he dropped on the ball and safely secured it.
Ohio State has winning streaks of at least eight games over nine other Big Ten Conference teams: Illinois (eight consecutive wins), Maryland (nine), Michigan State (nine), Minnesota (12), Nebraska (eight), Northwestern (11), Penn State (eight), Rutgers (10) and Wisconsin (10).
OHIO STATE DEFENSIVELY … The starting linebackers – Sonny Styles and Cody Simon – lead the team in tackles with 63 and 55, respectively. Styles recorded seven tackles, two quarterback sacks for losses totaling 16 yards and two pass break-ups in the win over Northwestern. Both Styles and Simon have 5.5 TFLs to rank third on the team. Thorpe, Bednarik and Lott IMPACT award semifinalist Caleb Downs continues to establish himself as one of the best defensive players in America in addition to best defensive backs in America. Downs’ 46 tackles rank third on the team and his 28 solo stops lead the team. He is 2nd with 6.5 tackles-for-loss and fourth with three pass break ups. SAF Lathan Ransom – 44 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, one INT, PBU, QB hurry and FR plus two FFs – and DE Jack Sawyer – 38 tackles to lead all down linemen – and three QB sacks, five QB hurries, 2 FFs and 2 FRs – know how to fill a stats line as well. DE JT Tuimoloau leads the team in TFLs (10.5-48) and QB sacks (5.0).
AND ON OFFENSE … QB Will Howard, 248.2 passing yards per game with 24 TD throws and six rushing TDs for 30 total TDs, powers and leads the Ohio State offense. He throws to a trio of talented receivers in Emeka Egbuka (49-612-8 TDs), Jeremiah Smith (49-865-9 TDs) and Carnell Tate (31- 457-4 TDs). RBs Quinshon Judkins (723 yards and eight TDs) and TreVeyon Henderson (662 yards and five TDs) combine for right at 140 yards per game. The offensive line, led by C Seth McLaughlin and OT Donovan Jackson, has had four different starting lineups but is settling in nicely after back-to-back games with LT injuries.
1.3 COLUMN NOTES …Indiana is the third team this season with an off week prior to playing Ohio State (Iowa & Northwestern). The Buckeyes’ Midseason All-Americans include four on offense (C Seth McLaughlin, WR Jeremiah Smith, OT Josh Simmons and OG Donovan Jackson) and four on defense (SAF Caleb Downs, DT Tyleik Williams, SAF Lathan Ransom and DT Ty Hamilton). What a wonderful homecoming for WR Carnell Tate: 4 receptions for 52 yards and two TDs in front of approximately 40 family and friends Saturday at Wrigley Field. Special plays by Caden Curry vs. Purdue and David Adolph vs. Northwestern netted the Buckeyes blocked punts in consecutive games. WR Emeka Egbuka has caught a pass in 34 consecutive games. Jeremiah Smith, who has set Ohio State freshman records for receptions, yards, TDs and 100-yard games, is T8th nationally with nine TD catches. Egbuka is T15th with eight TDs. Jack Sawyer and Arvelle Reese each had career-high days with seven tackles apiece vs. Northwestern. The Buckeyes have had six PBUs in each of the last two games. The two-game total is the most in three years, or since the defense had 15 vs. Purdue and Michigan State in 2021. Ohio State has scored more than once in the first quarter only once in 10 games (three TDs vs. Western Michigan). Otherwise, the offense has had only a field goal or a TD in the other nine first quarters. The 150 rushing yards combined for TreVeyon and Quinshon vs. Northwestern were the most for the duo since gaining 249 vs. Marshall. Will Howard is sixth nationally among active players with 98 TDs responsible for and he’s just two away from 100. He has 72 TD passes, 25 rushing TDs and 1 receiving TD. Two more receiving first downs will give Emeka Egbuka 30 and he’ll join Quinshon (34), Jeremiah (31) and TreVeyon (30) in the 30-first down club. Cody Simon has topped 200 career tackles (202). Lathan Ransom is second among Buckeyes with 196. CB Denzel Burke leads all DBs nationally with 45 consecutive starts. The team’s leading disruptors: Lathan Ransom (11 takeaways/forced turnovers; 3 INT/5 FF/3 FR), Jack Sawyer (7; 5 FF/2 FR), Jordan Hancock (6; 2 INT/2 FF/2 FR), Denzel Burke (5; 4 INT/1 FF), JT Tuimoloau (5; 1 INT/2 FF/2FR). Will Howard’s six rushing TDs are the most by a Buckeye QB in six seasons, or since Justin Fields had 10 in 2019. Ryan Day’s Buckeyes are 45-4 vs. Big Ten teams: 23-1 vs. the Big Ten in Columbus; 22-3 in road games. Day’s teams are 19-9 vs. nationally ranked teams, including records of 10-8 vs. Top 10 teams and 3-6 vs. Top 5 teams. Both teams host rather large rivalry games next week: Ohio State vs. Michigan; Indiana vs. Purdue.
PURDUE FOOTBALL
PURDUE’S BIG SECOND HALF FALLS SHORT AT MICHIGAN STATE
EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Purdue football team scored 14 straight points in the second half, but a 21-point deficit at halftime proved too much to overcome in a 24-17 loss on the road Friday night to Michigan State.
The Boilermakers’ big second half was spearheaded by senior quarterback Hudson Card, who had the most productive game of his career through the air.
The Austin, Texas, native completed a season-high 26 passes on 47 attempts (55.3%) for a career-best 342 yards and a touchdown. Card spread the ball around to eight different receivers.
Max Klare matched his season high in receptions which he set last week, hauling in seven passes for 83 yards and a touchdown to pace the Purdue offense yet again.
Devin Mockobee continued his climb up the career charts, passing Corey Rogers for ninth in all-time rushing yards (2,445) at Purdue. The junior star from Boonville, Ind., also joined the top 10 for career rushing touchdowns (19) and carries (496) as he punched in his fourth rushing score of the season.
After Michigan State scored on its first four possessions, the Boilermaker defense found its footing and stepped up big at the turn of the second half, forcing five consecutive punts.
Dillon Thieneman led the Boilers on the defensive end with 11 tackles, seven solos, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup. It was his fourth double-digit tackle game of the year and eighth of his career.
Hudson Miller also had a career game, totaling 10 tackles, five solos, a half-sack, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup. Kydran Jenkins added nine tackles and a sack, pushing his season sack total to 6.5.
The Boilermakers (1-10, 0-8 B1G) got on the board early with a 40-yard field goal from Ben Freehill into the wind on the opening drive of the game. The Spartans (5-6, 3-5 B1G) proceeded to close the first half with 24 straight points.
Purdue dominated after the break, outgaining Michigan State (4-6, 3-5 B1G) 204 to 73 in the third and fourth quarters.
Card and the offense took the ball and marched 73 yards on 10 plays, capitalizing with Mockobee’s two-yard rushing score to cut the deficit to 24-10 midway through the third quarter.
Klare brought in a seven-yard touchdown pass at the beginning of the fourth quarter to bring Purdue within one score. After a couple more defensive stands, the Boilermakers had one more shot to tie the game late but were stuffed on 4th-and-6 with just over three minutes to play.
The Spartans ultimately held on and converted a fourth down to clinch the game despite another valiant second half effort from the Boilermakers.
UP NEXT
Purdue will head south to Bloomington, Ind., with hopes of hoisting the Old Oaken Bucket for a fourth consecutive year over rival Indiana in the season finale. Kickoff against the No. 5 Hoosiers is set for Saturday and the time and network will be announced in the coming days.
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL NOTES VS. ARMY
IRISH NOTES:
Saturday will mark the 52nd meeting between Notre Dame and Army. It will be the tenth matchup in the series in which both teams are ranked, and the first such occurrence since 1958, when No. 3 Army bested No. 4 Notre Dame, 14-2. • Notre Dame is 39-8-4 all-time against Army, with an 8-1 home record, 7-2-1 away record, and 24-5-3 record at neutral sites. • Notre Dame is 138-23-5 all-time against the AAC, and 1-0 against the AAC in 2024. • Saturday will be Notre Dame’s Shamrock Series game. See page 27 for history of the Shamrock Series. This year’s Shamrock Series will honor the 100th anniversary of the famed Four Horsemen. • Notre Dame has played at Yankee Stadium on 27 occasions, owning a 18-6-3 record. The Irish are 15-5-3 against Army at Yankee Stadium. Notre Dame played two games at the Polo Grounds prior to Yankee Stadium, including the 1924 matchup with Army. • Saturday will mark the 12th installment of the Shamrock Series, during which Notre Dame hosts a game at a neutral site. While the game is counted as a neutral site game in statistics, Notre Dame serves as the home team. • The 2024 Shamrock Series will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Notre Dame vs. Army game at Yankee Stadium in 1924, which produced the most famous passage in the history of sports journalism – Grantland Rice’s storied “Four Horsemen” article. • Notre Dame wears specialty uniforms for each edition of the Shamrock Series. The 2024 uniforms are inspired by Grantland Rice’s famous story, which begins, “Outlined against a blue, gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again.” • Notre Dame is 35-10-5 all-time in baseball stadiums. • Notre Dame is 12-0 in the Shamrock Series. • The Irish come off a 35-14 win over Virginia on Senior Day, in which Xavier Watts recorded two takeaways (interception and fumble recovery) and Jeremiyah Love rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns. Riley Leonard completed 16 passes for 214 yards and three touchdowns in the air.
