“THE SCOREBOARD”
INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REGIONAL SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
CLASS 1A
NORTH JUDSON (11-1) AT CLINTON PRAIRIE (8-4)
PIONEER (12-0) AT SOUTH ADAMS (10-2)
KNIGHTSTOWN (10-2) AT MILAN (10-2)
NORTH DAVIESS (12-0) AT RIVERTON PARKE (11-0)
CLASS 2A
WHEELER (11-1) AT EASTSIDE (11-0)
LAPEL (11-1) AT OAK HILL (7-5)
EASTERN HANCOCK (12-0) AT SOUTH PUTNAM (12-0)
NORTH POSEY (11-1) AT BROWNSTOWN CENTRAL (12-0)
CLASS 3A
ANGOLA (9-3) AT ANDREAN (11-1)
BLUFFTON (12-0) AT HAMILTON HEIGHTS (9-3)
TRI-WEST (10-2) AT LAWRENCEBURG (11-1)
INDIAN CREEK (11-0) AT EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL (12-0)
CLASS 4A
HOBART (9-3) AT NORTHRIDGE (12-0)
MUNCIE CENTRAL (9-3) AT FORT WAYNE DWENGER (11-1)
INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD (10-2) AT INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI (10-2)
CLASS 5A
CHESTERTON (6-5) AT CONCORD (6-5)
WARSAW (10-1) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF (9-2)
INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL (8-3) AT PLAINFIELD (9-2)
CASTLE (7-4) AT BLOOMINGTON SOUTH (9-2)
CLASS 6A
PENN (11-0) AT CROWN POINT (11-0)
CARMEL (7-4) AT CARROLL (FORT WAYNE) (10-1)
BROWNSBURG (11-0) AT LAWRENCE NORTH (9-2)
CENTER GROVE (9-2) AT WARREN CENTRAL (11-0)
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SATURDAY
HERITAGE HILLS (10-2) AT EAST CENTRAL (10-2)
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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES
MONDAY SCOREBOARD: https://www.maxpreps.com/in/basketball/girls/scores/?date=11/9/2026
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INDIANA MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
INDIANA 83 SYRACUSE 80
NOTRE DAME 94 EASTERN ILLINOIS 70
BALL STATE 89 BRECIA 64
PURDUE 76 ILLINOIS STATE 59
COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/seasontype/2/group/50
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INDIANA WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES
INDIANA 84 BRADLEY 56
COMPLETE SCOREBOARD: https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/seasontype/2/group/50
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NBA SCOREBOARD
MAVERICKS 125, PACERS 122
WARRIORS 138, PELICANS 87
HORNETS 124, CAVALIERS 112
LAKERS 124, HAWKS 114
PISTONS 122, WIZARDS 111
GRIZZLIES 118, RAPTORS 102
ROCKETS 110, NUGGETS 100
SPURS 112, SUNS 96
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NHL SCOREBOARD
OILERS 3, RANGERS 1
SHARKS 3, ISLANDERS 2 (SO)
FLYERS 3, CANUCKS 1
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER SCOREBOARD
NO GAMES SCHEDULED
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL TV SCHEDULE/SCORES
TUESDAY, NOV. 10
FBS
WESTERN MICHIGAN AT AKRON | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
KENT STATE AT BOWLING GREEN | 7 P.M. | ESPNU
OHIO AT MIAMI (OHIO) | 8 P.M. | ESPN2
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11
FBS
UMASS AT TOLEDO
BUFFALO AT BALL STATE | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN2
SACRAMENTO STATE AT CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 7:30 P.M. | ESPNU
THURSDAY, NOV. 12
FBS
MEMPHIS AT SOUTH FLORIDA | 8 P.M. | ESPN
LOUISIANA AT UL MONROE | 9 P.M. | ESPN2
FRIDAY, NOV. 13
FBS
FLORIDA STATE AT PITT | 7 P.M. | ESPN
ILLINOIS AT UCLA | 9 P.M. | FOX
HOUSTON AT COLORADO | 10:15 P.M. | ESPN
FCS
SOUTHERN UTAH AT PORTLAND STATE | 10 P.M. | ESPN+
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
FBS
DUKE AT MIAMI (FLA.) | 12 P.M. | ABC
NORTHWESTERN AT OHIO STATE | 12 P.M. | FOX
WAKE FOREST AT SMU | 12 P.M.
AUBURN AT MISSISSIPPI STATE | 12 P.M.
SYRACUSE AT NC STATE | 12 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
WISCONSIN AT MARYLAND | 12 P.M. | FS1
JAMES MADISON AT UCONN | 12 P.M. | CBSSN
GEORGIA TECH AT CLEMSON | 12:30 P.M. | CW
NEBRASKA AT RUTGERS | 12:30 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
ALABAMA AT VANDERBILT | 12:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
EAST CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
UAB AT TEMPLE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
ARKANSAS STATE AT COASTAL CAROLINA | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
TULANE AT RICE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
KENNESAW STATE AT SAM HOUSTON | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
NEW MEXICO STATE AT MISSOURI STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT DELAWARE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
USC AT INDIANA | 3:30 P.M. | CBS
BOSTON COLLEGE AT NOTRE DAME | 3:30 P.M. | NBC
MICHIGAN AT OREGON | 3:30 P.M. | FS1
CAL AT VIRGINIA | 3:30 P.M. | ACC NETWORK
FLORIDA ATLANTIC AT TULSA | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
NEVADA AT NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 3:30 P.M. | MW+
GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT GEORGIA STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
JACKSONVILLE STATE AT WESTERN KENTUCKY | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
MIDDLE TENNESSEE AT LIBERTY | 3:30 P.M. | CBSSN
FRESNO STATE AT TEXAS STATE | 4 P.M. | CW
WASHINGTON AT MICHIGAN STATE | 4:15 P.M. | BIG TEN NETWORK
SOUTHERN MISS AT LOUISIANA TECH | 5 P.M. | ESPN+
OREGON STATE AT BOISE STATE | 6 P.M. | USA NETWORK
APPALACHIAN STATE AT MARSHALL | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MINNESOTA AT PENN STATE | 7 P.M.
SAN JOSE STATE AT AIR FORCE | 7 P.M. | CBSSN
TROY AT SOUTH ALABAMA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
UNLV AT NEW MEXICO | 7:30 P.M. | CW
SOUTH CAROLINA AT ARKANSAS | 7:45 P.M. | SEC NETWORK
NORTH TEXAS AT UTSA | 9 P.M. | ESPNU
UTAH STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE | 9:30 P.M. | USA NETWORK
WYOMING AT UTEP | 10 P.M. | FS1
COLORADO STATE AT WASHINGTON STATE | 10:30 P.M. | CBSSN
NORTH DAKOTA STATE AT HAWAI’I | 11 P.M. | CW
MISSOURI AT GEORGIA | ABC
UTAH AT ARIZONA
FLORIDA AT KENTUCKY | ESPN
TEXAS AT LSU | ABC
BAYLOR AT BYU
OLE MISS AT OKLAHOMA
TENNESSEE AT TEXAS A&M
TEXAS TECH AT OKLAHOMA STATE
PURDUE AT IOWA
FCS
COLUMBIA AT BROWN | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
ILLINOIS STATE AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
STONEHILL AT ROBERT MORRIS | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
NORFOLK STATE AT MORGAN STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
GEORGETOWN AT FORDHAM | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
VILLANOVA AT HOLY CROSS | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
BUTLER AT MARIST | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
DAVIDSON AT DAYTON | 12 P.M. | YOUTUBE
PRESBYTERIAN AT MOREHEAD STATE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
THE CITADEL AT VMI | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
PRINCETON AT YALE | 12 P.M. | ESPN+
DARTMOUTH AT CORNELL | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
HARVARD AT PENN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
MURRAY STATE AT INDIANA STATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
DELAWARE STATE AT HOWARD | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
BUCKNELL AT WILLIAM & MARY | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
LAFAYETTE AT COLGATE | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
VALPARAISO AT STETSON | 1 P.M. | YOUTUBE
CHATTANOOGA AT FURMAN | 1 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TENNESSEE STATE AT WOFFORD | 1:30 P.M. | ESPN+
UNI AT SOUTH DAKOTA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
LEHIGH AT RICHMOND | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT AUSTIN PEAY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MONTANA STATE AT NORTHERN COLORADO | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT EASTERN KENTUCKY | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
GARDNER-WEBB AT WESTERN ILLINOIS | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
NORTH ALABAMA AT WEST GEORGIA | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
HOUSTON CHRISTIAN AT NORTHWESTERN STATE | 2 P.M. | ESPN+
MERCER AT TENNESSEE TECH | 2:30 P.M. | ESPN+
LINDENWOOD AT UT MARTIN | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
TARLETON STATE AT WEST FLORIDA | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
JACKSON STATE AT ALABAMA STATE | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
NICHOLLS AT UIW | 3 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN ILLINOIS AT TENNESSEE STATE | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
WESTERN CAROLINA AT SAMFORD | 3:30 P.M. | ESPN+
EASTERN WASHINGTON AT UTAH TECH | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
UC DAVIS AT IDAHO | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
WEBER STATE AT NORTHERN ARIZONA | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
EAST TEXAS A&M AT LAMAR | 4 P.M. | ESPN+
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN AT UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY | 6 P.M. | ESPN+
MCNEESE AT SE LOUISIANA | 7 P.M. | ESPN+
IDAHO STATE AT MONTANA | 10:30 P.M. | ESPN2
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NFL
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE/SCORES
MONDAY NIGHT
BUFFALO 23 MINNESOTA 6
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NFL WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS (THU) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P AMZ
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS DETROIT LIONS (MUNICH) 3:30P (CET) 9:30A FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ATLANTA FALCONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
HOUSTON TEXANS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
BUFFALO BILLS AT NEW YORK JETS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT TENNESSEE TITANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
LOS ANGELES RAMS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:05P (MST) 4:05P CBS
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT LAS VEGAS RAIDERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P CBS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 3:25P (CT) 4:25P FOX
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC*
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS AT BALTIMORE RAVENS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN
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NFL WEEK 11 SCHEDULE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (THU) 7:15P (CT) 8:15P AMZ
MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CHICAGO BEARS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT DALLAS COWBOYS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT DETROIT LIONS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ARIZONA CARDINALS AT KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AT NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK JETS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 1:05P (PT) 4:05P FOX
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT DENVER BRONCOS 2:25P (MT) 4:25P CBS
PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 4:25P (ET) 4:25P CBS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS VS SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (MEXICO CITY) 7:20P (CT) 8:20P NBC
CINCINNATI BENGALS AT WASHINGTON COMMANDERS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN
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NFL WEEK 12 SCHEDULE
GREEN BAY PACKERS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (WED) 5:00P (PT) 8:00P NETFLIX
CHICAGO BEARS AT DETROIT LIONS (THU) 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES AT DALLAS COWBOYS (THU) 3:30P (CT) 4:30P FOX
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT BUFFALO BILLS (THANKSGIVING) 8:20P (ET) 8:20P NBC
DENVER BRONCOS AT PITTSBURGH STEELERS (FRI) 3:00P (ET) 3:00P AMZ
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AT CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
BALTIMORE RAVENS AT HOUSTON TEXANS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P CBS
NEW YORK GIANTS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P FOX
NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00P (ET) 1:00P CBS
ATLANTA FALCONS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS 12:00P (CT) 1:00P FOX
TENNESSEE TITANS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 4:05P (ET) 4:05P CBS
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT ARIZONA CARDINALS 2:25P (MST) 4:25P FOX
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:25P (PT) 4:25P FOX
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS 5:20P (PT) 8:20P NBC*
CAROLINA PANTHERS AT TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (MON) 8:15P (ET) 8:15P ESPN*
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2026 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE
10 SUN, NOV 15 VS. MIAMI DOLPHINS 1:00 PM CBS
11 THU, NOV 19 @ HOUSTON TEXANS 8:15 PM PRIME VIDEO
12 SUN, NOV 29 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS 1:00 PM FOX
13 BYE WEEK
14 SUN, DEC 13 @ PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 1:00 PM FOX
15 SUN, DEC 20 @ TENNESSEE TITANS 1:00 PM CBS
16 TBD – FLEX VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS TBD TBD
17 SUN, JAN 3 @ CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 PM FOX
18 TBD – FLEX GAME VS. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS TBD TBD
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TOP NATIONAL HEADLINES/PRESS RELEASES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF DOUBLES UP, EXPANDS TO 24 TEAMS BEGINNING NEXT SEASON
The College Football Playoff will double in size to 24 teams beginning next year, bringing an end to a three-decade era of conference title games that used to be among the marquee events of the season.
College leaders announced the new format Monday, after ESPN agreed to rework its contract to add the 11 new games. Terms were not announced, though ESPN said it was a deal for five years and additional $1.7 billion, on top of the $7.8 billion contract that runs through the 2031 season.
The revenue generated from the new games will presumably make up for the estimated $345 million the Power Four conference title games were worth. ESPN would then not be on the hook for $140 million of the extra money due to cancellation of the title games, the network reported.
The new format will have five automatic qualifiers — the champions of the Power Four leagues and the best-ranked team in the smaller Group of Six conferences — with the other 19 teams being chosen by a selection panel. Notre Dame does not receive any guarantees, the way it does this year if it’s ranked in the top 12 for what will be the last year of the 12-team postseason.
The top eight seeds will receive first-round byes in the new format and the playoff will start on the second weekend in December, with the first two rounds of games on campus. The traditional Army-Navy game will be played on the first weekend in December, which used to be reserved for conference title games.
Both the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences, whose approval was needed to adopt this change, and their Power Four brethren — the Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference — are banking that most of the additional spots will go to their members so some of the second-tier teams have new motivation to keep spending big in an era of NIL and $50 million football rosters.
“Opening the playoff to more programs, more student-athletes and more fan bases across the country is great for college football,” said Mississippi State president Mark Keenum, who is chair of the CFP board. “We look forward to seeing this expanded format come to life next season.”
The first final for the 24-team playoff remains set for Jan. 24, 2028, in New Orleans. Traditional bowl games will still host the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.
As part of the expansion, the CFP is requiring Power Four teams to play at least 10 “qualifying” regular-season games against conference foes, other Power Four opponents and Notre Dame. Group of Six teams will have to play 10 games against conference opponents and a mix of G6 teams, Notre Dame and other independents.
The agreement guarantees two off weeks during a regular season that will begin the week before Labor Day.
An NFL-sized playoff changes the nature of the college regular season
The move to 24 teams marks the second expansion of the playoff since it began in 2014 as a modest four-team affair. Right after it moved to 12 in 2024, most thought it would eventually max out at 16, which was the SEC’s preference.
But the Big Ten wanted to go bigger, while the SEC balked at that, concerned about the league title game — a property it invented in 1992 and made billions from over the decades — along with the marketability of games featuring third- and fourth-place finishers in power conferences.
ESPN took care of the money problem. Now, the question is whether fans will embrace an NFL-style free-for-all that could include about one-third of the Power Four’s 68 teams, depending on what happens with the Group of Six schools, whose role in these big-money power grabs seems to diminish with every move.
It’s the latest seismic change for a sport that, for decades, built its distinct character and generated controversy by leaning on media and coaching polls to hand out national titles.
The new system won’t be a completely clean break. Critics see a risk in giving more power to a selection committee that hasn’t really mastered the four- or 12-team brackets. The exclusion of Florida State in 2023 and Notre Dame last season stand out as the best examples — and the first rankings release of this season left people scratching their heads again.
Skeptics also view the expanded playoff as another watering-down of what’s largely seen as one of the most important regular seasons in sports, replacing potential matchups between, say, Alabama and Georgia in an SEC title game with a 13 seed vs. 20 seed game that would pit, say, Kentucky and South Carolina.
But, as Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti argued from the beginning, a postseason that gives bubble teams hope and keeps others vying for home-field advantage or byes will bring more eyes — not fewer — to the end of a regular season that sometimes boils down to only three or four traditional rivalry games with meaning. (One of those traditional games, Ohio State-Michigan, is shaping up to have zero impact on this year’s playoffs this year.)
More at-large berths also help the conferences cash in on the decision to expand their league schedules (the SEC didn’t really want to) and demand more non-league games be played among Power Four teams — all in an effort to beef up strength-of-schedule ratings that will carry weight with a selection committee.
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WHAT NOW? SOME KEY CHANGES IN THE NEW 24-TEAM COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
College football is one step closer to a postseason that will resemble the come-one-come-all nature of the pros.
And yet, the 24-team playoff for major college football arriving next season will not completely get rid of some things that make the sport unique and, often, frustrating.
While four of the 24 spots in next year’s playoffs will go to teams that win their conferences, the rest will be entered into the bracket based on the opinions of a selection committee. It’s not a far cry from the days of sports writers and coaches weighing in with weekly polls to determine who was best in the nation.
A few of the key points about the 24-team playoff:
How will it work?
Much like this year’s 12-team playoff, champions of the four biggest conferences — the Power Four (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC) — will receive automatic spots. The highest-ranked team from the next tier of conferences — the Group of Six — will also be guaranteed a spot.
The last 19 teams will get in based on their ranking by a selection committee that will gather weekly to produce a list of its top 25 — or maybe top 30 — teams in the country.
Where will the games be played?
The top eight teams will receive first-round byes and will host games in the second week of the playoff, starting next year. Teams 9-24 will play opening-round games on the second weekend in December at the home stadiums of the better-ranked teams.
For the quarterfinals and semifinals, games will be at places like the Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The final will take place in late January — in 2028, it will be on Jan. 24 in New Orleans.
What about college football’s unique regular season?
For decades, the quirky, exclusive nature of college football’s “postseason” added value to its regular season. This only seemed to increase once the sport made a concerted effort to crown a national champion outside the old-school poll system. It was best settled on the field, the thinking went, and efforts from the Bowl Alliance to the BCS to the CFP have soldiered through that for years now.
So now comes a 24-team playoff that will almost surely have multiple teams with three or four losses. Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti flipped contends a bigger playoff will add more meaning to more games — especially important now that programs are spending millions to field rosters in the NIL era Now, Petitti argues, teams across the country will push hard for top seeding and first-round byes.
What happens to conference title games?
They are going away. Expanding the playoff to 12 teams a few years ago put the writing on the wall for what was once a truly defining experience in college sports. Beginning next year, why do Alabama and Georgia need to meet (and risk injury) in December when they’re either a) already guaranteed spots in the CFP or b) could only see their resume get worse with another loss?
In the early 1990s, a chance at securing a league title and a trip to the Sugar or Rose Bowl could be a crowning achievement for a team that was good, but outside the national title mix. A 24-team playoff gives all those teams a shot now, and the league title game is the biggest casualty.
