“THE SCOREBOARD”
(ALL GAMES ON THE IHSAA CHAMPIONS NETWORK)
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEMI-STATE PAIRINGS
6A
CROWN POINT AT WESTFIELD
BROWNSBURG AT CENTER GROVE
5A
MERRILLVILLE AT WARSAW
DECATUR CENTRAL AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH
4A
EAST NOBLE AT MISHAWAKA
MARTINSVILLE AT NEW PALESTINE
3A
GARRETT AT FW BISHOP LUERS
BATESVILLE AT HERITAGE HILLS
2A
ADAMS CENTRAL AT ANDREAN
LINTON-STOCKTON AT LUTHERAN
A
SOUTH ADAMS AT NORTH JUDSON
SOUTH PUTNAM AT PROVIDENCE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK 13
TUESDAY, NOV. 19
7 P.M. | AKRON AT KENT STATE | CBSSN
7:30 P.M. | WESTERN MICHIGAN AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | ESPN2
8 P.M. | NORTHERN ILLINOIS AT MIAMI (OHIO) | ESPN
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20
7 P.M. | BUFFALO AT EASTERN MICHIGAN | ESPNU
7 P.M. | OHIO AT TOLEDO | ESPN2
THURSDAY, NOV. 21
7 P.M. | SE LOUISIANA AT NICHOLLS | ESPN+
7:30 P.M. | NC STATE AT GEORGIA TECH | ESPN
FRIDAY, NOV. 22
7 P.M. | TEMPLE AT UTSA | ESPN2
8 P.M. | PURDUE AT MICHIGAN STATE | FOX
10 P.M. | UNLV AT SAN JOSE STATE | FS1
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
AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
1 OREGON 11-0
2 OHIO STATE 9-1
3 TEXAS 9-1
4 PENN STATE 9-1
5 INDIANA 10-0
6 NOTRE DAME 9-1
7 ALABAMA 8-2
8 GEORGIA 8-2
9 OLE MISS 8-2
10 TENNESSEE 8-2
11 MIAMI FL 9-1
12 BOISE STATE 9-1
13 SMU 9-1
14 BYU 9-1
15 TEXAS A&M 8-2
16 COLORADO 8-2
17 CLEMSON 8-2
18 ARMY 9-0
19 SOUTH CAROLINA 7-3
20 TULANE 9-2
21 ARIZONA STATE 8-2
22 IOWA STATE 8-2
23 UNLV 8-2
24 ILLINOIS 7-3
25 WASHINGTON STATE 8-2
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:
MISSOURI 56, MEMPHIS 38, KANSAS ST. 36, SYRACUSE 21, LOUISVILLE 15, PITTSBURGH 6, LSU 6, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 5, VANDERBILT 4, COLORADO ST. 2, DUKE 2, JAMES MADISON 2, GEORGIA TECH 1.
NFL
WEEK 11
SUNDAY, NOV. 17
INDIANAPOLIS 28 NY JETS 27
PITTSBURGH 18 BALTIMORE 16
MINNESOTA 23 TENNESSEE 13
NEW ORLEANS 35 CLEVELAND 14
DETROIT 52 JACKSONVILLE 6
GREEN BAY 20 CHICAGO 19
MIAMI 34 LAS VEGAS 19
LA RAMS 28 NEW ENGLAND 22
DENVER 38 ATLANTA 6
SEATTLE 20 SAN FRANCISCO 17
BUFFALO 30 KANSAS CITY 21
LA CHARGERS 34 CINCINNATI 27
MONDAY, NOV. 18
HOUSTON AT DALLAS – 8:15PM, ESPN/ABC
WEEK 11 BYES: ARIZONA, CAROLINA, NEW YORK GIANTS, TAMPA BAY
NFL SCHEDULE WEEK 12
THURSDAY
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P PRIME VIDEO
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
INDIANA 119 MIAMI 110
MINNESOTA 120 PHOENIX 117
CLEVELAND 128 CHARLOTTE 114
DETROIT 124 WASHINGTON 104
MEMPHIS 105 DENVER 90
PORTLAND 114 ATLANTA 110
NEW YORK 114 BROOKLYN 104
HOUSTON 143 CHICAGO 107
DALLAS 121 OKLAHOMA CITY 119
LA CLIPPERS 116 UTAH 105
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25
#11 TENNESSEE 103 AUSTIN PEAY 68
#22 ST. JOHN’S 85 NEW MEXICO
#12 BAYLOR 104 TARLETON STATE 41
ELSEWHERE:
ST. MARY’S 77 NEBRASKA 74
OREGON 82 TROY 61
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25
#6 NOTRE DAME 91 LAFAYETTE 55
#11 MARYLAND 98 TOWSON 63
#1 SOUTH CAROLINA 95 EAST CAROLINA 44
#17 BAYLOR 65 TEXAS A&M-CC 42
INDIANA 79 #24 STANFORD 66
#22 ALABAMA 75 UL-MONROE 52
#12 OHIO STATE 67 BELMONT 63
TCU 76 #13 NC STATE 73
#16 DUKE 75 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 71
#5 UCLA 101 ARKANSAS 52
#4 TEXAS 91 DEPAUL 61
ELSEWHERE:
MICHIGAN 88 OAKALND 42
PENN STATE 100 MONMOUTH 55
MINNESOTA 65 SMU 56
IOWA 86 DRAKE 73
VANDERBILT 81 BUTLER 52
WISCONSIN 82 MILWAUKEE 45
SOUTHERN INDIANA 71 ST. LOUIS 59
MICHIGAN STATE 79 WESTERN MICHIGAN 42
NHL SCORES
CAROLINA 4 ST. LOUIS 1
WASHINGTON 5 VEGAS 2
NY RANGERS 2 SEATTLE 0
NASHVILLE 5 VANCOUVER 3
MLS PLAYOFFS
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TOP NATIONAL SPORTS HEADLINES/NEWS RELEASES
NFL NEWS
NFL ROUNDUP: BILLS SEND ONCE-PERFECT CHIEFS TO LOSS COLUMN
Josh Allen’s 26-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-2 with just over two minutes left sealed the Bills’ 30-21 win in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Sunday as Buffalo dealt the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season.
Facing the choice of attempting a short field goal or handing the two-time defending Super Bowl champions and quarterback Patrick Mahomes the ball with time to drive downfield for a win, Bills coach Sean McDermott turned the game over to Allen, who first looked to pass, then diced through a Chiefs defense that is among the league’s best against the run.
Allen completed 27 of 40 passes for 262 yards and led the Bills (9-2) with 55 rushing yards.
With Buffalo’s defense containing Mahomes, Allen bloomed in the fourth quarter. His 12-yard scoring pass to Curtis Samuel with 12:51 left punctuated a 10-play, 83-yard drive that took just over six minutes off the clock and gave the Bills a 23-14 lead.
But Mahomes led the Chiefs 70 yards in 4:58 to trim Buffalo’s lead to 23-21 on his second touchdown pass of the day — a 1-yarder — to tight end Noah Gray. Mahomes finished with 196 yards, three TDs and two interceptions on 23-of-33 passing for Kansas City (9-1).
Steelers 18, Ravens 16
Chris Boswell kicked six field goals in a game for the third time in his career and Pittsburgh remained in first place in the AFC North with a victory over visiting Baltimore.
Russell Wilson completed 23 of 36 passes for 205 yards and one interception for the Steelers (8-2), who won their fifth straight game. Payton Wilson made a key interception as Pittsburgh increased its division lead to 1 1/2 games over the Ravens (7-4).
Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson was just 16-of-33 passing for 207 yards, one touchdown and an interception while dropping to 1-4 all-time as a starter against the Steelers. Derrick Henry rushed for 65 yards and a score on 13 carries and Odafe Oweh had 2 1/2 sacks for the Ravens, who committed three turnovers and lost for just the second time in their past nine games.
Packers 20, Bears 19
Quarterback Jordan Love passed and ran for a touchdown, Karl Brooks blocked a field goal as time expired and visiting Green Bay edged skidding Chicago.
Love scored the go-ahead TD on a 1-yard run with 2:59 to go. Rookie counterpart Caleb Williams drove the Bears downfield on the next possession, positioning them for a would-be game-winning 46-yard field goal. But Brooks blocked Cairo Santos’ kick to help Green Bay (7-3) preserve the victory.
Love went 13-for-17 passing for 261 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Josh Jacobs had 134 yards of total offense and a rushing touchdown, and Christian Watson had a career-high 150 yards on four catches. Williams was 23-for-31 passing for 231 yards and added 70 yards on nine carries as Chicago (4-6) lost its 11th straight game in the all-time series with the Packers.
Lions 52, Jaguars 6
Jared Goff passed for a season-high 412 yards and four touchdowns as host Detroit stretched its winning streak to eight games — its longest in the Super Bowl era — by pounding Jacksonville.
Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown caught 11 passes for 161 yards and scored two touchdowns, while David Montgomery rushed for 75 yards and two scores. Goff bounced back from a five-interception outing against the Houston Texans as the Lions (9-1) scored touchdowns on their first seven possessions en route to their most lopsided win in franchise history.
Mac Jones passed for 138 yards and was intercepted once as the Jaguars (2-9) lost their fourth straight game. Jones got the start again after No. 1 quarterback Trevor Lawrence missed his second straight game with a shoulder injury.
Dolphins 34, Raiders 19
Jonnu Smith caught six passes for a career-high 101 yards and two touchdowns and Tua Tagovailoa threw three touchdown passes to lead Miami over Las Vegas in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Tagovailoa completed 28 of 36 passes for 288 yards and no interceptions for the Dolphins (4-6). He tossed a 57-yard touchdown to a wide-open Smith over the middle with 3:19 remaining in the fourth quarter to make it 31-19, and Jalen Ramsey sealed the outcome by intercepting Gardner Minshew on the first play of the Raiders’ ensuing series.
Minshew completed 30 of 43 passes for 282 yards and two touchdowns as the Raiders (2-8) dropped their sixth game in a row. His favorite target was rookie tight end Brock Bowers, who gave Miami’s defense fits by catching 13 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown.
Rams 28, Patriots 22
Matthew Stafford threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns as Los Angeles held off New England in Foxborough, Mass.
Puka Nacua hauled in seven catches for 123 yards and a score for the Rams (5-5), while Cooper Kupp finished with six catches for 106 yards and two TDs. Drake Maye finished with 282 yards, two TDs and a pick on 30-of-40 passing for the Patriots (3-8).
Los Angeles carried a 28-13 lead into the fourth quarter, but the Patriots began to rally with Maye’s 4-yard touchdown pass to left tackle Vederian Lowe and Joey Slye’s 42-yard field goal. Slye had his extra point blocked following Lowe’s catch in the end zone. New England ended up getting the ball back with 2:14 left in the game, but Maye was picked off by Kamren Kinchens with 1:55 remaining to kill the comeback bid.
Saints 35, Browns 14
Taysom Hill rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns, Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes and host New Orleans defeated Cleveland.
Carr passed for 248 yards and Hill added a career-high eight receptions for 50 yards as the Saints (4-7) improved to 2-0 under interim coach Darren Rizzi.
For the Browns (2-8), former Saints quarterback Jameis Winston passed for 395 yards and two touchdowns, one of which went to Jerry Jeudy, who finished with 142 yards on six catches.
Colts 28, Jets 27
Anthony Richardson threw for 272 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, including a game-winning 4-yard scoring run with 46 seconds left, as Indianapolis rallied to beat New York in East Rutherford, N.J.
Richardson completed 20 of 30 passes in his return to the starting lineup after being benched for two weeks in favor of Joe Flacco. The Colts (5-6) finished with 332 total yards of offense and controlled the ball for more than 34 minutes.
Aaron Rodgers hit 22 of 29 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns for the Jets, finding Kenny Yeboah for an 11-yard scoring strike less than two minutes into the fourth quarter for a 24-16 advantage. But Rodgers couldn’t do anything on New York’s last drive, taking two sacks. The Jets fell to 3-8 with their seventh loss in eight games despite 121 total yards from scrimmage by Breece Hall, who scored two touchdowns.
Vikings 23, Titans 13
Sam Darnold completed 20 of 32 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score as Minnesota posted a win over Tennessee in Nashville.
Jordan Addison and Cam Akers had one touchdown catch apiece for the Vikings (8-2), who won their third game in a row and remained one game behind Detroit in the NFC North.
Will Levis completed 17 of 31 passes for 295 yards, one touchdown and one interception for the Titans (2-8), who have lost five of their past six games. Nick Westbrook-Ikhine had a 98-yard touchdown catch.
Broncos 38, Falcons 6
Rookie quarterback Bo Nix completed 28 of 33 passes for career highs of 307 yards and four touchdowns as Denver dominated visiting Atlanta.
Javonte Williams ran for 59 yards and a score while Courtland Sutton caught seven passes for 78 yards for the Broncos (6-5), who snapped a two-game losing streak. Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Marvin Mims Jr., Troy Franklin and Nate Adkins each hauled in a touchdown pass.
