THE INDIANA SRN “SPORTSPAGE” MONDAY DECEMBER 1, 2025

“THE SCOREBOARD”

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE

MONDAY’S SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

BOWMAN ACADEMY              AT          HAMMOND CENTRAL 8:00 PM       

EASTSIDE        AT          EDGERTON (OHIO)   7:30 PM            

EDGEWOOD  AT          MARTINSVILLE 7:30 PM       

HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.)    AT          CANNELTON  8:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS HERRON     AT          PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE      1:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS HOMESCHOOL      AT          CULVER ACADEMY   7:30 PM            

LAKE STATION             AT          BOONE GROVE           8:00 PM            

MARQUETTE CATHOLIC       AT          VICTORY CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM         

NEW ALBANY               AT          BLOOMINGTON SOUTH       7:30 PM            

TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN            AT          MORRISTOWN 7:30 PM        

WARSAW         AT          COLUMBIA CITY         7:30 PM            

WESTVIEW     AT          NORTHRIDGE              7:45 PM            

WHITEFIELD ACADEMY (KY.) AT     ROCK CREEK ACADEMY  7:30 PM

TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ANGOLA           AT          WAWASEE       7:30 PM            

ANSONIA (OHIO)       AT          UNION CITY   7:30 PM            

BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY            AT          GEO NEXT GENERATION      7:30 PM            

BELLMONT      AT          FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA 7:30 PM           

BLUE RIVER VALLEY AT          SHENANDOAH            7:30 PM            

BLUFFTON      AT          LAKEWOOD PARK     7:30 PM            

CALUMET        AT          VICTORY CHRISTIAN 8:00 PM         

CALUMET CHRISTIAN            AT          WASHINGTON TWP. 8:00 PM           

CAREER ACADEMY   AT          JIMTOWN        7:30 PM            

CARROLL (FLORA)    AT          TRI-COUNTY 7:30 PM            

CASTON           AT          ARGOS              7:30 PM            

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN            AT          VICTORY PREP 7:30 PM       

CHARLESTOWN         AT          SILVER CREEK 7:30 PM        

CONNERSVILLE CHRISTIAN             AT          UNION (MODOC)       6:00 PM            

CULVER            AT          WEST CENTRAL          7:30 PM            

EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL   AT          GARY LIGHTHOUSE 8:00 PM            

ELKHART CHRISTIAN             AT          FREMONT        7:30 PM            

EVANSVILLE BOSSE AT          JASPER             8:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN      AT          SOUTH KNOX 8:00 PM          

FLOYD CENTRAL        AT          MEADE COUNTY (KY.) 7:30 PM       

FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK               AT          FORT WAYNE NORTH 7:30 PM        

FORT WAYNE NORTHROP   AT          NEW HAVEN  7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE SOUTH             AT          CENTRAL NOBLE       7:45 PM            

FRANKLIN       AT          CENTER GROVE          7:30 PM            

FRANKTON     AT          MUNCIE BURRIS        7:30 PM            

GARRETT         AT          WOODLAN     7:30 PM            

GOSHEN          AT          MISHAWAKA MARIAN 7:30 PM       

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN  AT          CHRISTEL HOUSE     7:30 PM            

HAGERSTOWN           AT          SETON CATHOLIC     7:30 PM            

HAMMOND NOLL      AT          KANKAKEE VALLEY   8:00 PM            

INDIANA DEAF            AT          TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN 7:00 PM       

INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE               AT          IRVINGTON PREP      7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS     AT          NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 7:30 PM              

LAKE CENTRAL           AT          HANOVER CENTRAL 8:00 PM          

LAWRENCE CENTRAL            AT          FRANKLIN CENTRAL 7:30 PM          

LIBERTY CHRISTIAN               AT          INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE 7:30 PM     

LOWELL           AT          WHEELER        8:00 PM            

MACONAQUAH          AT          EASTERN (GREENTOWN)     7:30 PM            

MANCHESTER             AT          HOMESTEAD 7:30 PM            

MICHIGAN CITY         AT          HAMMOND MORTON 8:00 PM        

MORGAN TWP.            AT          PORTAGE CHRISTIAN 8:00 PM        

NEW WASHINGTON AT          CROTHERSVILLE        7:30 PM            

NILES (MICH.)             AT          SOUTH BEND ADAMS 7:00 PM       

NORTH KNOX               AT          CLAY CITY       7:30 PM            

NORTH POSEY            AT          BOONVILLE    8:30 PM            

NORTHEAST DUBOIS             AT          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC   7:30 PM            