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KYLE WHITTINGHAM REOPENS MICHIGAN’S QB COMPETITION
A week after saying Tommy Carr would remain Michigan’s starter for the “foreseeable future,” coach Kyle Whittingham has reopened the quarterback competition after another underwhelming offensive effort Saturday against rival Michigan State.
Whittingham told reporters Monday that Carr and Bryce Underwood will battle this week to determine who will start for the Wolverines (5-4, 2-4 Big Ten) at No. 23 Oregon on Saturday.
Carr, a freshman, has started the last three games since replacing Underwood at halftime of Michigan’s 21-18 win over Penn State on Oct. 17. He has thrown for 641 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions after completing 14 of 26 passes for 138 yards and two picks in the 15-6 loss to the Spartans, Michigan’s first loss without allowing a touchdown since 1985.
Underwood, the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2025 class, has completed 58.1% of his passes for 924 yards, five TDs and six interceptions this season after throwing for 2,428 yards, 11 touchdowns and nine picks as a freshman.
Michigan fired first-year offensive coordinator Jason Beck on Sunday. The Wolverines rank 126th out of 138 FBS teams in scoring offense (19.6 points per game), counteracting their defense ranking 14th nationally in points per game allowed (16.2).
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NFL
JAMES COOK III, BILLS GRIND TO ROAD WIN OVER VIKINGS
James Cook III had 31 carries for 107 yards and a touchdown, and the Buffalo Bills outlasted the Minnesota Vikings for a 23-6 victory on Monday night in Minneapolis.
Josh Allen completed 21 of 31 passes for 234 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Buffalo (7-1). Tight end Keleki Latu caught Allen’s lone touchdown pass.
Carson Wentz completed only eight of 25 passes for 81 yards and two interceptions for Minnesota (6-2), which has lost back-to-back games after starting the season with six consecutive wins. Justin Jefferson had three catches for 58 yards on 11 targets.
Max Brosmer replaced Wentz at quarterback late in the fourth quarter and was 6-of-7 passing for 58 yards.Buy Game Tickets
The game remained scoreless until late in the first quarter, when Buffalo inched to a 3-0 lead. Tyler Bass made a 39-yard field goal one play after the Vikings defense stuffed Cook III in the backfield on third-and-2 from the Minnesota 19-yard line.
The Vikings evened the score at 3-all with 4:02 remaining in the second quarter. Will Reichard connected from 43 yards as coach Kevin O’Connell opted not to go for a first down on fourth-and-1 from the Buffalo 25-yard line.
Allen and the Bills’ offense showed a spark on the next possession. Allen led a hurry-up offense down the field and capped the eight-play drive with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Latu to make it 10-3 with 44 seconds left in the half.
Latu celebrated his first career touchdown by forcefully spiking the ball, and he grinned as a slew of teammates including Allen came over to congratulate him. The 24-year-old is the younger brother of Indianapolis Colts pass rusher Laiatu Latu.
The Vikings cut the deficit to 10-6 on Reichard’s 53-yard field goal five seconds before halftime.
Bass added a second field goal, this time from 25 yards, to increase Buffalo’s lead to 13-6 with 6:03 remaining in the third quarter. The kick capped a 14-play, 83-yard drive.
Cook made it 20-6 when he powered through the middle of the line of scrimmage for a 5-yard rushing touchdown with 6:17 to go in the fourth. He finished off another mammoth drive for Buffalo that covered 15 plays and 84 yards.
Bass completed the scoring with a 52-yard field goal with 4:40 remaining.
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FALCONS AGREE TO TRADE VETERAN SAFETY JESSIE BATES III TO JAGUARS FOR 2 DRAFT PICKS, AP SOURCE SAYS
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to trade safety Jessie Bates III to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for two draft picks, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.
The Falcons will receive a 2027 second-round draft pick and a 2028 fifth-round pick, the person said.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams have not announced the trade.
The 29-year-old Bates had been included in reports as a player who could be moved before Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.
Bates confirmed the trade on social media when he wrote on his X account on Monday “WOKE UP A JAGUAR!” He also wrote “ATL Forever Grateful!”
Bates had a career-high 14 tackles in the Falcons’ 34-17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday in Madrid. The Falcons (3-6) have lost four of their last five games under first-year coach Kevin Stefanski, leaving them on a path to their ninth consecutive losing season.
Bates has 60 tackles, three forced fumbles, one interception and a 36-yard return for a touchdown on a fumble recovery as a bright spot for the Falcons.
In nine seasons, including five with Cincinnati, Bates has 28 interceptions and 14 forced fumbles.
While the Falcons have struggled, the Jaguars (6-2) are contending for the top playoff spot in the AFC. The Jaguars have won five of their last six games, including a 33-10 victory in Baltimore on Thursday night.
The Jaguars will play at Tennessee on Sunday. Titans coach Robert Saleh said his team’s challenge became more difficult following the trade.
“What they’ve done is added an All-Pro player to an already championship caliber football team,” Saleh said. “Last week I made the comment that Cincinnati was the best team we’ve played all year? Well, Jacksonville’s one-upping it. This team has done a great job developing the players on that roster.”
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NFL REINSTATES WR BRANDON AIYUK, GIVES 49ERS 2-WEEK ROSTER EXEMPTION
The NFL reinstated Brandon Aiyuk on Monday and gave the San Francisco 49ers a two-week roster exemption to determine their next step with the disgruntled former All-Pro wide receiver.
Aiyuk was removed from the reserve/left squad list after requesting reinstatement and meeting with 49ers officials Friday. San Francisco placed him on the list in December 2025 after he stopped reporting to the team while rehabilitating his knee. The exemption runs through Nov. 23, allowing the 49ers to carry the 28-year-old without counting him against their 53-man roster.
Despite the status change, coach Kyle Shanahan made clear that San Francisco’s plans for Aiyuk have not changed.
“It means absolutely nothing to our team,” Shanahan said Monday. “That’s all administrative stuff to me.”
Aiyuk has not played since tearing the ACL and MCL in his right knee during a game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 20, 2024. His new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said last week that Aiyuk is healthy and ready to resume his career.
Team officials previously have said they do not expect him to play for San Francisco again. The 49ers could attempt to trade Aiyuk before Tuesday’s deadline or release him before the roster exemption expires.
A separate financial dispute also remains unresolved. The NFL informed Aiyuk and the NFL Players Association last week that it believes he must repay the 49ers approximately $13 million in already paid bonuses. San Francisco previously voided $27 million in guaranteed money in Aiyuk’s contract for 2026 after he failed to participate in team activities while he was rehabilitating.
Aiyuk signed a four-year, $120 million extension before the 2024 season. He caught 25 passes for 374 yards in seven games that year after earning second-team All-Pro honors in 2023 with 1,342 receiving yards.
He has 294 receptions for 4,305 yards and 25 touchdowns in 69 career games.
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PACKERS RB JOSH JACOBS NEEDS SURGERY; IR POSSIBLE
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs faces another absence after fracturing his right ring finger during the first quarter of Sunday’s 45-27 win over the New England Patriots.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said Monday that Jacobs will need surgery and won’t be able to play through the injury. Jacobs left Sunday’s game after gaining five yards on four carries.
LaFleur did not give a timeframe for Jacobs’ recovery, but Jacobs could be placed on injured reserve, which would force him to miss at least four games.
Jacobs missed the first six games of the season after being placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List on Aug. 30 following an incident with his then-girlfriend at his home near Green Bay on May 23. He pleaded no contest Sept. 10 to misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property, resulting in a battery conviction and a deferred judgment on the property-damage charge.
Jacobs was cleared to return in Week 7 while the NFL continued investigating whether he violated its personal conduct policy.
Jacobs has rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries and caught 11 passes for 68 yards and two touchdowns in three games this season.
Kaleb Johnson and Pierre Strong Jr. each ran the ball for Green Bay following Jacobs’ early exit. The Packers also have Chris Brooks as an option as he can be activated from IR since he returned to practice last week.
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RAMS WR PUKA NACUA LIKELY HEADED TO IR
Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said Monday that receiver Puka Nacua is likely to be placed on injured reserve with MCL and PCL sprains and a turf toe injury.
Nacua suffered the injuries on the Rams’ final offensive snap during Sunday’s 20-13 victory over the Washington Commanders. He caught 14 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown and added 20 yards on two rushing attempts. He underwent an MRI on Monday to determine the severity of the knee injury. Once placed on IR, Nacua would miss at least four games.
Nacua has caught 70 passes on 93 targets this season and ranks seventh among NFL receivers with 715 yards. He has four touchdowns.
The Rams have won three consecutive games after a 2-4 start and are already without another top receiver in Davante Adams, who has been on IR since rupturing his hamstring in Week 6. Adams’ initial timetable to return was 6-10 weeks, which would put him on a track to return by the end of November or early December.
Los Angeles visits Arizona on Sunday before its bye week, then hosts Green Bay and Kansas City before traveling to San Francisco.
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CARDINALS WR MICHAEL WILSON (NECK) OUT FOR REMAINDER OF SEASON
Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver Michael Wilson is out for the remainder of the season after suffering a fracture in his neck on Sunday, coach Mike LaFleur said Monday.
Wilson was hurt on the fourth play of the game against the Seattle Seahawks, LaFleur said, and played through the injury. Wilson was on the field for 44 offensive snaps.
Wilson, 26, was already playing through two broken ribs.
The Cardinals’ No. 1 wide receiver had 51 receptions for 546 yards and two touchdowns through nine games this season. He finished Sunday’s 17-3 loss to Seattle with six catches for 60 yards.
The Cardinals’ most productive wide receiver on the active roster is now Reggie Virgil who has three receptions for 54 yards. Tight end Trey McBride leads the team with 73 receptions for 598 yards. Kendrick Bourne (26 receptions, 263 yards, no touchdowns) is on injured reserve with what is reported to be a fractured tibia.
Arizona’s concerns in the passing game don’t end there, as LaFleur said quarterback Gardner Minshew is undergoing tests on his throwing elbow and arm.
Minshew took a big hit near the end of the first half but stayed in the game and finished 21-for-30 passing for 166 yards. The Cardinals had recently elevated Minshew to the starting quarterback and Carson Beck to QB2, demoting Jacoby Brissett and later trading him to the Baltimore Ravens.
The Cardinals are set to face the Los Angeles Rams at home Sunday, four weeks after they delivered an 18-16 road victory over their NFC West rival.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
UCLA JUMPS INTO TOP 10 OF MEN’S AP TOP 25 BASKETBALL POLL AS FLORIDA, DUKE, ILLINI LEAD THE RANKINGS
UCLA climbed into the top 10 in the first regular-season AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the season on Monday while Florida remained No. 1 and the top four were unchanged.
The Gators, who began the season with wins over then-No. 14 Miami and Jacksonville, earned six more first place-votes and had 53 of the 60 from a national media panel. Duke earned the other seven first-place votes, Illinois held down No. 3 in the poll, and UConn was fourth after winning an NCAA championship game rematch with then-No. 16 Michigan on Friday night.
Next up for the Gators is a rivalry game against Florida State.
“I talked to the guys about Tuesday night. We’re going into enemy territory as the No. 1 team in America,” Florida coach Todd Golden said. “We’re going to get their best shot, and they’re going to be well-prepared, and we have to bring our best effort.”
Michigan State rounded out the top five Monday, taking the place of Arizona, which lost its opener to the Bruins a week ago.
The former Pac-12 rivals met in Las Vegas, where the Bruins’ Trent Perry scored 21 points to help them overcome a career-best 38 from the Wildcats’ Ivan Kharchenkov. Arizona got within a point with 3:11 left before the Bruins held on for the 84-75 win.
It sent UCLA from No. 22 in the preseason poll to No. 9, its highest ranking since the final poll of the 2022-23 season.
“Huge,” Bruins coach Mick Cronin said of the win. “They’re going to win a lot of games, man. I don’t know exactly how many (wins) they’ve averaged over the last three years, but I’d guess it’s close to 30. So when you get a win over a team like that, it’s massive.”
Virginia moved up three spots to sixth after a trio of wins last week, including a victory over then-No. 12 Arkansas. Texas and Houston were next, then UCLA and Louisville, which moved up one spot to round out the top 10.
Tennessee fell three spots to No. 11 after beating Wofford in its only game last week. Arizona dropped seven spots to No. 12.
“It’s not about how we start the season. It’s about how we end the season,” Wildcats coach Tommy Lloyd said. “Obviously, it hurts when we’re losing. Just remember that feeling. We’ll have a tough stretch in another game, and we’ll need to dig deeper.”
The rest of the Top 25
St. John’s, Gonzaga and Kansas rounded out the first 15 in the poll. Texas Tech, Miami and Alabama were next, while Arkansas dropped seven spots to No. 18 after its loss to Virginia, and Michigan fell four spots to No. 20 after its loss to UConn.
USC, Vanderbilt, BYU, Kentucky and Nebraska finished out the Top 25. The Wildcats, who play the Jayhawks on Tuesday night, are one week shy of becoming the first school in the nearly 78-year history of the AP poll to be ranked for 1,000 weeks.
In and out and on the bubble
The Huskers, who opened their season with wins over Le Moyne and Providence, jumped into the poll thanks in part to Iowa State’s loss to Memphis. The Cyclones fell from No. 18 out of the poll, and were third among the others receiving votes.
Memphis was the first team outside of the Top 25, followed by Saint Louis, which had an impressive win over Missouri last week.
Conference watch
The Southeastern Conference not only had the No. 1 team in Florida but seven of the Top 25. The Big Ten was next with three of the top 10 and six in the poll. The Big 12 had five ranked teams, the ACC had four, the Big East had two and Gonzaga gave the new-look Pac-12 one team in the Top 25.
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TOP 25 ROUNDUP: LONDON JEMISON SINKS 6 TREYS AS NO. 18 ALABAMA ROLLS
London Jemison made a career-best six 3-pointers without a miss and matched his career high of 20 points while leading No. 18 Alabama to an easy 109-68 victory over Oakland on Monday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Amari Allen added 14 points and six assists as the Crimson Tide (3-0) never trailed and topped 100 points for the second straight contest while recording a season high in scoring. Jemison was 7 of 7 overall from the floor.
Aden Holloway scored 12 points on four 3-pointers in his first appearance of the season. Holloway served a five-game suspension for a drug possession arrest last March. Charges were later dismissed, and his suspension included Alabama’s three exhibition games.
Nassim Mashhour scored 18 points and Chris Fields Jr. added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (0-4), who are nearing the end of a season-opening five-game road trip.
No. 4 UConn 83, Wagner 41
Silas Demary Jr. scored 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting as the Huskies cruised to an 83-41 win over the Seahawks in Storrs, Conn.
Demary added four assists, four rebounds and a career-high six steals for UConn. The Huskies (3-0) shot 43.8% from the field, sank nine 3-pointers and scored 37 points off 26 Wagner turnovers.
AJ Rodriguez led Wagner (0-3) with 10 points and seven boards.
No. 7 Texas 93, Grambling 62
Matas Vokietaitis amassed 26 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds as the Longhorns steamrolled the Tigers in Austin, Texas, to stay perfect on the season.
Texas (3-0) scored 30 of the game’s first 35 points, led by as many as 31 in the first half and was up by 28 at halftime. Joe Sterling added 13 points for the Longhorns.
Mekhi Fitts scored 13 points and Antonio Shannon had 12 for Grambling (1-1). The Longhorns outshot the Tigers 50.8% to 35.9% and finished with a 14-0 edge in fastbreak points.
No. 11 Tennessee 70, Radford 47
Terrence Hill Jr. scored 18 points and the Volunteers made a decisive 16-0 second-half run en route to a victory over the Highlanders in Knoxville, Tenn.
Tennessee (2-0) led just 33-24 at halftime before turning it on in the second half. Hill went 6-for-9 from the field, including 2-for-4 from long distance. Dai Dai Ames tallied 13 points, and Jalen Haralson had 11 points, six rebounds and three steals.
Radford (0-3) received 16 points from Jordyn Kee. Warren Keel Jr. had 13 points, but the Highlanders shot just 26.2% (16-for-61).
No. 17 Miami 89, North Florida 51
Malik Reneau scored a season-high 16 points, hitting 7 of 10 shots from the floor, as the Hurricanes defeated the Ospreys in Coral Gables, Fla.
Miami (2-1), which has won back-to-back games since losing to top-ranked Florida, also got 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists from Shelton Henderson. Caleb Gaskins contributed 12 points.
North Florida (1-2), which fell to 0-9 all-time against Miami, was led by reserves Eddie Placer (12 points) and BJ Plummer (10 points).
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
MICHIGAN SURGES TO NO. 2 IN AP TOP 25 WOMEN’S POLL AFTER WIN OVER UCONN; SOUTH CAROLINA STILL NO. 1
Kim Barnes Arico and Michigan used the biggest regular-season win in program history to move up to No. 2 in the Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday.
It’s the Wolverines’ best ranking ever and came after a 77-66 victory over then-No. 2 UConn last week. Michigan, which was ranked fifth in the preseason poll, surpassed its previous high of fourth on Feb. 7, 2022.
“To be in position today to beat Connecticut and be the No. 2 ranked team in the country, it’s just a credit to our players and credit to our staff,” Barnes Arico said in a phone interview. “To have an opportunity to be in the top five and beat the best program of all time this week was really special.”
The Wolverines were one of 10 Big Ten teams ranked this week, matching the record set by the Southeastern Conference last season.
South Carolina remained the No. 1 team in the Top 25 in the first regular-season poll after wins over Maryland and North Carolina, two ranked teams, to start the season. The Gamecocks received all but one of the first-place ballots from the national 33-member media panel.
USC was third, garnering the other first-place vote. UConn dropped two spots to fourth while Duke rounded out the first five.
The rest of the rankings
Texas, Louisville, Vanderbilt, LSU were next. UCLA and Iowa were tied for 10th. Kentucky and Notre Dame followed them. Oklahoma jumped up seven spots to No. 14 after routing North Carolina in the season opener in France.
TCU, Washington, Ohio State, Minnesota, Oklahoma State and Maryland were 15-20. The final five were Ole Miss, Illinois, North Carolina, West Virginia and Nebraska. The Cornhuskers entered at No. 25 while N.C. State fell out.
Conference supremacy
The Big Ten has 10 teams in the Top 25. The Southeastern Conference has seven, including four in the top nine. The Atlantic Coast Conference has four and the Big 12 three. The Big East has one.
Michigan’s signature win
Barnes Arico’s team has now beaten a top five team three times in the past five years. The Wolverines topped No. 5 Baylor in 2021 and fifth-ranked Indiana in 2022. The coach also accomplished a rare feat, ending another long UConn winning streak. She was the coach at St. John’s when the Red Storm ended the Huskies’ 99-game home winning streak. Last Thursday, the team ended UConn’s 39-game, regular-season winning streak. Barnes Arico is one of the few coaches who has beaten Geno Auriemma at different schools, joining Texas coach Vic Schaefer.
