Week 2 games (Nov. 30 – Dec. 6)

[Plebe]

All times are Eastern time zone. Rankings listed are per latest BY25 poll. My subjective picks for games of the day are in bold.

Sun., Dec. 6

#1 South Carolina at #17 Iowa State (12p, ESPNU). SEC–Big 12 Challenge.
UT Martin at #5 Louisville (2p, ACCNX)
Oklahoma at Georgia (12p, SECN). SEC–Big 12 Challenge.
Milwaukee at Bowling Green (12p, ESPN+). Both teams are undefeated so far.
Wright State at Michigan (12:30p, BTN+)
Buffalo at Canisius (1p, ESPN+)
UT Arlington at Kansas State (1p, ESPN+)

Coastal Carolina at #6 NC State (2p, ACCNX)
Utah at #9 Oregon (2p, P12N)
Penn State at #21 Syracuse (2p, ACCN)
IUPUI at #23 Notre Dame (2p, ACCNX)
Northern Kentucky at #25 Ohio State (2p, BTN+)
Lipscomb at South Dakota (2p, ESPN3)
Austin Peay at Florida State (2p, ACCNX)
Tennessee at West Virginia (2p, ESPN+). SEC–Big 12 Challenge.
Central Michigan Akron at Dayton (2p, ESPN+). Akron replaces CMU, as of Dec. 3.
Temple at Florida Gulf Coast (2p, ESPN+)

#20 Gonzaga at South Dakota State (3p, live stream)
USC at #7 Arizona (3p, Arizona Live Stream)
Drake at Minnesota (3p, BTN+)

#13 Indiana at #11 Kentucky (4p, ESPNU)
#10 UCLA at Arizona State (4p. P12N)
Xavier at #19 DePaul (4p, Big East Digital Network)
Charlotte at North Carolina (4p, ESPNU)
Washington vs. #2 Stanford (5p). Game moved to Las Vegas.

#4 Baylor at #13 Arkansas (6p, ESPN2). SEC–Big 12 Challenge.
Northern Iowa at Wichita State (6p, ESPN+)
Belmont at Middle Tennessee (6:30p)
Villanova at St. John’s (7p, Big East Digital Network)
Colorado at #16 Oregon State (8p, P12N)
#14 Texas A&M at #22 Texas (8:30p, ESPN2). SEC–Big 12 Challenge.
Washington State at Cal. Postponed.

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Games already played:

Mon., Nov. 30

#20 Gonzaga vs. South Dakota (3p, FloHoops). Crossover Classic, Sioux Falls.
Chicago State at #19 DePaul (3p, live stream)
Buffalo at James Madison (4p, FloHoops)
San Diego at #2 Stanford (5p, Stanford Live Stream). Canceled in accordance with county directive.

St. Mary’s at Arizona State (6p, ASU Live Stream-2)
Creighton at South Dakota State (7p, ESPN3)
Carroll (MT) (NAIA) at #16 Oregon State (9p, Oregon State Live Stream). Canceled.
#9 Oregon at Portland (11p, live stream)

Tues., Dec. 1

George Washington at Virginia Tech (5p, ACCNX)
Florida at Florida State (6p, ACCNX). Rescheduled from Sunday.
Campbell at UNC Greensboro (6p, ESPN+). @triaddukefan's Spartans hosting the Fighting Camels.
#4 Baylor at South Florida (7p, ESPN+)
East Tennessee State at Tennessee (7p, SECN+)

Wed., Dec. 2

Kent State at #25 Ohio State (12p, BTN+). Newly added to schedule as of Monday.
Milwaukee at Marquette (2p, live stream)
Bradley at Wright State (2p, ESPN3)
Lamar at #14 Texas A&M (3:30p, SECN+)
Providence at Boston College (5p, ACCNX)

Iowa at Drake (7p, ESPN+)
Lincoln (PA) (D2) at #21 Syracuse (7p, ACCNX)
#17 Iowa State at TCU (7:30p, ESPN+)
New Orleans at #8 Mississippi State (8p, SECN+)
Texas Tech at Vanderbilt (8p, SECN+). Opening game of SEC–Big 12 Challenge.
Louisiana Tech at #22 Texas (8p, LHN)

Thu., Dec. 3

San Francisco at #16 Oregon State (5p, live stream). Last-minute addition to schedule.
Towson at #12 Maryland (6p, BTN)
Michigan at #23 Notre Dame (6p, ACCN)
South Carolina State at North Carolina (6p, ACCNX)
Tulane at Georgia Tech (6p, ACCNX)
Miami (OH) at Purdue (6p, BTN+)
Louisiana Monroe at #13 Arkansas (6:30p, SECN)