IRISH ITEMS – BY THE NUMBERS 1 Notre Dame’s defense is dominant and ranks among the top in the country in nearly every defensive stat category, including: first in passing efficency defense (88.89), first in turnovers gained (25), second in passing yards allowed (150.9), second in defensive touchdowns (4), third in scoring defense (11.4), fourth in red zone defense (0.682), fifth in fumbles recovered (10), fifth in first downs defense (153), sixth in total defense (277.1), sixth in third down defense (0.289) and seventh in passes intercepted (15). 1 Senior quarterback Riley Leonard owns 32 rushing touchdowns for his career, including three in the first half at Purdue, and two vs. Miami (OH) and Georgia Tech. He tied for first among all active FBS quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns (Dillon Gabriel – 32). With three rushing touchdowns in a single game at Purdue, Leonard is one of four Power 4 quarterbacks to achieve the feat so far this season, one of just 11 FBS quarterbacks to do so, and one of four FBS quarterbacks to do so in a single half. 2 Xavier Watts has made a case as the best defensive player in college football. Watts is one of just two FBS safeties to rank in the Top Three among all FBS safeties in interceptions and passes defended, and no FBS safety has higher marks in both categories than Watts. His 1.2 passes defended per game rank second among all safeties and 13th nationally, while his four interceptions rank third among safeties and seventh among all FBS players. Watts has totaled 11 interceptions on his career. He is tied for the most career interceptions by an Irish player since 1996. He is the 19th Notre Dame player to intercept 10 or more passes in a career and is tied for ninth (with four other players) on the all-time list for career interceptions in program history. Watts is responsible for five of Notre Dame’s 25 turnovers gained this season (four interceptions, one fumble recovery). 2 Notre Dame is one of just two FBS programs (Auburn) that have three or more receivers who were the leading receiver (either in yards or receptions) on an FBS roster in 2023: Tight end Mitchell Evans (led Notre Dame with 29 receptions); wide receiver Jayden Harrison (led Marshall with 410 receiving yards); and wide receiver Kris Mitchell (led FIU in both receptions and yards – 64 receptions for 1,118 yards). 3-24 Notre Dame held two-straight opponents to 3-24 on third down (Miami 2-12, Purdue 1-12), the best back-to-back two-game total since 2021 (Cincinnati 2-12, Wisconsin 1-14). Those are the two best back-to-back two-game stretches since data is available starting in 1996. 4 Notre Dame is one of just four programs in the Power 4 with eight or more wins over each of the last five seasons (2020-24), joined by Alabama, Clemson and Georgia. 5th Notre Dame finished the 2023 season ranked fifth in FBS for total defense (276.3), the program’s best effort since 1980 (4th). The Irish also led the nation in pass efficiency defense (97.09). 10 The victory over Navy was the 10th ranked win of the Marcus Freeman era at Notre Dame. The 23-13 win at No. 20 Texas A&M was his eighth victory over a ranked opponent, and the 31-24 win over No. 15 Louisville was the ninth. Only Frank Leahy (10 such wins) earned as many ranked victories in his first three years on the Irish sidelines. In 2023, the 40-8 Sun Bowl victory over No. 21 Oregon State not only earned Freeman his first campaign with 10 victories, it also was his team’s seventh victory over an Associated Press-ranked team in his first two years leading the program – breaking Terry Brennan’s previous program record of six in 1954 and 55. 14th The Irish finished the 2023 season ranked 14th in the Associated Press poll, marking the seventh-straight campaign and 10 of the last 12 Notre Dame has appeared in the final AP ranking. That seven-season final AP ranking streak is the best run for the Notre Dame program since the Irish finished in the AP Top 25 11 consecutive seasons from 1964-74.
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – OFFENSE • Jayden Thomas entered 2023 season as Notre Dame’s leading returning receiver and served in that role in the first four games of the 2023 season, catching 12 passes for over 180 yards and a touchdown. • Beaux Collins is Notre Dame’s leading receiver in 2024, with 30 receptions for 390 yards. He recorded 91 receptions for 1,290 yards and 11 touchdowns in 1,578 offensive snaps over 32 games (27 starts) at Clemson from 2021-23. He broke out late in his true freshman season with 31 catches for 407 yards and three touchdowns. • Jaden Greathouse was the first Irish true freshman wideout to catch two touchdown passes in his first-career game (against Navy in 2023). His five touchdown catches during a rookie campaign are the most for a Notre Dame true freshman since 2016. • Jayden Harrison was a first-team All-American as a kick returner at Marshall last season, tying for the FBS lead with two kick return touchdowns in 2023. He recorded his first touchdown catch for the Irish in the 35-14 win over Virginia. In 2023, Harrison played in all 13 games for Marshall (started four), totaling 28 receptions for 410 yards (14.6 yards per reception) and a touchdown. • Kris Mitchell, a transfer from FIU, led CUSA and ranked in the Top 20 nationally in receiving yards in 2023 (1,118 – 18th nationally) and receiving yads per game (93.2 – 13th nationally). Mitchell owns 100 career receptions for 1,663 yards and 11 touchdowns. • KK Smith began his time at Notre Dame recovering from an injury. His hard work over 2023 Fall allowed Smith to return to practice during bowl prep and make his Notre Dame debut in the Sun Bowl victory over Oregon State. • Jordan Faison joined the Notre Dame football team as a walk on and made his collegiate athletics debut at No. 25 Louisville in 2023, and was put on football scholarship. He would end the season with 19 catches for 322 yards and four touchdowns, capping the year by earning Sun Bowl MVP honors with five catches for 115 yards and a touchdown. • Notre Dame’s offensive line presents some new faces in 2024 with the departures of NFL Draftees Joe Alt and Blake Fisher. Pat Coogan, Ashton Craig, Billy Schrauth, Tosh Baker, Rocco Spindler and Charles Jagusah own starting experience. Irish linemen Aamil Wagner, Sam Pendleton and Anthonie Knapp all made their first-career starts at No. 20 Texas A&M. Even with injuries and young talent, the line has been named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award. • Mitchell Evans had a breakout season in 2023 before being sidelined with an injury. A 2024 semifinalist for the Mackey Award, he played in eight games as a junior in 2023, starting seven, and ended the season as the team’s top receiving target, averaging 52.8 yards per game. Through those eight games, Evans totaled 29 receptions for 422 yards and a touchdown during the season, averaging 14.6 yards per catch. With Evans’ injury, Cooper Flanagan and Eli Raridon saw action in 2023, each scoring a touchdown, and will look to have an increased role in 2024. • Riley Leonard owns 32 rushing touchdowns for his career, ranking first among all active FBS quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns (tied with Dillon Gabriel – 32). He enters his senior season and first with Notre Dame coming off a Duke career as one of the ACC’s premier quarterbacks. See page 20 for more on Leonard. • Steve Angeli made the most of his first-career start in the 2023 Sun Bowl completing 15 of 19 passes for 232 yards and three touchdowns. Prior to that game, he went 19-for-25 passing with four touchdowns in seven relief appearances. • With the departure of NFL Draft pick Audric Estimé, Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price are poised to lead the Irish running backs in 2024. See page 23 for more on the Irish running backs
TWO-DEEP TIDBITS – DEFENSE • Joshua Burnham finished the 2023 season with 18 tackles, four tackles-forloss and a sack. Junior Tuihalamaka appeared in all 13 games in 2023 while posting 10 tackles. • Rylie Mills was named a 2024 team captain and was a distruptive force on the Irish defensive line in 2023. He posted 3.0 sacks in the win over Florida State, as the Irish totaled 8.0 on the night. See page 18 for more information on Mills. • Donovan Hinish appeared in nine games in 2023 and posting a career-best four stops in the win over Central Michigan. Howard Cross III, questionable for this week, established himself as one of the top playmaking interior defensive lineman in the country during the 2023 season. See page 17 for more information on Cross. • RJ Oben transferred from Duke in the offseason with 34 career starts and 50 games played. Entering Notre Dame, he had posted 67 tackles on his career, with 14.5 sacks (loss of 91 yards), five forced fumbles, two passes defended and an interception. Bryce Young is now seeing time in the regular defensive line rotation and has made a significant mark on special teams. He is four-star true freshman and was an Adidas All-American as a high school senior. See page 19 for more on Young. • Jack Kiser leads a linebacker room with young talent. A team captain and 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist, Kiser has broken the Notre Dame career games played record. See page 18 for more information on Kiser. Jaiden Ausberry appeared in four regular-season games in 2023, preserving his eligibility. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa is a highly-touted five-star linebacker who was a finalist for the high school Butkus Award in 2023. He posted a career-high seven tackles vs. Northern Illinois. Drayk Bowen has posted 48 tackles this season, second behind Kiser’s 52. He appeared in 12 games in 2023 (missing one contest with an injury) and recorded 14 stops and a forced fumble. See page 19 for more on Bowen. Jaylen Sneed appeared in all 13 games in 2023, totaling 14 tackles, five QB hurries and two PBU. • Jordan Clark joined the Irish from Arizona State with 22 career starts and 39 games played entering 2024. Throughout his college career, he has snagged four interceptions (one for a touchdown) and 157 tackles (113 solo) with 7.5 TFL and 24 passes defended. • Adon Shuler has posted three interceptions this season, one each against Texas A&M, Georgia Tech and Virginia. Starting each game in 2024, he showed his playmaking ability late in the 2023 season, posting all six career tackles in the final three games of the year. See page 19 for more on Shuler. Luke Talich quickly established himself as a special teams mainstay during his freshman season in 2023, and posted his first-career pick six vs. Florida State. • True freshmen Karson Hobbs, Leonard Moore and Kennedy Urlacher have impressed in preseason camp. Moore and Urlacher both garnered one four-star ranking through recruitment. Moore made his college football debut at No. 20 Texas A&M, and his first-career start vs. No. 15 Louisville, leading the team with seven tackles. He also posted seven tackles in his second start, at Georgia Tech. See page 19 for more on Moore. Tae Johnson made his debut on the depth chart for Florida State week, and saw his first game action after coming back from injury. • Christian Gray started his first-career game in the 23-13 win at No. 20 Texas A&M. He saw action in 12 games and made 11 tackles in 2023. He intercepted his first career pass against Pittsburgh and finished the year with a career-best three tackles in the Sun Bowl victory over Oregon State. • Xavier Watts has made a case to be the best defensive player in college football in 2024. He is a semifinalist the Walter Camp Player of the Year, Bednarik Award, Lott Trophy and Thorpe Award. Watts won the Nagurski Trophy in 2023 and was a unanimous All-American. See page 16 for more on Watts. Rod Heard II spent his prior career at Northwestern, where he amassed 31 starts and 46 games played with 182 tackles, 11 for loss, two sacks and two interceptions, as well as 10 passes defended, five forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
ARMY NOTES:
#18 (AP) Army (9-0, 7-0) comes into the contest off an idle week, clinching a berth into the AAC Championship game vs. Tulane, when Tulane defeated Navy this past Saturday. In Army’s last game, the Black Knights defeated North Texas, 14-3 to keep the nation’s longest active win streak of 13 games alive. QB Bryson Daily rushed for 153 yards and two rushing touchdowns on 36 carries (4.2 avg.) #6 (AP) Notre Dame (9-1) defeated Virginia last week, 35-14, behind RB Jeremiyah Love’s 137 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The Fighting Irish have rattled off eight straight wins since an early season setback to Northern Illinois. Notre Dame leads the all-time series, 39-8-4. This is the 24th time Army and Notre Dame have played at Yankee Stadium. Army and Notre Dame have met at the home of the Yankees 23 times before, including 22 times at the original Yankee Stadium (1925-29, ‘31-46, ‘69) and once at the current Yankee Stadium. The most recent contest in 2010 also marked the first college football game played at the current Stadium, which opened its doors in 2009.
1ST AND 10 • Army is ranked #18 in the AP Poll and #17 in the Coaches Poll (Nov. 17, 2024). • Army’s ranking of #18 in the AP Poll is the highest for Army since being 10th in October of 1962. • Army extended its winning streak to 13 games – the longest active streak nationally – with its 14-3 victory at North Texas (11/9). It is Army’s longest winning streak since between the 1949-1950 seasons. • Army is one of three unbeaten teams in FBS (along with Indiana and Oregon), Army the only to win every game by double digits. • Army clinched a berth into the AAC championship game when Tulane defeated Navy this past Saturday. Army and Tulane will face off in the title game on Friday, Dec. 6 with the first seed and right to host the game still to be decided. • The matchup between Army and Notre Dame is the first for Army in which both teams entered ranked since 9/26/2020, when No. 22-ranked Army lost to No. 14 Cincinnati, 24-10. Prior to that contest, the last time that Army played in a contest where both teams were ranked was in 1996 when 9-0 and No. 22-ranked Army fell to #19 Syracuse, 42-17. • Army’s last victory vs. an Top-10 AP-ranked team was in 1963, defeating #9 Penn State, 10-7. Army’s last win over a AP-ranked team #6 or better was in 1962, defeating #3 Penn State, 9-6. • Army’s defense has not allowed a touchdown to opponents in two consecutive games (Air Force & North Texas) for the first time since 1984. • Army is averaging 334.9 rushing yards per game, tops in the nation, the only team rushing for more than 275.0 yards per game. • QB Bryson Daily’s 21 rushing touchdowns are T-2nd most in the country, only five behind Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty (26). • Daily (21) and RB Kanye Udoh (9) have combined for 30 rushing touchdowns with three regular season games still to go. If they combine for 9 more TDs, there have only been 10 duos in college football that have combined for at least 39 touchdowns since 1956. •LB Kalib Fortner was the Week 11 AAC Defensive Player of the Week, finishing the game with eight tackles including two tackles for loss at North Texas.
VS. THE FIGHTING IRISH Notre Dame leads the all-time series, 39-8-4. Army has dropped its last 15 games vs. Notre Dame. Army’s last win over the Fighting Irish came 10/11/1958, a 14-2 Army win in South Bend, Ind. Army and Notre Dame first met in 1913, a 35-13, Notre Dame win on the ground at West Point. Army defeated Notre Dame, 59-0 at Yankee Stadium in 1944 on its way to an undefeated 9-0 National Championship season.
Army has totaled 400+ yards of total offense in seven out of nine games this season, one of 7 teams in the nation to do so. Since 2020, Army is 18-3 when logging 400+ yards of offense. Army has rushed for 400 yards alone in three of the games (405 at FAU, 417 at Temple and 413 vs. UAB).
Army’s eclipsed 500 yards of total offense in the win vs. UAB (10/12). Army has only went over 500+ yards four times since 2020.
Army rushed for 405 yards as a team in its AAC debut at FAU (9/7), 417 as a team at Temple (9/26) and 413 vs. UAB. It was the 27th time in Monken’s tenure (2014-pres.) the Black Knights have totaled 400 yards on the ground in a game, second most in all of college football in that span. Army also has a 24-3 record in those games.
As a team, Army has rushed for 3,014 yards (334.9 avg.). Army ranks first in the country in rushing offense, averaging 334.9 yards per game, the only team averaging over 275.0 rushing yards per game.
Army’s offense and defense each rank highly nationally in the red zone. The offense is 35-for-38 scoring in the red zone (27 rush TDs, three passing TDs, five FGs). The defense has the best red zone mark in the country only allowing 10 red zone scores in 20 opponent opportunities (50.0%). In Army’s last game at North Texas, the unit picked off two red zone passes.
Army is 26-1 in the last five seasons when they do not have a turnover on offense. Army has played turnover-free football in seven of the nine games this season. Army has won the last 16 games when not committing a turnover.
Army’s defense ranks tied for first in the country in scoring defense, only allowing 10.3 points per game with Ohio State.
Army’s defense has held opponents to under 14 in eight of nine games this season. Army’s defense held its opponents to 14 or less in seven straight games from Navy (2023) through UAB (10/12/24). It was the longest streak holding the opponent to 14 or less since between the 1966-67 seasons when Army did so eight times. Army’s 59 points allowed were the fewest since the 1967 season, when allowing 56 points through six games.
Army’s defense held its opponents to 21 points or less in 11 straight games from UMass (2023) through UAB (10/12/24). The Black Knights were 10-1 in those contests.
Army’s defense ranks first in the AAC, only allowing an average of 273.9 yards per game, the only team allowing fewer than 300 yards per game. Army’s mark also ranks 5th best nationally.
NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL
IRISH CAN’T HOLD ON TO LEAD LATE, FALL 84-77 TO ELON
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame men’s basketball squad ran into an early season obstacle named Elon on Friday night, the same Phoenix squad that took North Carolina down to the wire in their respective season opener. The Fighting Irish (4-1) suffered their first loss of the season when they couldn’t hold on to their one-point lead with 1:42 remaining, as Elon (3-2) surged forward for the 84-77 victory.
Markus Burton and Braeden Shrewsberry combined for 47 points and a combined 9-for-18 from three. Burton led with 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting, plus a career-best four made three-pointers. Burton also dished out five assists.