“When I think back at UConn and Geno, I have the most respect for him of any coach that’s ever coached in our game,” Barnes Arico said. “He’s been able to maintain consistency and what he’s accomplished has been unreal and unheard of. To be one of two coaches that have beat him at two different places is really incredible. People go through a lifetime and never beat Connecticut ever.”
Game of the week
No. 3 USC visits No. 1 South Carolina on Sunday. The two teams met twice last season with the Gamecocks winning both matchups. One was in the regular season while the other came in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans have JuJu Watkins back after she missed the last 20 months recovering from an ACL injury she suffered in the NCAA Tournament her sophomore year.
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MIKAYLA BLAKES, AUBREY GALVAN LEAD NO. 8 VANDY PAST MOREHEAD STATE
Mikayla Blakes compiled 25 points and six assists, Aubrey Galvan added 18 points and 10 assists and No. 8 Vanderbilt sailed past Morehead State 102-50 on Monday in Nashville.
Blakes, a first-team All-American last year, has averaged 25.3 points through three games this season for the Commodores (3-0), who have scored in triple digits every time. Blakes made three 3-pointers and went 8-for-8 from the foul line before resting for much of the fourth quarter.
Mia Woolfolk added 20 points and six rebounds and Aiyana Mitchell had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Commodores. Vanderbilt amassed a 43-26 edge on the glass, with 22 offensive rebounds, and turned 27 Morehead State turnovers into 36 points.
The Commodores scored the game’s first 11 points and didn’t look back, building a 20-point advantage before the end of the first quarter. Galvan hit two 3-pointers in the final 1:03 of the second period to create a 53-26 halftime lead.
Kensley Feltner led the Eagles (0-3) with 17 points and Breayah Jefferson had 10 points plus team highs of six rebounds and three assists.
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NBA
NBA ROUNDUP: COOPER FLAGG BECOMES SECOND TEEN WITH 40-10-5 GAME
Cooper Flagg scored 30 of his season-high 43 points in the second half and Kyrie Irving added 35 as the Dallas Mavericks overturned a 13-point deficit to post a 125-122 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Monday.
Flagg hit 16 of 25 from the floor and compiled 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals, while Irving drilled 7 of 10 3-point attempts.
Flagg, 19, became the second teenager to post a 40-10-5 game — after Kevin Durant for the Seattle SuperSonics in the last game of the 2007-08 season.
Pascal Siakam scored 26 of his 29 points in the first half for Indiana and also recorded nine boards and eight assists. Indiana had the ball in the final seconds with a chance to tie, but Caleb Martin’s steal sealed the outcome.
Warriors 138, Pelicans 87
Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski and Yaxel Lendeborg combined for 73 points to give Golden State its eighth straight win and cap a 6-0 homestand. The Warriors are the first team in NBA history to start a season 0-3 and then run off eight wins in succession.
Lendeborg, a rookie, had 16 of his 23 points and Podziemski 15 of his 25 in the first half. Curry wound up with 25 points as Golden State posted its fourth-largest winning margin in team history.
Derik Queen accumulated 16 points to go with three blocks for New Orleans, which elected to rest star big man Zion Williamson. The Pelicans have dropped three in a row. The defeat was just the second in New Orleans history by 50 or more points.
Hornets 124, Cavaliers 112
Grayson Allen’s 27 points and Naz Reid’s 25 points and 13 rebounds carried Charlotte, which ended a six-game losing streak with a win over visiting Cleveland.
The Hornets shot 23-for-46 from 3-point range. Tidjane Salaun and Royce O’Neale, who scored 14 and 10 points, respectively, were part of the team’s 43-point bench production. Ryan Kalkbrenner’s 15 rebounds helped the Hornets control the boards 49-32.
Rookie Meleek Thomas led the Cavaliers with a season-high 18 points off the bench. Donovan Mitchell managed a season-low 11 points on 4-for-11 shooting.
Lakers 124, Hawks 114
Luka Doncic returned to the lineup and scored 32 points as Los Angeles extended its winning streak to six games with a victory at Atlanta.
Doncic missed the Lakers’ Sunday game against Detroit due to lower back tightness but came back to shoot 11-for-22 from the field while adding eight rebounds and 10 assists. The Lakers played without Austin Reaves (illness), who scored 43 points against the Pistons.
CJ McCollum came off the bench to score 21 for the Hawks, whose four-game winning streak ended. Nickeil Alexander-Walker put up 20 points.
Pistons 122, Wizards 111
John Collins had 24 points and 10 rebounds as host Detroit overcame a big performance from Anthony Davis and downed Washington, which has lost four straight.
Daniss Jenkins supplied 22 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals for the Pistons. Duncan Robinson also scored 22 points, while Cade Cunningham finished with 17 points and seven assists.
Davis, who had missed the Wizards’ previous two games with a right ankle sprain, poured in 44 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Rookie AJ Dybantsa had 21 points and eight rebounds, while Trae Young contributed 20 points and seven assists.
Grizzlies 118, Raptors 102
Ty Jerome scored 27 points and made five 3-pointers to help Memphis snap a three-game losing streak and improve to 5-0 on the road.
Cameron Boozer added 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who shot 16-for-34 (47.1%) on 3-point attempts.
Jamal Shead led Toronto with 20 points and 11 assists, and RJ Barrett put up 19 points. The Raptors have dropped four of their past six.
Rockets 110, Nuggets 100
Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun posted double-doubles as host Houston held off Denver to snap a two-game skid.
Durant finished with 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Sengun added 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Jabari Smith Jr. finished with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Jamal Murray scored 15 of his game-high 38 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Nuggets, who had won four of their previous five games. Nikola Jokic added 25 points, a game-high 16 rebounds and nine assists.
Spurs 112, Suns 96
Victor Wembanyama racked up 40 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocked shots in 25 minutes as visiting San Antonio routed Phoenix for its ninth straight win.
Wembanyama went 15 of 19 from the floor in the victory that kept the Spurs perfect on the road this season (5-0). Dylan Harper added 17 points, and Julian Champagnie contributed 11 points in a spot start for Devin Vassell (adductor).
Devin Booker put up 32 points to lead the Suns, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Khaman Maluach added 11 points off the bench.
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NHL
NHL ROUNDUP: OILERS WIN, BUT CONNOR MCDAVID’S ASSIST STREAK ENDS
Leon Draisaitl scored twice for the second consecutive game, leading the host Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night.
Connor McDavid had a goal to extend his season-opening points streak to 19 games. However, his 18-game assist streak — tied for the second longest in NHL history behind only Wayne Gretzky’s 23-game run in 1990-91 — ended. McDavid leads the league in assists (37) and points (48).
Devon Levi registered 28 saves as he made up for the Oilers’ sometimes sloppy play. He ran his record to 8-1-0, and Edmonton improved to 5-1-1 in the past seven games.
Jaroslav Chmelar got the goal for the Rangers, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Dylan Garand stopped 17 shots.
Sharks 3, Islanders 2 (SO)
Ivar Stenberg scored the lone goal on the final attempt of an eight-round shootout as San Jose edged visiting New York.
Stenberg also scored in regulation as the Sharks snapped a five-game losing streak. Tyler Toffoli added a goal and an assist for the Sharks. San Jose goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 30 saves.
Ben Hutton and Victor Eklund tallied for the Islanders, who have dropped four straight (0-2-2). Ilya Sorokin stopped 37 shots.
Flyers 3, Canucks 1
Michael Bunting, Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim scored for Philadelphia in a win at Vancouver.
Christian Dvorak had two assists, and Joseph Woll made 18 saves for the Flyers, who had lost three in a row (0-2-1) and six of seven (1-4-2).
Jonathan Lekkerimaki tallied and Leevi Merilainen turned aside 14 shots for the Canucks, who have lost six in a row and 16 of 17 (1-15-1).
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INDIANA SPORTS RELEASES/HEADLINES
INDIANA PACERS
The Pacers traveled to Dallas for a matchup with the Mavericks on Monday after falling to the Nuggets in Mexico City. A heroic night from Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving toppled the Pacers after a spectacular first half from Pascal Siakam, 125-122.
Indiana entered the matchup healthier than it has been for a few weeks – just three players remained on the injury report. Tyrese Haliburton (hamstring), Ben Sheppard (meniscus), and Johnny Furphy (ACL rehab) were the trio of Pacers featured on the injury report after T.J. McConnell made his return to the lineup on Saturday.
Ivica Zubac got the Blue and Gold going first as he scored six of Indiana’s first nine points, but Cooper Flagg scored a quick five points of his own for Dallas. Indiana held a seven-point advantage by the halfway point of the first quarter when P.J. Washington knocked in a triple to nearly half that lead. Siakam responded on the other end with an easy lay-in for his ninth point of the opening frame.
Kyrie Irving found his rhythm early in the second quarter. The veteran guard knocked down two 3-pointers to put the Mavs back on top, 41-39, with eight minutes to go before halftime. Irving was the first player to reach double figures, and finished with 15 points in the half to lead the Mavericks.
Siakam still hadn’t missed a shot by the three-minute mark of the second quarter. He was 6-for-6 from the field with a game-high 19 points, and it helped the Pacers to a seven-point lead, 55-48. Indiana forced a Dallas timeout, but Siakam made a heat-check 3-pointer after the break to give the Pacers a 58-48 lead.
There was no stopping Siakam in the first half. He hit his eighth straight shot with less than two minutes to play – another triple – as he amassed 25 points. He finished the half shooting 8-for-9 from the field, and led all scorers with 26 points.
The Pacers shot 60 percent from the field in the first half, and better than 56 percent from 3-point range. Their 66 first-half points against the Mavericks marked a new season-high for first-half points, and they went into the break with a 10-point lead, 66-56.
Flagg struck first in the second half as he knocked down a jumper to bring Dallas back within single digits of Indiana’s lead, 66-58. Flagg gave Dallas six quick points, and Irving contributed six of his own as the Mavericks rallied to within five points of the Pacers’ lead, 76-71.
By the 4:16 mark of the third quarter, Washington drilled another triple, and Indiana’s lead was cut to just two points, 84-82.
Offense didn’t come as easily for the Pacers in the third quarter – after scoring 26 points in the first half, Siakam didn’t score in the second half until there were just 41 seconds remaining in the third period. Indiana still led after three, 93-90.
Indiana trailed by a point when Irving went to the free throw line to shoot three, 100-99. Irving knocked down all three, and the Pacers trailed by four, 103-99, with 8:30 left in the fourth. The four-point lead matched the Mavericks’ largest lead of the game.
That lead grew to eight with just four minutes left, and Indiana’s offense was struggling. The Pacers cut the lead to six points with three minutes to go, and Andrew Nembhard made a shot through contact. He converted the free throw to bring the Pacers within three points with two minutes to play, 116-113.
Indiana trailed by one point as Naji Marshall stepped to the free throw line, 120-119. Marshall made the first, but missed the second free throw. He got his own rebound, kicked the ball out to Flagg, and Flagg knocked down a jumper to give the Mavericks a 123-119 advantage with just 26 seconds remaining.
Flagg was heroic in the second half for the Mavericks – he recorded 32 second-half points as he willed the Mavericks across the finish line.
The Pacers weren’t done yet – Aaron Nesmith launched a triple with 20 seconds on the clock and drilled it. Indiana was still down, 123-122, but not out of the fight. The Pacers fouled Irving on the following inbound play, and Irving’s free throws added two points to Dallas’ lead, 125-122. Nesmith’s 3-pointer was offline on the other end of the floor, however, and Indiana was forced to foul Washington to keep the game alive.
Washington missed both of his free throws, and Obi Toppin secured the rebound as the Indiana bench called timeout. The Pacers came out of the timeout with one last chance at a game-tying triple, but the inbounds pass was tipped, and Dallas sealed the win, 125-122.
Flagg and Irving combined to score 78 of Dallas’ 125 points. Flagg led all scorers with 43 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists. Siakam led the Pacers with 29 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists. Nembhard notched his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 assists.
After Indiana shot 60 percent from the field in the first half, the Blue and Gold shot 44 percent from the field in the second. Dallas did a similar flip – the Mavs shot 46 percent in the first half, but made 61 percent of their shots in the second half.
The loss on Monday concluded Indiana’s two-game regular season series with the Mavericks. Dallas swept the series, 2-0.
Inside the Numbers
Indiana lost the rebounding battle, 43-27.
Indiana recorded 35 assists on 43 made field goals.
The Pacers reserves outscored the Mavericks reserves, 47-26.
Four Pacers made multiple 3-pointers – Pascal Siakam (five), Aaron Nesmith (four), Quenton Jackson (two), and Jarace Walker (two).
Indiana shot 52 percent from the field overall, including 43 percent from 3-point range. Dallas shot 52 percent as well, and 41 percent from long range.
Andrew Nembhard was Indiana’s best plus/minus at +15. The Pacers outscored the Mavericks by 15 points in his minutes.
You Can Quote Me on That
“They’re great players. The biggest issue in terms of the entire game was the unnecessary fouling…We’ve got to be more disciplined.” – coach Rick Carlisle on Flagg’s and Irving’s dominance
“Our team fought their hearts out in this game. They deserved an opportunity to win the game. You know, we hurt ourselves with some mistakes, but there’s no questioning the intensity, the effort, any of that kind of stuff.” – Carlisle on Indiana’s effort despite the loss
“Pascal had a great game. Aaron hit a couple big shots at the end, and he always plays hard. Nembhard was great. I mean, [Zubac] had one of his best games as a Pacer, and you know, we’re getting a better feel for him and vice versa, and those were all good signs.” – Carlisle on the impact of his starting group
“In the second half, we got him the ball in a lot of instances, and he made the right play. He got other guys great looks. His double teams led to easy offense in a lot of situations. We didn’t make every shot, but we got really good looks. So that’s all you can ask for, you know. And you know, great players that have halves like that, you know, you’re going to get a lot of attention in the second half. And I thought he had the perfect approach to it. [He] continued to play all phases of the game, you know, regardless of that, and you know, that’s why he’s an all-star.” – Carlisle on Siakam’s slower scoring in the second half
“He’s learning how to play [a] faster style and still be able to play his game. So, you know, there’s some good signs…Our entire team, you know, is going to be [doing] a lot of adjusting and calibrating, and we’ve got to figure things out. And in the process of doing that, as we face challenges, we can’t allow it to affect our concentration or our collective will defensively.” – Carlisle on Zubac and others finding their fit
Stat of the Night
Indiana shot 60 percent from the field in the first half, but shot 44 percent in the second half. Dallas did a similar flip – the Mavs shot 46 percent in the first half, but made 61 percent of their shots in the second half.
Noteworthy
The Mavericks swept the Pacers in their regular season series, 2-0.
The Pacers are 40-51 against the Mavericks all-time.
T.J. McConnell continues to play on a minutes restriction after returning from a hamstring injury. He notched two points and three assists in his eight minutes on Monday.
The Pacers will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday, November 11, for a two-game homestand against the Wizards and Knicks.
Up Next
After a three-game road trip, Indiana will return to Gainbridge Fieldhouse to host AJ Dybantsa and the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7:00 PM ET.
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INDY FUEL
FISHERS- The Fuel continue their 15-game November stretch into the fifth week of the season where they will face three divisional foes, one on the road, and two at home. First they will see the Cyclones for the seventh time, then host the Nailers and Walleye in back-to-back games.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13
The Fuel will head to Cincinnati on Friday night to take on the Cyclones for the seventh time this season. Going into this game, Indy is 2-3-1-0 against Cincy so far this season. Cincinnati leads the Central division with fifteen points and seven wins. Toledo and Bloomington sit in between them and the fourth place Fuel, both sitting at 12 points.
Former Fuel forward, Sahil Panwar leads the Cyclones in scoring with 18 points and seven goals, most of which coming against Indy in their six games played already.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14
The Fuel will host the Wheeling Nailers for the second time this season. Their last meeting was Opening Night for Indy, where they claimed a 2-1 overtime victory over the Nailers. Harrison Israels scored the game winning goal for Indy while Adam Gajan stood strong in net for his first Fuel start.
The Nailers head into the week in sixth place in the Central division with nine points. They are ahead of the Kalamazoo Wings by just one point. Indy sits in fourth place ahead of the Fort Wayne Komets, with 11 points in the standings.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15
On Sunday, Indy will close out the weekend hosting the Toledo Walleye for the second time this season. Toledo comes into this weekend with a 6-2-0-0 record and 12 points in the standings. Mitch Lewandowski leads the Walleye in scoring with 11 points, while former Fuel defenseman Cooper Zech leads defensemen in goals with two.
The last time these two teams met was Friday, October 23, when the Fuel fell to the Walleye 5-2 after giving up three unanswered goals in the second period.
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IU MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS — Adversity hit hard Monday night and Indiana hit back harder.
Fall behind Syracuse (2-1) by five points with six minutes left at Gainbridge Fieldhouse?
Fight through it.
Get outscored 40-11 from the bench?
No big deal.
Watch the Orange win the shooting battle overall (51 to 42 percent) and from 3-point range (42 percent to 36)?
It didn’t matter.
The Hoosiers (3-0) got clutch down-the-stretch plays outside and inside — executing under extreme pressure in a game that featured 13 lead changes and 11 ties — for an 83-80 victory that bodes well now and for the future.
“That’s probably the biggest takeaway from a coaching standpoint to see that response,” coach Darian DeVries said. “The guys did a great job.
“It was late in the game, we’re down by five and I liked the communication. There wasn’t a lot of panic. It was very much the next play.”
Consider the way guard Darren Harris wiped out IU’s four-point halftime deficit in 82 second-half-opening seconds with his own 8-0 run to set a tone.
Focus on how 6-foot-6 guard Jaeden Mustaf’s physical defense on 6-foot-8- Sadiq White Jr. drew a foul and led to guard Markus Burton’s three-point play to set another tone.
Then there was Harris passing up a good inside-the-3-point line shot for a better 3-pointer opportunity for Burton, who buried it.
It reflects a team that has won every competition it’s faced — summer international event, exhibitions, and now regular season.
“It’s the fact we’ll fight every time no matter the circumstance,” Mustaf said. “We have a great bond with each other.”
Bonding includes balance. Harris and Burton each scored 20 points, with Harris going 10-for-10 from the line. Mustaf had 18 points and seven rebounds. Guard Bryce Lindsay had 11 points. Center Samet Yigitoglu had eight points — including a pair of crucial crunch-time free throws — and 10 rebounds.
Indiana was 22-for-26 from the line, including 17-for-18 in the second half.