The Falcons (6-5) were held without a touchdown for the first time this season and lost their second straight game. Kirk Cousins completed 18 of 27 passes for 173 yards and threw one interception. Drake London had three catches for 61 yards as Atlanta was outgained 400-226.
Seahawks 20, 49ers 17
Geno Smith scored on a 13-yard scramble with 12 seconds remaining as Seattle upended San Francisco in Santa Clara, Calif.
The Seahawks (5-5) snapped a two-game skid and won for just the second time in their past seven games. Smith was 25-of-32 passing for 221 yards and one interception. Jaxon Smith-Njigba made 10 catches for 110 yards.
Brock Purdy was 21-of-28 passing for 159 yards, throwing for one touchdown and rushing for another for the 49ers (5-5). Purdy was picked off once. Christian McCaffrey, playing in his second game of the season after recovering from Achilles tendinitis, finished with 106 total yards of offense (79 rushing, 27 receiving).
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
AP TOP 25: OREGON IS THE UNANIMOUS NO. 1 TEAM AGAIN; GEORGIA IS BACK IN TOP 10 AND LSU OUT OF TOP 25
Oregon remained the unanimous No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll Sunday after its close call at Wisconsin, Notre Dame and Alabama each jumped up two spots and Georgia returned to the top 10. LSU is unranked for the first time in two years.
The unbeaten Ducks are atop the AP Top 25 for the fifth straight week, passing Texas as the No. 1 team for the most polls this season. They received all 62 first-place votes for the third week in a row after scoring their fewest points in 37 games in the 16-13 win over Wisconsin.
Oregon also holds the top spot in the College Football Playoff rankings and will attempt to complete its first perfect regular season since 2010 when it hosts Washington in two weeks.
The Ducks were followed in the AP poll by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Indiana for the second straight week. The top five could be due for a shakeup this week with Indiana visiting Ohio State for one of the most anticipated games of the season.
Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee rounded out the top 10. Georgia got a three-rung promotion to No. 8 with its 31-17 win over Tennessee.
Mississippi, which was idle Saturday, rose one spot and Tennessee dropped four but stayed in the top 10.
The Big Ten again held four of the top five spots, and the Southeastern Conference had five of the top 10.
BYU’s 17-13 home loss to Kansas dropped the Cougars from No. 7 to No. 14 and put them in a first-place tie with Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes in the Big 12. The Buffs are No. 16.
A season-high four Group of Five teams are in the Top 25. No. 12 Boise State remains the highest ranked of those programs and first in line for the guaranteed playoff spot. No. 23 UNLV joins Boise State as Top 25 Mountain West teams. No. 18 Army and No. 20 Tulane give the American Athletic Conference two ranked teams as well.
LSU — which dropped to 6-4 following its third straight loss, 27-16 at Florida — is out of the Top 25 for the first time since Oct. 16, 2022. The Tigers were ranked in 36 straight polls.
Poll points
Oregon’s win over Wisconsin was its third by three points or fewer this season. The Ducks’ 16 points were their fewest since a 49-3 loss to Georgia in their 2022 opener.
Tulane went from No. 25 to No. 20 for the week’s biggest promotion. The Green Wave’s 35-0 win at Navy marked their first shutout of a conference opponent since 1960 and set up a matchup with No. 18 Army in the AAC championship game on Dec. 6.
No. 16 Colorado has its highest ranking since it was No. 11 on Dec. 4, 2016, and No. 19 South Carolina has its highest since it was No. 13 on Sept. 21, 2014.
In and out
No. 21 Arizona State is in the Top 25 for the first time since Oct. 10, 2021. The Sun Devils (8-2), who are coming off a win at Kansas State, have their most victories since 2021.
No. 22 Iowa State, which beat Cincinnati after two straight losses, is back following a one-week absence.
No. 23 UNLV, which was ranked for one week after a 4-0 start, has won four of its last five.
No. 24 Illinois makes its eighth appearance in the Top 25 this season, its most since 2001.
Missouri, Kansas State and Louisville joined LSU as teams knocked out of the rankings following losses.
Conference call
SEC — 7 (Nos. 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19).
Big Ten — 5 (Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 24).
Big 12 — 4 (Nos. 14, 16, 21, 22).
ACC — 3 (Nos. 11, 13, 17).
AAC — 2 (Nos. 18, 20).
Mountain West — 2 (Nos. 12, 23).
Pac-12 — 1 (No. 25).
Independent — 1 (No. 6).
Ranked vs. ranked
— No. 5 Indiana at No. 2 Ohio State: The magnitude of this game has increased with each week as the Hoosiers have rolled through 10 straight unranked opponents. Just how good are the Hoosiers? Finally, we find out.
— No. 14 BYU at No. 21 Arizona State: The Sun Devils suddenly they control their destiny thanks to Kansas’ win over the previously unbeaten Cougars. A win here moves ASU into a tie with BYU for first or second place in the Big 12 and holding the tie-breaker for entry to the conference championship game.
— No. 18 Army vs. No. 6 Notre Dame, Yankee Stadium: This is the first time since 1958 that both teams are ranked entering their meeting. Notre Dame (9-1) has won 15 in a row in the series since Army (9-0) won that game in ’58.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: NO. 11 TENNESSEE ROLLS OVER AUSTIN PEAY 103-68
Igor Milicic Jr. scored a season-high 23 points and recorded nine rebounds, helping lead No. 11 Tennessee to a 103-68 win over visiting Austin Peay on Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn.
Zakai Zeigler added 19 points and eight assists for Tennessee (4-0), becoming the fifth player in program history to record 500 career assists. Jordan Gainey added 15 points off the bench, while Cade Phillips chipped in 13 points and nine boards. Felix Okpara had 12 points, followed by Jahmai Mashack’s 10.
Austin Peay (3-1) was led by Isaac Haney’s 22 points. LJ Thomas added 20 for the Governors, who shot just 35.5 percent from the field, while Tennessee made 37 of its 58 (63.8 percent) shots.
No. 12 Baylor 104, Tarleton State 41
Jalen Celestine had 20 points and prized freshman VJ Edgecombe scored 17 as the host Bears rode a dominant first half to a third straight victory, throttling the Texans in Waco, Texas.
Jeremy Roach hit four 3-pointers and had 14 points for the Bears (3-1), who went 9-of-13 from beyond the arc in the first half and scored 29 points off 17 Tarleton turnovers to lead 56-13 at the break. Robert Wright III had 12 points and nine assists in the win.
Tarleton (1-4), coached by former Texas A&M and Kentucky boss Billy Gillispie, played without six players due to injury. The Texans attempted as many field goals as they committed turnovers before halftime and entered the break shooting 29.4 percent from the floor. Joseph Martinez finished with 11 points for Tarleton, which conceded 46 points off of its 28 giveaways.
No. 22 St. John’s 85, New Mexico 71
RJ Luis Jr. totaled 21 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as the Red Storm withstood several comeback attempts and pulled away for a victory over the visiting Lobos at Madison Square Garden in New York.
After winning their first three games over Fordham, Quinnipiac and Wagner by a combined 76 points, the Red Storm began a challenging week that will see them face No. 12 Baylor in the Bahamas on Thursday. St. John’s (4-0) led New Mexico (3-1) for the final 33-plus minutes and placed five players in double figures to give Rick Pitino his third win in four career games coaching against his son Richard Pitino, the Lobos’ coach. Luis posted his second double-double this season and made 8 of 18 shots. Deivon Smith added 12 of his 15 points in the first half when the Red Storm led by as many as 16.
Nelly Joseph, who played for the elder Pitino at Iona, and Mustapha Amzil led the Lobos with 16 points apiece. CJ Noland added 15 and Donovan Dent was held to 12 as New Mexico shot 43.8 percent, missed 11 of 18 free throws and was unable to get its second win over a ranked team after beating then-No. 22 UCLA on Nov. 8.
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Hannah Hidalgo posted a season-high 29 points, five assists and five steals, Olivia Miles nearly had another triple-double and No. 6 Notre Dame led wire to wire in a 91-55 thrashing of host Lafayette on Sunday in Easton, Pa.
Miles, playing a homecoming game minutes away from her hometown of Phillipsburg, N.J., racked up 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. After missing all of last season due to injury, Miles had a triple-double to open the new campaign on Nov. 4.
Freshman Kate Koval added 11 points, 19 rebounds and seven blocked shots as the Fighting Irish (4-0) held Lafayette to 35.9 percent shooting. Kay Donahue (18 points) and Sauda Ntaconayigize (17 points, eight rebounds) led the way for the Leopards (1-3).
No. 1 South Carolina 95, East Carolina 44
Chloe Kitts recorded team highs of 14 points and seven rebounds as the host Gamecocks sped away from the Pirates in Columbia, S.C.
All 12 players who saw the court for South Carolina (4-0) scored at least two points, with Joyce Edwards and MiLaysia Fulwiley providing 12 apiece off the bench. South Carolina led 20-5 after one quarter and 49-15 at halftime.
East Carolina (2-2) had eight more turnovers (27) than made field goals (19). Amiya Joyner led the Pirates with 25 points on 12-of-20 shooting from the floor and 10 rebounds.
No. 11 Maryland 98, Towson 63
Kaylene Smikle scored 21 points and Christian Dalce and Shyanne Sellers notched double-doubles as the Terrapins defeated the Tigers in College Park, Md.
Smikle, Dalce (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Sellers (10 points, 10 assists) were three of six Maryland players to score in double figures as the Terrapins (5-0) shot 60 percent from the field and assisted on 27 of 39 made baskets.
India Johnston played all 40 minutes for Towson (0-4) and scored a game-high 22 points. Aminata Diakite added 13 points off the bench.
No. 17 Baylor 65, Texas A&M Corpus-Christi 42
Bella Fontleroy scored 12 points on 4-of-10 3-point shooting, Yaya Felder added 12 points off the bench and the host Bears overcame 33.3 percent shooting as a team to defeat the Islanders in Waco, Texas.
Every Baylor starter had at least eight points, with Sarah Andrews compiling 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Bears (3-1).
Mireia Aguado was the only player to score in double figures for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3-1), with 11 points. Paige Allen grabbed 12 of the Islanders’ 43 rebounds, but they turned it over 22 times and were outscored 33-3 on 3-pointers.
Indiana 79, No. 24 Stanford 66
Chloe Moore-McNeil had 21 points and four steals, Yarden Garzon shot 4-of-7 from 3-point range to finish with 18 points and eight rebounds and the host Hoosiers handed the Cardinal their first loss in Bloomington, Ind.
The Hoosiers (2-2), who fell out of the rankings after last week’s overtime loss to Harvard and lost by 10 points Wednesday at Butler, showed their mettle against a ranked opponent by shooting 49 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from 3-point range. Shay Ciezki added 19 points for Indiana.
Nunu Agara scored 15 points and Brooke Demetre had 14 for Stanford (4-1), which fell behind by the end of the first quarter and never caught up. The Cardinal shot 2-for-11 from the arc as a team.
NBA NEWS
NBA ROUNDUP: CAVS TOP HORNETS, IMPROVE TO 15-0
Darius Garland’s 25 points and Ty Jerome’s 24 helped carry the Cleveland Cavaliers as they maintained their unbeaten record by beating the visiting Charlotte Hornets 128-114 on Sunday night.
Four Cleveland players had more than 20 points as the Cavaliers extended their franchise-best winning streak to 15 games. They are the fourth team in NBA history to begin a season 15-0. Only the Golden State Warriors (24-0 in 2015-16) have enjoyed a better start.
Evan Mobley put up 23 points and 11 rebounds and Jarrett Allen added 21 points and 15 rebounds to boost an offense that clicked on 57.1 percent shooting from the field. The Cavaliers excelled without guard Donovan Mitchell (24.6 points per game), who took a rest day and was replaced by Jerome in the starting lineup.
LaMelo Ball had 31 points to go with 12 assists, while Miles Bridges added 19 points for the Hornets, who’ve lost their past five road games after winning the season opener in Houston. Charlotte’s Josh Green, Brandon Miller and Grant Williams all scored 15 points.
Timberwolves 120, Suns 117
Julius Randle drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Minnesota to a dramatic win over Phoenix in Minneapolis.
The loss spoiled a 44-point performance from Devin Booker, who shot 15 of 29 from the field and 6 of 13 from beyond the arc for the Suns. Grayson Allen added 18 points off the bench, and Tyus Jones had 13 points and 11 assists.
Randle, who also hit a buzzer-beater at the end of the first half, finished with 35 points on 11-for-20 shooting and 5 of 11 from behind the arc. Anthony Edwards scored 24 points on 9-for-14 shooting.
Clippers 116, Jazz 105
James Harden scored 20 points, dished out 11 assists and moved into second place on the all-time made 3-pointers list as Los Angeles ended a three-game losing streak with a victory over Utah in Inglewood, Calif.
Ivica Zubac scored 22 points to go with 11 rebounds and Norman Powell added 19 points as the Clippers extended their home winning streak to four games. Los Angeles led by as many as 23 points in the second quarter and cruised to the victory.