NORWELL       AT          MISSISSINEWA 7:30 PM      

OREGON-DAVIS         AT          DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN            8:00 PM            

PENDLETON HEIGHTS          AT          WESTFIELD    7:30 PM            

PERRY MERIDIAN      AT          BEECH GROVE 7:30 PM       

PHALEN ACADEMY   AT          MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN 7:30 PM           

PIKE CENTRAL             AT          PERRY CENTRAL        8:00 PM            

PLYMOUTH    AT          TRITON                            7:30 PM            

PORTAGE         AT          WESTVILLE                    8:00 PM            

RIVER FOREST            AT          HIGHLAND     8:00 PM            

SEVEN OAKS AT          BLOOMINGTON HOMESCHOOL    7:30 PM            

SHAWE MEMORIAL  AT          MEDORA          7:30 PM            

SOUTHERN WELLS   AT          SOUTHWOOD 7:45 PM         

TIPPECANOE VALLEY             AT          NORTHWOOD 7:45 PM        

WEST NOBLE AT          BETHANY CHRISTIAN            6:30 PM            

WESTERN BOONE     AT          SPEEDWAY     7:30 PM            

WESTVIEW     AT          LAVILLE            7:30 PM            

WHITE RIVER VALLEY             AT          DUGGER UNION        7:30 PM            

WHITKO           AT          ADAMS CENTRAL      7:30 PM            

LAFAYETTE TOURNAMENT

MCCUTCHEON           VS.        LAFAYETTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC   6:00 PM             R1

RENSSELAER CENTRAL        AT          HARRISON (WEST LAFAYETTE)        7:30 PM               R1

WEST LAFAYETTE       VS.        TWIN LAKES  6:00 PM             R1

BENTON CENTRAL    AT          LAFAYETTE JEFF 7:30 PM      R1

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INDIANA GIRLS BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE

MONDAY’S SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

BETHANY CHRISTIAN            AT          ARGOS              3:30 PM            

CLAY CITY       AT          WHITE RIVER VALLEY             7:30 PM            

DALEVILLE      AT          ELWOOD         7:00 PM            

FORT WAYNE CONCORDIA               AT          LEO      7:30 PM            

HANCOCK COUNTY (KY.)    AT          CANNELTON  6:30 PM            

MILFORD (ILL.)            AT          SOUTH NEWTON       7:00 PM            

NEW HAVEN  AT          FORT WAYNE WAYNE             7:30 PM            

NORTH KNOX               AT          BEDFORD NORTH LAWRENCE        7:30 PM            

NORTH NEWTON       AT          LAKE STATION             8:00 PM            

OWEN VALLEY             AT          SHAKAMAK                   7:30 PM            

OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (KY.)        AT          CASTLE             8:00 PM            

PURDUE BROAD RIPPLE      AT          INDIANAPOLIS HERRON     11:00 AM         

RIVER FOREST            AT          HAMMOND NOLL      8:00 PM            

TF SOUTH (ILL.)           AT          WHITING                        8:00 PM            

WHEELER        AT          DEMOTTE CHRISTIAN            7:30 PM            

WINCHESTER              AT          SOUTH ADAMS           7:00 PM

TUESDAY’S SCHEDULE

ALL TIMES EASTERN

ADAMS CENTRAL      AT          CHURUBUSCO           7:30 PM            

ARMSTRONG (ILL.)   AT          COVINGTON  6:30 PM            

ATTICA              AT          FOUNTAIN CENTRAL              7:30 PM            

AVON  AT          PLAINFIELD   7:30 PM            

BEN DAVIS      AT          INDIANAPOLIS CATHEDRAL             7:30 PM            

BLUE RIVER VALLEY AT          WAPAHANI     7:30 PM            

BOONE GROVE           AT          SOUTH CENTRAL (UNION MILLS) 8:00 PM            

BORDEN          AT          JEFFERSONVILLE       7:30 PM            

BREBEUF JESUIT        AT          DECATUR CENTRAL 7:30 PM            

BREMEN           AT          SOUTH BEND RILEY                7:30 PM            

CAMBRIDGE CITY LINCOLN             AT          TRI        7:30 PM            

CARMEL           AT          LAWRENCE NORTH                7:30 PM            

CASCADE        AT          EDINBURGH                 7:30 PM            

CENTERVILLE               AT          UNION COUNTY                       7:30 PM            

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN            AT          VICTORY PREP            6:00 PM            