“That’s huge,” Mustaf said. “We shoot a lot of free throws. It’s everybody trusting the process and staying together. Everybody knows free throws are what wins games.”
So does elite guard play. IU is loaded with veterans who rise to the challenge.
“They are talented and tough to guard,” Syracuse coach Gerry McNamara said. “Mustaf and Burton shoot the blood out of it from the perimeter. I thought Lindsay had played the best of all of them. It’s a good backcourt. They’ll be a handful for a lot of teams.”
The frontcourt with 7-foot-2 Yigitoglu and 7-foot Aiden Sherrell (six points, 2-for-2 on three-pointers) is equally imposing. They led IU’s 37-28 rebound advantage.
“We knew rebounding would be an issue,” McNamara said. “These guys are big and physical around the rim. They are tough to keep off the glass.”
As for Yigitoglu and Sherrell, McNamara added, “They are different. Yigitoglu is as big as a human being as there is in college. He’s a load down there.
“Sherrel can stretch and pick and pop. They are two tough players to deal with. They complement one another.”
Victory wasn’t without concern, especially on defense.
“We’ve got to get better,” DeVries said. “We have to take some steps there. That’s something that has to happen, and happen quickly.”
That’s especially true with games against Arkansas in New York City and Kentucky at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium coming in the 10 days.
“We try to reinforce that confidence to not be afraid of the moment and just trust it,” DeVries said. “I like the way the guys are functioning on offense, the way they’re sharing it, moving it, playing the way we want them to play.”
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Syracuse attacked the paint to open a 5-0 lead after two minutes. A Burton jumper ended the shutout. Sherrell followed with a 3-pointer. Yigitoglu dunked off a missed shot for an 8-7 Orange lead after five minutes.
A big problem — Sherrell picked up two fouls and only played one more minute the rest of the half. Syracuse inched ahead 18-11.
With Yigitoglu and Sherrell on the bench, Mustaf scored five straight points. Burton followed with a steal and a layup to tie the score at 18-18 after 10 minutes. Lindsay added a free throw to give IU its first lead.
Burton’s 3-pointer, a pair of Harris free throws, and a Mustaf layup pushed IU ahead 26-24 with seven minutes left. A Yigitoglu dunk and a Harris layup kept up the Hoosier pressure.
Missed free throws and layups contributed to IU’s 38-34 halftime deficit. Its 3-for-14 3-point shooting also was a problem, as was its overall 37 percent shooting. Still, it only committed five turnovers. Burton and Mustaf led with nine points each.
Harris opened the second half with a 3-pointer, then three straight free throws and then a steal and a layup for a 42-38 IU advantage in less than two minutes to force a Syracuse timeout.
The Hoosiers surged ahead 48-43 on Sherrell’s second 3-pointer. A Harris 3-pointer pushed IU to a 59-56 lead with nine minutes left.
Five straight Syracuse free throws opened a 66-61 advantage. Burton and Mustaf 3-pointers, followed by Lindsay’s two free throws pushed the Hoosiers ahead 69-68 with 3:52 left.
IU took a 72-70 lead with 2:36 left on a Burton 3-pointer off a Harris assist. Lindsay drove for a layup. Harris’ three free throws made it 77-74 as the clock ticked under a minute. Yigitoglu grabbed a rebound and made two free throws for a five-point lead. A Mustaf dunk and two free throws from Lindsay provided just enough of a cushion.
Next up — Thursday’s home game against Tennessee Tech.
“You’re going to have a lot of games like this, high-level, Big Ten games,” DeVries said. “You’re going to have games decided by two or three possessions. You’ve got to find ways to win them. Every night is going to be different, and you have to respond to that. We did that.”
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INDIANA FOOTBALL
FOOTBALL GAMEDAY: USC (Week 11)
GAME 10
No. 14/15 USC (7-2, 4-2 B1G) at No. 6/5 Indiana (8-1, 5-1 B1G)
Saturday, November 14, 2026
Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium | Bloomington, Ind.
Setting The Scene
• Following its bye week, Indiana will host USC in Week 11 on Saturday (Nov. 14) at 3:30 p.m. on Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium with the game airing on CBS.
• It will be just the fifth matchup all-time between the two programs and the first since 1982. It is the first time the two programs have faced off as conference opponents since USC joined the Big Ten in 2024. USC leads the all-time series, 4-0.
• Indiana played against USC in the program’s first Rose Bowl Game in 1968 when the Trojans won 14-3.
News & Notes
• Indiana has won 35 games over the past three seasons (2024-26) which are the most in a three-year span in program history. MORE ON PAGE 4
• Indiana’s defense has limited opponents to under 100 yards rushing on 28 occasions since the start of 2024, which leads the nation. Only Ohio State (24) and Miami (23) have more than 20 such games in that span.
• Curt Cignetti reached 30 wins in his first 32 games as a Power 4 head coach with the Week 3 win over Western Kentucky (9/19). Only Larry Coker (Miami (Fla.), 2001-03) and Gil Dobie (Washington, 1908-12) reached the mark faster – both doing so in 31 games. MORE ON PAGE 4
• With the 23-16 win over Minnesota,Hoosiers improved to 9-1 in one-score games under Cignetti and 4-1 in 2026. For his career, Cignetti is 35-18 in one-score games. MORE ON PAGE 6
• The back-to-back overtime games marks the first time in program history it has played consecutive overtime contests. It is the fourth time IU has played multiple overtime games in a season (2026, 2023, 2022, 2015) and the first with multiple Big Ten overtime contests.
• The 11.0 tackles for loss against the Golden Gophers marked the third game in 2026 with double-digit tackles for loss. It is the 10th such game under defensive coordinator Bryant Haines and the 34th in program history.
• Paddy McAteer kicked a program-long 60-yard field with two seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 16-16 to send the game to overtime. The kick came after Minnesota just made a 60-yard field goal the drive before to mark the first time in FBS history that both teams each made 60-plus yard field goals in the same game. MORE ON PAGE 16
• Grant Wilson took the snaps under center in the second half and overtime in Week 9 against Minnesota (10/31) and threw the go-ahead 25-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Becker on the first play of overtime to put Indiana up 23-16. MORE ON PAGE 7
• Becker’s go-ahead score was one of eight catches for 149 yards for his seventh career 100-yard receiving game, which ranks tied for No. 5 all-time at Indiana. He equals the marks by Cody Latimer (2012-13) and Simmie Cobbs Jr. (2015-17). His four 100-yard receiving games in 2026 are tied for No. 6 on the single-season list. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Nick Marsh is among the FBS leaders in consecutive games with a catch as he has at least one reception in all 32 career games with multiple receptions in 31-straight games dating back to Week 2 of 2024. MORE ON PAGE 9
• Tobi Osunanmi’s 1.0 sack and 2.0 tackle for loss marked eight-straight weeks with at least 1.0 sack and nine-straight weeks with at least 1.0 tackle for loss. The eight-straight weeks with a sack marks the longest streak in program history. MORE ON PAGE 13
• The 1.0 sack moved his season total to 10.0 and into a tie for No. 5 on the single-season charts.
• Byron Baldwin Jr. had his first career forced fumble when he sacked Minnesota’s Drake Lindsey and stripped the ball loose for a Josh Burnham recovery in the first quarter. MORE ON PAGE 15
• Preston Zachman logged nine tackles and 1.0 tackle for loss against the Golden Gophers. MORE ON PAGE 15
COMPLETE GAME NOTES: https://static.iuhoosiers.com/custompages/PDF/fb/2026/26-11-14-Notes_USC.pdf
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CURT CIGNETTI MONDAY PRESSER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWxDMbRy5L8
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INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
KEY MOMENT
Facing a deficit going in to the second quarter, Indiana (3-0) used what would be a 21-3 run, sparked by a Samuels’ 3-pointer pushed her team ahead 26-23.
The Hoosiers would outscore the Braves (1-2), 27-8, in the frame as they were fueld by nine points from Samuels in the second quarter alone. They went on to shoot 55.8 percent from the floor leading into the break, which they led 42-26.
In the fourth, Williams added a team-high eight points as she also hit her career-high for the night
NOTABLE
For the second-consecutive game, Indiana had six players in double figures led by 16 points from second year forward Maya Makalusky. Williams (15 points) and third year forward Zania Socka-Nguemen (15 points) anchored the front court to add to IU’s 50 points in the paint on the night.
Samuels finished with a career-high 13 points to go along with six rebounds, five assists and five steals.
Indiana outrebound the Braves, 43-29. Fourth year forward Jess Petrie pulled down nine boards off the bench for a team-high.
Freshman forward Addy Nyemchek also finished in double digits with a solid stat line of 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
UP NEXT
The fourth game of the seven game homestand is set for Friday night when IU faces Samford at 7 p.m. ET.
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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the final time this year, the Indiana volleyball team (14-9, 7-7 Big Ten) will get ready for a regular season road match against a Big Ten foe. The Hoosiers already have four road victories against conference opponents and can pick up a fifth on Wednesday (Nov. 11) evening in Minneapolis. If IU can win that contest, it would be the first time in program history that it has picked up five-or-more Big Ten wins in consecutive years.
IU clinched a spot in this year’s Big Ten Tournament last weekend and will now be playing for seeding over the next week. After playing Minnesota, the Hoosiers will host Northwestern (Nov. 15) and Purdue (Nov. 17) at Wilkinson Hall before heading up to Fishers. IU needs just one more regular season win to secure back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in over 20 years.
Second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager will need to be at her best over the next month as IU readies for another postseason journey. She’s coming off a 17-kill match against Illinois, the 15th contest of her career with at least 15 kills. Jager is averaging 4.21 points per set and 3.62 kills per set, each a top 10 mark in the Big Ten this year.
The Hoosiers have become a potent blocking team this year, led by fifth-year middle blocker Kiki Granberry. She’s averaging 1.28 blocks per set and is closing in on 100 total rejections this year. Five different players have had a hand in at least 40 blocks this year.
Wednesday’s contest in Minneapolis is set for an 8 p.m. ET first serve on B1G+. IU will return home on Sunday (Nov. 15) afternoon against Northwestern. Senior Day is set for next Tuesday against Purdue at Wilkinson Hall. The Big Ten Volleyball Tournament begins on November 20th.
Gameday Details
#22 Indiana (14-9, 7-7 Big Ten) at #19 Minnesota (15-7, 9-5 Big Ten)
Wednesday, November 11th | 8 p.m. ET | Maturi Pavillion (Minneapolis, Minn.)
TV: B1G+
Live Video | Live Stats
A Win Would
Minnesota:
– Give Steve Aird the most ranked wins by a coach in program history
– Be the fourth ranked win of the year and third on the road
– Be the first win over Minnesota since 2014
– Be the first win in Minneapolis since 1995
Stats and Trends
• IU will play its eighth and final Big Ten road match of the year on Wednesday at Minnesota.
• The Hoosiers are looking to snap a 15-match losing streak to Minnesota, dating back to 2014.
• It has been since 1999 that IU last won a set in Minneapolis and 1995 since it won a full match on the road.
What’s at Stake?
• IU has already booked a spot in this year’s Big Ten Tournament.
• Entering the week, IU would be the nine seed with the tiebreaker over Michigan State and UCLA.
• One more win would ensure back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1999-2000.
• The Hoosiers are 27th in the latest RPI with three wins over current top-25 programs.
• IU is looking for back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time since 1998-1999.
Notable
TALLYING WINS: Since the 2022 campaign (four-plus years), Indiana has racked up 91 wins under head coach Steve Aird. That includes at least 15 wins in each full season during that stretch. IU can reach that mark for the fifth-straight year in 2026 with one more win in the regular season.
WINNING BIG: On the same note, one more win in the regular season would ensure the Hoosiers back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in over 20 years. IU has had just eight seasons above .500 since the turn of the century but hasn’t done it in back-to-back campaigns since 1999-2000.
STEADY AS IT COMES: Second-year outside hitter Jaidyn Jager came up with 17 kills in IU’s loss to Illinois on Sunday. It’s her most kills in a three-set Big Ten match during her college career. She is 9th in the Big Ten in kills per set (3.62) and one of six players in the conference with over 300 total kills this year.
BIG BLOCKS: IU has been one of the best blocking teams in the conference this season. In Big Ten only games, IU is second in blocks per set (2.76) and first in total blocks (149.0). The Hoosiers have had double-digit blocks in eight of 14 conference matches, led by a brilliant 16-block effort at top-15 Oregon (Oct. 16).
ENDING STREAKS: Minneapolis has not been a kind place to IU over the years. It’s been since 1999 that the Hoosiers have even one a set on the road at Minnesota. It’s been even longer (1995) since IU last beat the Golden Gophers on the road. IU is 6-4 on the road this year with top-25 wins over Washington and Michigan State.
SETTLING IN: Since taking back the libero jersey, second-year libero Audrey Jackson has averaged 3.00 digs per set. She has had two matches with 16 digs (at Michigan State, vs. Illinois), something she didn’t accomplish all of last year. Jackson is also passing a 2.32 on over 340 attempts this year.
SERVING TOUGH: IU is fourth in the Big Ten this year in aces per set (1.65). It will face Minnesota, the top team (1.91), on Wednesday evening. 12 different Hoosiers have had an ace this year of the 15 players that have served at least one ball. Second-year setter Teodora Krickovic leads the team with 35.
BEAT THE BEST: Head coach Steve Aird can set a program record with his 13th ranked victory with a win over Minnesota on Wednesday. He’s guided the Hoosiers to seven victories against teams in the AVCA poll since 2025, the most in a two-year span in program history.
Scouting the Opponent
Minnesota (15-7, 9-5 Big Ten)
• The Golden Gophers have been one of the most consistent programs in the country over the last 25 years. Nothing is different in 2026 as head coach Keegan Cook has Minnesota primed for another NCAA Tournament appearance. Outside hitter McKenna Wucherer has returned from a season-ending injury last year to the tune of 4.34 kills per set. She’s hitting .296 on the year and also has 190 digs, 54 blocks and 41 aces.
• Setter Stella Swenson has anchored Minnesota’s offense. The Golden Gophers are hitting .280 as a team with big contributions from middle blocker Elena Hoecke (.330 hitting percentage) and Wucherer (.296). Swenson is producing 10.53 assists per set and 2.06 digs per set.
• A big blocking performance has been a catalyst in this year’s success. Middle blocker Lucie Blazkova is averaging 1.32 blocks per set. Hoecke and middle blocker Jordan Taylor each have over a block per set. Minnesota’s 1.91 aces per set are tops in the Big Ten.
Inside the Series
Minnesota
• The Golden Gophers have been a staple of college volleyball over the last 30 years and have dominated the all-time series in that stretch. Minnesota has won 15-straight matches against IU and has won in a sweep in 12 of those.
• It’s been even more dominant in Minneapolis where Minnesota hasn’t dropped a set to IU at home since 1999. The Golden Gophers haven’t lost at home to IU since 1995.
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PURDUE FOOTBALL
Coach Barry Odom had seen enough from Purdue’s defense over the last three games to recognize the Boilermakers needed someone else calling the plays.
He won’t say yet who will replace defensive coordinator Kevin Kane on Saturday at No. 16 Iowa.
One day after firing Kane just nine games into his second stint in that capacity with the Boilermakers, Odom explained why he made the move now.
“I’ve never believed in a ‘knee-jerk reaction,’ but I think we were missing in some areas and again I’m not pointing the finger at Kevin,” Odom said Monday. “It’s all of us. We needed a lift in that area, and I think, for whatever reason, we hadn’t gotten back to the level of playing like we did against Illinois or Minnesota in all three phases. But defensively, we did not really have the level of play (needed).”
Those two games are the only conference wins Purdue (3-6, 2-4 Big Ten) has in the past three seasons. And since those back-to-back games, the Boilermakers have given up at least 31 points in each of the three successive losses.
It wasn’t a new struggle for this defense.
Six of Purdue’s first eight Football Bowl Subdivision foes have topped the 30-point mark and three of them could make the 12-team playoff field — No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 UCLA and No. 11 Wake Forest.
But the problem ran even deeper.
In Maryland’s 34-29 victory in West Lafayette on Saturday, the defense allowed scoring plays of 44, 75 and 87 yards. The Terrapins’ two other scores were set up by a 56-yard kickoff return and a lost fumble at the Boilermakers’ 2-yard line as they snapped a 13-game Big Ten losing streak.
Afterward, Odom appeared more frustrated than usual. He said he met with Kane to tell him he had been fired Sunday morning.
“You are what you are, but you take five plays away from that game the other day, we’re in a different situation,” Odom said. “We also, if we score touchdowns instead of field goals, then we break it open early on, so it all goes hand in hand. We just had not made the progress in the last couple weeks, defensively, like we needed to.”
Odom hired Kane in December to fix a defense that finished last season ranked among the worst teams in the nation in almost every category.
Through nine games, though, not much has changed.
Among the 138 FBS teams, Purdue heads into next weekend’s game against the Hawkeyes (7-2, 4-2, No. 19) ranked 99th rushing defense (170.8 yards per game), 116th in pass defense (244.7), 123rd in total defense (415.4), 124th in scoring defense (32.33 points), 128th in red zone defense (94.1% scoring percentage) and 131st in third-down efficiency allowed (47.1%).
Things didn’t go much better during Kane’s first stint as Purdue’s defensive coordinator. The Boilermakers went 5-19 overall and 3-15 in league play in 2023 and 2024 and endured the two most lopsided losses in his final season working with Ryan Walters — 66-7 to Notre Dame and 66-0 at Indiana.
Kane spent last season as a position coach at Minnesota before returning to Purdue. Now he’s out of a job again.
Odom said he has not made any additional staff changes other than he and two defensive analysts — Neal Renna and Dave Steckel — teaming up to replace Kane as the linebackers coach. But Odom, a former defensive coordinator, would not say if he would call the defenses moving forward.
“I will (let you know) after the game,” he said. “We have to coach better, we have to schematically make sure our players understand within the call what their job is, what they need to do. We need to simplify it where they can go play fast, and then we have to go execute.”
BARRY ODOM MONDAY PRESSER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMmmF4in-ek
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PURDUE MEN’S BASKETBALL
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue (1-2) took down Illinois State (1-2) 76-59 to earn its first win of the season. The Boilers went on a 26-12 run over the final nine minutes to put away the Redbirds and avoid its first-ever 0-3 start.
The Boilers outshot the Redbirds 56.5 percent to 46.9 percent, while outscoring them 40-31 in the second half. Both teams were near perfect from the charity stripe, Purdue going 8-of-9 while Illinois State was 7-of-8.
The Boilermakers never trailed against Illinois State though the Redbirds cut down the deficit to two in the second half with nine minutes remaining. The Boilers then went on a 17-0 run down the stretch to pull away for the victory.