Jordan Clarkson scored 21 points and Lauri Markkanen added 18 points and 10 rebounds as the Jazz committed 19 turnovers to Los Angeles’ nine. Kyle Filipowski and John Collins each scored 13 points for Utah, which lost for the fifth time in seven road games this season.
Pistons 124, Wizards 104
Jaden Ivey scored a season-high 28 points and Malik Beasley matched his season-best with 26 points, lifting visiting Detroit over reeling Washington.
Cade Cunningham collected 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season for Detroit. He also had five steals. Tobias Harris recorded 12 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who seized control of the contest by outscoring Washington 37-26 in the third quarter.
Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma each scored 22 points and Bilal Coulibaly added 15 for the Wizards, who have not won since a home-and-home sweep over the Atlanta Hawks on Oct. 28-30.
Pacers 119, Heat 110
Myles Turner made five 3-pointers and scored a season-high 34 points as Indiana weathered a fourth-quarter rally by visiting Miami.
Pascal Siakam scored 23 points and Bennedict Mathurin added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers, who led by as many as 16 in the third quarter. Tyrese Haliburton finished with 16 points and 13 assists for Indiana.
Tyler Herro made seven 3-pointers and led the Heat with 28 points while Bam Adebayo scored 24 points. Miami played without All-Star Jimmy Butler, who missed his fourth straight game with a right ankle sprain.
Knicks 114, Nets 104
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 15 rebounds for host New York, which pulled away in the second half for a win over Brooklyn.
Towns scored 14 points during a decisive third-quarter run to help the Knicks sweep a two-game home set against the Nets. New York earned a 124-122 win in NBA Cup action on Friday.
Jalen Brunson, who hit the game-winning shot on Friday, posted a double-double on Sunday (12 points, 10 assists) for the Knicks. Cameron Johnson had 22 points for the Nets, who have lost three straight games and five of their past six.
Mavericks 121, Thunder 119
P.J. Washington had a season-high 27 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to lead visiting Dallas to a win over Oklahoma City.
Kyrie Irving added 23 points as the Mavericks led for much of the game despite playing without Luka Doncic, who was out with a bruised right knee. It was the first game Doncic had missed this season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander nearly helped the Thunder pull off a late comeback — hitting a 3-pointer with 25 seconds left to pull Oklahoma City within three, forcing a jump ball with Irving and then winning the jump ball. Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 36 points on 13-of-19 shooting.
Grizzlies 105, Nuggets 90
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 20 points and Jaylen Wells added 15 to lead Memphis to a victory over visiting Denver, which played without three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.
Jokic missed his second straight game due to personal reasons. The Nuggets have lost two straight without Jokic after winning five in a row. Julian Strawther came off the bench to score 19 points for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray and Christian Braun had 13 each. Russell Westbrook scored 12.
Memphis — which has won four of its past six — was without Ja Morant, absent since suffering a hip injury Nov. 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Another starter, Marcus Smart, missed the game because of an illness. Desmond Bane posted his fifth career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds while adding seven assists.
Blazers 114, Hawks 110
Shaedon Sharpe came up with big plays at both ends of the floor in the final minute to lift host Portland past Atlanta.
Coming off a career-high 33 points in a win over Minnesota on Wednesday, Sharpe finished with a game-high 32, including the Trail Blazers’ last nine points. Portland has won three in a row.
The Hawks trailed by 13 entering the fourth quarter but rallied to make it close. Trae Young finished with 29 points and Jalen Johnson added 25.
Rockets 143, Bulls 107
Fred VanVleet scored a game-high 28 points and Alperen Sengun finished with 20 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds for his second straight triple-double as visiting Houston routed Chicago.
Seven Rockets scored in double figures, including every starter. Jalen Green had 18 points, while Amen Thompson (16 points), Dillon Brooks (15), Reed Sheppard (12) and Jabari Smith Jr. (10) followed. Thompson added 11 rebounds for a double-double.
The Bulls emptied much of their bench late in the third quarter. Zach LaVine (15 points) and Talen Horton-Tucker (12) paced Chicago, which shot 33.6 percent. Houston shot 52.4 percent while reaching a season high in points.
NHL NEWS
NHL ROUNDUP: CAPS’ ALEX OVECHKIN CLOSES IN ON HISTORY WITH HAT TRICK
Alex Ovechkin notched his 31st career hat trick and Logan Thompson made 40 saves to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night in Las Vegas.
Ovechkin is 29 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL scoring record of 894 goals after tallying the 864th, 865th and 866th goals of his career. It also marked the 176th multi-goal game of Ovechkin’s career, 13 shy of Gretzky’s record, and moved him into a tie for the league goal-scoring lead (13) with Florida’s Sam Reinhart and Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl.
Jakob Chychrun and Jakub Vrana also scored goals and Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas each had two assists for Washington, which improved to 6-0-0 against Western Conference teams with its first regular-season win in seven tries at T-Mobile Arena.
Brett Howden and Keegan Kolesar each scored for Vegas, which had a two-game winning streak snapped. Ilya Samsonov finished with 20 saves.
Hurricanes 4, Blues 1
Martin Necas scored two goals and earned two assists to lead Carolina past St. Louis in Raleigh, N.C.
Necas extended his point streak to 13 games. He has 10 goals and 17 assists during that span. Eric Robinson had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, who have won 11 of their past 13 games. Andrei Svechnikov also scored a goal and goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov made 29 saves to earn his ninth victory in 11 starts.
Jake Neighbours scored a goal and Joel Hofer made 20 saves for the Blues, who are 1-4-1 in their past six games.
Rangers 2, Kraken 0
Jonathan Quick made 24 saves for his second consecutive shutout and the 62nd of his career as New York defeated host Seattle.
Alexis Lafreniere and Zac Jones scored for the Rangers, who won their second game in a row and improved to 10-0-0 when scoring first this season. Quick, in his 18th NHL season, has won all four of his starts to begin the campaign.
Seattle goaltender Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 of 23 shots as the Kraken had a four-game winning streak come to an end. Grubauer was making his first start since Nov. 5. He missed four games with an undisclosed injury due to an “unfortunate accident” at home, according to Kraken coach Dan Bylsma.
Predators 5, Canucks 3
Steven Stamkos scored twice and Zachary L’Heureux scored his first career goal as visiting Nashville beat Vancouver.
Roman Josi collected one goal and one assist, Gustav Nyquist scored once and Filip Forsberg posted two assists for the Predators, who snapped a three-game skid. Goaltender Juuse Saros made 24 saves.
Aatu Raty, Elias Pettersson and Kiefer Sherwood scored for the Canucks, who have only three wins in 10 home games this season. Danton Heinen recorded two assists and goalie Kevin Lankinen, who joined the Canucks this season after two campaigns with the Predators, stopped 16 shots.
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COLTS FOOTBALL
RICHARDSON’S LATE TD RUN LEADS COLTS TO A 28-27 VICTORY OVER RODGERS AND THE JETS
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Anthony Richardson was back as the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback — and played as though he intends to never leave the huddle again.
The No. 4 overall pick in last year’s NFL draft ran for a 4-yard touchdown, his second of the game, with 46 seconds left in his return from a two-game benching to lift the Colts to a 28-27 victory over Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets on Sunday.
“I won’t say I was the most prepared or most confident,” Richardson said. “It was the most relaxed I’ve been. There really wasn’t any pressure on me. I was just out there taking it one play at a time. I just focused on my assignment. I wasn’t trying to press or do anything too much.”
Until the Colts (5-6) really needed him. And he might have helped save their season.
With the Jets (3-8) leading 27-22 after Anders Carlson’s 35-yard field goal with 2:41 remaining, Richardson — who sat out the last two games in favor of Joe Flacco — marched the Colts down the field.
He connected with Alec Pierce for 39 yards and then Josh Downs for 17 yards to put the ball at the 10. Three plays later, Richardson took off to the right and ran into the end zone for the go-ahead score.
“You know what he’s capable of,” running back Jonathan Taylor said. “He’s our QB1. You like to see it, but you know he’s built for it. Just to see him go out there and make plays, take over the game, to make plays in the big moments was awesome to see. I’m proud of him.”
Taylor was stuffed on the 2-point try — giving Rodgers and the Jets one last chance, but with no timeouts left.
Rodgers was sacked by Kwity Paye and fumbled on the first play, but the Jets recovered. After Breece Hall had an 11-yard catch and a delay-of-game penalty was called on the Colts’ E.J. Speed, Rodgers was sacked again by Paye — sealing the win for the Colts, who snapped a three-game skid.
Richardson, the league’s second-youngest starting QB, had perhaps his best game in the NFL — and it came against the league’s oldest quarterback in the 40-year-old Rodgers.
“Great drive at the end by Anthony and the rest of our guys to go down and score,” coach Shane Steichen said. “The way he played, the way he battled today was phenomenal. We’ve got to keep it rolling.”
Richardson finished 20 of 30 for 272 yards and a touchdown to Downs and ran for 32 yards and the two scores on 10 carries. That came a few weeks after Richardson made headlines — and drew criticism — for asking to sit out a play for fatigue.
His two-game benching followed, but Richardson was able to see the silver lining.
“It allowed me to take a step back,” he said, “and clean up some things I had to clean up.”
Rodgers threw two touchdown passes and Hall had a TD catch and ran for a score, but the Jets dropped their seventh in eight games and fell to 1-5 under interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.
“It’s been tough,” wide receiver Garrett Wilson said. “I ain’t going to fake it.”
Rodgers was 22 of 29 for 184 yards after a brutally slow start during which he went 9 of 13 for just 76 yards. New York failed to get a first down until its sixth offensive possession, when they made two and scored a touchdown.
“I mean, it’s disappointing,” Rodgers said, repeating the theme of the day for the Jets. “I know I’ve said that three times now, but we’ve been working really hard trying to figure out what the issues are. It’s not just one person. Sometimes it’s me, sometimes it’s somebody else.”
The Jets took their first lead at 14-13 early in the third quarter on an 18-yard touchdown run by Hall — set up by Javon Kinlaw’s strip-sack of Richardson and fumble recovery at the Colts 25 on Indianapolis’ second offensive snap of the second half.
Matt Gay’s 56-yard field goal midway through the third gave the Colts the lead again at 16-14.
Carlson, the Jets’ fourth kicker in as many games, made a career-best 58-yarder to put New York back on top with 2:54 left in the third.
Kenny Yeboah’s 11-yard reception — his first career TD catch — made it 24-16 early in the fourth quarter.
Richardson, whose accuracy has been shaky early in his career, was 5 for 5 for 69 yards, including a 10-yard TD toss to Downs to cut the deficit. But his potential tying 2-point pass to Mo Alie-Cox fell incomplete and the Colts trailed by two with 10:11 left.
Carlson’s 35-yarder with 2:41 remaining increased the Jets’ lead to 27-22.
Injuries
Jets: Edge rusher Haason Reddick left in the second quarter with an ankle injury, but returned in the second half.
Up next
Colts: Host Detroit next Sunday.
Jets: Have a bye before hosting the Seattle Seahawks on Dec. 1.
COLTS COACH SHANE STEICHEN POST GAME: https://www.colts.com/video/shane-steichen-colts-at-jets-postgame
COLTS QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON POST GAME: https://www.colts.com/video/anthony-richardson-colts-at-jets-postgame
INDIANA PACERS
GAME REWIND: PACERS 119, HEAT 110
Following a 124-111 loss to the Miami Heat in an Emirates NBA Cup game on Friday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in which he twice subbed out his entire starting five in the second half, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle called on his team to show more effort and urgency “from start to finish” in their rematch with the Heat on Sunday.
Carlisle’s team answered his call, as the Pacers (6-7) never trailed en route to a 119-110 victory on Sunday to split a two-game set with Miami (5-7). The Heat managed to tie the game briefly following Duncan Robinson’s 3-pointer with 5:37 to play, but Tyrese Haliburton answered with back-to-back threes that gave the hosts the lead for good.
Veteran center Myles Turner led four Pacers in double figures in the victory, scoring a season-high 34 points on 14-of-23 shooting (5-of-8 from 3-point range) to go along with nine rebounds and two blocks in the victory. Turner, in his 10th season with the Pacers, moved past Paul George and into eighth place in NBA franchise history in victory.
Afterwards, Turner said it was an important reset after a disappointing outing on Friday.
“I think it was big for me personally,” Turner said of his performance. “I just haven’t liked my attitude around here the past couple days. I feel like you’ve got to be an energy-giver. And just taking accountability, I feel like I’ve been an energy-sucker.
“I’ve kind of been getting in my own feelings a little bit if I don’t get the ball or a shot doesn’t go in…Obviously it was a great game, just growing as a leader, just growing as a man. You can’t put that type of stuff out into the universe. I hold myself accountable for that.”
Ninth-year forward Pascal Siakam, meanwhile, surpassed 10,000 career points in the win, finishing with 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting.
Bennedict Mathurin (21 points and 12 rebounds) and Haliburton (16 points and 13 assists) each recorded double-doubles in the win.
