Side DishesNews, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Monday, Nov 25th--Hoops HD
Tournament roundup:
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Quarterfinal action in the Gulf Coast Showcase saw South Alabama hold the nation’s leading scorer, Jordan Roland, to just nine points on 3-13 shooting en route to a 74-62 win over Northeastern in the opener. Then Miami (Ohio) beat Drake 67-59, Wright State handled Weber State 72-57 and La Salle made a big first half stand up in a 75-64 win over Murray State.
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The Fort Myers Tip-Off had a contrast in games. First, Pittsburgh got a double-double from Eric Hamilton (13 points, 12 rebounds) to edge Kansas State 63-59, then Northwestern breezed past Bradley 78-61. Yes, in another sign of what happens in college basketball this year, the same Northwestern team that lost to Division I newcomer Merrimack and Radford blew out a Bradley team that should contend in the Missouri Valley. (They also beat Providence as well.)
Nevada won the Paradise Jam by taking care of Bowling Green 77-62 in the championship game. Earlier, Cincinnati took third place with an 81-77 win over Valparaiso in overtime despite 32 points and nine rebounds from Valpo’s Javon Freeman-Liberty, Western Kentucky got 24 points and 12 rebounds from Charles Bassey and held off Fordham 69-64 for fifth place, and Grand Canyon opened the day by beating Illinois State 68-63 to take seventh place.
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Tonight’s Menu
Another packed day of action is ahead as the tournaments and showcases continue, including a couple of championship games.
Day two of the Gulf Coast Showcase begins with losers bracket matchups featuring Drake and Northeastern (11 a.m.) and Murray State and Weber State (1:30 p.m.), then semifinal action between Miami (Ohio) and South Alabama (5 p.m.) and Wright State and La Salle (7:30 p.m.)
The Cayman Islands Classic has a couple of interesting matchups on its second day, with Colorado State taking on Loyola-Chicago (11 a.m.), New Mexico State taking on South Florida (1:30 p.m.), Old Dominion taking on Washington State (5 p.m.) and George Mason taking on Nebraska (7:30 p.m.)
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The headline games in the Cancun Challenge come in the evening as Wichita State takes on South Carolina (6 p.m.), then Northern Iowa puts its undefeated mark on the line against West Virginia (8:30 p.m.)
NEWS AND NOTES
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-Last, and probably least, Evansville snapped a three game losing streak with a triple overtime win, against Morgan State, in the 7th place game of the Island of the Bahamas Showcase. They haven’t exactly been lighting the world on fire since their big win at Kentucky. I’m now ready to simply call that win a fluke.
HIGHLIGHTED GAMES
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-GRAND CANYON VS ILLINOIS STATE (Paradise Jam). A matchup between two teams that have really underachieved so far this season. At least one of them will walk out of here with a semi-decent win away from home.
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-CINCINNATI VS VALPARAISO (Paradise Jam). Cincinnati lost to Bowling Green the other night and is just trying to pick up another win in this event. Valpo has played pretty well this season, so it may not be a cakewalk.
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-BRADLEY VS NORTHWESTERN (Fort Meyers Tip-Off). Bradley is 4-1 and has a winnable game today against Northwestern.Explosive Play Earns Weekly Honors--Valley Hoops Insider
Missouri Valley Conference
Northern Iowa is 6-0 and one reason is the explosive play of Trae Berhow. The 6’5 junior went off for 36 points against UT Martin and then added 20 during a win over Cornell. Berhow connected on a UNI record eight three-pointers against the Skyhawks and is the Valley’s ‘Player of the Week‘.
Trae Berhow - unipanthers.com
The explosive play of Gaige Prim has been a shot in the arm for the Missouri State Bears. In his first significant playing time of the season, Prim scored 18, 19 and 21 points. The 6’8 junior college transfer is this week’s ‘Newcomer of the Week‘ and didn’t start a game. He converted 62% of his shots from the field and nailed 10 of 14 from the line.
Brian Wardle blames himself, team’s attitude for crushing defeat--Peoria Star Journal
Bradley Falls to Northwestern in Fort Myers Tip-Off--bradleybraves.com
Braves Play Kansas State Wednesday at Fort Myers Tip-Off--bradleybraves.com
Gabi Haack Named MVC Player Of The Week--bradleybraves.com
Defense Leads Men’s Basketball To A 59-56 Win--godrakebulldogs.com
Antelopes edge Redbirds 68-63 for seventh place in Paradise Jam--Vidette Online
Illinois State Falls in Paradise Jam Finale--goredbirds.com
PAC-12 Foe Colorado Up Next for Sycamore Women’s Basketball--gosycamores.com
Loyola Will Face Colorado State Tuesday In Cayman Islands Classic--loyolaramblers.com
Prim Earns Valley Newcomer Honor--missouristatebears.com
No. 19 MSU Lady Bears top South Dakota in top-tier mid-major showdown--Springfield News-Leader
No. 22 Lady Bears take down South Dakota in best of the best mid-major matchup--The Standard
Lady Bears Collect Huge Road Win at South Dakota--missouristatebears.com
The Other Top 25: Bowling Green, UTEP enter the fray after big weeks--Mid-Major Madness
Davis: My picks against the spread for Virginia Tech-Dayton, Kansas-BYU and the rest of the day’s top games--The Athletic
The Other Top 25
Rank School Record Change Our reasoning This week's games 18 Northern Iowa 6-0 1 Is Northern Iowa the best team nobody is talking about? We'll know on Tuesday when the Panthers play at West Virginia. 11/26 v. West Virginia (Cancun Challenge), 11/27 v. TBD (Cancun Challenge)
West Virginia (-6) vs. Northern Iowa in Cancun, 8:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network: This is a sleeper matchup between a pair of undefeated teams. West Virginia’s 4-0 start includes a 15-point win at Pitt. This is one of Bob Huggins’ younger teams, but he has a pair of sturdy, dependable bigs in 6-9 freshman Oscar Tshiebwe and 6-10 sophomore Derek Culver, who are combining to average 23.3 points and 15.3 rebounds per game. UNI is 6-0 but its nonconference strength of schedule is ranked No. 308 nationally on KenPom. The Panthers are also 335th in tempo, which tells me they are likely to struggle against the Mountaineers’ size and speed. The pick: West VirginiaUNI men's basketball opens Cancun Challenge with West Virginia--The Gazette
UPDATE: UNI Athletics Director David Harris signs contract extension--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
College men's basketball: West Virginia to test UNI in Mexico--Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Trae Berhow Named MVC Player of the Week--unipanthers.com
MVC Men's Basketball Power Rankings--The Southern Illinoisan
SIU Men's Basketball | Salukis to try point guard-by-committee approach with Cook out--The Southern Illinoisan
Saluki Basketball 5@5 Nov 26--The Southern Illinoisan
Salukis welcome NC Central to Banterra Center on Tuesday night--siusalukis.com
Salukis return home to host Billikens on Wednesday--siusalukis.com
Valpo shows improvement, Freeman-Liberty sets career high in overtime loss to Cincinnati--NWI Times
Valpo Edged by Cincinnati in OT Thriller--valpoathletics.com
Freeman-Liberty Earns Paradise Jam All-Tournament Recognition--valpoathletics.com
Women's Basketball Returns to the Road at Toledo Wednesday--valpoathletics.com
MVC Women's Basketball Notebook - Nov. 26--The Missouri Valley
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