Daniel Jacobsen continues to lead the Boilers with his third 20-point performance in a row, going 6-of-8 from the field, with five rebounds and sinking a 3-pointer. Three other Boilers joined him in double-digits as Antione West Jr. posted 17 on the night (7-of-11 FGs), Jack Benter recorded 14 points, including two 3-pointers (4-of-6 Fgs) and C.J. Cox had 10 points (5-of-8 FGs).
Johnny Kinziger (5-of10 FGs) and Noah Cleveland (4-of-4 FGs, 4-of-5 FTs) each recorded 12 points for Illinois State.
Purdue continues its homestand with a game against Ohio on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. est.
BOILER NOTES
• Purdue picked up its first win of the season with a 76-59 victory over one of the Missouri Valley Conference’s favorites, Illinois State, on Monday night in Mackey Arena.
• The Boilermakers led just 50-48 with nine minutes to play, but embarked on a 15-0 run to break the game open. Purdue ended the game on a 26-11 run over the final nine minutes, going 8-of-10 from the field, while holding Illinois State to 3-of-11 from the field.
• Purdue is now 9-0 all-time against Illinois State. The nine straight wins are the second-most consecutive wins against a single opponent (Detroit Mercy – 11).
• Purdue shot season highs of 56.5 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from 3-point range and 88.9 percent from the free throw line. When Purdue shoots 55-40-85 in a game under Matt Painter, Purdue is now 14-0.
• Illinois State managed just 17 rebounds, tied for the sixth fewest by an opponent in school history. Purdue won the glass 30-17.
• Purdue went 16-of-18 from the free throw line and is now 58-of-71 (.817) from the free throw line on the season.
• Purdue improved to 36-3 in the month of November since the start of the 2021-22 season, the second-best record in college basketball.
• Purdue improved to 52-6 in the non-conference since the start of the 2021-22 season, the best record in America.
• Purdue held Illinois State to 59 points after the Redbirds entered the game averaging 95.0 points per game. When Purdue holds opponents under 60 points during the Painter era, Purdue is 194-7, having won 37 straight games, dating to a 58-54 loss to Miami, Fla., on Dec. 8, 2020.
• Daniel Jacobsen recorded his third straight 20-point game to start the season with 20 points, seven rebounds and a career-high three assists. He is the first player since Carsen Edwards in 2018-19 to have 20-point games in the first three games of the year.
• Jacobsen’s 70 points through three games are the eighth most in a season since the 1968-69 season.
• Antione West Jr., scored a career-high 17 points, going 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-4 from 3-point range in his first career start.
• Jack Benter scored 14 points with five rebounds and three assists.
• C.J. Cox tallied 10 points for his third straight double-figure scoring game – the first time in his career he has done that.
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PURDUE WOMEN’S SOCCER
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Big Ten Women’s Soccer Championship between No. 16 (No. 3 Seed) Purdue and No. 5 Michigan State (No. 4 Seed) will be at 6:00 p.m. est on Purdue’s Folk Field in West Lafayette, Ind. as announced by the conference on Tuesday.
With the No. 1-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 2-seeded UCLA Bruins being knocked out of the tournament in the quarterfinals, Purdue was given a path to host as the highest remaining seed.
After a 2-1 quarterfinal victory over No. 21 Penn State and advancing on a penalty shootout against Wisconsin the semifinals, the Boilers earned the right to host the finale.
The match will also be airing live on the Big Ten Network.
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NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior quarterback CJ Carr has been named a Manning Star of the Week for Week 10 following his performance in Notre Dame’s 31-24 victory over No. 1 Miami Saturday night.
Carr turned in a career-defining performance, leading the Irish offense with poise and precision against the nation’s top-ranked team. He completed 29-of-40 passes (72.5%) for 319 yards and three touchdowns, finishing with zero interceptions and an impressive 164.2 passer rating. Carr completed passes to 10 different receivers, keeping the Miami defense off balance throughout the night, and led an offense that accumulated 412 total yards and did not commit a turnover.
Carr now has 21 passing touchdowns on the year, tied for ninth in the FBS, compared to just one interception. His 21-1 touchdown to interception ratio is the best in the country. With Carr under center, the Notre Dame offense is averaging 39.3 points per game, the ninth most in the FBS.
The win marked the 10th all-time Notre Dame victory over an AP No.1 ranked opponent, the second-most all-time.
Notre Dame remains at home this upcoming weekend, hosting Boston College on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior quarterback CJ Carr has been selected as a member of the Davey O’Brien Great 8 for Week 10 following Notre Dame’s 31-24 victory over No. 1 Miami Saturday night.
Carr turned in a career-defining performance, leading the Irish offense with poise and precision against the nation’s top-ranked team. He completed 29-of-40 passes (72.5%) for 319 yards and three touchdowns, finishing with zero interceptions and an impressive 164.2 passer rating. Carr completed passes to 10 different receivers, keeping the Miami defense off balance throughout the night, and led an offense that accumulated 412 total yards and did not commit a turnover.
Carr now has 21 passing touchdowns on the year, tied for ninth in the FBS, compared to just one interception. His 21-1 touchdown to interception ratio is the best in the country. With Carr under center, the Notre Dame offense is averaging 39.3 points per game, the ninth most in the FBS.
The win marked the 10th all-time Notre Dame victory over an AP No.1 ranked opponent, the second-most all-time.
Notre Dame remains at home this upcoming weekend, hosting Boston College on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Junior quarterback CJ Carr has been named the AP Player of the Week following his performance in Notre Dame’s 31-24 victory over No. 1 Miami Saturday night.
Carr turned in a career-defining performance, leading the Irish offense with poise and precision against the nation’s top-ranked team. He completed 29-of-40 passes (72.5%) for 319 yards and three touchdowns, finishing with zero interceptions and an impressive 164.2 passer rating. Carr completed passes to 10 different receivers, keeping the Miami defense off balance throughout the night, and led an offense that accumulated 412 total yards and did not commit a turnover.
Carr now has 21 passing touchdowns on the year, tied for ninth in the FBS, compared to just one interception. His 21-1 touchdown to interception ratio is the best in the country. With Carr under center, the Notre Dame offense is averaging 39.3 points per game, the ninth most in the FBS.
The win over Miami marked the 10th all-time Notre Dame victory over an AP No.1 ranked opponent, the second-most all-time.
Notre Dame remains at home this upcoming weekend, hosting Boston College on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Dick Corbett Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman has been named the Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Week following Notre Dame’s 31-24 win over No. 1 Miami Saturday night in front of a 24th consecutive sellout at Notre Dame Stadium.
The victory over the Hurricanes marked the first win for Freeman against an AP No. 1 team. Notre Dame now has 10 wins all-time against AP No. 1 teams, which moves the Irish into second nationally, one behind Alabama (11) and one ahead of Miami (9).
Saturday’s victory continued Freeman’s success in November, a month in which he owns a 15-2 career record, including 12 consecutive wins dating back to Nov. 4, 2023. He is also a perfect 8-0 at Notre Dame Stadium during the month.
The Irish delivered a complete team performance against the top-ranked Hurricanes. Notre Dame never trailed in the contest, improving to 8-1 on the season while handing Miami its first loss of the year.
The Irish delivered a complete team performance against the top-ranked Hurricanes. Notre Dame never trailed in the contest, improving to 8-1 on the season while handing Miami its first loss of the year. The Irish offense accounted for 31 points and finished with 412 total yards.
Defensively, Notre Dame answered every challenge Miami presented, forcing two turnovers without committing one of its own. The Irish held the Hurricanes to a season-low three points and 145 total yards in the first half before making several critical stops down the stretch to preserve the victory. Notre Dame also limited Miami to just 24 points, holding the top-ranked scoring offense in the country to its season low point total.
The win marked Notre Dame’s 19th all-time victory over Miami, improving the Irish to 10-1 against the Hurricanes at Notre Dame Stadium.
Notre Dame remains at home this upcoming weekend, hosting Boston College on Saturday, Nov. 14. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
MARCUS FREEMAN MONDAY PRESSER: https://fightingirish.com/news/2026/11/9/boston-college-marcus-freeman-weekly-press-conference-11926
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NOTRE DAME WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
CHARLOTTE – Senior guard Hannah Hidalgo and freshman Jacy Abii have both earned Atlantic Coast Conference weekly honors, with Hidalgo named ACC Player of the Week and Abii selected as ACC Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Monday.
The honors come following a 2-0 opening week for the 13th-ranked Fighting Irish, who picked up victories over Villanova in Rome and Stonehill at home to begin the 2026-27 campaign.
Hidalgo was named player of the week for the 15th time in her decorated career, which is the second in ACC history. She averaged 29.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 6.5 steals across the first two games of the season. Her 29.5 points per game are the most in the ACC to open up the season and third nationally, while her 6.5 steals also lead the ACC and are second in the country after the first week of play. She opened the season with 32 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and three steals against Villanova, Hidalgo followed with 27 points, six rebounds, one assist and 10 steals in the victory over Stonehill, recording her first double-double of the season and surpassing the 2,500-point milestone for her career in the process, the sixth player in ACC history to do so. She’s the only player this century with seven games of 20 points and seven steals in a career.
Abii made an immediate impact in her first two collegiate appearances, averaging 13.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game while adding 3.5 assists, 3.0 steals and 3.5 blocks. The freshman opened her career with 10 points and eight rebounds against Villanova before delivering a spectacular all-around performance in the home opener against Stonehill. Abii recorded her first career double-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, six steals and four blocks in just 25 minutes of action. She’s the only player this season to have at least 10 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals and four blocks.
The Irish return to Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday, Nov. 10, hosting Detroit Mercy at 7 p.m. ET on ACCNX.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — No. 13 Notre Dame (2-0) is back home on Tuesday for a second consecutive game, as the Irish host Detroit Mercy (2-1) for a reunion of former Midwestern Collegiate Conference foes.
Notre Dame is coming off a historic win over Stonehill on Friday. The Irish won 123-40, the second-most points in program history and the largest home margin of victory, narrowly missing the all-time margin of victory of 86 points set at Mercer in 2011.
Six Irish scored in double-figures, led by Hannah Hidalgo’s 27 points and 10 steals. Reigning ACC Player of the Week, Hidalgo now has seven games with at least 20 points and 10 steals, the most by any player this century. Leah Macy followed with 24 points, eight boards and six assists, continuing her eye-popping start in an Irish uniform.
The most unique stat line came from ACC Freshman of the Week Jacy Abii. The rookie had 17 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists, six steals and four blocks. She is the only player in the nation with a game with 10-10-4-4-4 this year. Like Abii, Anaya Hardy posted her first double-double of the year with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Jenica Lewis (15) and Madison St. Rose (13) rounded out the double-figure scoring, while Bella Ragone (5), Amari Byles (4) and Maya Gin (1) each scored their first collegiate points in the win.
Detroit Mercy has a pair of wins over Michigan-Dearborn and Valparaiso this year, but fell 84-50 at Illinois on Nov. 4. The Titans are led by Paula Lopez, who is averaging 15.3 points per game, and Stephanie Utomi, who is posting a near double-double with 12.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest.
Notre Dame is 22-2 all-time against Detroit Mercy, including a 12-0 record at home. Tuesday’s game tips off on ACCNX at 7 p.m.
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BUTLER FOOTBALL
Butler’s Okemdi Eze has been named the Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week.
In a matchup of two of the three first-place teams in the Pioneer Football League, Eze was dominating as Butler downed St. Thomas 41-14. He set career highs in total tackles (nine), solo stops (eight) and tackles for loss (4.5), which included 1.5 sacks.
He had two takeaways with a fumble recovery and an interception, and he forced another fumble and added a QB hurry that resulted in an incomplete pass. The interception was the first of his collegiate career and the ninth of the season for Butler.
The last time a Butler player was recognized nationally by Stats Perform was the 2022 season when Bret Bushka earned honorable mention following Butler’s win over Dayton.
The Bulldogs will now travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., this weekend to face the Marist Red Foxes. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m., with the game streaming live on ESPN+. The matchup marks Butler’s final road contest of the season before the Bulldogs return home to close out the regular season on Nov. 21 against Morehead State. The Dawgs will celebrate Senior Day prior to kickoff.
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BALL STATE FOOTBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State tries to rebound from a heartbreaking defeat in overtime last Wednesday, 31-30 at Massachusetts, while hoping to upend Buffalo’s four-game win streak.
It is #MACtion Night at Scheumann Stadium, with the Cardinals honoring any military veterans and active-duty military and service members while Mid-American Conference football plays under the lights in Muncie. Fans are encouraged to wear BLACK for Wednesday night’s game that is sponsored by the Indiana Army National Guard.
Wednesday night’s clash between the Cardinals and Bulls is the only weekday #MACtion game conducted in Muncie this season, with Ball State opening midweek play at UMass last Wednesday, and playing on just a six-day week next Tuesday at Ohio. Between the Bulls and Bobcats, Ball State plays two of the league’s top three teams during its three-week #MACtion slate.
The Cardinals host a familiar face on Wednesday, with Buffalo entering Scheumann Stadium under the watchful eye of former Ball State head coach Pete Lembo — in what is his first visit to Muncie as coach of the Bulls. Lembo led the Cardinals for five seasons (2011-15) before Mike Neu took the coaching reigns in 2016. Lembo was 33-29 (.532) as the Cardinals’ field boss, with a 23-13 (.575) mark in the MAC. He guided the 2012 Cardinals to an appearance in the Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida, then led the 2013 Cardinals to a second-place MAC finish and a trip to the GoDaddy Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.
Still smarting from its gut-wrenching defeat in Amherst, the Ball State hopes to continue building on an offensive unit that has gained over 350 yards in total offense over five straight weeks. While the defense forced a pair of turnovers at UMass and the Cardinals won the turnover battle (2-0) for just the second time in nine weeks, Ball State surrendered 455 yards overall. After taking a 10-7 lead on Brody Boehm’s 22-yard field goal with 33 seconds left before halftime, the Cardinals’ secondary allowed a 64- yard UMass TD to stymie their momentum just 12 seconds before intermission.
The Cardinals executed a textbook two-minute drill on a 9-play, 75-yard scoring drive that knotted the score in the final minute of regulation, with quarterback Keldric Luster scoring on a 2-yard run. Boehm added the extra point for the tie. In overtime, Ball State scored first, on a 1-yard jaunt by Jalen Bonds, his second score of the night, but disaster struck when Boehm’s point-after attempt sailed wide. UMass capitalized and won with its own touchdown on the ensuing drive.
WHAT A WIN MEANS
— Ball State will beat Buffalo for the 12th time in 15 overall meetings, and down the Bulls for the sixth time in seven games at Scheumann Stadium.
— The Cardinals will raise their home record to 7-2 over the past two seasons under Mike Uremovich.
— Ball State will move back to .500 (3-3) in the MAC with two regular season games to play.
— The Cardinals will remain in bowl contention at 4-6 overall, matching their win total from 2025.
BY THE NUMBERS
9 — Ball State is one of just nine FBS teams to boast two players averaging at least 5.6 yards per carry over at least 60 rushing tries this season.
46 — Stu Smith returned to action at UMass to record a careerhigh nine tackles for the third time this year. He leads Ball State with 46 stops overall.
338 — With 370, 360, 435, 417 & 350 yards in total offense in consecutive weeks, Ball State has raised its average to 338.9 total yards per game
998 — Wednesday is Game #998 in Ball State football annals. The regular season closes vs. CMU, in the 1000th game in program history.
INSIDE THE SERIES: BUFFALO
— Former Ball State coach Pete Lembo returns to Scheumann Stadium for the first time since last coaching the Cardinals from 2011-15.
— Ironically, it was the teams’ last meeting — almost two years ago to the day (Nov. 12, 2024) — that Lembo’s successor, Mike Neu, coached in his final game at Ball State. Following a 51-48 overtime defeat, Neu was relieved of his duties four days later.
— The Cardinals and Bulls have squared off three times before in midweek #MACtion games. Buffalo triumphed in the most recent affair, capturing a Tuesday night win at home by just three points in 2024. The final score of 51-48 marked the most combined points (99) in series history.
— The 2024 victory gave Buffalo its first home win versus the Cardinals, with Ball State winning the previous five.
— Five of the last seven meetings have gone in Ball State’s favor, with the 2020 MAC Championship game headlining that stretch. The Cardinals defeated the 23rd-ranked Bulls to capture the program’s sixth MAC crown.
— Ball State has claimed five out of six contests versus Buffalo in Muncie, dating to the first meeting in 1969. The Bulls’ only win in Muncie came in 2017 (40-24).
— The Bulls interrupted Ball State’s historic unbeaten (12-0) regular season in 2008, defeating the Cardinals in the MAC Championship, 42-24.
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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
MUNCIE, Ind. – The Ball State men’s basketball team got out to an early 23-point lead and cruised to an 89-64 win over Brescia on Monday night at Worthen Arena.
The Cardinals (1-2) went on a 9-0 run courtesy of seven points from Kamden McGilveary and a Sean Blake layup to claim a 30-7 advantage at the 10:30 mark of the first half before taking a 45-26 lead into the halftime break.
The win was the first for head coach Chris Capko at Ball State after he was hired heading into the 2026-27 season.
Blake led a group of five Cardinals in double figures with 20 points, as he also tallied five assists and four steals. Javion Guy-King (17 points, three assists), Trey Lewis (13 points, four rebounds), McGilveary (12 points) and Aaron Fine (10 points) followed in double digits for Ball State, while Joey Hart chipped in seven points, Mason Jones five points and five boards and Kai McGrew 10 rebounds.
The Bearcats cut into the deficit to make the score 53-39 following a Kabryen Tinson 3-pointer with 15:43 to play, but the host Cardinals responded with a 10-2 run featuring five points by Guy-King to regain a 63-41 lead and would be ahead by at least 20 points for the remainder of the game. Guy-King scored each of his 17 points in the second half after early foul trouble.
Ajani Blyden led the visiting Bearcats with 17 points and eight rebounds, while Brescia’s leading scorer entering the evening Ty Price put up 16 points but had to attempt 24 field goals to do so.
Ball State went 51.7 percent (31-60) from the field including 41.4 percent (12-29) on 3-pointers while making 62.5 percent (15-24) of its free throw attempts. Brescia hit 41.3 percent (26-63) of its field goals including 28.6 percent (8-28) from distance.
The hosts won the rebounding battle 40-35 and committed fewer turnovers (18-12) on the night on their way to a 25-7 advantage in points off turnovers and 38-26 lead on points in the paint. The Ball State bench outscored Brescia’s by a 32-16 margin.
The Cardinals are next set to hit the road with a Friday night game at SMU.
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BALL STATE WOMEN’S SOCCER
The Ball State soccer team is in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament and faces No. 2 seed UMass at 1 p.m., on Tuesday at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field in Columbus, Ohio.