The Pacers jumped out to an early lead on Sunday, scoring the first eight points behind two early threes from Turner. The hosts led by as many as 10 in the opening frame. Siakam scored Indiana’s final seven points in the quarter to put the Pacers up 28-20 after one.
The Heat had whittled Indiana’s lead down to 32-30 in the ensuing frame before the Blue & Gold reeled off nine unanswered points thanks to a Siakam three-point play and threes by Turner and Haliburton to stretch their lead to 11.
The hosts remained in front until halftime, taking a 52-49 lead into the intermission.
Turner helped the hosts create some separation in the third quarter, scoring nine of Indiana’s first 12 points in the frame. The final four of those points helped trigger a 14-2 Pacers run that pushed the margin to 15.
Turner finished with 13 points in the third quarter as Indiana took an 85-75 lead into the fourth.
The Heat mounted a charge with a 3-point barrage in the final frame. Tyler Herro hit three threes and Bam Adebayo added another to help Miami climb within three before Robinson’s triple tied the game at 97 with 5:37 remaining — the first tie of the night.
But Haliburton had an immediate response, burying a three of his own from the left wing to put Indiana back in front. After Nikola Jovic missed on the other end, Haliburton took a dribble hand-off from T.J. McConnell and swished another trey — this one from the right wing — to give Indiana a six-point cushion.
The Heat never got back within one possession of the lead the rest of the way. Turner providing the dagger in the final minute, drilling his fifth three of the night off a dish from Mathurin.
“It was a great response,” Carlisle said. “We’re trying to grow as a team, grow as a young team and learn that you don’t want to have to respond all the time. You want to be the ones hitting first. And for the most part tonight, we were. Miami’s a great comeback team. The flurry at the end of the game — they do this routinely. I just thought our guys kept their poise very, very well and continued to play and we made enough plays down the stretch to create some separation.”
Herro led Miami with 28 points in the loss, going 7-for-11 from beyond the arc. Adebayo added 24 points and nine rebounds, while Robinson tallied 20 points off the bench while converting 5-of-8 3-point attempts.
The Pacers will now embark on a three-game road trip that opens in Toronto on Monday on the second night of a back-to-back. They will play in Houston on Wednesday and in Milwaukee on Friday for their second NBA Cup game before returning to Indianapolis to open a four-game homestand against Washington on Sunday.
Inside the Numbers
Turner bounced back from a season-low nine-point performance on Friday. Prior to that, he had scored in double figures in his first 10 games to start the season.
Turner played over 40 minutes for the sixth time in his career, logging 40:11. It was his most minutes in a non-overtime game since he recorded 42 minutes at Golden State on Jan. 12, 2021.
Mathurin surpassed 20 points for the seventh time this season and the fifth time in his last six games. He also recorded his fourth double-double of the season.
Haliburton recorded his sixth double-double. His 13 assists were one shy of his season high and he had no turnovers.
The Pacers dominated Miami on the interior, outscoring the Heat 62-28 in points in the paint.
The Heat went 19-for-44 (43.2 percent) from 3-point range, while Indiana was 13-for-29 (44.8 percent). Miami was 7-for-11 from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter.
You Can Quote Me On That
“It just all hinges on everybody staying committed to what we do as a system. In the game Friday night, we had some fragmenting that happened. Some of it was due to quick pass shots and things like that and we let offense affect defense. Yesterday as a team we had a good talk about what this is all about. Everybody was accountable for the horrible performance and this was a really good bounce back.” -Carlisle on the difference between Friday and Sunday
“I thought we were just more connected…We just had to get back to us, being together no matter what. It’s never going to be a perfect game. There’s going to be mistakes. As long as we know that they are honest mistakes and that the guys can rally behind that it always helps. I thought we did a lot better today about being connected…I thought our response was phenomenal today.” -Siakam on the team’s response to Friday’s loss
“Ty and Pascal, they stepped up yesterday and had a great pep talk, great speech in the film room. I think it was just about that, continue to give energy to the team, give energy to each other, celebrate each other’s successes. You can’t only do that when you have a good game or when shots are going to fall.” -Turner on Saturday’s film session
“He was great. He had a great leadership vibe going all night and kept everybody poised and aggressive. We’ve got some young guys that are out there playing that weren’t out there last year…Everybody’s staying positive with them and we need them.” -Carlisle on Haliburton’s game
“Obviously we know Ty can make those passes, we’ve just got to be available for him. I loved the way he played the game, just moving the ball, playing, doing what he does great.” -Siakam on Haliburton’s 13-assist, zero-turnover performance
“I thought he was just present. It’s easy when somebody’s scoring 34 points to be like, oh, he had a good game…But I thought he was phenomenal on defense, helping out, talking, just his presence everywhere.” -Siakam on Turner’s big night
“I’m so emotionally invested into this season, more than I think I ever have been in my career…Having so much success in the past and wanting to repeat that, it eats at you. So when you see the film, you see stuff you could have done better, it hits you a little bit harder than it did in the past.” -Turner on what this season means to him
“Benn Mathurin had a great game. He really helped us offensively with difficult shotmaking…the 12 rebounds were huge. He just made a lot of timely plays.” -Carlisle on Mathurin
Stat of the Night
Turner’s 34 points were his most this season and tied for the second-most in his career in a non-overtime game.
Noteworthy
Turner now has 8,122 career points over 582 games with the Pacers. He passed George, who had 8,090 points in Indiana from 2010-18.
Pacers second-year guard Ben Sheppard exited with 4:57 remaining in the third quarter and did not return due to a left oblique strain. Indiana is already without starting wings Andrew Nembhard (left knee patellofemoral inflammation) and Aaron Nesmith (left ankle sprain).
Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. sustained a right ankle sprain in the final minute of the third quarter and did not return.
The Pacers wore their 2024-25 Nike City Edition uniforms for the first time on Sunday. Learn more about the uniforms at Pacers.com/City.
Up Next
The Pacers head to Toronto to take on Gradey Dick and the Raptors on Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 PM ET.
Tickets
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.
POST GAME PRESSER: https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/rewind-pacers-heat-241117
GAME PREVIEW: PACERS AT RAPTORS
The Indiana Pacers (6-7) travel to Toronto on Monday to take on the Raptors (2-12) in the latter half of their second back-to-back of the season.
The Pacers defeated the Miami Heat, 119-110, on Sunday night before heading north to Toronto. The matchup with the Raptors offers the Pacers an opportunity to shore up some defensive struggles and bounce back to winning basketball as Toronto’s injury report contains several key players.
Scottie Barnes, Raptors All-Star forward and fourth overall pick in 2021’s NBA draft, will not play due to an orbital fracture. Toronto will also be without former Pacer Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk, Immanuel Quickley, and Ja’Kobe Walter.
RJ Barrett, a Canada native and former teammate of Obi Toppin with the New York Knicks, is available to play. Barrett averages nearly 22 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per night, and will look to be the offensive engine for a beat-up Raptors team.
On the defensive side of the ball, Davion Mitchell provides a unique on-ball challenge for Tyrese Haliburton. The two were teammates in Sacramento before being dealt to the Raptors and Pacers respectively, and Mitchell’s knowledge of Haliburton’s tendencies stands to create an intriguing matchup.
Toronto’s last outing was an overtime loss to the Boston Celtics (11-3) on Saturday evening. Raptors starting center Jakob Poeltl poured in 35 points and 12 rebounds in the contest as he shot 84 percent from the field. Indiana’s frontcourt will have its hands full with Poeltl in the paint and Barrett’s penetration from the perimeter in the matchup on Monday.
Rebounding will once again be a point of emphasis for the Pacers as they attempt to limit second chance points for the Raptors. Toronto is the NBA’s second-best offensive rebounding team as they grab just over 14 off the offensive glass per game.
The Pacers will seek out a win in Toronto before heading to Houston on Wednesday, Nov. 20th to play the Rockets (9-4).
Projected Starters
Pacers: G – Tyrese Haliburton, G – Ben Sheppard, F – Bennedict Mathuin, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Myles Turner
Raptors: G – Davion Mitchell, G – Gradey Dick, F – RJ Barrett, F – Ochai Agbaji, C – Jakob Poeltl
Injury Report
Pacers: Ben Sheppard – TBA (left oblique strain), Isaiah Jackson – out (torn right Achilles tendon), Andrew Nembhard – out (left knee patellofemoral inflammation), Aaron Nesmith – out (left ankle sprain), James Wiseman – out (torn left Achilles tendon)
Raptors: Scottie Barnes – out (right orbital fracture), Bruce Brown – out (right knee arthroscopic surgical procedure), Bruno Fernando – out (right ankle sprain), Kelly Olynyk – out (back lumbar strain), Immanuel Quickley – out (left elbow partial UCL tear), Ja’Kobe Walter – out (right AC joint sprain)
Last Meeting
April 9, 2024: Tyrese Haliburton’s 30-point night led the Pacers over the Raptors in Toronto, 140-123.
Indiana defeated the Raptors in Scotiabank Arena to remain in the top six of the Eastern Conference as regular season play wound down. Haliburton’s 30 points were bolstered by Obi Toppin’s 23 points off the bench, along with T.J. McConnell’s 17 points and seven assists.
Pascal Siakam notched 16 points, nine rebounds, and three assists in his second game back in Toronto after being traded to Indiana in January.
The Raptors were without All-Star forward Scottie Barnes as he battled an injury to his left hand. RJ Barrett led Toronto in scoring with 23 points, and Kelly Olynyk contributed 22 points. It wasn’t enough to overcome a potent scoring outing for Indiana as the Pacers scored a combined 81 points in the second and third quarters.
The Blue and Gold dished out 33 assists on 54 made baskets in the matchup, and Indiana’s bench outscored Toronto’s reserves 62-40.
Noteworthy
Pascal Siakam played the first seven years of his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors. This is just the third time he’ll return to Scotiabank Arena after being traded to Indiana last January.
Tyrese Haliburton and Davion Mitchell were teammates for one season with the Sacramento Kings. Mitchell was traded to Toronto by Sacramento in June.
Raptors forwards Ochai Agbaji and Gradey Dick, as well as Pacers rookie Johnny Furphy each played for the Kansas Jayhawks, but were never teammates. Agbaji left in 2022, Dick in 2023, and Furphy in 2024.
Broadcast Information (TV and Radio Listings >>)
FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)
Tickets
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 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HOOSIERS GET PAST NO. 24/23 STANFORD, 79-66
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil had 21 points and a team-high four steals as she helped lead Indiana to a 79-66 win over No. 24 Stanford at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday afternoon.
KEY MOMENTS
It was a back-and-forth first quarter, with the two teams exchanging five lead changes and two ties. Stanford led by as many as four with 5:19 remaining as graduate student guard Sydney Parrish nailed a right-wing three to pull the Hoosiers back within one. Junior guard Shay Ciezki gave Indiana a brief lead with a step-back jumper.
Indiana (2-2) edged out the Cardinal in the first quarter, 24-22, on a junior guard Yarden Garzon layup.
In the second quarter, the Hoosiers’ offense continued to push past Stanford. It included an 8:05 field goal drought for the Cardinal (4-1) as Indiana built a 16-point lead.
The home team led 42-31 at the half going 16-for-31 shooting from the field (52%). Moore-McNeil led her team at the break, behind 12 points and two steals. Junior guard Yarden Garzon followed closely behind with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists.
Stanford cut the game to single digits on multiple occasions in the third, but Indiana used a 7-0 run to take the lead to 19 with 2:42 to go. IU shot 50% from the floor in the third while holding Stanford to a 31.3% clip.
A fast-break layup from Ciezki, assisted by Moore-Mcneil, broke a Hoosier drought from the field and gave the defense the opportunity to not let the Cardinals drop the home lead under 14 points. Indiana finished the rally to beat Stanford 79-66.
Indiana’s lead was cut down to as few as 10 with just under four minutes remaining, but Indiana built back up its lead to as many as 16 as a capitalized at the free-throw line late in the game going 11-for-12 from the charity stripe.
NOTABLE
The Hoosiers win its first game in the series against Stanford since the very first meetings of the program’s in 1979. The series still favors Stanford, 3-2.
IU shot 49 percent from the floor in the victory, including a 47.4 clip from the 3-point line and went 83.3 percent at the free throw line.
The Hoosiers started the game with 24 points in the first quarter, the highest number of points scored in a single quarter for Indiana this season.
Moore-McNeil (21), Ciezki (19), and Garzon (18) all scored in double-digits for Indiana. Moore-McNeil and Ciezki both broke their season-highs in scoring.
Garzon led the Hoosiers beyond the arc, sinking four 3-pointers. She also led the team in rebounds with eight, setting a new season-high. She also extended her consecutive made free throw streak to 17, going 2-for-2 at the line and is 14-for-14 from the line this season.
Indiana won the battle off the glass, out rebounding Stanford 35-32.
UP NEXT
A pre-holiday trip is on deck for IU who will play in the Battle 4 Atlantis at Atlantis Paradise Island Bahamas beginning on Friday, Nov. 23 against Columbia.
