by Commissioner » Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:42 am
Tuesday, November 5: Finally some real action is here, though not yet for Titan fans. Among 7 Horizon teams in action, only Cleveland State lost. But, only Cleveland State played a D-1 opponent. Apparently most Horizon coaches don't share Coach Davis's aversion to scheduling non-D1 teams.
Horizon League
Minnesota 85, Cleveland State 50. Things went about as expected for Cleveland State, which never led, and trailed by 21 before the first half was finished. Freshman Hugo Ferreira, out of Portugal, led CSU with 13. The Vikings played without Jaalam Hill, Torrey Patton, Al Eichelberger and Jalen Williams. The first two are injured, but it's not clear why Eichelberger and Williams sat out on an already depleted team.
Oakland 94, Goshen 66. I used to joke about how Ray McCallum's teams would have dominated the NAIA WHAC. Apparently, Kampe's teams could, too. Juco transfer Daniel Oladapo had 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Wright State 96, Central State 77. The Raiders methodically took out D-2 Central State
Northern Kentucky 105, UC-Clermont 55. Not sure Cincinnati-Clermont is the UC that NKU wants to play. Clermont is a USCAA school--United States Collegiate Athletic Association. It's the smallest of the small, although some of its members have dual affiliation with the NAIA or NCAA D-III. It's members include the likes of Albany College of Pharmacy, the Culinary Institute of America, Word of Life Bible Institute, and some schools with serious identity problems (East West University; Five Towns College). Clermont's schedule includes mostly other USCAA schools, and even a juco.
Youngstown State 101, Thiel 53. Darius Quisenberry had 16 points and six assists as YSU opens with a win.
UIC 75, Olivet Nazarene 72. It wasn't pretty, but UIC held on to beat NAIA Olivet Nazarene. The Flames played without Tarkus Ferguson and Marcus Ottey.
Milwaukee 72, Concordia 62. Illinois transfer Te'Jon Lucas had an impressive start for Milwaukee with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.
Titan Non-Conference Opponents
Georgia Tech 82, North Carolina State 81 (OT). Undoubtedly NC State was looking past Tech to the Titan game on Sunday. The Wolfpack led by as many as 15 in the first half and never trailed in regulation. Leading 81-80 in the OT, they appeared to have held on when Tech missed a three for the win with 3 seconds left, but James Banks got the rebound, was fouled, and hit both free throws to hand Tech an upset in Raleigh. Banks finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds. CJ Bryce led NC State with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
Virginia Tech 67, Clemson 60. Preseason predictions generally had these two teams at the bottom of the ACC. Freshman Landers Nolley had 30 for Tech.
#8 Gonzaga 95, Alabama State 64. No challenge for the Zags. Cory Kispert led with 28 points.
Valparaiso 79, Toledo 77. Our old friend Valpo, generally picked to finish last in the MVC, surprised visiting Toledo, the favorite in the MAC. Toledo led by 14 early, but Valpo fought back and closed the 1st half with a 9-0 run to take the lead. The Rockets never led in the second half, although they did tie it with 13 seconds left on a pair of Marreon Jackson free throws. Javon Freeman hit a jumper with 4 seconds left for the win. Jackson led all scorers with 27 points.
Wyoming 54, Idaho State 40. 54-40 or Fight! Hunter Maldonado had 32 points for Wyoming in a low-scoring game. He nearly outscored Idaho State by himself, and scored over one-third of all points in this game.
UC-Irvine 76, San Diego 73. The Anteaters trailed by 18 late in the first half but came back behind 19 points from Evan Leonard. UCI made 24 of 27 free throws. San Diego was led by 17 points from Braun Hartfield, a transfer from Youngstown State.
Louisiana 95, Loyola, La. 67. Jim Harding had his first head coaching job back when Loyola of New Orleans was a D-1 program.
Ohio 65, Saint Bonaventure 53. A nice opening road win for a Bobcat team that was projected for a middle-of-the-pack MAC finish. Senior Jordan Dartis led the upset with 19 points.