Links to the ESPN+ broadcast, live stats and tickets can be found above and on the schedule page.
The Cardinals (8-6-5) topped No. 3 seed Kent State 1-0 on Saturday in the opening round of the conference tourney.Mary Jane Keller scored the lone goal in the eighth minute off assists from LG Moncrief and Anna Kate Robillard for the winning decision.
UMass (11-2-5, 5-1-5 MAC) enters the postseason after only the second time in program history as the No. 2 seed and the first time under the helm of head coach Jason Dowiak.
Dowiak is in his ninth season at UMass. The Minutewomen re-joined the MAC as a full member in 2025.
UMass earned three postseason honors in 2026 with Amelia Deren being named to All-MAC First Team, while Nia Hislop and Monica Curry were named to the All-MAC Second Team.
The winner of this match advances to the championship match against either No. 1 seed Western Michigan or No. 4 seed Miami on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
KELLER LEADS CARDINALS TO POSTSEASON WIN: The Ball State soccer team grabbed a 1-0 victory over Kent State on Saturday. Mary Jane Keller booted the ball in the back of the net in the eighth minute off assists from LG Moncrief and Anna Kate Robillard for the winning decision. This marked the third goal of the 2026 campaign for Keller
STOOTS EARNS SECOND POSTSEASON WIN: Head coach Andy Stoots earned his second postseason victory in his second season leading the Cardinals.
In his first season in 2025, Ball State won a penalty kick shootout 5-4 over Kent State to advance in the MAC tournament.
PALLANTE LEADING CARDINALS DEFENSE: Junior goalkeeper Kate Pallante has notched 68 saves in 19 games, sitting in sixth place in the MAC for goalkeepers with a .810 save percentage. Pallante is second in the conference with nine shutouts, averaging 3.58 saves per game. Pallante earned All-MAC Second Team honors this season.
Pallante also sits in second place in the conference and eighth nationally for goalie minutes played (1710).
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INDIANA STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State men’s basketball returns home to the Hulman Center as the Sycamores welcome Milwaukee on Wednesday, November 11. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and will be carried live on ESPN+ and 105.5 The Legend.
Game Day Festivities and Promotions
Veterans Appreciation Night
All active military members and veterans are able purchase $5 tickets for upper level seats at the Hulman Center Ticket Office with presentation of valid ID.
Recapping Last Game
Indiana State overcame a 15-point second half deficit to pick up their first win of the 2026-27 season with the 69-66 victory over Ball State on Friday night in Muncie. The Sycamores battled their way back from a 51-36 deficit from the defensive side of the ball with Chance Puryear, Duce Paschal, and Meechie White combining to score 25 points off the bench to spark the attack.
Ball State 60-50 lead with 9:25 to play following an Aaron Fine layup, before the Sycamores took control of the contest. Paschal converted a pair of free throws, before recording a steal and layup to cut the deficit down to 60-54. Puryear and Gregory followed a minute later with back-to-back three-pointers to make it a 62-60 game with 5:32 to play in the contest.
Paschal again made it to the free throw line, this time following an offensive rebound and drawing the foul, and the sophomore guard sank both attempts to tie the game up at 62-62. Maguire Mitchell followed on the next possession with a driving layup to the basket to give the Sycamores the lead at the 3:55 mark. It was Indiana State’s first lead in the contest since the 1:40 mark in the first half.
Indiana State turned it over to Jackson Cooper late and the forward delivered in the clutch with a tip-in layup with 1:32 remaining to make it a 66-63 game. Following a pair of Ball State free throws, Cooper again came through on the offensive glass with another tip-in layup with just under 10 seconds left in the contest to stake Indiana State to the 68-65 lead before the Sycamores secured the win from the free throw line late.
Karmani Gregory finished with his second consecutive 20-point game, shooting 5-of-13 from the floor and 8-of-10 from the free throw line, while adding three assists. Jackson Cooper added 12 points and seven rebounds with nine points and six boards coming in the second half comeback. Chance Puryear scored all eight of his points in the second half, while Duce Paschal added eight points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the victory.
20-Point Indiana State Debuts
Karmani Gregory scored 20 points in back-to-back games as the redshirt senior continued his early scoring success on the court. The Palmetto, Fla. native made his Indiana State debut with 29 points against Charlotte on November 2 inside the Hulman Center. He followed up with 20 points in Indiana State’s 69-66 victory over Ball State on November 6, marking the second Sycamore in the last three seasons to score 20 or more points in their first two games in the Indiana Sate Blue & White.
Gregory joins Samage Teel (2024-25) as the last two Sycamores to score 20 or more points in the first two games at Indiana State. The redshirt senior guard was the fifth Sycamore in the last four seasons to score 20-plus points in his Indiana State debut.
Last Four Seasons with 20+ Point Debuts; Back-to-Back 20-Point Games
Karmani Gregory – (29 points vs. Charlotte – Nov. 2, 2026; 20 points vs. Ball State – Nov. 6, 2026)
Samage Teel – (21 points vs. Florida Atlantic – Nov. 4, 2024; 20 points vs. Eureka – Nov. 7, 2024)
Ian Scott – (24 points at Charlotte – Nov. 3, 2025; 13 points vs. Illinois Tech – Nov. 6, 2025)
Isaiah Swope (26 points vs. SMWC – Nov. 6, 2023; 17 points at Alabama – Nov. 10, 2023)
Ryan Conwell (25 points vs. SMWC – Nov. 6, 2023; 16 points at Alabama – Nov. 10, 2023)
Hitting from the Charity Stripe
Indiana State sits among the national leaders from the free throw line through the first two games of the season with the Sycamores connecting at a 77.1% clip from the stripe against Charlotte and Ball State. The Sycamores went 10-for-12 from the line in the opening game against the 49ers with Karmani Gregory pacing the way going 5-for-6 in the contest. Indiana State followed up with a 17-for-23 performance against Ball State with Gregory again pacing the way going 8-for-10.
The Sycamores sit third overall in the Valley and 61st overall in the NCAA Division I rankings on the season. Gregory is also ranked among the national leaders in both free throws made (13) and attempted (16), while hitting 81.3% (13-for-16) from the line.
Sycamore Free Throw Leaders
100.0% – Maguire Mitchell (2-for-2), Jackson Cooper (2-for-2), Meechie White (2-for-2)
81.3% – Karmani Gregory (13-for-16)
77.8% – Duce Paschal (7-for-9)
Sitting Among the NCAA’s Best
Karmani Gregory has already made his mark on the program and currently sits among the nation’s best in multiple scoring categories following his first two games against both Charlotte and Ball State. Gregory is currently listed among the NCAA’s Top 100 in eight different individual statistical categories on the season.
Gregory Among NCAA Top 100
22nd – Points Per Game (24.5)
28th – Field Goal Attempts (35)
37th – Points (49)
52nd – Minutes Per Game (35:10)
55th – Free Throws Made (13)
56th – Field Goals (16)
70th – Free Throw Attempts (16)
83rd – Assists Per Game (5.5)
About the Opponent
Milwaukee was selected sixth overall in the Horizon League preseason men’s basketball poll as announced by the organization in early October. The Panthers received 309 total points in the poll prior to the start of the 2026-27 season in their fifth season under head coach Bart Lundy.
The Panthers had two players honored among the Horizon League’s best with Danilo Jovanovich and Chandler Jackson were both selected to the Preseason All-League Team. Jovanovich was in the midst of a breakout campaign before a season-ending injury, averaging 12.4 points and 6.1 rebounds, with double-digit scoring in 12 of 17 games. Jackson was one of the Panthers’ top scoring options down the stretch on his way to finishing with 9.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
Milwaukee has already competed in one of the top non-conference schedules in the 2026-27 season taking on then No. 21/22 Southern California and RV Santa Clara in a season-opening road trip. The Panthers dropped both contests, before rebounding to top Ripon on Sunday afternoon with a 99-48 victory inside the Klotsche Center.
Tre Norman has been the team’s leading scorer early in the season averaging 10.3 points per game, but the story behind Milwaukee’s offense has been a balanced threat with eight players averaging at least 7.0 points per game. Nate Malosa has been the team’s leading rebounder averaging 6.7 rebounds per game, while Amare Hereford has recorded a team-high 14 assists on the year. Jake Hansen (7) and Aaron Womack III (5) have connected on the most three-pointers of the season.
Last Season Against the Panthers
Indiana State men’s basketball earned a 70-68 victory over Milwaukee inside the Klotsche Center in their final non-conference game of the 2025-26 season. Camp Wagner was the Sycamores’ leading scorer with a game-high 18 points to go with nine rebounds in leading five Sycamores scoring double-digits.
Xavier Hall came through with the big shots in the clutch late as the senior point guard scored on a pair of jumpers, the last coming with 2:37 remaining in the contest to put the score at 70-66. Indiana State’s defense took over from there as the Sycamores limited MKE to just a pair of Faizon Fields free throws over the final 1:31 to secure the win.
All-Time Against Milwaukee
Wednesday’s game marks the 10th time in program history the Sycamores and the Panthers will take the court against each other dating back to the inaugural matchup in 1963. The Sycamores hold the all-time 7-2 lead, including winning four of the last five contests dating back to 1997.
Indiana State and Milwaukee have played each other three times since the 2000 season with two contests in neutral locations (2002 & 2009), while the Sycamores traveled to the Panthers last season on December 14. Wednesday’s contest completes the two-game home-and-home series between the two opponents.
Last Five Against Milwaukee
Dec. 9, 1997 – at Milwaukee (W, 74-62)
Dec. 1, 1998 – Milwaukee (W, 79-66)
Nov. 30, 2002 – vs. Milwaukee (L, 71-59) (New Orleans Knockout)
Nov. 16, 2009 – vs. Milwaukee (W, 76-63) (NIT Preseason Tipoff)
Dec. 14, 2025 – at Milwaukee (W, 70-68)
Against the Horizon League
Indiana State has lined up against eight of the 12 current members of the Horizon League and has posted winning recorded against six of them according to current Sycamore records on hand. The Sycamores last took on a member of the MAC last season when they topped Milwaukee last season in Milwaukee, 70-68, on Dec. 14, 2025.
The Sycamores have winning records over Green Bay, IU Indy, Milwaukee, Purdue Fort Wayne, Wright State, and Youngstown State. The Sycamores are .500 all-time in their two matchups against Robert Morris, while sitting 8-13 all-time against Northern Illinois.
Against the Horizon (Last Game)
Green Bay – 2-0 (Nov. 7, 2022 – W, 80-53)
IU Indy – 13-10 (Dec. 9, 2017 – W, 79-75)
Milwaukee – 7-2 (Dec. 14, 2025 – W, 70-68)
Northern Illinois – 8-13 (Dec. 5, 2023 – W, 90-67)
Purdue Fort Wayne – 2-1 (Nov. 24, 2007 – W, 63-55)
Robert Morris – 1-1 (Mar. 13, 2012 – L, 67-60)
Wright State – 2-0 (Dec. 7, 2019 – W, 84-77)
Youngstown State – 1-0 (Nov. 22, 2002 – W, 63-56)
Returning to the Schedule
Indiana State features four returning regular season opponents from the 2025-26 season, as well as their second consecutive year in taking on Butler in a preseason exhibition to highlight the early portion of the schedule. The Sycamores host Charlotte (Nov. 2), Milwaukee (Nov. 11), SIUE (Dec. 2), and Southern Indiana (Dec. 6), while traveling to Ball State (Nov. 6).
Indiana State went 4-1 during the 2025-26 regular season against the returning opponents topping SIUE, Ball State, Southern Indiana, and Milwaukee, while falling in the season opener against Charlotte.
2025-26
at Butler – Oct. 29 (L, 105-80)
at Charlotte – Nov. 3 (L, 92-76)
Ball State – Nov. 22 (W, 70-52)
at Milwaukee – Dec. 14 (W, 70-68)
at SIUE – Nov. 10 (W, 64-55)
at Southern Indiana – Dec. 7 (W, 77-55)
2026-27
at Butler – Oct. 18 (L, 81-74)
Charlotte – Nov. 2 (L, 78-70)
at Ball State – Nov. 6 (W, 69-66)
Milwaukee – Nov. 11 (7 p.m.)
SIUE – Dec. 2 (7 p.m.)
Southern Indiana – Dec. 6 (1 p.m.)
New Look Roster
It’s a new-look Indiana State roster on the floor under head coach Matthew Graves as the Sycamore head coach heads into his third season at the helm of the program. The Sycamores returned just redshirt freshman Martin Kaupanger to the floor from the 2025-26 squad, while welcoming nine transfers, five freshmen, and international big man Alessio Calamita to the roster this year.
Preseason MVC Poll, Watch List
The Sycamores were not listed among the top six teams receiving votes in the 2026-27 preseason MVC men’s basketball poll but did feature two players on the preseason All-Conference Watch List heading into the year.
Guard Karmani Gregory and forward Jackson Cooper were among the list of players recognized among the tops in the conference heading into the season and the players represented Indiana State at the two-day media day event held inside the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Mo. over October 13-14.
Gregory is a former All-Conference guard transferring in from USC Upstate where he finished among the Big South’s scoring leaders, while adding team-highs in assists (91) and steals (33). Cooper, an All-American forward, transferred in from NAIA Oregon Tech where averaged a team-high 17.7 points per game, while finishing seventh overall in NAIA with 174 total assists.
All-Americans on Roster
Indiana State men’s basketball added two players that bring All-American status to the program with Jackson Cooper and EJ McQuillan both joining the roster in 2026-27. Cooper earned NAIA Second Team All-American honors following a standout 2025-26 campaign at Oregon Tech where he led the team in scoring (17.7), rebounds per game (7.7), and assists per game (5.8) while finishing seventh in the NAIA with 174 total assists.
McQuillan earned NAIA Second Team All-American honors following a standout 2025-26 campaign at LSU Alexandria where he averaged 20.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 38.5% from the three-point line. He highlighted his year by tying the LSUA single-game points record with 41 against Texas Wesleyan on October 31.
Season Tickets Remain On Sale, Upper Level-Single Game Tickets Available
Season tickets remain on sale for the entirety of the 2026-27 slate. For more information on season tickets, contact Mason LaGrange, Manager for Sales and Service, by calling 812-237-8972 or emailing mason.lagrange@indstate.edu. Fans can also call 877-ISU-TIXS or email ISU-Tickets@indstate.edu.
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INDIANA STATE VOLLEYBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State volleyball closes the 2026 regular season on the road, as the Sycamores travel to Evansville for a Tuesday night midwek match before wrapping up the conference slate Saturday evening at Southern Illinois.
Tuesday’s match will air on ESPN+ with a 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) first serve. Saturday’s match will not be broadcast and will start at 6 p.m.
Last Time Out
Indiana State recorded 10 aces Saturday afternoon while limiting Murray State a .120 hitting percentage, as the Sycamores defeated the Racers in three sets (25-23, 25-20, 25-19) in their final home match of the 2026 season.
Kira Holland led the Sycamore attack with 11 kills, while Curry Kendall added 10. Hadley Hardersen dished out 23 assists and registered 10 digs, leading the Trees in both categories. Kendall and Ella Scott tallied three aces apiece, while Corinne Knapp finished with a match-high four aces to go alongside eight kills. It marked the second straight match that the Trees tallied double-digit service aces.
She Can Dig It
Indiana State defensive specialist/libero Macy Lengacher became the 12th player in program history to record 1,000 career digs, with the senior libero accomplishing the feat in the third set of Friday’s match against Valparaiso.
Lengacher became the first Sycamore to reach 1,000 career digs since Melina Tedrow during the 2020-21 season, while moving up to 11th in program history on the all-time digs list.
Serve’s Up
Indiana State was a force to be reckoned with from the service line against Valparaiso and Murray State, as the Sycamores recorded 25 aces across the two matches. The Trees registered back-to-back matches with double-digit aces for the first time in the 25-point rally scoring era, serving up 15 against Valparaiso and 10 against Murray State. The Sycamores’ 15 aces against the Beacons were their most in the rally scoring era and their most in a match since the 1993 season.
Indiana State’s 25 aces were the third-most among any team in Division I last week, while Curry Kendall was the only Division I athlete to record double-digit aces over the course of the week with 10.
Chart Climbing
With five aces over her last two matches, senior middle blocker Ella Scott reached 100 aces for her career. Scott became the first Sycamore to reach 100 aces since Kristin Widmar in 2004, while also ranking among the program’s all-time leaders in hitting percentage, total blocks and block assists.
Indiana State outside hitter Kira Holland moved up to eighth in program history with 1,075 kills, a mark which ranks inside the top 75 among active Division I athletes.
Crunch Time
Indiana State has an outside shot of reaching the MVC Tournament for the first time since 2021, but the Sycamores do not control their own destiny in the postseason chase.
The Sycamores will need to win their last two matches against Evansville and Southern Illinois, while needing both UIC and Valparaiso to go 0-2 for the upcoming week to have a chance. Indiana State likely also needs Murray State to go 2-0 for the tiebreakers to go in the Sycamores’ favor.
Up Next
This week’s results around the conference will determine the Sycamores’ MVC Tournament fate. Should Indiana State finish in the top six, its first round match will be November 18.
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INDIANA STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Indiana State opens the home portion of its 2026-27 schedule Tuesday night, kicking off a three-game homestand against in-state foe IU Indy. Tipoff from Hulman Center is set for 7 p.m.
Tuesday’s game will air on ESPN+, with Landon Kleindorfer (play-by-play) and Nyah Wilson (analyst) on the call.
Last Time Out
Indiana State had four players score in double-figures in Sunday’s finale of a three-game road trip, but Rutgers knocked down a program record 16 3-pointers in a 107-76 defeat for the Sycamores inside Jersey Mike’s Arena.
Saroiya Ajomale led the Blue and White with 17 points, six rebounds and three blocks, while Ashley Singhateh added a season-high 14 points and six rebounds in her first start with the Sycamores. Aaliyah Youngblood tallied a season-high 12 points and six rebounds off the bench, while Kristen McMillan finished with 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
McMillan scored seven in the first quarter as the Sycamores kept pace early on with their Big Ten counterparts, but foul trouble caught up with the Trees as Rutgers built a 48-33 halftime lead. Indiana State put together its best offensive quarter of the early season with 27 points in the third, as Ajomale and Youngblood combined for 18 in the frame. The Sycamores cut their deficit to single-digits early in the fourth, but Rutgers closed the game by outscoring the Trees 31-10 over the final seven minutes.
Home Sweet Home
After spending the first week of the 2026-27 season exclusively on the road, Indiana State opens the home portion of its schedule Tuesday night against IU Indy. The in-state battle between the Sycamores and Jaguars kicks off a three-game homestand for the Blue and White which also sees Wright State and Bellarmine pay a visit to Terre Haute.