#6 NC State at #1 South Carolina (7p, ESPN2)
James Madison at Virginia (7p, ACCNX)
#11 Kentucky at Kansas State (7:30p, ESPN+). SEC–Big 12 Challenge.
Samford at #15 Indiana (7:30p, BTN+)
Kansas at Ole Miss (8:30p, SECN). SEC–Big 12 Challenge

Fri., Dec. 4

Villanova at Temple (12p, ESPN+)
Georgetown at St. John’s (2p). Postponed.
Providence at Marquette (3p, Big East Digital Network)
Appalachian State at Virginia Tech (4p, ACCN)
Colorado at #9 Oregon (5p, P12N). Kicking off the Pac-12 regular season.
Creighton at Xavier (6p, Big East Digital Network)
#19 DePaul vs. #5 Louisville (6:30p, ESPN). At Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville CT.

UCF at LSU (7p, SECN+)
USC at Arizona State (7p, P12N)
Washington State at #2 Stanford (7p, P12N). Rescheduled to Tuesday, Dec. 8 in Las Vegas.
#10 UCLA at #7 Arizona (9p, P12N)
Washington at Cal (9p, P12N)
Utah at #16 Oregon State (TBD). Rescheduled to Dec. 8.

Sat., Dec. 5

East Carolina at Duke (12p, ACCNX).
Coppin State at #12 Maryland (1p, BTN+)
Cincinnati at Florida (1p, SECN+)
Auburn at Houston (1p, ESPN+)
Ohio at Kent State (2p, live stream)
Green Bay at North Dakota State (2p, ESPN3)

Wisconsin at Iowa (3p, BTN+). First game of the Big Ten season.
Vanderbilt at Little Rock (3p, ESPN+)
Alabama at Oklahoma State (3:30p, ESPN+). SEC–Big12 Challenge.
#2 Stanford at UNLV (5p, Mountain West Digital Network)
#8 Mississippi State at South Florida (7p, ESPN+)
Rice at Texas Tech (7p, ESPN+)
Providence at Butler (7p, Big East Digital Network)

 

[eebmg]

Did Stanford figure out where to play their home games?

 

[maccca3232]

All times are Eastern time zone. Rankings listed are per latest BY25 poll. My subjective picks for games of the day are in bold.

Mon., Nov. 30
#9 Oregon at Portland (11p, live stream)

Appears Cochrane won't get to play against her former team.

The Pilots are still waiting to hear from the NCAA on the eligibility of Oregon transfer Lucy Cochrane, a 6-5 sophomore forward and former U17 Australian National Team member. (source)

 

[nwhoopfan]

Creighton at South Dakota State (7p, ESPN3)

Creighton could easily start the season 0-3. Already have tough losses to Drake and Northern Iowa.

 

[Plebe]

Did Stanford figure out where to play their home games?

Apparently not.


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Per Stanford's release: "Additional scheduling updates for the Cardinal's upcoming homestand will be provided as they become available."

 

[Plebe]

Creighton could easily start the season 0-3. Already have tough losses to Drake and Northern Iowa.

Creighton's senior point guard (Tatum Rembao) has been sidelined by covid protocol. They have two other returning starters but otherwise are young and inexperienced. They relied so heavily on Jaylyn Agnew last year (21 ppg) and it would've been hard enough even with Rembao on the court. An opening slate of Drake at home and then Northern Iowa and South Dakota State on the road isn't exactly a soft entry.

 

[Plebe]

It's been all South Dakota against Gonzaga so far, 27-12 at the 2Q media timeout. The Zags look flat after their tough loss to South Carolina yesterday, and the extra day of rest seems to be helping the Yotes.

Gonzaga didn't even hit double figures until halfway through the 2nd quarter. For USD, Liv Korngable may be emerging as a star for them in her senior season; she has 9 points so far on 4-4 FG plus 3 assists.

 

[Plebe]

Wild momentum swings in this one. Gonzaga chipped away at the lead in 3Q and then stormed ahead in 4Q, leading by as much as 7 with 4:00 to go. Then USD mounted a comeback of its own, pulling back to within 1 but missing its chances to tie or take the lead, failing to capitalize on a 3-1/2-minute scoreless stretch by Gonzaga.

The Zags iced the game with 7 points on FTs in the last 30 seconds, including 6-6 by Jill Townsend.

Townsend and Korngable finished with 20 each, and I heard both were named to the all-tournament team.

 

[Plebe]

In another tussle between notable mid-majors, James Madison is trying to mount an epic comeback against Buffalo.

Buffalo led 57-24 at halftime, but JMU outscored them 27-6 in 3Q to cut the lead to 12. Should be a fun 4th quarter.