PURDUE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BOILERMAKERS HOST BELLARMINE MONDAY NIGHT
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women’s basketball team will host Bellarmine at Mackey Arena on Monday night for a 7 p.m. tip on B1G+.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (2-1) vs. Bellarmine (3-1)
Monday, Nov. 18
Time: 7 PM
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
PROMOTIONS
Lace Up for Pediatric Cancer. The Boilermakers will wear special gold shoe laces to support the Go4TheGoal Foundation to help the fight against pediatric cancer. Fans are enouraged to wear gold.
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers bounced back with an 84-63 win over IU Indy on Thursday night at Mackey Arena. Reagan Bass powered the Boilermakers with a season-high 22 points and nearly totaled a double-double with nine rebounds. Sophie Swanson finished with 17 points and connected on three of Purdue’s eight 3-pointers in the win.
NOTES
• Purdue and Bellarmine will meet for the first time on Monday night.
• The Knights are the 211th different opponent Purdue has faced.
• The Boilermakers hold a 155-56 record in first-time meetings.
• Destini Lombard is one of six Big Ten players averaging over 15 points per game while shooting 60% or better.
• Reagan Bass ranks eighth in the Big Ten with an 87.5% free throw clip, and seventh with 14 made free throws.
• Lana McCarthy is one of nine freshmen nationally with over eight points, and six rebounds per game and shooting over 60%.
• Destini Lombard finished in double figures in all three games this season. The fifth year tallied 48 points in her first three games as a Boilermaker, 15 more than her previous best three-game start at Stephen F. Austin.
• Sophie Swanson opened her 2024-25 account from behind the arc on Thursday, going 3-of-4 from distance. The sophomore has knocked down multiple triples in 19 of her 30 career game with 10multi-triple outings.
• Swanson currently ranks ninth in Purdue history in career 3-point percentage at 37.5%, 0.4% behind Katie Gearlds for eighth.
• The Boilermakers have four players averaging double figures over their two wins. Lombard leads the way with 17.5 points, while Lana McCarthy sits at 10 points, eight rebounds per victory.
• While averaging 6.3 points per game, Ella Collier is shooting 50% from the field and 66.7% from behind the arc.
• Bass and Collier are the only two Boilermakers to have two games with a plus-minus above 10 through three games.
• After her 18-point, 10-rebound double-double to start the season, Lana McCarthy is one of eight freshmen nationally and one of three from the Big Ten to record a double-double this season. Her double-double was also the second by a freshman in a season opener in Purdue history.
• McCarthy is averaging 8.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game. The Bedford, N.H., native is one of two rookies from the Big Ten to post better than eight points and six boards a night (Syla Swords – Michigan).
• Thursday’s game against IU Indy marked the third different starting lineup for the Boilermakers this season, but head coach Katie Gearlds has rotated between Bass, Lombard, McCarthy, Collier, Swanson and Jones.
• Purdue is eighth in the Big Ten conference with 4.3 blocks per game. Eight different Boilermakers have rejected a shot this year, topped by a trio of Bass.
• Amiyah Reynolds made her Purdue debut against Purdue Fort Wayne, her first game in 648 days.
• Purdue will play nine games scheduled against teams in the preseason AP Top-25 rankings and is the only team in the nation that will face four teams in the top six of the preseason Top-25.
• Purdue went on a 10-day European Tour in August, spending time in Spain and Portugal. The Boilermakers won all three games played during the overseas trip and averaged 90 points per game.
PURDUE WRESTLING
PURDUE SPLITS TRI-MEET; SHUTS OUT BUFFALO, FALLS TO ARMY
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Purdue Wrestling team split its tri-meet on Sunday, shutting out Buffalo, 45-0, and narrowly losing to Army by criteria after a 19-19 tie.
Purdue’s 45-point win over Buffalo was the team’s largest victory since defeating Indianapolis by the same score on Nov. 24, 2019.
The Black Knights, who are among the “others receiving votes” category in the NWCA Coaches poll, scraped by Purdue with a secondary tiebreaker, which counts total pins.
BOILERS BATTER BUFFALO
The Boilermakers came out strong and completely dominated the Bulls in their home gym. Purdue did not surrender a takedown in any of the first 10 matches and took eight bonus point victories, drubbing Buffalo by a final tally of 126-16.
The men in Old Gold & Black raced to three quick technical falls to take an early 15-0 lead over Buffalo, with credit to No. 4 Matt Ramos (18-1, 3:00), Dustin Norris (15-0, 6:34) and Greyson Clark (18-3, 6:30).
Adding to the tech party, No. 29 Brody Baumann (19-4, 5:44) and Ben Vanadia (19-4, 6:52) tied for the team lead for total points scored in a match on the day.
Isaac Ruble pitched his fifth career shutout, taking a 13-0 major decision over Buffalo’s Sam Ewing. Stoney Buell also contributed a major decision (11-2) to add more bonus points.
No. 20 Joey Blaze notched a a 6-1 decision while No. 29 James Rowley handled a 4-1 win.
Hayden Filipovich put a bow on the dual with a punishing mat return, taking a six-point injury default over Magnus Bibla.
It marked Purdue’s first shutout over an opponent since defeating Indianapolis 44-0 in last season’s Boilermaker Duals on Nov. 19, 2023.
WEST POINT EDGES PURDUE
After the win over Buffalo, the Boilermakers had a 10-minute break before turning around to take on a fully rested Army West Point team.
The talented Black Knights put forth seven ranked wrestlers to face Purdue. Baumann notched his second ranked win of the season with a 10-8 decision over Dalton Harkins, the 32nd-ranked 174-pounder in the country.
Ramos continued to build on his blazing hot start to the season, blitzing to a 17-2 tech fall over No. 22 Charles Farmer for his 38th career ranked win. The reigning Big Ten Wrestler of the Week now has six tech falls, one pin and a total score of 118-10 through seven matches this season.
After Ramos put Purdue on the board first, Army came back to take a lead that grew as large as 12-5 before Purdue answered back.
Blaze and Rowley finished 2-0 on the day with major decisions to help Purdue claw back into the dual. Vanadia picked up a critical 8-2 decision to put the Boilers on top, 19-16, heading into the final match.
Using his significant size advantage to his benefit, Army’s No. 19 Lucas Stoddard bested Filipovich with a close 4-2 decision.
With both teams winning five matches and the score tied 19-19, Army took the win via secondary criteria with No. 28 Trae McDaniel landing the only pin of the dual.
UP NEXT
Purdue has one more tri-meet next weekend in Chattanooga, Tenn., facing Chattanooga and Princeton before a week off for Thanksgiving. The start time and broadcast info for next Saturday’s duals will be announced in the coming days.
NOTRE DAME VOLLEYBALL
IRISH TAKE DOWN THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10-15, 3-13) took down the Duke Blue Devils (9-18, 5-11) in four sets (29-27, 20-25, 25-20, 25-20) at home on Sunday afternoon.
What a weekend for Sydney Palazzolo, who tied a career-high 25 kills on Friday night against North Carolina, followed by a double-double 18 kills and 11 digs against Duke.
Phyona Schrader recorded her 10th triple-double of the season, which is tied for second in the nation, as she finished with 11 kills, 24 digs, and 27 assists in the win over the Blue Devils.
Avery Ross tallied a season-high 15 kills and Mallory Bohl led the Irish today with six blocks.
Despite the Blue Devils claiming an early 13-7 lead, the Irish would battle back in a close set one. It was an even first set as Duke recorded 20 kills and Notre Dame recorded 22 kills with each team hitting at a clip of .305.
Trailing by three at 23-20, the Irish called a timeout and responded with a 4-0 run, forcing Duke to use their two timeouts. Tied at 24-all, 25-all, and 26-all, a Duke kill would give them a 27-26 advantage before a kill from Palazzolo and a kill from Schrader put the Irish back in front 28-27. An attack error from the Blue Devils would secure the set one win for the Irish at 29-27.
It was another close set in the second as Notre Dame trailed by just one at 15-14 at the media timeout. The Blue Devils started to extend their lead and while a Schrader kill would break up their scoring, Duke would win set two 25-20.
The Irish came out strong in the third set as they posted an 11-5 lead to force the Duke timeout. With Notre Dame leading 22-15, the Blue Devils closed the gap to five at 24-19, but another kill from Ross gave the Irish the 25-10 win. Six kills from Ross in set three helped the Irish secure the set win to take the 2-1 advantage going into the fourth.
Notre Dame trailed 11-7 to start the final set, but would go on a 10-3 run to force a Duke timeout. The run included back-to-back aces from Anna Bjork, who finished with a team-best three service aces on the day. The Blue Devils looked to reclaim the lead, but the Irish would close out the set for a 25-20 win.
Notre Dame is back on the road as they travel to Virginia Tech on Friday, Nov. 22 and to Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 24.
NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
RECORD-BREAKING 15 TREYS LEAD IRISH PAST LEOPARDS, 91-55
EASTON, Pa. — The close to 70 family and friends of Olivia Miles who were on hand at the Kirby Sports Center on Sunday witnessed a homecoming to remember.
Miles, who hails from just a 5 minute drive from Lafayette, had 20 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists in a 91-55 rout of the Leopards (2-2). No. 6 Notre Dame is now 4-0 on the season heading to No. 3 USC next weekend.
The floor general from Phillipsburg, N.J., wasn’t the only one with a notable stat line for an Irish team that sank a record-breaking 15 treys, 11 of which came in the first half. The Irish went 6-8 from deep in the second quarter alone.
“I thought we had a great team win,” Karen and Kevin Keyes Family Head Coach Niele Ivey said after the game. “Really fun to watch. We’ve had a lot of [lineup] changes, so our rhythm has just been what we have available. We’re constantly pivoting and adjusting, but that’s a credit to the character of this group.”
At the buzzer, five players were once again in double-figures for the Irish — Miles, Hannah Hidalgo (29), Emma Risch (12), Kate Koval (11) and Sonia Citron (10). Of Notre Dame’s 34 made field goals, 24 of them came with an assist.
Koval led Notre Dame with 19 rebounds and 7 blocks, marking the first time an Irish player recorded that many rejections since 2017 (Brianna Turner). Her 19 boards were just three shy of tying the Irish record.
“That was an amazing performance for anyone, let alone a freshman,” Ivey said. “She stepped up and did what needed to be done. She’s bringing it every game.”
In two games this week, Koval had 25 points, 35 rebounds and 13 blocks. She has 22 blocks on the year, 10 more than anyone else in the ACC.
Up next, the Irish have the Trojans in the aforementioned top-five showdown in Los Angeles. The game will air on NBC and tip off at 1 p.m.
BUTLER VOLLEYBALL
CHERRY’S SEASON-HIGH IN KILLS ON SENIOR DAY NOT ENOUGH AGAINST ST. JOHN’S
INDIANAPOLIS — The Bulldogs played their hearts out on Senior Day but would fall in four sets to St. John’s. Butler dominated the net led by senior Destiny Cherry who tallied 12 kills and five blocks.
Butler 28-26
The Bulldogs flew out the gates in Set 1 going on a 10-1 run led by kills from Destiny Cherry and service aces from Cora Taylor at 12-4. St. John’s would come storming back with a 6-0 run to cut the lead to within one point at 16-15. Butler took back the momentum to take the lead at 19-15 before then falling behind after the Red Storm went on a 5-0 run to regain the lead at 20-19. The two teams would then remain deadlocked until Butler caught fire, ending the set on a 3-0 run capped off by a solo block from Destiny Cherry.
St. John’s 25-17
Butler fell behind in Set 2 after the Red Storm took a 6-4 lead. Kills from Grace Boggess and Elise Ward brought the score within one point at 8-8. St. John’s then went on a 9-3 run to jump to a 20-12 lead. They would eventually close out the set at 25-17.
St. John’s 25-23
The third set began in favor of the Bulldogs after a 4-0 run capped off by a block from Cherry and Laiya Ebo to give the Bulldogs a 9-6 lead. They continued to hold onto the lead all the way until late in the set when St. John’s tied the score at 20-20. They then used another 4-0 spurt to jump to 24-21 and eventually take the set at 25-23.
St. John’s 25-21
The Johnnies continued to put on the pressure in the fourth set after climbing to a 9-3 lead. Butler came crawling back using kills from Cherry to cut the lead to 10-8. St. John’s then caught fire again using a 7-1 run to take a 18-10 lead. The Bulldogs had a late rally with kills from Ebo and Boggess to bring the score to 24-21, but would eventually fall at 25-21.
Stat of the Match
The Bulldogs dominated the net against the Red Storm collecting 13 total blocks. Butler had five different players with three or more blocks in the match led by Destiny Cherry and Laiya Ebo who each had five blocks. They were joined by Grace Boggess (4) Cora Taylor (3) and Alaleh Tolliver (3).