Indiana State is about to get extremely familiar with the Hulman Center, as the Sycamores play five of their next six games at home. The Trees fared well in non-conference home games last season, going a perfect 3-0 in Terre Haute against teams outside the Missouri Valley.
The Sycamores’ only road game over the next three-plus weeks is a November 19 trip to Southeast Missouri State.
Nebu’s Hoopin’
Indiana State senior forward Kristen McMillan has quickly acclimated to her new school, scoring in double-figures in two of the Sycamores’ first three games. McMillan tallied 13 points in the season opener and finished with 11 points in 18 minutes at Rutgers.
McMillan leads the Blue and White with 6.0 rebounds per game, including eight rebounds at Northern Illinois and seven boards at Rutgers. She also dished out a pair of assists at Seton Hall.
McMillan’s strong start has been efficient, as the Hoover, Alabama, native ranks first on the team in rebounds and second in points despite averaging just 18.7 minutes per game. She also leads the MVC in field goal percentage at 70.6 percent, knocking down 12 of her 17 attempts from the field.
Ajomale All The Way
Indiana State junior forward Saroiya Ajomale has quickly established herself as one of the top players in the Missouri Valley Conference through the opening week of action. Ajomale leads the Sycamores in points (13.0) and blocks (2.3) while ranking third in rebounds (5.3).
Ajomale scored in double-figures in two of the Sycamores’ first three games, recording 17-point outings at both Northern Illinois and Rutgers. She led the Sycamores from behind the arc during the opening road trip, where she was 4-for-11 on 3-pointers. Ajomale was a force on the defensive end, registering multiple blocks in each of the first three games with a season-high three rejections at Rutgers.
Ajomale ranks in the top 25 in the MVC in points (11th, 13.0), rebounds (19th, 5.3), blocks (second, 2.3), field goal percentage (25th, 37.8) and 3-point percentage (10th, 36.4).
Charity Work
Indiana State has made a habit of getting to the free throw line, with the Sycamores going 27-for-34 from the charity stripe in their last game at Rutgers (79.4 percent). Ashley Singhateh went a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line against the Scarlet Knights.
The Sycamores have shot 75.0 percent from the line this season, a mark which ranks fourth in the MVC and inside the top 100 nationally. Indiana State’s 16 free throws made per game ranks third in the conference, while Singhateh is the only player in the conference to be 100 percent from the charity stripe on more than 10 attempts.
IU Indy At A Glance
IU Indy enters Tuesday’s game at 1-1, falling to Purdue (81-73) on the road in its season opener and defeating SIU Edwardsville at the buzzer (70-69) in its last game, the first contest in the newly-opened James T. Morris Arena.
Olivia Smith leads the Jaguars with 16 points and eight rebounds per game, while Destini Craig (12.0) and Hailey Smith (12.0) also average double-figure scoring. Reagan Sipla has averaged three steals per game, with Hailey Smith tacking on 2.5 assists and one block per game to go along with her scoring.
Kate Bruce is in her fifth season as head coach at IU Indy and owns a 48-75 record at the helm of the Jaguars. Bruce previously spent six seasons as the head coach at Walsh, going 134-43 and reaching the NCAA Division II Tournament four times with the Cavaliers.
Series History Against IU Indy
Indiana State owns a 10-7 advantage in the all-time series, though IU Indy has won the last five meetings.
The Sycamores own a 4-3 advantage in games played in Terre Haute.
Last Meeting Against IU Indy (Nov. 3, 2025)
Indiana State nearly overcame a 14-point deficit in its 2025-26 season opener, but the Trees’ valiant effort fell one possession short in a 67-64 defeat to IU Indy inside The Jungle.
Tierney Kelsey led all players with 15 points off the bench, while Amerie Flowers pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds. Samiyah Briggs and Jayci Allen also finished in double figures with 14 and 11 points, respectively, while Kelsey dished out a game-high five assists.
Indiana State dug itself a hole, largely due to turnovers and foul trouble, as the Sycamores played from behind for nearly the entirety of the game. IU Indy’s lead grew to as big as 14 by the end of the third, but the Trees rattled off an impressive scoring run to get right back in the game late. Indiana State opened the fourth with a 16-0 run to take its first lead of the game, as the Trees held IU Indy scoreless for the first six minutes of the final frame. In the end, IU Indy made enough plays down the stretch to go back in front, while Indiana State failed to score in the last two minutes in a season-opening defeat.
Up Next
Indiana State continues its three-game homestand Friday night with a 7 p.m. tip against Wright State.
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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team travels to Western Michigan to take on the Broncos on Tuesday (Nov. 10) at 7 p.m.
Game Day Information
Who: Western Michigan Broncos
When: Tuesday, November 10 | 7 PM
Where: Kalamazoo, Mich.
Live Stats: Link
Watch: ESPN+
Game Notes: Purdue Fort Wayne
Know Your Foe
Western Michigan opened the season with a 68-54 loss to Coastal Carolina on Nov. 2. The Broncos finished the 2025-26 season with a 9-20 overall record and a 5-13 mark in Mid-American Conference play. Western Michigan returns five players from last year’s squad while adding nine newcomers, including five freshmen.
Series History
Purdue Fort Wayne defeated Western Michigan 83-75 in the teams’ last meeting in 2024. The Broncos lead the all-time series 6-2.
Tracking 1,000
Claire Gregwer is 84 points away from reaching 1,000 career points. Her career total includes 783 points during her time at Aquinas and 110 points at Davenport.
Familiar Faces
Western Michigan assistant coach Audra Emmerson is a former Mastodon, having played four seasons at Purdue Fort Wayne from 2021-25. Broncos head coach Kate Achter led Horizon League foe Detroit Mercy for three seasons before joining Western Michigan.
New Faces
The Mastodons added three freshmen, Alivia Bolinger, Maddie Lepley and Karis Thomas, along with four transfers, Amaris Timmons, Hiba Malkawi, Meegan Fahy and Madison Lewis, to their roster for the 2026-27 season. Gregwer joined the Mastodons at the start of the 2026 spring semester, while Riley Pepple joins the team as a junior.
New Coach
Kate Peterson Abiad enters her first season as head coach of the Mastodons. No stranger to the Horizon League, Peterson Abiad led Cleveland State for 15 seasons before serving as an assistant coach at Green Bay for two seasons.
Last Time Out
The Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball team fell to DePaul 87-62 in its first road game of the season on Friday (Nov. 6). Claire Gregwer led the Mastodons with 15 points, while Amaris Timmons added nine points, six rebounds and two blocks.
Coming Up
Purdue Fort Wayne returns home to host Valparaiso on Friday (Nov. 13) for Fitness Day at the Gates Sports Center. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m.
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EVANSVILLE MEN’S BASKETBALL
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – In its first road game of the season, the University of Evansville men’s basketball team travels to Middle Tennessee State on Tuesday evening. Tip is set for 6:30 p.m. with ESPN+ and Purple Aces Radio Network having the broadcast.
Game Information
UE at MTSU Tuesday, November 10 | 6:30 p.m. CST | Murphy Center | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Game Coverage ESPN+
Last Time Out
– Trailing by four points in the final three minutes, the Purple Aces rallied to take a 78-76 overtime in against USI on Saturday
– Bryce Quinet scored a career-high 23 points while AJ Casey had 19
– Max Langenfeld scored 14 points and hit two pivotal 3-pointers in the late stages
Leading the Nation
– With an assist-to-turnover ratio of 18.00, Bryce Quinet leads the nation
– Through the first two games of the season, Quinet has 18 assists while turning the ball over just once
– Quinet scored a career-high 23 points in the River City Classic win over USI passing his previous mark of 20
– He also set career highs in blocks (3) and minutes (39:01) vs. the Screaming Eagles
– Quinet opened the season with 10 points and 11 assists marking the first double-double of his UE career
– His 11 assists was a career best and tied the arena record set by Duane Gibson, Dru Smith, and Leif Moeller
Matching Stats
– AJ Casey has recorded 19 points and 8 rebounds in both of Evansville’s games
– He went 8-for-15 in the opener against IU Kokomo before converting four triples against USI to finish with another 19-point contest
– Casey leads the MVC with 36.32 minutes per game while other stat rankings include rebounds (T2-8.00/gm), scoring (9th-19.0/gm), assists (T13-3.50/gm), 3pt% (13th-.455), 3pt makes (T8-2.50/gm), blocks (T4-1.50/gm), def rbs (T2-6.00/gm), and ast-to ratio (T10-3.50)
Clutch 3-Pointers
– Max Langenfeld converted two pivotal 3-pointers in the win over USI
– With UE trailing by three in the final seconds of regulation, his triple sent the game to overtime
– In the extra period, he hit what would be the game-winning triple with 1:49 remaining
– Langenfeld finished the game with 14 points, just one shy of his career mark of 15, which came in his time at Florida Atlantic
Scouting the Opponent
– Middle Tennessee State enters Tuesday’s game with a 1-1 mark
– After opening the season with a 117-73 win over Fisk, the Blue Raiders dropped an 89-45 game at #17 Kansas on Friday
– Quintero Barnett leads a trio of Blue Raiders averaging double figures with 14 points per game
– Marcus Whitlock and Jahvin Carter average 12.0 and 11.5 PPG, respectively
– Landyn Colyer is averaging a team-high 5.5 boards
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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL
Following his epic performance in Friday’s 83-80 double overtime victory at RV/No. 24 Purdue, Valparaiso University men’s basketball sophomore Rakim Chaney (Rockford, Ill. / Rockford Auburn [212 Sports Academy]) was named the Lou Henson Award National Player of the Week on Monday.
Chaney, who achieved a career high in scoring, posted a 35-point, eight-rebound, six-assist game, Valpo’s first on record. The point guard had no turnovers, becoming the first player nationally to post that points/rebounds/assists stat line with no turnovers since 2016 and just the second since 2007. He had Valpo’s first 35-point game since 2016. Chaney hit a game-tying buzzer-beater at the end of overtime to force a second overtime in Valpo’s improbable victory.
Earlier in the week, Chaney tallied 10 points in an 80-58 win over Western Illinois.
The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division-I college basketball. Chaney became the third Valpo player in the last decade plus to earn a National Player of the Week nod, joining Cooper Schwieger and Alec Peters.
Chaney was also named the national “Non-P5 MVP” for Week 1 of the college basketball season by College Basketball Report, which also listed the Valpo win over Purdue as the National Game of the Week.
The Beacons (2-0) will visit South Dakota State on Wednesday at 7 p.m. before returning home to host CCSJ on Monday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Tickets are available at tickets.valpoathletics.com.
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Valparaiso (2-0, 0-0 MVC)
at South Dakota State (2-0, 0-0 Summit)
Game No. 3 – Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. CT
First Bank & Trust Arena (5,000) – Brookings, S.D.
Next Up in Valpo Basketball: There aren’t many mid-major matchups featuring two teams off to better starts to the season than Wednesday’s battle between the Valparaiso University men’s basketball team and South Dakota State. The Beacons will look to follow up their epic 83-80, double-overtime (and double-buzzer-beating) victory at RV/No. 24 Purdue by extending their season-opening winning streak to three. However, in order to do so, Valpo will have to get through a team that has already pocketed a power-conference win of its own, as the Jackrabbits started the season with a 68-66 success story at Kansas State. This will be a battle of two teams that are both ranked in the latest CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25.
Last Time Out: Rakim Chaney scored a career-high 35 points while pouring in eight rebounds and six assists to lead the Beacons to a come-from-behind, 83-80 victory over RV/No. 24 Purdue on Friday night at Mackey Arena. Head coach Roger Powell Jr. and the players on the team have restored Valpo’s winning tradition, and they’ve also restored the tradition of Valpo buzzer-beaters. The first overtime ended with a corner 3-pointer by Rakim Chaney to tie the game at 70, and the second ended as Justus McNair beat the buzzer with a contested, right-wing triple that sent the college basketball universe into a state of delirium. Valpo trailed by as many as 15 before storming back to silence a Mackey Arena crowd of 14,876.
Glancing Ahead: The Beacons will have four days between games before returning to the court on Monday night by hosting CCSJ at the ARC at 7 p.m. on Military Appreciation Night. CCSJ, an NAIA opponent, is coached by former Valpo player and assistant coach Jason Hawkins.
Following the Beacons: Streaming – Midco Sports Plus – Tyler Merriam and Brad Newitt
Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Brandon Vickrey (analyst)
X updates – @ValpoBasketball
Links for video, audio and live stats will be available at ValpoAthletics.com.
Head Coach Roger Powell Jr.: Roger Powell Jr. (42-59) is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Valpo men’s basketball program. After helping guide Gonzaga to a 121-13 record during his four seasons as an assistant coach, Powell returned to Valpo, where he was part of head coach Bryce Drew’s staff from 2011-2016 and led the team to 124 wins in five seasons, including a program-record 30 victories and a National Invitation Tournament (NIT) title game appearance in 2015-16. He was part of head coach Mark Few’s Gonzaga staff as the Bulldogs reached the 2021 national championship game after winning their first 31 games of the season. During Powell’s first season on staff in 2019-20, Gonzaga was 31-2 at the time the NCAA college basketball season was halted due to COVID-19. The Bulldogs reached the Sweet Sixteen in each of his final three seasons on staff, including two Elite Eight appearances and the aforementioned trip to the 2021 national title game. Prior to his arrival at Gonzaga, Powell served as the associate head coach at Vanderbilt University under Bryce Drew from 2016-2019. During his stint as an assistant at Valpo, he was part of four Horizon League regular-season championships in a five-year period while also leading the 2012-13 and 2014-15 squads to Horizon League tournament titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. A product of Joliet West High School and a native of Joliet, Ill., Powell capped a prolific collegiate playing career at Illinois with a national title game appearance in 2005 before going on to a successful professional playing career. In the second season of the Powell Era in 2024-2025, Valpo over doubled its overall win total from the previous season and doubled its conference win output before earning a Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinal berth. The Beacons finished with 15 wins, the team’s highest total since 2019-20 before upping that to 18 in his third season in 2025-2026. That season saw Valpo achieve its highest Missouri Valley Conference win total since joining the league. After leading the Valpo surge in 2025-2026, Powell was named a finalist for the Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award and finished third in the Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year voting.
Series Notes: Valpo is 1-2 all-time against South Dakota State, most recently losing 61-50 on Nov. 25, 2022 as part of a multi-team event in Savannah, Ga. Valpo picked up a home 83-72 win over the Jackrabbits on Dec. 13, 1976 after falling 76-74 on Dec. 22, 1975 in the team’s most recent visit to South Dakota State.
Scouting the Jackrabbits
Spoiled former Belmont head coach Casey Alexander’s Kansas State debut with a 68-66 road victory in the season opener before downing Briar Cliff 71-49.
Led in scoring by Davis Kern at 17.0 points per game.
Have made seven NCAA Tournament appearances since 2012, going to the Big Dance as recently as 2024.
Rated 190 in the KenPom.
Picked to finish third in the Summit League Preseason Poll.
Ranked No. 18, one spot ahead of Valpo, in this week’s Mid-Major Top 25.
Strong Start
With a win on Wednesday, Valpo would own a 3-0 start for the first time since starting 8-0 in 2017-18. Valpo is already off to its first 2-0 start since that season.
Should Valpo prevail on Wednesday, it would improve to 2-0 on the road for the first time since 2006-2007 (wins over IPFW and Niagara).
Last week, Valpo won its road opener for the first time since 2017-18 and its home opener for the 21st time in the last 22 years.
The Miracle at Mackey: Valpo 83, Purdue 80 (F/2OT)
This marked Valpo’s first true road win over a Top-25 opponent ever (previously 0-44).
This marked Valpo’s first win against a ranked team since beating Drake on Feb. 7, 2021 at the ARC.
This marked Valpo’s fifth all-time road win against a top-25 team, improving to 5-67. Valpo’s previous wins: Feb. 7, 2021 vs. No. 25 Drake; Nov. 29, 2016 vs. No. 21 Rhode Island; March 13, 1998 vs. No. 13 Ole Miss (NCAA Tournament in Oklahoma City, Bryce’s Drew’s “The Shot”) and Dec. 17, 1988 vs. No. 19 Notre Dame (The Lutheran Miracle).
Valpo beat Purdue for the second time ever (third if you count a December 1995 game that was later ruled a forfeit in Valpo’s favor.) The last time Valpo beat Purdue in a game was Dec. 22, 1965, a 114-96 Valpo win at home. Valpo snapped a 10-game head-to-head losing streak to the Boilermakers (12 if you count the game that was later forfeited by Purdue as a Valpo loss.)
This marked Valpo’s first win over a power-conference opponent since Nov. 21, 2016 vs. Alabama (neutral).
This represented Valpo’s first road win over a power-conference opponent since Nov. 24, 2015 at Oregon State
This was Valpo’s first win against a Big Ten opponent since Dec. 28, 2004 against Penn State. Valpo had dropped 19 straight against the Big Ten Conference.
Purdue had won 19 straight home games vs. MVC foes dating back to Nov. 27, 1978 (Indiana State).
This snapped a 22-game Purdue winning streak against nonconference, instate foes dating back to a November 2001 loss to Butler. Matt Painter was 19-0 against instate nonconference foes before that game.
The win snapped Purdue’s 23-game home winning streak in the month of November.
Purdue owned its longest active winning streak against an individual opponent, having won 12 straight (or 10, depending on how you count the forfeit) against Valpo prior to the upset.
Prior to Valpo’s victory, the Big Ten had won eight straight over The Valley since Indiana State’s 76-64 win over Minnesota on March 24, 2024. This marked The Valley’s first road win at a Big Ten school since Nov. 10, 2017 (Indiana State at Indiana), snapping a 20-game losing streak by the MVC in road games against Big Ten competition.
Purdue went to the Elite Eight last season, has appeared in three straight Sweet 16s including a national runner-up finish in 2024 and has made seven Sweet 16 appearances in the last decade.
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UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL
INDIANAPOLIS— The University of Indianapolis men’s basketball squad tips off its third year with Head Coach Scott Heady at the helm on Tuesday night against Goshen at 7 p.m. in The Nic.
Heady and the Indianapolis coaching staff welcome 11 newcomers to UIndy’s 15-man roster for the 2026-27 season. Senior Nate Dudukovich is the top returner for the Greyhounds. The Cincinnati, Ohio, native started 24 of 28 games for Indianapolis in the 2025-26 season, averaging 8.21 PPG. Sophomores Elad Bakshi and Bryce Harris return to the lineup, joined by redshirt freshman Chase Barnes.