CENTRAL NOBLE       AT          GOSHEN                         7:30 PM            

CHESTERTON              AT          RENSSELAER CENTRAL        8:00 PM            

CLOVERDALE               AT          NORTH PUTNAM                       6:30 PM            

COLUMBUS EAST      AT          TRINITY LUTHERAN  7:30 PM            

CROWN POINT           AT          LOWELL                          8:00 PM            

DANVILLE        AT          BELIEVE CIRCLE CITY                           6:00 PM            

DEKALB            AT          CARROLL (FORT WAYNE)     7:30 PM            

EAST CENTRAL            AT          JENNINGS COUNTY                7:30 PM            

EASTERN HANCOCK              AT          GREENSBURG             7:30 PM            

EDGEWOOD  AT          GREENCASTLE                           7:30 PM            

ELKHART          AT          LAPORTE                        7:30 PM            

EMAN  AT          ANDERSON PREP                     6:00 PM            

EVANSVILLE MEMORIAL      AT          WASHINGTON             7:30 PM            

FAIRFIELD       AT          ANGOLA           7:30 PM            

FAITH CHRISTIAN     AT          WEST LAFAYETTE       7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE DWENGER     AT          COLUMBIA CITY         7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE LUERS              AT          HUNTINGTON NORTH           7:30 PM            

FORT WAYNE SOUTH             AT          FORT WAYNE WAYNE             7:30 PM            

FRANKFORT   AT          TAYLOR                            7:30 PM            

FRANKLIN       AT          CENTER GROVE                         6:00 PM            

FRONTIER       AT          SOUTH NEWTON                      7:30 PM            

GREENWOOD CHRISTIAN  AT          CHRISTEL HOUSE     6:00 PM            

HAMMOND MORTON             AT          MARQUETTE CATHOLIC       8:00 PM            

HANOVER CENTRAL               AT          MORGAN TWP.                           8:00 PM            

HAUSER           AT          SOUTHWESTERN (SHELBYVILLE)  7:30 PM            

HERITAGE       AT          LAKELAND CHRISTIAN                        6:00 PM            

HIGHLAND     AT          ANDREAN                       8:00 PM            

HOBART           AT          PORTAGE                        8:00 PM            

ILLIANA CHRISTIAN AT          HERITAGE CHRISTIAN (DYER)         7:30 PM            

INDIANA MATH & SCIENCE               AT          IRVINGTON PREP      6:00 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS ARSENAL TECH      AT          INDIANAPOLIS TINDLEY 6:00 PM 

INDIANAPOLIS ATTUCKS     AT          NORTH CENTRAL (INDIANAPOLIS) 6:00 PM              

INDIANAPOLIS CHATARD   AT          GREENFIELD-CENTRAL                        7:30 PM              

INDIANAPOLIS RONCALLI  AT          WHITELAND                 7:30 PM            

INDIANAPOLIS SHORTRIDGE          AT          GUERIN CATHOLIC  7:30 PM            

JAC-CEN-DEL               AT          SOUTH DECATUR      7:30 PM            

JASPER             AT          NORTH HARRISON                  7:30 PM            

JAY COUNTY  AT          NORTHEASTERN        7:30 PM            

JOHN GLENN                AT          SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH   7:30 PM            