Inside The Box Score
Taylor padded the stat sheet with 44 assists, five service aces, and five digs
Lauren Evans posted 16 digs and an assist
Cherry earned a new season-high with 12 kills while hitting for .320 and adding five blocks
Ward tied the team-high 12 kills and 10 digs to earn her second double-double of the season
Tolliver combined for 11 kills, eight digs, and three blocks
Ebo recorded 10 kills and five blocks
Boggess earned five kills and four blocks
Up Next
The Bulldogs will hit the road to conclude the season at Georgetown on Friday, Nov. 22 followed by the final match at Seton Hall on Saturday, Nov. 23.
BUTLER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BUTLER FALLS AT VANDERBILT 81-52
The Butler women’s basketball team took their first loss of the season with an 81-52 setback at Vanderbilt. Caroline Strande led Butler with 22 points.
Butler trailed Vanderbilt 7-3 at the first media timeout. All three Bulldog points came from the free throw line while the Commodores shot 3-for-7 from the field with a made 3-pointer.
Butler’s first field goal of the contest came courtesy of Lily Carmody at the two minute mark of the first frame. She drove hard to the right side to beat her defender making the game 11-5.
BU trailed the Dores 17-8 at the end of one. Caroline Strande hit her first 3-pointer in the final seconds of the first quarter, and quickly came up with her second just 30 seconds into the second to cut the deficit to nine. Her third 3-pointer of the day made the game 20-14 and forced a Vanderbilt timeout.
The home team made some adjustments after the stoppage and scored the next seven points of the game. The 7-0 run would expand allowing Vanderbilt to open up a 37-20 advantage at the half. They outscored Butler 17-6 after Strande’s third 3-pointer.
Turnovers were the name of the game in the first half. Vandy forced 17 Bulldog miscues which resulted in 25 Commodore points. BU shot just 33 percent from the field (7-21) while Vanderbilt floated near the 50 percent mark.
Vanderbilt doubled Butler up near the midway point of the third quarter which caused some BU substitutions. Lily Zeinstra entered the game and quickly made a 3-pointer for her first points of the game. Ari Wiggins and Jocelyn Land also got involved allowing BU to go on a 7-0 run. The scoring spree helped, but Vandy would still win the 10-minute stretch 22-16, giving the home team a 59-36 advantage heading to the fourth.
Vanderbilt opened the fourth quarter with a 7-0 scoring run to take complete control of the action. They would record an 81-52 win at the final buzzer to improve to 4-0.
Inside the Box Score
– Caroline Strande scored a team-high 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting
– Strande went 6-for-7 from 3-point range
– Ari Wiggins was the next leading scorer for BU with eight points
– Wiggins added a team-best four assists to her stat line
– Kilyn McGuff grabbed a team-high four rebounds
– Lily Carmody recorded five points and a team-high four steals
– Mikayla Blakes led all players with 29 points
– Khamil Pierre added 24 points and eight rebounds
Up Next
Butler returns to action on Wednesday night with a 7 p.m. tip vs. Indiana State. The game will stream live on FloSports.com
IU INDY MEN’S BASETBALL VS. IOWA STATE
MEN’S BASKETBALL TO FACE NO. 7 IOWA STATE ON MONDAY
AMES, Iowa – The IU Indy men’s basketball team will face its stiffest test of the young season on Monday night (Nov. 18) when the Jaguars take on No. 7 Iowa State (2-0) at 7:00 p.m. CT (8 Eastern) on ESPN+. The Jaguars have never defeated a ranked opponent in the program’s Division I era, spanning back to 1998.
The Jaguars are coming off a tough 74-71 defeat to Eastern Michigan inside the Jungle on Thursday night (Nov. 14), despite a 25-point outing from graduate transfer Paul Zilinskas. On the heels of a career-high 27 on Tuesday, Zilinskas backed it up with 25 more, hitting 7-of-17 shots, including three threes in the loss. The Jags trailed by as many as 13 after intermission and made it a one possession game down the stretch, but never fully drew even with the Eagles. The Jags shot a meager 26.7 percent from the floor and just 8-of-33 (24.2 percent) from three in the loss.
Junior Sean Craig had his second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 boards and freshman Keenan Garner added 11 points and eight rebounds. Fellow transfer Jarvis Walker added 11 points in 39 minutes, but was harassed into a 2-of-16 shooting night.
Zilinskas has emerged as the team’s top weapon, averaging 19.3 points per game while shooting 47 percent from the field and 48.1 percent from deep. Walker is averaging 14.8 points per game and Craig is averaging a double-double with 10.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Nathan Dudukovich has been a key asset, averaging 10.0 points per game and shooting 45 percent from three.
As a team, the Jaguars are shooting 36.2 percent from three and pouring in 87 points per game through four games.
QUOTABLE
“I’ve never questioned this team’s fight. We need to do a better job not spotting that amount in the first half. [There were] a lot of self-inflicted mistakes tonight that unfortunately cost us the game. I felt that if we would have controlled the controllables we could have gotten that win, however, I think there’s a lot to grow from tonight. I’m proud of our guys’ fight and I felt our togetherness. I hate losing, but I know we will grow from this and get better,” Corsaro said following Thursday night’s home loss to Eastern Michigan.
SCOUTING IOWA STATE
Iowa State is 2-0 to start the year, having thrashed both Mississippi Valley State and Kansas City by a combined 65 points. The Cyclones are shooting nearly 48 percent from the floor while holding their opponents to just 35 percent overall and under 21 percent from three-point range. Five different ISU players are averaging between 11-13 points per game with Keshon Gilbert (13.0 ppg, 6.5 apg) and Milan Momcilovic (13.0 ppg, 6 3’s) leading the way.
SERIES HISTORY
IU Indy is 0-1 all-time against Iowa State, having dropped an 88-39 outcome to the Cyclones on Nov. 7, 2022.
UP NEXT
The Jaguars will travel to Huntsville, Ala., for the Bulldog Bash as they’ll face Coastal Carolina (Nov. 22) and South Carolina State (Nov. 23) on back-to-back days.
EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
UE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BEGINS FOUR GAME ROAD SWING AT LINDENWOOD
ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The University of Evansville women’s basketball will begin a long road trip with a close game to home on Monday night.
The Purple Aces started their first winning streak of the season on Thursday night. UE beat the Southeast Missouri Redhawks by 15 points for their largest margin of victory this season. Evansville has continued their dominance at the free throw line through three games. The Aces are third in the country in both free throw attempts per game and free throws made per game. UE is averaging
30.7 attempts and 23.3 made free throws over 40 minutes.
Another area Evansville has had a strong start in on the floor is under the glass. The Aces have had three straight games with 40 or more rebounds. UE leads the MVC in rebound margin (+12.7), rebounds per game (45.3), and defensive rebounds per game (33.0).
Lindenwood will end a three-game homestand when UE comes to St. Charles on Monday evening. The Lions are in a similar spot as Evansville with a 2-1 record to start the 2024-25 season. Lindenwood recently picked up a 26-point win over NAIA Harris Stowe State and an eight-point win over fellow Valley school Bradley. Sophomore guard Gracy Wernli has been an offensive force for the Lions with a season-high 13 points against Harris-Stowe and is leading the Ohio Valley Conference in foul shooting at 100% with 10 makes.
Sophomore forward Maggie Hartwig had Evansville’s best game under the glass in 12 years against the Redhawks. Hartwig recorded 20 rebounds in 36 minutes, a stat line not seen by the Aces since senior guard Briyana Blair had 20 against Bradley on Jan. 8, 2012.
Freshman guard Camryn Runner was named the first MVC Freshman of the Week for her first two collegiate performances. Runner averaged 34 minutes of playing time, 17.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, three assists, two steals, and 1.5 blocks. She then added a team-leading 20-point and four-assist performance against SEMO while also adding nine rebounds, a steal, and a block. With another big performance for UE Runner will likely be in the running for the weekly award again on Monday.
SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
EAGLES TOP THE BILLIKENS SUNDAY, 71-59
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball won its third straight game Sunday afternoon after the Screaming Eagles defeated Saint Louis University, 71-59, at Liberty Arena, home of the Screaming Eagles.
With Sunday’s victory, Southern Indiana improved to 4-1 in 2024-25 and avenged its loss on the road at Saint Louis last December. The Billikens moved to 2-2 with the loss on Sunday.
Prior to Sunday’s opening tip, USI Women’s Basketball unveiled three new banners in the Liberty Arena rafters commemorating their 2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships in addition to their first-ever Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) last year. After the pregame ceremonies, Southern Indiana was ready to battle the reigning WNIT champions in Saint Louis.
Southern Indiana came out with active hands defensively and crashed the offensive glass. Graduate forward Meredith Raley collected USI’s first five points on a three-pointer and a layup. After the two teams exchanged buckets early, Saint Louis led 13-9 going into the first media timeout. The Screaming Eagles’ pestering defense helped USI respond. Before the end of the first quarter, Raley reached 10 points for the game and drained a straightaway three to put the Eagles in front, 19-17, going to the second quarter.
The game was knotted up at 21 following a defensive start to the second period. Then back-to-back triples from junior guard Ali Saunders and senior guard Vanessa Shafford moved Southern Indiana ahead by six at the midway point of the second. The game remained a six-point margin until USI finished the first half on a 6-0 run. Graduate forward Madi Webb drained a buzzer-beating trey to increase the Screaming Eagles’ lead to 12, 42-30, going into halftime.
Saint Louis cut USI’s lead down to five, 44-39, by the 7:45 mark of the third quarter, but another top-of-the-arc three from Raley halted the Billikens’ run. With four minutes left in the third period, sophomore guard Sophia Loden reached double figures and pushed USI back ahead by double digits after cashing in a three-pointer. Raley continued her strong performance with a layup in the last minute of the third, as Southern Indiana led 56-47 heading to the fourth quarter.
The physical, defensive battle continued into the final stanza of regulation. Each team kept exchanging blows as the margin hovered near the 10-point mark in USI’s favor. Out of a timeout with four minutes on the clock, the Billikens hit a three to draw back within eight, 65-57. The Eagles answered again with a jumper from Shafford and an open-court layup by Saunders to go back up by 12. From there, the Eagles maintained their double-digit advantage and held the Billikens scoreless in the final couple of minutes.
Southern Indiana shot for 37.5 percent (27-72) overall and nearly 43 percent (9-21) from distance. USI was 8-16 at the free-throw line. The Screaming Eagles outrebounded Saint Louis by one, 47-46, as USI had 21 offensive boards. USI’s defense made the Billikens cough up 19 turnovers while USI only had 13.
Individually, Raley paced Southern Indiana with 19 points on 7-12 shooting with three triples. Loden finished with 12 points and eight rebounds in a career-best 31 minutes of action. Shafford also posted 12 points, and Saunders totaled 11 points with six caroms, seven assists, and three steals.
Saint Louis shot the ball for 33.3 percent (21-63) and was limited to just above 18 percent (4-22) from three. The Billikens were 13-18 for 72.2 percent at the charity stripe. Graduate forward Peyton Kennedy led Saint Louis with 23 points.
The Screaming Eagles conclude their three-game homestand next Saturday, November 23, at 3 p.m., renewing an old Great Lakes Valley Conference rivalry against Northern Kentucky University. Next Saturday’s game also features USI faculty and staff appreciation.
Tickets for all home games at Liberty Arena can be purchased online at usiscreamingeagles.com or the USI Ticket Office.
VALPO WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ANOTHER FAMILIAR FOE FOR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TUESDAY AT LOYOLA
Valparaiso (1-3, 0-0 MVC)
Game #5 – November 19, 2024 – 5 p.m.
at Loyola (3-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Gentile Arena (4,963) – Chicago, Ill.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: Another familiar foe awaits the Valpo women’s basketball team Tuesday evening, as the Beacons head north on Lake Shore Drive to Rogers Park to take on Loyola.
Previously: Sophomores Layla Gold and Raeven Raye-Redmond each smashed their respective career bests in the scoring column Thursday evening, but the Valpo women’s basketball team was unable to overcome a 13-point deficit at the end of the first quarter as it fell 90-79 at Milwaukee.
Following Valpo Basketball: Video: ESPN+
Links for live coverage: Available via ValpoAthletics.com
Head Coach Mary Evans: Mary Evans is in her seventh year at the helm of the program in 2024-25 and owns a record of 61-119. Evans’ first six seasons at the helm have seen Valpo’s six of the top-eight single-season 3-pointers made marks, including each of the top five, while defensively, her teams have racked up steals at a high rate, averaging at least 7.7 steals/game in five of her six seasons. Under her guidance, Valpo players have earned an MVC Sixth Player of the Year honor, five All-Conference accolades, three All-Freshman/Newcomer Team awards and three All-Defensive Team honors.
Series Notes: Valpo owns a 25-9 advantage in an all-time series in which the two programs shared conference affiliation for six seasons in the Horizon League and five years in the Missouri Valley Conference. The two programs have not met since Loyola departed the MVC following the 2021-22 season. Despite Valpo’s advantage in the series, Loyola has won the last two meetings – Valpo’s last victory came at Gentile Arena Feb. 24, 2021, when Shay Frederick hit a game-winning layup with 5.2 seconds to play in a 57-55 win.