Junior Coker transfer Deuce Jackson steps into the Crimson & Grey lineup—the Chattanooga, Tenn. native produced 15.1 PPG, while grabbing an average of five rebounds and adding 2.3 assists, while starting 24 of his 25 games played for the Cobras. All-Crossroads League Honorable Mention and cross-city transfer Aaron Humphrey Jr. looks to be a key role player for the Hounds as a forward. The Junior stays in his hometown of Indianapolis after leading the Marian Knights in scoring and on the boards, averaging 15 points per game while grabbing 8.6 rebounds per contest. Senior Braeden Moore looks to be a key contributor for UIndy. The Donda Academy alum showed efficiency from beyond the arc in his last two seasons, averaging 40% from the three-point range during his time at Oral Roberts and Embry-Riddle University.
The Hounds open the season with back-to-back home games, facing an in-region opponent in Saginaw Valley on Friday at 7 p.m. after Tuesday’s season opener. The squad will see two more Midwest Region matches from Grand Valley State University and Kentucky Wesleyan before their first GLVC contest against Illinois Springfield on Wednesday, Dec. 2 in Springfield, Ill. at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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UINDY VOLLEYBALL
INDIANAPOLIS – Only three teams in the Midwest Region’s top 10 stayed put in the latest NPI rankings through the final week of the regular season: No. 1 Ferris State, No.2 University of Indianapolis Greyhounds and No. 6 Ashland. The Hounds bounced back Saturday afternoon to claim the top seed in the upcoming GLVC Tournament, sweeping Southwest Baptist after falling to Drury 0-3 on Friday night.
Missouri-St. Louis made the biggest move this week, falling two spots to No. 5. Grand Valley State and Rockhurst moved up to three and four, respectively, while Findlay made its top-10 debut.
The primary purpose of NPI is to compare teams within Division II for ranking and NCAA championship selection. Once automatic qualifiers are determined, remaining teams are considered for at-large selection based on NPI ranking until the championship field is filled. NPI may also play a role in championship seeding. Seeding and bracketing procedures vary by division and sport. Click/tap the links above for more information.
Rankings will now be updated daily until selections. The NCAA DII women’s volleyball selection show is set to air on NCAA.com on Sunday, Nov. 15.
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UINDY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The University of Indianapolis women’s basketball team fell in their opening game at Ohio Dominican. The Greyhound bench had a big impact on the scoreboard, bringing 27 points compared to the Panthers’ 8 points off the bench.
The Hounds saw double-digit scoring from Taylor Van Meter (15 pts), Andjela Colic (13 pts) and Audrey Barron (12 pts).
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Greyhounds began a 9-0 run late in the first quarter, which lasted early into the second quarter, cutting the Panthers’ lead down to eight. Freshman Audrey Barron was a spark for UIndy in the second period, hitting four of the Hounds’ five three-pointers in the period. Andjela Colic hit the final three of the first half for the visitors, bringing the Panthers’ lead down to four points with two minutes left in the opening half.
Van Meter opened the Greyhounds’ third-quarter scoring with a 3-pointer off a Barron assist at 9:37, and she added two layups as the Greyhounds stayed within 53-48 after her putback with 4:09 left. The Panthers answered with 3-pointers from Jenna Shackleford and Allison Price, moving ahead 59-48 before Shadia Lara Santacruz scored in transition at 3:08. The Panthers continued to create extra chances and get to the line, with Meghan Mayotte scoring inside, Taylor Evans and Mayotte adding free throws, and Madeline Warberg hitting a 3-pointer for the Greyhounds at 1:21. The Panthers closed the quarter with a Price free throw and a Mayotte layup to take a 67-53 lead into the fourth.
The Hounds opened the second straight quarter with a three, this time courtesy of Colic off a Van Meter assist at 9:16 to make it 69-56. Colic knocked down another 3 in transition off an assist from Barron, and Santacruz added a layup to get the Greyhounds to 75-62. Before the Panthers’ defense allowed the home team to pull away over the final 3:44 to finish an 87-66 win.
INSIDE THE BOX
-Van Meter led the way for the Hounds in her sophomore debut with her first-career double-double, grabbing career-high 11 boards and 15 points.
-Barron’s 12 points are the most by a UIndy freshman in a season opener since Samantha Meissel’s 16-point performance in 2007.
-The Hounds had the advantage 17-7 on fast-break points.
UP NEXT
The Hounds come home to The Nic to face Lake Superior State University on Friday, Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. ET.
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MARIAN FOOTBALL
Indianapolis — Marian University football redshirt senior Jackson Reece and junior Dean Mason were named the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Midwest League Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, the organization announced Monday afternoon.
Reece tallied six tackles and a 43-yard pick-six in the sixth-ranked Knights’ 70-14 win over Saint Xavier to earn at least a share of the MSFA Midwest League title and an automatic bid into the NAIA Football Championship series. The pick-six was the Carmel, Ind. native’s first interception and touchdown of his career.
Mason recorded two punts with an average of 53 yards in Marian’s win. His first punt traveled 49 yards before a Saint Xavier fair catch. His second punt was a booming 57-yard punt that was downed at the Cougars’ two-yard line.
The MSFA Player of the Week honors were the first for both players’ careers.
The Knights hit the road for their regular season finale at Judson on Saturday at 2 p.m. CT / 1 p.m. ET. Marian would clinch the outright league title with a victory.
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ROSE HULMAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Rose-Hulman improved to 2-0 on the season as they took down the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Pomeroys 54-40.
María Godoy Rodriguez and Kaia Peterson opened the scoring for the Fightin’ Engineers with a pair of layups. The team would catch fire from beyond the arc as Sophia Reese, Peterson, and Fennell each knocked down three pointers, to put RHIT ahead 17-4. Peterson would add another layup to help cap off a 20-9 first quarter.
Rose-Hulman’s success continued in the second as Godoy Rodriguez converted a mid-range jump shot. Katelyn Fennell added a basket in the paint, before following that up with another three pointer.
The Fightin’ Engineers’ defense would allow zero points across the final 6:45 of the second quarter, where they were able to extend the lead to 34-14 at the half.
Emma Schipp and Peterson each scored on a pair of two-point jumpers across the third quarter. The Pomeroys were able to respond with a 6-0 run to close out the quarter, but the Fightin’ Engineers would maintain their 20-point lead at 42-22.
Jeanie DeSantis opened Rose-Hulman’s fourth quarter scoring as she hit a contested three from the elbow for the first points of her career. The Pomeroys would respond by converting three of their next four shots from beyond the arc, which reduced their deficit to 47-32.
Godoy Rodriguez scored on a pull-up two pointer, and Emilia Diaz would later ice the game by adding a mid-range shot of her own to secure the 54-40 victory.
Kaia Peterson scored a game-high 16 points, shooting 6-9 from the floor, 1-2 from three, and 3-3 at the free throw line. She recorded in five rebounds, two assists, one steal, and a career-high three blocks.
Katelyn Fennell put up 10 points on 4-10 shooting, while going 2-3 from beyond the arc. She added team-highs with six rebounds and three steals.
María Godoy Rodriguez recorded eight points on 4-7 shooting from the field. She added three rebounds, two assists, and two steals.
Rose-Hulman will open the HCAC season on the road as they face Manchester, Saturday, November 21, at 1 PM.
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INDIANA SMALL COLLEGE SPORTS WEB SITES
UINDY ATHLETICS: https://athletics.uindy.edu/
MARIAN ATHLETICS: https://muknights.com/
INDIANA WESLEYAN ATHLETICS: https://iwuwildcats.com/
EARLHAM ATHLETICS: https://goearlham.com/
WABASH ATHLETICS: https://sports.wabash.edu/
FRANKLIN ATHLETICS: https://franklingrizzlies.com/
ROSE-HULMAN ATHLETICS: https://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/
ANDERSON ATHLETICS: https://athletics.anderson.edu/landing/index
TRINE ATHLETICS: https://trinethunder.com/landing/index
BETHEL ATHLETICS: https://bupilots.com/
DEPAUW ATHLETICS: https://depauwtigers.com/
HANOVER ATHLETICS: https://athletics.hanover.edu/
MANCHESTER ATHLETICS: https://muspartans.com/
HUNTINGTON ATHLETICS: https://www.huathletics.com/
OAKLAND CITY ATHLETICS: https://gomightyoaks.com/index.aspx
ST. FRANCIS ATHLETICS: https://www.saintfranciscougars.com/landing/index
IU KOKOMO ATHLETICS: https://iukcougars.com/
IU EAST ATHLETICS: https://www.iueredwolves.com/
IU SOUTH BEND ATHLETICS: https://iusbtitans.com/
PURDUE NORTHWEST ATHLETICS: https://pnwathletics.com/
INDIANA TECH ATHLETICS: https://indianatechwarriors.com/index.aspx
GRACE COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://gclancers.com/
ST. MARY OF THE WOODS ATHLETICS: https://smwcathletics.com/
GOSHEN COLLEGE ATHLETICS: https://goleafs.net/
HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS: https://www.hcsaints.com/index.php
TAYLOR ATHLETICS: https://www.taylortrojans.com/
VINCENNES ATHLETICS: https://govutrailblazers.com/landing/index
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“SPORTS EXTRA”
TV SPORTS
Tuesday, Nov. 10
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
6 p.m.
ESPN2 — Florida at Florida St.
6:30 p.m.
BTN — NJIT at Rutgers
7 p.m.
ESPN — Michigan St. vs. Duke, Chicago
7 p.m.
ACCN — Wyoming at North Carolina
FS1 — Virginia Tech at Iowa
TRUTV — La Salle at Villanova
8 p.m.
NBCSN — Illinois at Texas Tech
PEACOCK — Illinois at Texas Tech
8:30 p.m.
BTN — Fairfield at Wisconsin
9 p.m.
ACCN — Bucknell at Virginia
FS1 — Creighton at Kansas St.
9:30 p.m.
ESPN — Kansas vs. Kentucky, Chicago
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPNU — TBA
8 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
9 p.m.
ESPN — College Football Playoff: Top 25
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
12:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Pensacola, Fla.
3 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Pensacola, Fla.
5:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Pensacola, Fla.
8 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Quarterfinal, Pensacola, Fla.
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
NBC — Boston at Philadelphia
PEACOCK — Boston at Philadelphia
11 p.m.
NBC — Regional Coverage: Oklahoma City at Portland
PEACOCK — Oklahoma City at Portland
NHL HOCKEY
8 p.m.
TNT — Detroit at St. Louis
TRUTV — Detroit at St. Louis
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Wednesday, Nov. 11
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
FS1 — Marquette at Michigan
NBCSN — Colgate at St. John’s
PEACOCK — Colgate at St. John’s
9 p.m.
FS1 — Lindenwood at Nebraska
NBCSN — Ark.- Pine Bluff
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
SECN — S. Dakota St. at Texas
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
ESPNU — TBA
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
7 p.m.
ACCN — Notre Dame at Pittsburgh
9 p.m.
SECN — Auburn at Alabama
GOLF
2 a.m. (Thursday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World Tour Championship, First Round, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth course, Dubai, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
7:10 p.m.
ESPN — Cleveland at New York
9:35 p.m.
ESPN — Golden State at Houston
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
TNT — Tampa Bay at Buffalo
TRUTV — Tampa Bay at Buffalo
9:30 p.m.
TNT — Utah at Vegas
TRUTV — Utah at Vegas
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Thursday, Nov. 12
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
6:30 p.m.
BTN — Tennessee Tech at Indiana
11 p.m.
ESPN2 — Southern Cal at California
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
5 p.m.
ESPNU — TBA
6:30 p.m.
FS1 — UConn at Ohio St.
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — South Carolina at Clemson
8:30 p.m.
BTN — N. Iowa at Iowa
10:30 p.m.
BTN — Arizona at UCLA
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN — TBA
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — TBA
COLLEGE HOCKEY (MEN’S)
7 p.m.
NBCSN — Michigan St. at Notre Dame
COLLEGE SOCCER (MEN’S)
5:30 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Cary, N.C.
8:30 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Cary, N.C.
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
11 a.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Cary, N.C.
2 p.m.
ACCN — Atlantic Coast Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Cary, N.C.
4:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Pensacola, Fla.
7 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Semifinal, Pensacola, Fla.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
8 p.m.
ESPNU — Louisville at SMU
10 p.m.
ESPNU — San Diego at Pepperdine
GOLF
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, First Round, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Fla.
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions, First Round, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Course), Austin, Texas
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, First Round, Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
2 a.m. (Friday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World Tour Championship, Second Round, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth course, Dubai, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
NBATV — Dallas at Minnesota
NFL FOOTBALL
8:15 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Washington at N.Y. Giants
NHL HOCKEY
Noon
NHLN — Carolina vs. Seattle, Helsinki, Finland
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Friday, Nov. 13
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
5 p.m.
ACCN — North Alabama at Miami
6 p.m.
ESPNU — Georgetown at Clemson
6:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Pittsburgh at Butler
PEACOCK — Pittsburgh at Butler
7 p.m.
ACCN — Troy at NC State
ESPN2 — Georgia at North Carolina
FS1 — N. Iowa at Michigan St.
SECN — Merrimack at Florida
7:30 p.m.
TNT — Ohio St. at UConn
8 p.m.
CW — SIU Edwardsville at Duke
NBCSN — Virginia at Maryland
PEACOCK — Virginia at Maryland
9 p.m.
ACCN — Ball St. at SMU
ESPN2 — Arizona at Auburn
FS1 — Xavier vs. Mississippi St., White Sulphur Springs, W.V.
SECN — Seton Hall at Alabama
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Florida St. at Pittsburgh
9 p.m.
FOX — Illinois at UCLA
10:15 p.m.
ESPN — Houston at Colorado
COLLEGE WRESTLING
8 p.m.
ESPNU — TBA
GOLF
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Second Round, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Fla.
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions, Second Round, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Course), Austin, Texas
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Second Round, Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
2 a.m. (Saturday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World Tour Championship, Third Round, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth course, Dubai, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — New York at Indiana
9:30 p.m.
PRIME VIDEO — Golden State at San Antonio
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Saturday, Nov. 14
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
1:30 p.m.
USA — Loyola of Chicago at Colorado St.
3:30 p.m.
USA — LSU vs. Gonzaga, Spokane, Wash.
6 p.m.
NBCSN — Colorado at Providence
PEACOCK — Colorado at Providence
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
NBC — DePaul vs. Notre Dame, White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Noon
ABC — Duke at Miami
ACCN — Syracuse at NC State
CBSSN — James Madison at UConn
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
FOX — TBA
12:30 p.m.
CW — Georgia Tech at Clemson
12:45 p.m.
SECN — TBA
3:30 p.m.
ABC — TBA
ACCN — California at Virginia
CBS — TBA
CBSSN — MTSU at Liberty
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
NBC — Boston College at Notre Dame
PEACOCK — Boston College at Notre Dame
FOX — TBA
4 p.m.
CW — Fresno St. at Texas St.
4:15 p.m.
SECN — TBA
6 p.m.
USA — Oregon St. at Boise St.
7 p.m.
CBSSN — San Jose St. at Air Force
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
7:30 p.m.
ABC — TBA
ACCN — TBA
CW — UNLV at New Mexico
FOX — TBA
NBC — TBA
7:45 p.m.
SECN — TBA
9:30 p.m.
USA — Utah St. at San Diego St.
10:30 p.m.
CBSSN — Colorado St. at Washington St.
ESPN — TBA
ESPN2 — TBA
11 p.m.
CW — N. Dakota St. at Hawaii
FIGURE SKATING
11 a.m.
NBCSN — ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America, Everett, Wash.
3 p.m.
NBCSN — ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America, Everett, Wash.
GOLF
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Third Round, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Fla.
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions, Third Round, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Course), Austin, Texas
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Third Round, Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
1:30 a.m. (Sunday)
GOLF — DP World Tour: DP World Tour Championship, Final Round, Jumeirah Golf Estates, Earth course, Dubai, UAE
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
NBATV — Detroit at Miami
NHL HOCKEY
1 p.m.
NHLN — Seattle vs. Carolina, Helsinki, Finland
7 p.m.
NHLN — Edmonton at Toronto
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
Noon
CBS — NWSL Playoffs: TBD
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Sunday, Nov. 15
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)
1 p.m.
BTN — Boise St. vs. Nebraska, Sioux Falls, S.D.
ESPN — Louisville at Memphis
ESPN2 — Niagara at Iowa St.
2:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Missouri vs. Marquette, Chicago
PEACOCK — Missouri vs. Marquette, Chicago
3 p.m.
ACCN — Marshall at Duke
ESPN — Baylor vs. Texas, San Antonio
ESPN2 — High Point at Saint Louis
FS1 — Creighton at Iowa
4:30 p.m.
NBCSN — New Haven at Penn St.
PEACOCK — New Haven at Penn St.
5 p.m.
ACCN — Stetson at Clemson
ESPN2 — TBA
7 p.m.
ACCN — Canisius at Syracuse
NBCSN — Syracuse vs. St. John’s, New York
PEACOCK — Syracuse vs. St. John’s, New York
8 p.m.
BTN — Coastal Carolina at Wisconsin
COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
Noon
SECN — E. Michigan at Kentucky
1 p.m.
ABC — Southern Cal vs. South Carolina, Greenville, S.C.
FS1 — Vanderbilt vs. Iowa, Sioux City, Iowa
5:30 p.m.
ESPN — UConn at Louisville
6 p.m.
BTN — Princeton at UCLA
COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
2:30 p.m.
SECN — Southeastern Tournament: TBD, Championship, Pensacola, Fla.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)
1 p.m.
ACCN — Duke at North Carolina
8:30 p.m.
ESPN — Louisville at Pittsburgh
FIGURE SKATING
Noon
NBC — ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America, Everett, Wash.
2 p.m.
NBC — ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: Skate America, Everett, Wash.
GOLF
11 a.m.
GOLF — LPGA Tour: The ANNIKA driven by Gainbridge at Pelican, Final Round, Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Fla.
2 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour: Austin Championship presented by Compliance Solutions, Final Round, Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Fazio Canyons Course), Austin, Texas
5 p.m.
GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, Final Round, Phoenix Country Club, Phoenix
NFL FOOTBALL
9:30 a.m.
FOX — New England vs. Detroit, Munich
1 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Kansas City at Atlanta, Miami at Indianapolis OR Buffalo at N.Y. Jets
FOX — Regional Coverage: Houston at Cleveland, Minnesota at Green Bay, Jacksonville at Tennessee OR Carolina at New Orleans
4:05 p.m.
CBS — Regional Coverage: Seattle at Las Vegas OR L.A. Rams at Arizona
4:25 p.m.
FOX — San Francisco at Dallas
8:20 p.m.
NBC — Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
PEACOCK — Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
NHL HOCKEY
8 p.m.
NHLN — Florida at Dallas
SOCCER (WOMEN’S)
3 p.m.
ABC — NWSL Playoffs: TBD, Semifinal
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