Shrewsberry poured in a season-high 22 points, three shy of his career best. Shrewsberry shot 7-of-13 from the floor and 5-for-11 from beyond the arc. He also recorded a career-high four assists.
Notre Dame shot 58.1 percent in the first half but 36.7 percent in the second. Elon had a strong 60.7 percent in the second half. The Phoenix outrebounded the Irish 35-24.
“Credit to Elon. I thought those guys played well and executed. They got timely stops when they needed to and we need to be better. Our defense let us down today,” Glenn & Stacey Murphy Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry said.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Notre Dame started the game 3-for-3, but shortly, recorded a four-minute scoring drought in which Elon countered with a 10-0 run. The Phoenix ultimately built their largest lead of the half up 20-13 at the 11:45 mark as they suddenly possessed the hot hand.
Soon after, Notre Dame’s offense found its footing and began to churn, firing off a 15-3 run to claim a 31-25 lead at 5:58.
After the run, Elon guard Nick Dorn was able to bring his team back into it, knocking down three straight three-pointers. Elon was able to ride his hot hand to get back into it, but Notre Dame held onto its lead and claimed a 46-41 halftime advantage.
Notre Dame connected on eight made three-pointers in the half, including three from Burton, which already tied his career high. Both Shrewsberry and Allocco knocked down a pair while Chebuhar converted one.
In the second half, Elon turned to Dorn yet again. The sophomore guard ultimately finished the game 5-for-6 from three, finishing with 24 points. He was the main driver of the offense all night.
Nonetheless, the second half continued to be a dogfight as neither team could pull away. In fact, the second half featured 11 lead changes.
With 4:22 remaining the Irish boasted a 73-72 lead. Fast forward to 1:42 and a Njie bucket down low gave the Irish a 75-74 lead.
However, the bottom line was that the Notre Dame defense couldn’t get a stop while the offense went 2-for-11 down the final stretch. Elon made its last four from the field to win the game 84-77.
UP NEXT
A huge rebound opportunity awaits. The Fighting Irish will compete in the Players Era Tournament in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. They’ll look to take down a pair of ranked teams in No. 24 Rutgers and No. 7 Houston. The third opponent is TBD.
BUTLER MEN’S BASKETBALL
SECOND-HALF DEFENSE AND BROOKS PUSH BUTLER TO 78-39 WIN OVER MERRIMACK
The second career double-double for Pierre Brooks II and a 41-8 second-half advantage lifted Butler to a 78-39 win over Merrimack Friday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Brooks scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down a career-best 12 rebounds, leading five Bulldogs in double figures.
The last time that Butler limited an opponent to 10 points or less in a half was in the 2001 NCAA Tournament when head coach Thad Matta’s Bulldogs led Wake Forest by a 43-10 margin after 20 minutes.
Butler improves to 4-1 on the season and will now head to the Arizona Tip-Off for the Thanksgiving holiday.
HOW IT TRANSPIRED:
A 14-4 run gave the Bulldogs a 37-25 lead with 3:14 remaining in the first half, which was also Butler’s largest advantage of the opening stanza. Merrimack would score the final six points of the first half to give Butler a 37-31 lead after 20 minutes.
Brooks made his first six shots en route to 15 first-half points.
Butler held Merrimack scoreless for the first 8:31 of the second half as the prolonged run helped the Bulldogs build a 47-31 lead.
Butler kept forcing Merrimack misses over the final 20 minutes as the Warriors shot 4-for-29 from the field in the second half (13.8 percent), including an 0-for-11 mark from three-point range.
NOTEWORTHY:
Merrimack made three of its first five attempts from behind the arc (which all occurred in the first four minutes of the game) and then missed their next 16 three-point attempts.
Butler held a 51-23 rebounding advantage. In addition to the 12 rebounds by Brooks, Andre Screen tied his season-high with nine.
Screen narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points.
Brooks went 9-for-14 from the field and made four of his five attempts from three-point range.
Jahmyl Telfort and Patrick McCaffery each scored 11 points. Brooks and McCaffery have both scored in double figures in each of Butler’s five games this season.
Butler made 22 of its 31 free throw attempts; Merrimack went 2-for-7 from the charity stripe.
Evan Haywood scored 10 points – the first 10 points of his Butler career – which included a 7-for-8 mark from the free throw line.
Kolby King handed out seven assists.
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs head west to celebrate Thanksgiving at the Arizona Tip-Off. Butler will meet Northwestern on Thanksgiving night at 7 p.m. (Eastern). The Bulldogs will also be in action the following night, meeting either Mississippi State or UNLV. Both games will air on CBS Sports Network, while the audio broadcast featuring Mark Minner and Nick Garder will stream on The Varsity Network.
IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
JAGUARS FALL TO COASTAL CAROLINA IN OPENING GAME OF BULLDOG BASH
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Graduate Paul Zilinskas scored a game-high 21 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Jaguars were unable to shake off a cold shooting night against Coastal Carolina in the opening game of the Bulldog Bash on Friday (Nov. 22) in a 71-57 defeat. The Jaguars shot just 37 percent from the floor and saw Coastal Carolina connect on 56 percent, including hitting 10 treys.
Sean Craig finished with 13 points for the Jags (2-4) and Jarvis Walker had 10 points and a team-high six rebounds. RaSheed Jones led five CCU (2-3) players in double-digits with 11 points and four others finished with 10.
Noah Amenhauser closed with four points and 10 rebounds and the Chanticleers won the glass 35-25 and outscored the Jaguars in the paint, 32-18. The Jaguars, playing without 7-footer Julian Steinfeld for the sixth straight game to start the year, were outsized across the front line with both Keenan Garner and DeSean Goode playing limited minutes.
Coastal Carolina shot 61 percent from the floor in the opening half and made 8-of-17 (47.1 percent) from deep to put the Jaguars in a major hole. The Chanticleers scored the game’s first seven points, prompting a quick IU Indy timeout to regroup. The Jags cut the CCU lead back to 12-10, thanks to a pair of Zilinskas treys, but the Chanticleers fired back with the next seven points.
The Jags’ inability to get stops, coupled with its own cold shooting led to a 45-28 halftime deficit. The Chanticleers pushed their lead out to 22 at 50-28 early in the second half before the Jags started chipping away. Craig fueled a 9-0 run that saw the Jags get within 13, but back-to-back Josh Meo jumpers stemmed the tide back in Coastal Carolina’s favor.
A late flurry from Alec Millender and Timaris Brown helped the Jags carve into the margin late as Millender had two triples down the stretch and Brown closed with five points and three boards.
The Jaguars will continue the Bulldog Bash on Saturday (Nov. 23) when they take on South Carolina State at 1:00 p.m. CST (2 Eastern) inside the AAMU Events Center.
BALL STATE VOLLEYBALL
VOLLEYBALL ADVANCES IN MAC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH SWEEP OF TOLEDO
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – – The third-seeded Ball State women’s volleyball team opened the 2024 Mid-American Conference Volleyball Championship with a dominating 3-0 (25-16, 25-11, 25-22) sweep of sixth-seeded Toledo Friday evening at the Stroh Center.
With the win, the Cardinals (21-9) advance to Saturday’s 6:30 p.m. semifinal match versus No. 2 seed Central Michigan. In addition, the sweep of the Rockets (17-14) extended Ball State’s program record consecutive road set victory streak to 19.
Key to the victory was Ball State’s service pressure which yielded nine aces and kept the Toledo backcourt off balance the entire night.
“Serving is always relevant and going to play a huge part in our game,” head coach Kelli Miller Phillips said. “We need to put pressure on people and keep them off the net. Toledo put a totally different lineup on the court than they have all year, and I thought we kept them a balance with our serves. They were not able to run their offense as freely as I’m sure they would have liked, and our pressure played a huge role and will continue to do so for the rest of tournament.”
Perhaps the biggest ace came early in the second set, when senior setter Megan Wielonski gave BSU a 3-1 edge with her second of four aces in the match. It was her program record 192nd career ace, topping the previous mark of 191 set by Stacy Jordan (1982-85). She finished the night with 194 career aces and is four shy of breaking into the top 10 in MAC history.
“Megan has been a phenomenal server all four years, and I am very happy for her because I know how badly she wanted the record,” Phillips said. “She serves bullets and there have been so many times in the last couple matches I thought one was going to go down, but someone makes a miracle save. She is one of the toughest servers I have ever seen, and obviously it’s in the record books to show all the good things she has done with her serve.”
In addition to the strong serving, the Cardinals’ offense was also on point, connecting for a .330 (43-11-97) rate of success led by 12 kills and a .400 (12-2-25) attack percentage from freshman outside Carson Tyler.