@ValpoWBB…
…and @ValleyHoops
– Valpo was picked to finish in eighth place in the MVC preseason poll, totaling 193 points to edge out Indiana State.
– The eighth-place projection is two spots ahead of the Beacons’ regular-season finish last year.
– Valpo is in its eighth season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.
– The Valley was ranked 13th in conference NET last season. In Valpo’s time in the MVC, the conference has been ranked as high as seventh in NET (2020-21).
…looking back at last year
– Valpo finished last season with a 5-25 overall record and finished at 4-16 in MVC play, good for 10th in the Valley standings.
– Leah Earnest was a Second Team All-MVC honoree.
– Valpo won three consecutive road games in Valley play, the second straight year the Beacons have accomplished that – prior to that, the program had last accomplished that feat against three different opponents since 2007.
…at Milwaukee
– Milwaukee connected on five 3-pointers in the first quarter on its way to a 26-13 lead at the end of the opening period.
– The Beacons cut the Panthers’ lead to six halfway through the second quarter before Milwaukee extended back out to a 47-36 lead at hafltime.
– The Panthers stretched their lead to as many as 15 in the third quarter, but Valpo battled back to get within 65-56 with 10 minutes to play.
– Valpo cut the deficit to seven points on two occasions in the fourth quarter, but was unable to get any closer.
– Sophomore Layla Gold obliterated her career high of 11 points set in the season opener, finishing the night with a team-high 23 points as she went 8-of-14 from the field and 5-of-7 from the 3-point line.
– Sophomore Raeven Raye-Redmond easily passed her previous career high of nine points, finishing with 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Raye-Redmond also matched her career best with five assists, grabbed four rebounds and tallied three steals.
– Leah Earnest added 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and Nevaeh Jackson finished with 13 points as well. It is the first time four Valpo players have scored in double digits in the same game since Feb. 19, 2023 at Evansville.
– The 79 points was Valpo’s highest output in a regulation loss since falling 85-80 to Illinois State Feb. 12, 2022.
– While the two teams shot at nearly identical clips from the floor, the Panthers hit 11-of-25 from deep to Valpo’s 8-of-21. Milwaukee also went 29-of-37 from the foul line versus the Beacons’ 15-of-23 effort from the stripe.
– Valpo did enjoy a 40-28 advantage in points in the paint, the third consecutive game it has outscored the opposition in the paint.
– The Beacons committed just 12 turnovers to Milwaukee’s 14 and scored 18 points off the Panthers’ miscues versus 10 for Milwaukee.
…versus Trinity Christian
– Valpo opened the game on a 14-2 run over the first nine minutes and led 17-6 at the end of the first quarter, led by eight points from sophomore Nevaeh Jackson.
– The Beacons tallied assists on eight of their nine field goals in the second quarter and fifth-year Leah Earnest stuffed the stat sheet in the period with a team-high five points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals as Valpo led 42-14 at intermission.
– Sophomore Kayla Preston scored nine points in the third quarter and freshman Kylie Waytashek added seven as the Beacons extended their lead to 68-27 at the end of the third quarter.
– Preston tallied seven more points in the final period and freshman Lexi Castator added four points and four rebounds as Valpo closed out the victory.
– All 12 Beacons who played on Tuesday played at least nine minutes, while the Beacons’ five starters averaged just north of 14 minutes of action.
– Preston had easily the best game of her collegiate career, leading all players with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 from the foul line. The sophomore tied her career best with five rebounds and also set career highs with four assists and two steals.
– Waytashek finished with 14 points, four rebounds and three assists in her third collegiate game.
– Jackson rounded out a trio of Valpo players in double figures in the scoring department with 13 points, including three 3-pointers.
– Castator narrowly missed a double-double, finishing with nine points, tying for game-high honors with 10 rebounds and dishing out four assists without a turnover.
…looking ahead
– Valpo returns home to the ARC Monday, Nov. 25 to host Goshen.
– The Beacons then head east for Thanksgiving weekend action, playing in Lehigh’s Christmas City Classic in Bethlehem, Pa. Valpo will take on North Dakota Saturday, Nov. 30 and either Lehigh or Marist the next day.
…on the road
– Tuesday’s game is Valpo’s second true road game of the season. The Beacons opened the season with a neutral-site game against Liberty.
– Valpo will play either three or four true road games prior to MVC play, depending on the results on the first day of action at Lehigh’s Christmas City Classic.
@RamblersWBB
– Loyola comes into Tuesday’s game with a 3-1 record, owning wins over Kentucky State, West Georgia and SIUE, while falling to DePaul.
– The Ramblers were selected to finish in a tie for ninth in the A10 preseason poll.
– Loyola posted a 15-16 overall record last season and went 8-10 in A10 action.
Familiar Foes
– Tuesday marks the second of three games in nonconference action which sees the Beacons take on a former conference opponent.
– Last time out, Valpo faced off with Milwaukee for the first time since the former departed the Horizon League. The two programs paired up in conference play in 1993-94 in the Mid-Continent Conference and then from 2007-08 through 2016-17 in the Horizon League.
– Valpo renews acquaintances with Loyola Tuesday – those two programs were both members of the Horizon League from 2007-08 through 2012-13 and then the Missouri Valley Conference from 2017-18 through 2021-22.
– The Beacons close nonconference play next month against Detroit Mercy, who they took on for the entirety of their decade in the Horizon League.
20/20/20 Vision
– Four games into the season, and Valpo already has three different players with a 20-point game under their belt.
– That is already more than last year’s team, which featured just two different players with at least one 20-point effort.
– Most recently, sophomore Layla Gold shattered her previous career high of 11 points with a 23-point night – which included five 3-pointers – last time out at Milwaukee.
– Against Trinity Christian, Kayla Preston smashed her previous best, going for 20 points on 7-10 FG and 6-8 FT.
– Nevaeh Jackson hit four 3-pointers en route to a game-high 20 points against Purdue Fort Wayne.
– Notably, Leah Earnest – who had nine 20-point games last season – is not among the trio with a 20-point game so far this year.
Career Highs
– Five of Valpo’s seven returnees have set career bests in the scoring column this season – the only returnees who haven’t are Saniya Jackson, who is out for the season, and Earnest.
– Joining the trio above are senior Katie Beyer and sophomore Raeven Raye-Redmond.
– Raye-Redmond did her damage last time out, shooting past her previous best of nine with a 15-point night on 6-of-9 shooting at Milwaukee.
– Beyer hit three 3-pointers on her way to a 14-point game in the season opener versus Liberty.
The Paint is Ours
– Valpo held a sizable 40-28 advantage in points in the paint last Thursday at Milwaukee, notably the third consecutive game the Beacons have held an edge on inside points.
– Points in the paint went to Valpo 36-20 in their win over Trinity Christian and 28-24 against Purdue Fort Wayne.
– Last year’s team only had four games where it outscored its opponent in the paint.
– Prior to this current stretch, the last time the Beacons outscored their opponent in the paint in back-to-back games came in December 2022 against Western Michigan and Western Illinois.
– To find the last stretch of at least three such games, you have to go back to December 2019, when Valpo actually had four games in a row with the edge in the paint in contests against Detroit Mercy, UIC, Morehead State and Chicago State.
Notables From Last Tuesday
– Valpo surrendered just 40 points to Trinity Christian, the lowest mark by a Valpo team since giving up just 37 in a win over UIC Dec. 15, 2019.
– The 41-point margin of victory (81-40) was the program’s largest since a 95-49 win over Chicago State Dec. 28, 2019.
– The Beacons dished out 25 assists on 29 made field goals, the program’s highest single-game assist total since a 26-assist performance against Purdue Calumet Dec. 9, 1998.
– Valpo’s 43 rebounds was the highest team single-game total since grabbing 44 against UAB Nov. 21, 2022.
UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
GREYHOUNDS STUNNED AT BUZZER BY CARDINALS
UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The UIndy men’s basketball team suffered a heartbreaker on Sunday afternoon, as in-region Saginaw Valley State drilled a 3-point buzzer beater for an 84-83 win.
Brody Whitaker, who scored a game-high 22 points, missed the front end of a 1-and-1 in the waning seconds before SVSU’s Freddie McIntosh knocked in his fifth 3-pointer of the game for the win.
Four Greyhounds finished in double figures, including Dashawn Jackson (13) and Pierce Thomas (11).
INS & OUTS
In what will prove to be one of the most fluid games of the winter, the Cardinals took the 27th – and final – lead at the buzzer. The teams were also tied 10 times with neither the Hounds nor Cardinals leading by more than seven at any point.
Trailing by six with under four minutes left, Thomas and Jackson quickly evened the game at 76 apiece with a pair of triples. Whitaker then put the Greyhounds ahead with his third 3-pointer of the afternoon before Jackson stretched the lead to four with just 19 ticks remaining.
The Cardinals endured, however, as McIntosh sunk two free throws just before his dagger at the horn.
Lavonte Harris scored six of his 10 points in the second half, totaling 13 minutes off the bench.
INSIDE THE BOX
-UIndy won the turnover battle with just seven miscues, marking the fourth straight game the Crimson & Grey has coughed up possession 10 or less times.
– Noah Kon dished out a season-high five assists and is averaging 3.0 helpers per game.
– Whitaker grabbed a team-high six rebounds, as the Hounds led the board game for the first time this season.
– Freshman Tucker Tornatta picked the right time for his lone bucket of the game, slamming home a fast-break dunk with under two minutes left.
– Each of the first four games in the Heady Era have been decided by six or less points, with the last three contests by a combined four points.
– Dylan Ingram accounted for half of the team’s blocks, swatting away two Cardinal field-goal attempts.
UP NEXT
The Greyhounds will enjoy a 10-day break before hosting Roosevelt University on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from Nicoson Hall to begin the Thanksgiving festivities.
UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HOUNDS HIT SNAG AT OHIO DOMINICAN
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The UIndy women’s basketball, looking for its second road win of the weekend, hit a snag on Sunday afternoon with a 76-60 loss at in-region Ohio Dominican.
Patricia Chikamba followed up her career-best scoring performance with yet another impressive offensive outing, totaling 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting. The junior has now posted three straight games of at least 20 points.
Junior transfer Jaelynne Murray finished with a season-high 10 points in 27 minutes off the bench.
INS & OUTS
The Greyhounds jumped out to a 8-2 lead in the opening minutes with Chikamba joining Ruby Garner and Amyrah Sapenter for early buckets. However, the Panthers responded with a 14-3 run to end the first quarter with a lead; UIndy would not regain the advantage of the scoreboard the rest of the afternoon.
Elana Wells tallied four straight points late in the first half, inching the Hounds back within a single possession. A scoreless stretch in those final three minutes propelled ODU to a double-digit lead at the break.
Murray recorded six of her 10 points in the fourth period, as the Greyhounds outscored the Panthers, 19-16.
INSIDE THE BOX
– Autumn Rucker and Chikamba each had three steals on Sunday, with the team recording 11 thefts on 15 Panther miscues.
– The Greyhounds received 20 points from the bench, including four from Halie Gilbert.
– Chikamba led the team with three offensive rebounds, while Kylah Lawson secured a pair.
UP NEXT
UIndy returns home on Tuesday evening with a 6:30 p.m. matchup against Saint Mary-of-the-Woods from inside Nicoson Hall.
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER
MARIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER TO HOST LIFE UNIVERSITY IN NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT SECOND ROUND
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the teams and pairings for the 2024 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship on Saturday, November 16. Marian University has once again qualified for the NAIA National Championship with an automatic bid as the runner-up in the Crossroads League Regular Season and Tournament, and will host Life University in the NAIA Tournament Second Round on November 23.
The 40-team field will kick things off in the NAIA National Championship First & Second Rounds presented by Select Sport America, at 16 campus locations on November 21-23. The 2024 NAIA National Championship Second Round winners will meet up in Pensacola, Fla., at the NAIA National Championship final site event. The final site will be held at the Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex from December 2-9, 2024, hosted by Pensacola Sports.
This year’s championship field includes 26 automatic qualifiers and 14 at-large selections. Automatic berths were given to teams that either won their respective conference tournament title, regular-season championship, finished runner-up at the conference tournament as determined by each conference qualification plan. The at-large bids were determined by the NAIA Women’s Soccer National Selection Committee. This committee consists of one representative from each geographical area, a representative from the National Administrative Council, the current and past president of the NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches Association, and three at-large members. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.
This is the seventh year time that Marian has qualified for the NAIA National Tournament, and is the sixth consecutive season that Marian will compete for an NAIA Championship. The Knights have hosted in each of their seven appearances in the NAIA First or Second Round, and will do so again this year, appearing in the NAIA Second Round to take on Life University. Last season Marian also hosted the NAIA Second Round.
Marian enters the NAIA National Tournament with a record of 16-3-2, falling in their most recent match against No. 11 Spring Arbor in the Crossroads League Tournament Championship. Marian finished as the runner-up to the Cougars in both the regular season and the tournament, putting together a strong resume throughout the 2024 season. On the year, Marian played in 11 contests against schools that were rated or receiving votes in the NAIA Top-25, going 7-2-2 in such matches this season. The Knights have recorded 15 shutouts on the season, setting a new program record. Marian University is 12-5-2 overall all-time in the NAIA National Tournament.