Edit to add: JMU cooled off and Buffalo held on comfortably for an 80-64 win. Dyaisha Fair had 27 points on a high-volume 11-27 FG shooting, plus 9 assists and 7 rebounds. Her teammate, Hanna Hall, added 24 points and 5 rebounds. JMU is a young team and was led in scoring by two sophomores and a freshman.

 

[Sifaka]

Doug Bruno's De Paul Demons scored a measly 128 points against the Chicago State Cupcakes. The De Paul bench scored a paltry 55 points.

Yiiiiikes!

 

[donalddoowop]

It's been all South Dakota against Gonzaga so far, 27-12 at the 2Q media timeout. The Zags look flat after their tough loss to South Carolina yesterday, and the extra day of rest seems to be helping the Yotes.

Gonzaga didn't even hit double figures until halfway through the 2nd quarter. For USD, Liv Korngable may be emerging as a star for them in her senior season; she has 9 points so far on 4-4 FG plus 3 assists.

How were you able to watch this game?

 

[Plebe]

How were you able to watch this game?

I splurged. FloHoops.

 

[KY Card Fan]

Louisville-DePaul Friday 6:30 at Mohegan Sun

 

[Plebe]

Doug Bruno's De Paul Demons scored a measly 128 points against the Chicago State Cupcakes. The De Paul bench scored a paltry 55 points.

A bit of sad news in relation to DePaul, which I just found out:



Fredrickson was projected to be a major contributor for DePaul, which could certainly use more size.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Ole Miss opens the season today. Interested in how those freshmen and Austin look

 

[stwainfan]

 

[Plebe]

This isn't relevant to this week's games. Perhaps try the SEC thread, just a friendly suggestion.

 

[Lorcan]

I thought that Buffalo could be good this year, but I'm still surprised at how they hammered James Madison 80-64 even without a stalwart in Summer Hemphill. Does anyone have an ETA on Hemphill's return to the court for Buffalo? Dyaisha Fair is a name to remember folks as she will provide serious competition for Mid-Major Player of the Year, Scoring Leader of the Year and many more awards. Just a cool 29 points and 9 assists to go along with 7 rebounds for her campaign kickoff event.

I'm impressed that Gonzaga found a way to win against the Yotes after being down big early, but a 16-2 run in the 4th Quarter will help you win most games as Gonzaga eked out a close one. Townsend and Truong combined for 32 points in a lowscoring affair as Gonzaga eked one out 54-50. I can't decide if scoring is up or down this year when I look at what Syracuse did against Stony Brook, Arizona State, and now this game compared to DePaul, Stanford, South Carolina all being in triple digits.

Clemson is 3-0, but they actually trailed Charlotte with 4:43 to go in the 4th quarter. That's not a promising sign as ACC play is around the corner.

 

[j66kicker]

Louisville-DePaul Friday 6:30 at Mohegan Sun

Could be interesting if DePaul racks up 57 points off 3-pointers (19-30, 63%) like they did tonight.

 

[Lorcan]

It's not on Plebe's list of approved games, but Macee Williams of IUPUI is warming up for Notre Dame by going off against Ball State with a scorching 20 points and six rebounds in a half. I miss the days when Ball State was dancing and knocking off teams.

The Jackrabbits are off to the races with a 40-24 lead over Creighton after a close 1st Quarter midway through the 3rd. Burkhard in foul trouble though with 3 fouls, but Selland having herself a nice game.

 

[MSUFan2003]

Ole Miss opens the season today. Interested in how those freshmen and Austin look

I think people might be underestimating how improved they could possibly be. They definitely have more talent.

 

[nwhoopfan]

An opening slate of Drake at home and then Northern Iowa and South Dakota State on the road isn't exactly a soft entry.

I didn't exactly say it, but that was my point. 0-3 wouldn't be a reflection of their quality as a team, just that they had 3 tough games to start.

 

[Plebe]

South Dakota State has methodically blown the game open over Creighton, currently on a 22-5 run to lead by 15 in mid-3Q. Myah Selland has 12 points and 8 rebounds. Now that I'm seeing her for the first time this season, she has clearly worked on her fitness and trimmed down noticeably from last year.

Creighton is still missing their point guard, out due to COVID protocol.

It's not on Plebe's list of approved games, but Macee Williams of IUPUI is warming up for Notre Dame by going off against Ball State with a scorching 20 points and six rebounds in a half. I miss the days when Ball State was dancing and knocking off teams.

Ha I can't list every game, and as @triaddukefan is well aware, additions are always welcome! IUPUI was a nice story last year, winning the Horizon tournament to earn their first-ever NCAA bid -- and with a sad ending in that they were denied the chance to play the tournament.

 

[stwainfan]

This isn't relevant to this week's games. Perhaps try the SEC thread, just a friendly suggestion.

Yeah I changed it.

 

[Lorcan]

Is it just me or is ESPN's scoreboard not working as well as it has in past years?