Overall, the Ball State offense was very well balanced with five players registering at least six kills in the sweep. Redshirt sophomore opposite Aniya Kennedy was second on the squad with eight, while junior opposite Madison Buckley added seven and graduate middle Aayinde Smith and junior outside Katie Egenolf blasted six each.
Along with her four aces, Wielonski dished out 19 assists and added seven digs, while sophomore setter Lindsey Green added 16 assists and four digs as Ball State continued to shine in the 6-2 offense.
In the backcourt, freshman libero Sophie Ledbetter tied for match-high honors with 11 digs, while also adding her first career kill to make the score 21-14 in the opening set.
Ball State also held a 6.0-to-3.0 edge in total blocks, with a match-high four from Buckley and three from Smith.
Taylor Alt led the Toledo offense with 13 kills, while Grace Freiberger tied Ledbetter for match-high honors with 11 digs. Overall, the Ball State defense limited the Toledo attack to a .168 (34-17-101) hitting mark.
BALL STATE FOOTBALL
BALL STATE CLOSES HOME SCHEDULE SATURDAY VERSUS BOWLING GREEN
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State closes the 2024 home schedule Saturday at 2 p.m., against Bowling Green, hosting the Falcons with two regular season games to play. Celebrating the 100th season of football on the Ball State campus, the Cardinals will announce their 32-member All-Century Team presented by Gainbridge. The All-Century team will be named prior to kickoff. The game is sponsored by IU Health.
** Ball State will honor 21 senior student-athletes and staff who are participating in their final home game on Saturday. Senior student-athletes playing their final home game are: Brandon Berger, Colin Blazek, Brian Cooey Jr., Ethan Crowe, Tucker Dunn, Tyce Ferrell, Malcolm Gillie, Damon Kaylor, Kevin Meeder, Jon Mucciolo, Keionte Newson, Nathan Reichert, Braedon Sloan and Riley Tolsma. Congratulations to our Cardinal seniors!
** Due to Saturday’s senior celebration prior to kickoff, the Cardinals will arrive to Scheumann Stadium 15 minutes early. The Cardinal Walk, usually scheduled two hours prior to every kickoff, will take place at 11:45 a.m., this Saturday. Arrive early and welcome the Cardinals and their seniors on Saturday’s special day!
** Nine-year head coach Mike Neu ended his tenure as the leader of Ball State’s football program with last week’s overtime defeat at Buffalo. Sixth-year offensive line coach and running game coordinator Colin Johnson was named as interim head coach on Saturday, Nov. 16. A 2003 Ball State graduate and former team captain for the Cardinals, Johnson takes the reigns of the Ball State program in his first game as a college head coach on Saturday.
** The Cardinals suffered a bitter defeat at Buffalo, 51-48 in overtime, after leading by two touchdowns with less than seven minutes to play. Kadin Semonza threw for a career-high 331 yards and four touchdowns, and Justin Bowick coraled seven passes for 148 yards and two scores. Tight end Tanner Koziol caught a career-high 11 passes for 95 yards and a TD, and Ball State led 45-31 following Jackson Courville’s 27-yard field goal with 7:08 remaining.
** Safety DD Snyder II nabbed a pair of interceptions and a career-high 11 tackles in the loss at Buffalo. Sniper LB/safety George Udo paced the Cardinals with a career-high 13 stops.
** Tanner Koziol’s 79 catches this season are the most ever by a Ball State tight end. He already is the first TE in Ball State history with over 70 catches and 700 yards, and he needs just one more catch and 76 total yards to reach 80 & 800. His 79 grabs rank seventh in Ball State history by any receiver and they are the most by a Cardinal since Willie Snead’s record season with 106 grabs in 2013. He is 202 yards shy of the Cardinals’ single-season mark for receiving yards – 926 by Darius Hill in 2007.
** Koziol is a national semifinalist for the John Mackey Award, presented to the country’s most outstanding tight end. Darius Hill, in 2008, is the only other Ball State player to receive that distinction.
** The 100th anniversary of Ball State’s first season in 1924 coincides with the 100th season on the field, given that the Cardinals didn’t field a team in 1943 due to World War II. Season long celebrations of the 100th season will be displayed at Scheumann Stadium this season. Similarly, it is the program’s 50th season in the MAC — formally joining the league in 1973 and playing its first football games in 1975.
BY THE NUMBERS:
8.0 – Tanner Koziol is 5th in FBS rankings with 8.0 catches per game. Receptions over the last six weeks: 9, 9, 9, 8, 9 and 9.
65 – Ball State’s longest offensive scoring play this season came on last week’s 65-yard throw from Kadin Semonza to Cam Pickett.
11 – Still in his third college season, Tanner Koziol (148) needs 11 catches to break the Cardinals’ career mark for receptions by a TE (158).
SECOND-STRAIGHT SECOND-HALF DOMINANCE PUSHES SYCAMORES OVER CHICAGO STATE
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball picked up a win at home over the visiting Chicago State Cougars, 97-61, inside Hulman Center on Friday night.
Just as the last outing, the Sycamores surged in the second half and scored 62 points in the last 20 minutes en route to the 36-point victory in front of the Sycamore faithful.
The Sycamores and Cougars went back-and-forth through the first eight minutes of action, with Samage Teel draining a triple to tie the game at 11 with 12:37 left in the half. After another tie at 17 each with 9:44 to play, Chicago State went on an 8-0 run, with six-of-eight coming from the paint. Jaden Daughtry and Teel halted the run with two baskets to cut the deficit to three points with just under five minutes remaining in the half.
Two buckets from the Cougars increased their lead to eight points before Jahni Summers and Doughty each made a three-pointer in two-straight possessions, followed by a pair of Markus Harding free throws to knot the game back at 30.
Summers connected with Harding on a dunk, followed by a Teel triple to cap a 13-0 Sycamore run heading into halftime with Indiana State on top 35-30.
After an exchange of points to open the second half through the first 90 seconds, the Sycamores went on an 18-4 run to lead 58-39 with 12:59 to play. Doughty and Summer opened the run with a layup and a three-pointer, then later Teel scored six-straight off a triple and an and-one. Aaron Gray made a layup and knocked down a three, which was sandwiched by a Summers layup.
About two minutes later Summers knocked a ball loose which was picked up by Bruno Alocen. Alocen passed ahead to Summers who hit Gray running the wing on the fastbreak for a vicious one-handed slam to force a Cougar timeout with the Sycamores ahead 62-43 with 11:03 on the clock.
After five minutes went by on the clock, Tyran Cook knocked a ball loose that was recovered by Gray, then was kicked out to Alocen who then found Harding for a pick-and-roll leading to a two-handed dunk.
The Sycamore defense pressed on, as Harding swatted a shot which led to an alley-op from Alocen to Gray at the other end of the court.
The Sycamores didn’t stop there as the next four made baskets were all three-pointers from Alocen, Harding, Jayan Walker, and Cooper Bean; Tyran Cook added on a layup cap a 14-0 run in 2 minutes 30 seconds. Bean made a pair of free throws and Merritt Alderink a layup to send the Sycamores on their way to the 97-61 victory.
Samage Teel led all scorers with 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the floor, including a 4-for-6 effort from deep, while grabbing six rebounds for the second-straight game. Markus Harding secured his first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Harding shot 6-for-8 from the field, dished out three assists, and swatted a pair of shots. Jahni Summers made 5-of-10 from the field with 3-of-5 coming from beyond the arc. Aaron Gray scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the floor.
In the second half, the Sycamores scored 62 points which was more than Chicago State’s full-game total (61).
The Sycamores shot a season-best 56.77% (34-for-60) from the field and 45.5% (15-for-33) from three-point range.
Markus Harding had a career-high 11 rebounds along with a season-high 16 points to give him his first double-double in his career.
Indiana State recorded back-to-back 90-point games: 97 against Chicago State and 94 at Ball State.
The Sycamore defense held Chicago Stare to 4-of-26 from deep.
Friday night’s game is the second game in a row with a season-low 13 turnovers.
The win over Chicago State is the second-straight game with 20+ assists.
Indiana State recorded its third game in a row this season shooting 50% or better from the field, and the second game in a row shooting 44% from the three.
Aaron Gray scored the most points in his Indiana State career (13).
The Sycamore offense recorded its third game this season with 13 turnovers, which is the season low.
Samage Teel, Markus Harding, and Aaron Gray finished a combined 18-for-26 (69.2%) from the floor, including 7-for-13 (53.9%) from beyond the arc. Teel recorded his third 20-point game this season.
Indiana State kept its fast-paced offense on display scoring 26 points from fastbreaks, the highest of the season.
Cooper Bean tallied 5 points on the night for his first career points as a Sycamore.
Jahni Summers had season-high five rebounds.