Marian was one of three Crossroads League institutions to reach the NAIA Tournament, joining Spring Arbor and Indiana Wesleyan.
The opponent for the Knights in the NAIA National Tournament will be the Life University Eagles, who are rated No. 14 in the most recent NAIA Top-25. Life is in the NAIA Tournament for the second time in their history, and this season posted a record of 14-4-1. The Eagles have a record of 2-4 against teams rated in the NAIA Top-25 this season, which includes a pair of losses to their conference champion, No. 3 William Carey. Life reached the Southern-States Tournament Semifinals, and went 8-2-1 overall in their conference season. The Eagles are 3-1 all-time in the NAIA National Tournament.
The match between Marian and Life will kick at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 23 from Ascension St. Vincent Field. The NAIA Tournament Second Round will be streamed on the ISC Sports Network, and the match will be pay-per-view, with the stream charging at $9.99. Live stats will be available at MarianStats.com, and tickets will go on sale on Monday afternoon for the match.
Live updates will be posted to the Marian University Athletics social media channels throughout the match. Follow along on X and Instragram with by following @MUKnights.
MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER
MARIAN MEN’S SOCCER HEADED TO FIRST-EVER NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the teams and host sites for the 66th Annual NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship on Saturday, November 16. For the first time in program history, the Marian men’s soccer team was selected to the NAIA National Tournament, as the Knights were picked as the No. 11 team in the 40-team bracket.
The 40-team field starts the NAIA National Championship First & Second Rounds presented by Select Sport America, at 16 campus locations from November 21st to 23rd. Marian, the No. 11 team in the field, will travel to Oklahoma City University to compete in the NAIA Tournament Second Round. Winners of the 2024 NAIA Men’s Soccer Second Round will travel to Kansas for the final site at the Scheels Strykler Sports Complex from December 2-9, 2024, hosted by Visit Wichita.
This year’s championship field includes 24 automatic qualifiers and 16 at-large selections. Automatic berths were given to teams that either won their respective conference tournament title, regular-season championship, finished runner-up at the conference tournament as determined by each conference qualification plan. The at-large bids were determined by the NAIA Men’s Soccer National Selection Committee. The committee consists of one representative from each Area Ranking Committee, a representative from the National Administrative Council, the President of the Soccer Coaches Association, three at-large athletics administrators and an at-large coach. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.
The Knights earned an at-large bid to the NAIA National Tournament field, earning their right after playing for the Crossroads League Tournament Championship on Wednesday.
This is Marian’s first-ever trip to the NAIA National Tournament, with the program’s only-other NAIA Tournament experience coming in a regional game in 2005. The 2005 regional was not an official national tournament game under former structuring.
Marian has been a force to be reckoned with this season, finishing fourth in the Crossroads League, sitting just one goal away from a Crossroads League Championship in the regular season. Marian defeated No. 13 Bethel and (RV) Huntington, the former the 2022 NAIA Champion and the latter the 2024 CL Champion, in the first two rounds of their conference tournament before falling to Spring Arbor, and enter the NAIA Tournament with a 14-4-3 record on the season. Marian was one of five Crossroads League schools to qualify for the tournament, joining the aforementioned Spring Arbor Cougars, Bethel Pilots, Huntington Foresters, and the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats.
The opponent for Marian will be Oklahoma City University, who was receiving votes behind Marian in the latest NAIA Coaches’ Poll that was released on November 6. The Stars are 13-1-4 overall on the season, and finished as the No. 3 seed in the Sooner Athletic Conference regular season standings. Oklahoma City then went on to win the SAC Tournament Championship, defeating the top-seed and No. 9 rated Mid-America Christian with a 1-0 score in the final. The Stars reached the championship by first winning an 8-7 penalty kick shootout in the semifinal round against (RV) John Brown. The Stars are 1-1-3 against teams rated in the NAIA Top-25 this season.
The Knights will take on the Stars on Saturday, November 23 in Oklahoma City. The start time will be announced in the coming days, and will be updated to MUKnights.com. Fans can follow the game with updates posted to MUKnights on X (formerly Twitter), and MUKnights on Instagram.
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NUMBERS IN SPORTS
42 – 5 – 32 – 5 – 20 – 16 – 31 – 21 – 8 – 45 – 9
November 18, 1949 – National League batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson, Number 42 of the Brooklyn Dodgers won the NL MVP
November 18, 1964 – Baltimore Orioles third baseman Number 5, Brooks Robinson won the American League MVP
November 18, 1966 – Pitcher Sandy Koufax, Number 32 of the Dodgersannounced his retirement due to arthritic left elbow
November 18, 1970 – Johnny Bench, Number 5 of the Big Red Cincinnati Machine won the National League MVP
November 18, 1980 – Despite missing 45 games, Number 5, George Brett won the American League MVP
November 18, 1981 – Phillies 3rd baseman Number 20, Mike Schmidt wins his 2nd consecutive National League MVP
November 18, 1985 – Dwight Gooden, Mets Number 16 (National League) & Bret Saberhagen, Number 31 of the Royals(American League) won the Cy Young Awards
November 18, 1986 – Roger Clemens, Number 21 won the American League MVP
November 18, 1987 – Cubs Andre Dawson, Number 8 became the 1st player from a last-place club to win an MVP
November 18, 1997 – The Dallas Mavericks’ Number 45, A C Green tied Number 9, Randy Smith‘s NBA record of 906 consecutive games
FOOTBALL HISTORY
The First Shoulder Pads Patent
November 18, 1902 -Rawlings is credited with introducing the first football shoulder pads when they introduced Whitley’s Armor Clothing. US Patent 714079 was filed for by William P Whitley, an executive at Rawlings, so then was later assigned to the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company. The product was made of felt and fiber, and though it offers poor protection compared to the pads of our era, it was a steep upgrade to what they had at the time.
Iron Bowl Blowout
November 18, 1905 – Birmingham, Alabama- The 10th Iron Bowl is played and Alabama shuts out rival Auburn 30-0 in the contest in a game played a year prior to the forward pass becoming legal in college football.
Milestone for Notre Dame Football
November 18, 1967 – The Fighting Irish hit a milestone in the school’s legendary football history per the irishlegends.com website. Notre Dame notches up victory number 500 for the program as the Irish run over Georgia Tech by the score of 36-3.
Irish Gamble on Vegas
November 18, 1978 – Grant Field , Atlanta, Georgia – Running back Vegas Ferguson sets an Fighting Irish record as puts up 255 yards on the ground against Georgia Tech in a 38-21 victory for the Golden Domers. Ferguson, according to an archived story on nd.edu set the tone for the day as he took a handoff through the right side of the line on the game’s second play 68 yards to the Tech 6 yard line.
Grey Cup #72
November 18, 1984 – Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton – The 72nd playing of the Grey Cup took place. This championship game of the CFL was special as it was the first-ever Grey Cup game played in Edmonton, according to the bluebombers.com website. The game also marked the first time in nearly two decades that the Winnipeg Blue Bombers had made it to the title game of the CFL. Their opponent was a very gritty Hamilton Tiger-Cats squad led by former Bomber quarterback Dieter Brock, who had just been traded to the Ticats a year earlier. The Cats struck first, with Brock sneaking the ball into the endzone for the early lead. At one point early in the second quarter, their lead had extended to 17-3, but that Hamilton momentum was short-lived. Winnipeg would pop off 27 points in the second quarter, setting a Grey Cup record, and rattle off the final 44 points of the game. What at first seemed to be all Hamilton quickly turned into a Bombers blowout, with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeating the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 47-17. Quarterback Tom Clements, the very player Brock was traded for, was named the offensive MVP, running back Sean Kehoe was the top Canadian, while the top defender was Tyrone Jones, who set a Grey Cup record with four quarterback sacks.
Theismann’s Injury
November 18, 1985 – Joe Theismann’s NFL career ended with what may have been one of the most vivid injuries witnessed in a nationally televised game, as you could see the bone in his leg break during a sack by legendary NY Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor on November 18, 1985
Giants Go 10-0
November 18, 1990 – The New York Giants run their record to 10-0 as the G-men drop the Detroit Lions in a shutout 20-0 per pro-football-reference.com. The next two weeks of the season would give the Giants back to back losses to the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Francisco 49ers, having the team finish the season 13-3 with another late season loss to the Buffalo Bills. The Giants would get their revenge on the Bill though in Super Bowl XXV as after a Scott Norwood game ending field goal attempt sailed wide right the Giants would win the title game by the score of 20-19, with running back Otis Andeson winning the games MVP.
Mansfield Ends Program
November 18, 2006 – Mansfield University turned the lights out as it ended its football program more than 100 years after introducing the night time football game to the world. The Washington Post article from November 18, 2006 tells how the Division II team finished 0-10 in its final season and cut its football program, but it leaves a unique legacy. Mansfield hosted the first outdoor night football game on September 28, 1892. Then called Mansfield State Normal School, it played a scoreless tie against Wyoming Seminary in Mansfield, Pa. Happily the college added football once again in 2007 in the Collegiate Sprint Football League where players must weigh in at 178 pounds or less to compete.
TV SPORTS MONDAY
| NFL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Houston at Dallas | 8:15pm | ABC ESPN |
| NBA REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons | 7:00pm | NBCS-CHI FanDuel Sports Detroit |
| Indiana Pacers at Toronto Raptors | 7:30pm | TSN FanDuel Sports Indiana |
| Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat | 7:30pm | NBCS-PHI FanDuel Sports Sun |
| Washington Wizards at New York Knicks | 7:30pm | MNMT MSG |
| Houston Rockets at Milwaukee Bucks | 8:00pm | NBATV SCHN FanDuel Sports Wisconsin |
| Orlando Magic at Phoenix Suns | 9:00pm | AFSN FanDuel Sports Florida |
| Atlanta Hawks at Sacramento Kings | 10:00pm | FanDuel Sports Southeast NBCS-CA |
| Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers | 10:30pm | NBATV NBCS-BAY FanDuel Sports SoCal |
| NHL REGULAR SEASON | TIME ET | TV |
| Columbus at Boston | 7:00pm | FanDuel Sports Ohio NESN |
| Colorado at Philadelphia | 7:00pm | ALT NBCS-PHI |
| Edmonton at Montreal | 7:30pm | Sportsnet |
| Anaheim at Dallas | 8:00pm | Victory+ |
| Washington at Utah | 9:00pm | MNMT Utah 16 |
| Detroit at San Jose | 10:30pm | FanDuel Sports Detroit NBCS-CA |
| MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL | TIME ET | TV |
| Miami (OH) at Michigan | 6:00pm | BTN |
| Bryant at Delaware | 6:30pm | FloSports |
| Colgate at NC State | 7:00pm | ACCN |
| VMI at Pitt | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| NJIT at George Washington | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UNC Asheville at North Florida | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| American at High Point | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Howard at FIU | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Texas at McNeese | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Southern Virginia at Radford | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Toccoa Falls at Georgia State | 7:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Mississippi College at Louisiana Tech | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Monmouth at Wichita State | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Southeastern Louisiana at ULM | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Auburn-Montgomery at UAB | 7:30pm | ESPN+ |
| UTRGV at Wisconsin | 8:00pm | BTN |
| Pacific at Arkansas | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Prairie View A&M at SMU | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| IU Indianapolis at Iowa State | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| North Dakota State at Southern Illinois | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| UAPB at Texas Tech | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Spring Hill at South Alabama | 8:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Calvary at Kansas City | 8:00pm | Summit |
| Mount Marty at South Dakota State | 8:00pm | Summit |
| North Alabama at Auburn | 9:00pm | SECN |
| Montana at Utah State | 9:00pm | ESPN+ |
| Northern Colorado at Washington State | 9:30pm | ESPN+ |
| Gonzaga at San Diego State | 10:00pm | CBSSN |
| Idaho State at Cal State Fullerton | 10:00pm | ESPN+ |
| SOCCER | TIME ET | TV |
| UEFA Nations League: Croatia vs Portugal | 2:45pm | FS2 Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Poland vs Scotland | 2:45pm | Fox Soccer Plus Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Luxembourg vs Northern Ireland | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Liechtenstein vs San Marino | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Serbia vs Denmark | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Romania vs Cyprus | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Spain vs Switzerland | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Kosovo vs Lithuania | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| UEFA Nations League: Bulgaria vs Belarus | 2:45pm | VIX Fubo |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Cuba vs St. Kitts and Nevis | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Grenada vs Saint Martin | 3:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Aruba vs Sint Maarten | 4:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Curaçao vs St. Lucia | 6:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Haiti vs Puerto Rico | 7:00pm | Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: USA vs Jamaica | 8:00pm | TNT truTV MAX Paramount+ |
| CONCACAF Nations League: Panama vs Costa Rica | 9:00pm | Paramount+ |