Northeastern 72, Boston U. 67. Preseason CAA favorite Northeastern had its hands full with BU. Jordan Roland had 39 points for the Huskies, including a go ahead bucket with two minutes to play, and a four free throws in the final minute to preserve the win.
SIU-Edwardsville 61, Quincy 52. SIU-E shot just 39% and had 17 turnovers, but was still good enough to beat Quincy, a Catholic school that plays at the D-2 level.
Other Games
#2 Kentucky 69, #1 Michigan State 62. Already awaiting the rematch in March.
Michigan 79, Appalachian State 71. Michigan led by 21 at the half, and called off the dogs after building a 28 point lead in the second half. They may have called them off too early, as Appalachian State closed to within 5 in the final minutes. The Wolverines hit 7 straight free throws in the final minute, however, to keep the Mountaineers at bay. Eli Brooks had 24 points and Jon Teske 17 points and 13 rebounds for UM.
Central Michigan 102, UM-Dearborn 62.
Davenport 82, Grand Canyon 73. D-II Davenport of Grand Rapids made 15 of 30 three point attempts and stunned Dan Majerle's team down in Phoenix. Chris Rollins, a transfer from Purdue-Fort Wayne, led the upset with 22. Janeau Joubert, formerly of Central Michigan, is also in the Couches starting 5.
#4 Duke 68, #3 Kansas 66. Great way to start the season, for Duke and for fans--an excellent game in Madison Square Garden.
#5 Louisville 87, Miami 54.
#6 Florida 74, North Florida 59.
#7 Maryland 95, Holy Cross 71. Drew Louder, a freshman from Ann Arbor, had 24 points and 5 assists in his debut for Holy Cross.
#10 Villanova 97, Army 54.
#12 Seton Hall 105, Wagner 71.
#13 Texas Tech 85, Eastern Illinois 60.
#14 Memphis 97, South Carolina State 64.
#15 Oregon 71, Fresno State 57.
#16 Baylor 105, Central Arkansas 61.
#17 Utah State 81, Montana State 73. Sam Merrill had 28 points, but the Utes only wrapped it up in the final minutes.
#19 Xavier 76, Jacksonville 57.
#20 St. Mary's 65, Wisconsin 63 (OT). This would normally be the mid-major win of the night, but since St. Mary's was ranked higher and it's mentioned here in the top 25 scores anyway ... . But St. Mary's will take a big win over the honor. The Gaels closed out the first half with an 18-5 run to lead by 6, and never trailed in the second half. Wisconsin only tied it with a 13-4 run to end regulation, and had a chance to win it but missed a long three at the buzzer. Aleem Ford, who missed that one, missed another at the buzzer in the overtime.
#24 Auburn 83, Georgia Southern 74.
#25 VCU 72, St. Francis (Pa) 58.
Rhode Island 76, Long Island 65. Neither Ballantyne nor Triple J played for Long Island. Hmm.
Duquesne 94, Princeton 67. I wouldn't mind seeing us schedule either of these teams for a H&H. Duquesne is an old rival, Catholic, not too far, A10; Princeton has a national name and it's good for the school's academic rep to hang out with the Iyvs.
Washington Adventist 71, Howard 68. Howard becomes the first D-1 team to lose to a non-D1 team this year, though Grand Canyon soon followed.
Boise State 126, Life Pacific 49. What, the Smurfs are playing insurance companies now?
Mid-Major Win of the Night: Penn 81, Alabama 80. Freshman Jordan Dingle hit a jumper with 6 seconds left as the Quakers surprised 'Bama. Penn had led most of the way and was up by 9 with six minutes to go, but it looked like Alabama's rally was successful until the Dingle chimed in. Dingle finished with 24 points.
Titan All Americans Calihan Swanson Sparrow Ebben DeBusschere Murray Haywood Long Tyler Duerod Phillips Green McCallum