PURDUE FT. WAYNE VOLLEYBALL
GREEN BAY EDGES ‘DONS IN #HLVB QUARTERFINAL
DAYTON, Ohio – Purdue Fort Wayne’s quest for a Horizon League title ended on Friday (Nov. 22) evening at the hands of Green Bay. The No. 4 seeded Phoenix defeated No. 5 Purdue Fort Wayne 3-1 (25-22, 22-25, 25-20, 26-24) in the 2024 Horizon League Championship quarterfinal on the campus of Wright State University.
Player of the Year Panna Ratkai finished with a match-high 16 kills to go with 12 digs. She was one of four ‘Dons with double-digit kills. Jena Medearis had 11 while Iris Riegel and Freshman of the Year Riley Rosneck both added 10. Defensively, LonDynn Betts had a team-best 26 digs.
Purdue Fort Wayne led 15-10 in the fourth set before Green Bay rallied to tie it at 16 and eventually take a 19-18 lead. The lead bounced back and forth from there with the ‘Dons earning a 24-22 lead on a Medearis kill assisted by Taya Haffner. However it would be the final point for the ‘Dons. Green Bay used a 4-0 run to win the set and the match.
Green Bay won the opening set before the ‘Dons rallied with a set-two win. Medearis had five kills in the second set. She teamed with Abby Stratford for a block on set point. Green Bay never led again in the set after falling behind 11-10.
The Phoenix won set three with a .205 to .094 attack percentage advantage to go up 2-1 in the match and set up the fourth set victory.
Cora Behnke led the Phoenix with 14 kills. Calli Gentry dished out 44 assists for Green Bay.
Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 17-15. Green Bay improves to 15-16 and will face top-seed Wright State on Saturday.
EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
HAFFNER RESETS CAREER SCORING HIGH IN WIN OVER GREEN BAY
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Cam Haffner reset his single-game scoring high once again, recording 27 points on Friday night as the University of Evansville men’s basketball team took down Green Bay by a final score of 98-81 at the Ford Center.
Haffner was 10-of-16 from the field while draining five triples. He hauled in a game-high nine rebounds, tying his career mark from his freshman season at Eastern Illinois. Four others reached double figures including Josh Hughes, who tied his season mark of 19. Tanner Cuff recorded 15 while Gabriel Pozzato and Tayshawn Comer finished with 13 and 11, respectively.
“I’m proud of our guys for how they came out and played tonight. We put together a full 40 minutes and showed what we are capable of,” UE head coach David Ragland exclaimed. “We showed improvement in each facet of the game and are excited to be back at the Ford Center on Sunday.”
Converting 63.6% of its attempts in the first half, the Purple Aces led by as many as 18 points. Five minutes into the contest, Cam Haffner drained a triple to put UE on top at 11-4. Following a basket by Green Bay, Evansville put forth its best sequence of the half.
Haffner’s 3-pointer was the first of six consecutive field goal makes for UE as the Aces went on a 12-0 run to open a 23-6 lead at the 11:22 mark. Tayshawn Comer had a 3-pointer during the rally while Gabriel Pozzato added a pair of baskets.
After the Phoenix cut the gap to 25-15, Haffner and Josh Hughes combined to score the next 13 UE points to push the lead to 38-20 inside of the 5-minute mark. Green Bay would hit a late three to cut the deficit to 15 at the break. Haffner (14) and Hughes (11) both reached double figures in the opening 20 minutes.
Out of the half, Haffner picked up right where he left off, connecting from downtown for the fourth time. Four minutes in, Connor Turnbull drained a 3-pointer while Haffner followed with a pair of free throws to extend the advantage to 20 points for the first time at 56-36. It was all Aces from there as the lead reached as many as 33 points before the final deficit of 17.
Leading the Phoenix was Anthony Roy who scored 31 points. As a team, UE shot 59.7% while holding Green Bay to 40.3%. UE had its best rebounding effort of the year, finishing with a dominating 43-22 edge on the glass. Cuff led the team with six assists as UE accumulated a total of 19.
On Sunday, the Aces are back at the Ford Center for a 3 p.m. game against Campbell.
SOUTHERN INDIANA MEN’S BASKETBALL
RANDALL SCORES 24 IN USI WIN
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana junior guard Jayland Randall scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Screaming Eagles to a 92-83 victory over the University of South Dakota Friday evening at Liberty Arena. The Screaming Eagles are 2-4 to start the year, while the Coyotes go to 5-2 in 2024-25.
After the teams traded buckets and runs for the first nine minutes, USI attempted to take command with an 8-2 run to lead, 22-17, with 9:34 left in the first half. Four different players scored during the run as the Eagles were four-of-seven from the field.
The Coyotes narrowed the margin to one, 22-21, when the Eagles used another 7-0 dash, which included an old fashion three-point play by junior guard Jack Campion, to regain control, 29-21. USI would extend the 7-0 dash to a 13-5 sprint for a 35-26 advantage with 3:40 left. Junior guard Damoni Harrison led the way during the 13-5 run with four points.
USI closed out the half with its first halftime lead of the season, 41-35. Randall paced the Eagles during the first 20 minutes with 13 points, while USI, as a team, shot 50 percent from the field (18-36).
The start of the second half belonged to the Eagles as they extended the halftime advantage to 14 points, 57-43, by outscoring the Coyotes, 16-8, through the first six minutes to take command. Junior guard Jared Washington led USI with five of the 16-point dash.
USD, however, would close the gap to five points three times in the final two minutes before USI closed out the 92-83 victory. The Eagles led by as many as 16 points (75-69, 8:04) in the second half.
USI finished the game with a season-high 92 points with four players in double-digits. Randall led the way with his career-high 24 points on nine-of-15 from the field, three-of-six from long range, and three-of-four from the line. The junior guard has five double-digit scoring games this season with two over 20 points.
Washington followed Randall in the scoring column with 16 points on a blistering six-of-10 from the field, two-of-three from beyond the arc, and two-of-three from the line. Sophomore forward Stephen Olowoniyi added 14 points on seven field goals, while graduate forward Jack Mielke rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points, including four free throws that iced the win in the final 30 seconds.
As a team, USI shot a season-high 52.9 percent from the field (36-68), 44.4 percent from beyond the arc (8-18), and had a season-high 20 assists. Campion led USI with a career-high and team-best nine assists in the win.
Next Up For USI:
USI continues its three-game homestand at Liberty Arena Monday night when the Screaming Eagles host the Sycamores of Indiana State University. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. and the game is sponsored by HFI. The USI-ISU game is also the Eagles’ annual Hawaiian Night with fans encouraged to wear tropical attire.
The Sycamores are 3-2 to start the 2024-25 season after defeating Chicago State University, 97-61, this evening in Terre Haute. Indiana State has won three of its last four after tonight’s game.
The series is tied, 1-1, following ISU’s 98-54 win last season in Terre Haute. Jeremiah_Hernandez led USI with 16 points, while A.J. Smith added 12 points in the loss.
The Eagles won the first-ever meeting at Liberty Arena (then Screaming Eagles Arena) in 2022, 88-85, in overtime during USI’s first season in Division I.
VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
VALPO, EASTERN ILLINOIS TO CLASH FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1996
Eastern Illinois (1-4, 0-0 OVC)
at Valparaiso (2-2, 0-0 MVC)
Game No. 5 – Sunday, Nov. 24, 1 p.m. CT
Athletics-Recreation Center (5,000) – Valparaiso, Ind.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will continue its active stretch of four games in nine days as Eastern Illinois comes to town for a Sunday matinee. It’s Cheer Day at the ARC with free pom poms being given away. This marks the beginning of a three-game multi-team event for Valpo as the Thanksgiving MTE will continue at home against Northern Illinois on Wednesday and at DePaul on Friday.
Last Time Out: Valpo is coming off a 77-64 victory over Lindenwood on Thursday behind a balanced attack that featured Cooper Schwieger’s first career 20&10 game with 22 points and 11 rebounds. He led four Beacons in double figures in the scoring column, while Darius DeAveiro dished out nine assists and surpassed 300 career helpers. Valpo trailed for 13 minutes of game time in the first half, but surged ahead down the stretch for the program’s most lopsided win over a Division-I opponent during the Roger Powell Jr. head coaching era.
Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Jamie Stangel (analyst)
X updates – @ValpoBasketball
Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.
Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (9-27) is in his second season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career.
Series Notes: These two teams have met 36 times – with Eastern Illinois leading 20-16 – but this will represent the first matchup between the two programs since EIU left the Mid-Continent Conference to join the Ohio Valley Conference back in 1996. The two schools shared conference affiliation from 1982-1996. The most recent matchup was a 78-65 Valpo victory in the 1996 Mid-Continent Conference Tournament semifinals in Moline, Ill. Bryce Drew hit an 80-foot heave to close the first half. Valpo owns an eight-game head-to-head winning streak that dates back to Feb. 27, 1993.
What’s Trending?
Valpo has shot 79 percent or better at the free-throw line in each of its first four games.
Two players have been in double figures all four games – Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro and Devon Ellis.
De La Cruz Monegro is 15-of-16 (93.8 percent) at the free-throw line this season. He has scored 11 or more in each game.
All Wright is 4-of-5 from 3-point range over his last three games.
Ellis was just 1-of-4 from the free-throw line over the first two games, and is now 11-of-14 over the last two games.
Cooper Schwieger, the Missouri Valley Conference’s leading rebounder, has pulled down at least six rebounds in all four games and eight or more in each of the last three contests.
The 300 Club
Senior point guard Darius DeAveiro became the 15th player in program history to reach the 300-assist threshold, doing so on Nov. 21 vs. Lindenwood. The milestone came with 9:48 left in the first half on a basket by Cooper Schwieger.
He became the first Valpo player to surpass 300 assists since Keith Carter in 2016. DeAveiro, who had a season-best nine helpers in the win over the Lions, is up to 307 for his career, 14th in program history. He usurped Carter on the program’s all-time assists list in that contest.
The Canada native finished last season second in the MVC and 30th nationally with 170 assists and ranked second in the MVC and 36th nationally in assists per game at 5.3.
In addition, the point guard scored in double figures 12 times after not having done so at all over his first two collegiate campaigns. His scoring numbers took a significant junior jump, as outlined below.
DeAveiro is coming off a junior season where he dished out 170 assists, the third-most in a single season in program history behind only John McIlvain (197, 1982-83) and Ali Berdiel (185, 2003-04).
UINDY VOLLEYBALL
GREYHOUNDS ADVANCE TO GLVC SEMIS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2019
WILLIAMSVILLE, Ill. – The UIndy women’s volleyball defeated Maryville, 3-1, to advance to the semifinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championship Tournament. The last time the Greyhounds won a match in the tournament was in 2019 against Drury in the quarterfinals.
Sophia Parlanti had a monster game against the Saints, setting a new career high of 26 kills. Hitting .442, the senior also picked up two block assists and six digs.
INS & OUTS
The Hounds were the underdogs going into the match as the No. 7 seed in the tournament against No. 2 seeded Saints. UIndy overpowered Maryville starting from the very first set. Despite losing the second frame, the Greyhounds held the Saints to only .180 hitting.
The Hound secured the win on a 6-1 run. Madeline Lynch had three kills during this run and Allie Wuestenfeld earned the game winning point off a service ace.
Lynch was also the second Greyhound to reach double-digit kills during the match, finishing with 12. Claire Morris earned a double-double and hit a career high during the contest. Dishing out 46 assists and 14 digs, Morris surpassed 2,500 career assists.
Ellie Spang acted as the Libero for the Greyhounds; she grabbed 23 digs against the Saints. Lauren Peal also had 14 digs during the game and had a team-high four aces.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Kayla Guthrie came off the Greyhound bench and had eight kills during the match.
– UIndy finished with seven total blocks and held Maryville to only one.
– Kelsey McKenney led the team in blocks with five block assists.
– Wuestenfeld was the fourth Hound to reach double-digit digs with 12.
MORE NOTES
The all-time series between the two teams is now, 14-2, in favor of UIndy … Ella Brinkman led the Saints offense with 12 kills and Taylor Hasbrook led the defense with 24 digs.
HOUND BYTES
From head coach Jason Reed on today’s win…
“The team played great today and we’ve been talking about getting hot. Consistency has been a challenge – but with every big team we take out, our confidence grows. Our best is pretty tough and I’ll stand by the statement that teams don’t want to play us right now. We believe.”
UP NEXT
UIndy will take on either Lewis or Missouri-St. Louis tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. ET in the semifinals.
WABASH FOOTBALL
FOREVERLAWN BOWL – WABASH VS. HANOVER
The Jake Gilbert head coaching era at Wabash College begins Saturday when the Little Giants play Hanover College in the inaugural ForeverLawn Bowl in Canton, Ohio. The game starts at 1 p.m. at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
Wabash (8-2, 7-1 NCAC) represents the North Coast Athletic Conference in the Opendorse Bowl Series after finishing second in the conference regular season standings. Hanover (7-3, 5-1 HCAC) represents the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. Marietta (Ohio Athletic Conference) and Westminster (Presidents Athletic Conference) meet in the Extra Points Bowl at 6 p.m. following the Wabash-Hanover game.
SERIES
The Wabash-Hanover rivalry dates back to 1886 when the two teams first met in Indianapolis, Indiana, two years after Wabash played Butler in the first college football game in the state. Wabash defeated Hanover 23-4 in that contest and owns a 36-12-1 all-time record against the Panthers. The two teams were members of the Indiana Collegiate and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conferences before the Little Giants joined the NCAC in 2000. In the last meeting between the two squads, Wabash defeated Hanover 69-0 in 2013.
LAST WEEK
Wabash trimmed a DePauw 14-0 lead to 14-7 by scoring just before halftime on a 16-yard pass from Brand Campbell to Connor Thompson. But a disastrous start in the second half put the Little Giants down 28-7 two minutes into the third quarter on the way to a 42-21 loss to the host Tigers.
Campbell threw for 284 yards and two scores, with TJ Alexander catching a 15-yard pass in the fourth quarter. Cole Dickerson ran for a five-yard touchdown in the third quarter as part of a Wabash running game limited to 30 yards on 29 carries.
Gavin Ruppert led the defense with 14 tackles. Mike Holsclaw recorded his fourth interception of the season by picking off a deflected pass in the second period. Brody Frey had the only sack of the game for Wabash.
BY THE NUMBERS
Wabash ranks eighth in the nation in turnover margin at +15 for the season. The Little Giants have recovered seven fumbles and have 14 interceptions through ten games. Wabash has fumbled 21 times this season but has only lost two for the season. The Little Giants have thrown four interceptions in 242 pass attempts.
Wabash led the NCAC and ranks 16th in the nation in red zone scoring defense. The Little Giants have allowed 17 scores in 28 opposing team’s trips inside the 20-yard line. Fourteen of the 17 scores have been touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, the Wabash offense has scored on 40 of 45 trips inside the red zone this season, the best among NCAC teams and 25th-best in the nation. The Little Giants have scored 33 touchdowns and kicked seven field goals on red-zone possessions this season.
Wabash ranks 42nd out of 240 Division III teams in scoring defense, allowing an average of 17.4 points per game. The Little Giants score an average of 35.9 points a contest, 45th among DIII programs this season.
Xavier Tyler leads the NCAC and ranks 32nd in Division III with 111.3 rushing yards per game. His nine rushing touchdowns are tied for second among NCAC players this season. Teammate Cole Dickerson has run for six TDs in his freshman season, tied for fifth-most by an NCAC player this year.
Quarterback Brand Campbell ranks second in the NCAC and is 12th among Division III quarterbacks in completion percentage at 70.4 percent. He has completed 131 of 186 pass attempts for 1,750 yards and 19 touchdowns with two interceptions through nine games. Campbell is third in the conference in touchdown passes and second in passing efficiency with a rating of 181.0.
Senior wide receiver Connor Thompson is tied for third in the conference in receptions per game (53), fourth in touchdown receptions (9), and sixth in receiving yards per game (61.3).
Junior kicker Brody Rucker is sixth in the conference in scoring, averaging 7.1 points per game. He is tied for first with eight field goals made in 11 attempts. Rucker is 47 of 48 on extra-point attempts this season and has made 98 extra points in his career. Only eight players made more than 100 PAT kicks in Wabash football history.
Junior linebacker Gavin Ruppert led Wabash with 14 tackles in the loss to DePauw, adding to his all-time totals and moving him into a tie with Mike Wilhelm ’98 for 11th on the Wabash career tackles list with 251. Ruppert ranks third among NCAC defenders with 48 solo tackles and is fifth in the NCAC in tackles for losses with 13.
SCOUTING THE PANTHERS
Hanover finished second in the Heartland Collegiate Conference regular season standings behind NCAA Playoff-bound Mount St. Joseph. The Panthers were 7-3 overall with losses to Centre (27-12), NCAA DI non-scholarship Butler University (53-0), and Mount St. Joseph (49-41). Hanover averaged 392.1 yards on offense and 34.1 points per game while holding opponents to a conference-low of 297.9 yards and 21.3 points a contest.
Sophomore quarterback Eian Roudebush ranked second in the conference and 46th among Division III players by averaging 233.6 passing yards a game. He completed 199 of 289 passes with 29 touchdowns and six interceptions. Senior Jalen Peck caught a team-best 41 passes for 454 yards and three TDs. Fellow senior Eric Roudebush hauled in 29 passes for 455 yards and six scores. Austin Oppel led the ground game with 81 rushes for 431 yards and two touchdowns. He also was a weapon in the passing game, with 30 receptions for 268 yards and five touchdowns. Blake Huffman ran for 287 yards and two TDs in 54 attempts. Eian Roudebash also showed mobility with 113 carries for 264 yards and five TDs.
Freshman safety Brian Wall led the Hanover defense with 64 tackles, including 45 solo stops. Junior defensive end Garron Jenkins recorded a team-best 9-1/2 tackles for losses totaling 35 yards as part of his 30 tackles for the season. Junior defensive end David Wall made a team-best four sacks and had eight tackles for losses of 38 yards in ten games. Sophomore cornerback Saadiq Pasha’s three interceptions were the most by a Panthers player this season.
INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE WEBSITES
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HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
33 – 25 – 30 – 20 – 1 – 22 – 99 – 14
November 23, 1947 – Washington Redskins quarterback Number 33, Sammy Baugh passed for 6 touchdowns vs. Chicago Cardinals (45-21)
November 23, 1960 – LA Dodgers outfielder Number 25, Frank Howard was voted NL Rookie of Year
November 23, 1962 – LA Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills, Number 30 was named National League MVP
November 23, 1965 – The 31st Heisman Trophy Award went to USC running back, Number 20, Mike Garrett
November 23, 1966 – Chicago outfielder, Number 1, Tommie Agee was voted AL Rookie of Year
November 23, 1984 – Boston College QB Number 22, Doug Flutie passed for 472 yards, including game ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47-45
November 23, 1988 – Edmonton Oiler’s Number 99, Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th NHL goal
November 23, 1991 – Brigham Young University quarterback Number 14, Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season, and 15,031 yards for career
FOOTBALL HISTORY
1st Game for ND
November 23, 1887 – The Notre Dame football program plays its very first game. It was a respectable showing for the first timers as they lost to Michigan 8-0. It was a start for one of the most storied sports teams in history!
‘Bama & Auburn Meet
November 23, 1895 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Alabama and Auburn met for the fourth time in what became the Iron Bowl game per the onthisday website. This edition was all Tigers as they blanked their rivals 48-0 in this early college football contest.
Baugh Scores 6
November 23, 1947 – Griffith Stadium, Washington D.C. – Slingin Sammy Baugh of the Washington Redskins takes advantage of the Chicago Cardinals secondary as he tosses 6 touchdown passes. Washington won the game 45-21.
Cancellation as Nation Mourns
November 23, 1963 – The Notre Dame versus Iowa game was cancelled due to the untimely death of President John F. Kennedy.
’65 Heisman goes to…
November 23, 1965 – New York City – The 31st Heisman Trophy Award was handed out and for this season the selection committee chose Mike Garrett the running back from the USC Trojans as the nation’s top college football award winner.
Grey Cup 1975
November 23, 1975 – McMahon Field, Calgary – The CFL Champions game was played for the possession of the coveted Grey Cup. It was appropriate that the Edmonton Eskimos were in the games as the weather conditions at kick off were -15 degrees Celsius with 25 mile per hour winds per the cfl.ca web page. Interesting note that despite the cold, a woman was seen streaking without a stitch of clothing across the field during the coin toss. That makes me shiver just thinking about it! Those poor conditions helped prevent either team from scoring touchdowns, which was the third time in Cup history that no TDs had occurred. It was Edmonton Eskimos who came out on top as they defeated the Montreal Alouettes, 9-8. One of the other interesting tidbits from this Grey Cup game was that it was the first time since 1945 that all the points were scored by Canadians and the first time the big game was played in Calgary.
Grey Cup ’80
November 23, 1980 – CNE Stadium, Toronto -The 1980 version of the CFL’s Grey Cup was played. What happened was that the Edmonton Eskimos claimed their 3rd straight title as they punished the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10 per the onthisday.com site.
Bounty Game
November 23, 1989 – Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas – Per the onthisday.com site, after the Thanksgiving Day contest between the Dallas Cowboys and the visiting Philadelphia Eagles, Coach Jimmy Johnson accused the Eagles head man, Buddy Ryan, of issuing “bounties” on Cowboy players. I am not sure if he did or not but the Philadelphia Eagles rolled their longtime foes on national television by the score of 27-0.
Detmer sets records
November 23, 1991 – Brigham Young University quarterback Ty Detmer unleashed the Cougars offensive firepower as he led his team to a 48-17 blowout victory over the Utah Utes per the cougarstats.com internet page. Detmer’s 378 yards passing and 5 TDs helped the signal caller complete a fantastic college career. Detmer finished his NCAA career with 15,031 yards for his career and a record 4,031 yards passed in the season.
Iron Bowl 61
November 23, 1996 – Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama – The 61st edition of the Iron Bowl was a thriller! The Crimson Tide would score a fourth quarter go ahead touchdown to hang on as Alabama beat Auburn 24-23 according to onthisday.com. Long time Tide Coach Gene Stallings announced after the game that he would be stepping down at the conclusion of the season.
Iron Bowl 67
November 23, 2002 – Tuscaloosa, Alabama – In this 67th segment of the Iron Bowl it was a freshman reserve running back, Tre Smith who stepped off the bench for the Tigers and put up 126 yards on the ground to help the Auburn Tigers cause against number 9 in the nation, Alabama. ESPN.com reports that the Tigers also used two scoring strikes from Jason Campbell to Robert Johnson to help Auburn upset Alabama 17-7.
Big Crowd for Cup
November 23, 2008 – Olympic Stadium, Montreal – The second-highest fan attended a Grey Cup game in the history of the CFL took place as 66,308 put their butts in the stands. According to the greycup.com website, it was the Calgary Stampeders that reigned as Champs as they beat the Montreal Alouettes 22-14 in the game. Calgary QB Henry Burris was named the game’s Grey Cup’s Most Valuable Player as he threw for 328 yards and one touchdown led the game’s rushing with 79 yards. Stampeders kicker Sandro DeAngelis the Grey Cup’s Most Valuable Canadian award as he kicked five field goals.
Hall of Fame Birthdays for November 23
Ken Kavanaugh
November 23, 1916 – Little Rock, Arkansas – Ken Kavanaugh the end from LSU arrived in the world. Louisiana State University used the single-wing offense during the 1930’s and that normally means low stats for a receiver. That was not the case for the talented Kavanaugh as he and Tigers passer Leo Bird connected often in the passing game. The NFF states that Kavanaugh snared 30 Bird throws in nine games, netting 467 yards to lead the nation’s receivers in 1939 and earn the Most Valuable Player award in the Southeastern Conference. The National Football Foundation inducted Ken Kavanaugh into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963. After college Kavanaugh joined the Chicago Bears. His pro career in the Windy City was briefly interrupted as he served in the U.S. war efforts as a bomber pilot and flew 30 missions over Germany. Ken was a true war hero and for his bravery he was issued the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with four Oak Clusters. After the war, he rejoined the Bears to continue a brilliant career. In 1951, he became an assistant coach with the New Football York Giants
Dick Kazmaier
November 23, 1930 – Maumee, Ohio – Princeton University’s prize halfback, Dick Kazmaier was born. Dick played for Princeton from 1949 through the 1951 season and per footballfoundation.org he started at left halfback for Princeton’s single-wing attack. Kazmaier was honored with All-America accolades in 1950 and 1951. Dick led all players in the nation in total offense in 1951 with his gaudy 827 yards, 22 TDs and incredible .626 passing percentage. After the incredible 1951 season the United Press named him Player of the Year and Kazmaier also won the Heisman and Maxwell Trophies. Dick Kazmaier was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1966. After graduation the prolific player turned down playing in the pros and continued his education getting a Masters Degree from Harvard. Dick did many things after college and one was that he served as National Football Foundation’s director and its president 1974- 86. DIck was awarded with the NCAA Silver Anniversary Award and the National Football Foundation honored him with the Distinguished American Award.
Alex Kroll
November 23, 1937 – Leechburg, Pennsylvania – Alex Kroll, the center that played for both Yale and Rutgers, celebrated his birth. According to the National Football Foundation Kroll had a sensational 1961 season as he was named as an All-America center by the Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, American Football Coaches Association and the Football Writers Association. The Rutgers team that captained that year went a perfect 9-0 on the season. Alex had first played college football at Yale in 1956 but due to serving his country for a few years his collegiate football career was on hold for a few years until he attended Rutgers. Despite attending more than one school the teams that Alex Kroll played on had a combined record of 25-2. The National Football Foundation inducted Alex Kroll into their College Football Hall of Fame in 1997. After he completed his education Kroll played one professional season with the New York Titans.
TV SPORTS SATURDAY
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| Wake Forest at Miami (FL) | 12:00pm | ESPN |
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| Georgia vs. Marquette | 11:00am | FloSports |
| Saint Francis U at Georgetown | 12:00pm | FS2 |
| Vermont vs. Delaware | 12:00pm | ESPN+ |
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| Brown at Canisius | 1:00pm | ESPN+ |
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| MLS: New York City vs New York RB | 5:30pm | MLS Season Pass |
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| Liga MX: Cruz Azul vs Tigres UANL | 10:05pm | VIX |