KANKAKEE VALLEY   AT          MICHIGAN CITY         8:00 PM            

KNOX  AT          HEBRON                         7:30 PM            

LAKE CENTRAL           AT          MUNSTER                       8:00 PM            

LAKELAND      AT          EAST NOBLE                 7:30 PM            

LAKEWOOD PARK     AT          PRAIRIE HEIGHTS     7:30 PM            

LAWRENCEVILLE (ILL.)         AT          VINCENNES LINCOLN           8:00 PM            

LEBANON        AT          CLINTON PRAIRIE                    7:30 PM            

MACONAQUAH          AT          NORTHFIELD                7:45 PM            

MADISON        AT          FLOYD CENTRAL                       7:30 PM            

MARION           AT          ANDERSON                                  7:30 PM            

MILAN AT          SWITZERLAND COUNTY                     7:30 PM            

MISSISSINEWA           AT          EASTBROOK                 7:30 PM            

MITCHELL       AT          BROWN COUNTY                     7:00 PM            

MONROVIA     AT          UNIVERSITY                                 6:30 PM            

MOORESVILLE CHRISTIAN AT          EMINENCE      6:00 PM            

MORRISTOWN            AT          HAGERSTOWN           6:30 PM            

NEW HAVEN  AT          BLUFFTON                                    7:30 PM            

NEW PALESTINE         AT          NEW CASTLE                7:30 PM            

NORTH CENTRAL (FARMERSBURG)            AT          BLOOMFIELD               7:30 PM              

NORTH DAVIESS        AT          LINTON                            7:30 PM            

NORTH DECATUR      AT          SOUTH RIPLEY            7:30 PM            

NORTH JUDSON         AT          ELKHART CHRISTIAN             8:00 PM            

NORTHEAST DUBOIS             AT          WASHINGTON CATHOLIC   6:00 PM            

NORTHVIEW  AT          TERRE HAUTE SOUTH                          7:30 PM            

NORTHWESTERN      AT          CARROLL (FLORA)                   7:30 PM            

NORTHWOOD             AT          WARSAW                                       7:45 PM            

ORLEANS        AT          LOOGOOTEE                                              6:30 PM            

PARK TUDOR AT          HERITAGE CHRISTIAN                          7:30 PM            

PARKE HERITAGE      AT          RIVERTON PARKE                     7:30 PM            

PERRY MERIDIAN      AT          BEECH GROVE                           6:00 PM            

PROVIDENCE               AT          CHRISTIAN ACADEMY           7:30 PM            

PURDUE ENGLEWOOD         AT          INDIANAPOLIS WASHINGTON        7:30 PM              

SEEGER            AT          NORTH VERMILLION                             7:30 PM            

SEVEN OAKS AT          BLOOMINGTON HOMESCHOOL    6:00 PM            

SEYMOUR       AT          BLOOMINGTON SOUTH                      7:30 PM            

SHELBYVILLE               AT          COLUMBUS NORTH                7:30 PM            

SHOALS           AT          PIKE CENTRAL                                           6:00 PM            

SOUTH ADAMS           AT          FORT WAYNE BLACKHAWK               7:30 PM            

SOUTH DEARBORN  AT          RISING SUN                                 7:30 PM            

SOUTH PUTNAM        AT          CRAWFORDSVILLE                 7:30 PM            

SOUTH SPENCER      AT          TECUMSEH                                  8:00 PM            

SOUTH VERMILLION               AT          WEST VIGO                   7:30 PM            

SOUTHPORT AT          GREENWOOD                                            7:30 PM            

SOUTHRIDGE              AT          FOREST PARK                             7:30 PM            

SPEEDWAY     AT          NORTH MONTGOMERY                        7:30 PM            

SPRINGS VALLEY       AT          BARR-REEVE                               7:30 PM            

ST. THOMAS MORE   AT          MISHAWAKA                               6:00 PM            

TELL CITY        AT          HERITAGE HILLS                                      8:00 PM            

TERRE HAUTE NORTH           AT          MOORESVILLE            6:00 PM            

TF SOUTH (ILL.)           AT          EAST CHICAGO CENTRAL   6:30 PM            

TIPTON             AT         COWAN                                                         7:30 PM            

TRADERS POINT CHRISTIAN            AT INDIANA DEAF      6:00 PM            

TRI-COUNTY AT          NORTH WHITE                                          7:30 PM            

TRINITY GREENLAWN            AT          CAREER ACADEMY   6:00 PM            

TRITON             AT          MANCHESTER                                           7:30 PM            

TRITON CENTRAL      AT          RUSHVILLE                                  7:30 PM            

WARREN CENTRAL   AT          PIKE                                                  7:30 PM            

WASHINGTON TWP. AT          KOUTS                                            8:00 PM            

WAWASEE       AT          WEST NOBLE                                              7:30 PM            

WEST CENTRAL          AT          WINAMAC                                     7:30 PM            

WEST WASHINGTON              AT          HENRYVILLE                 7:30 PM            

WHEELER        AT          NEW PRAIRIE                                             8:00 PM            

WOOD MEMORIAL    AT          EVANSVILLE CHRISTIAN      6:30 PM           

WOODLAN     AT          EASTSIDE                                                     7:30 PM            

YORKTOWN   AT          LAPEL                                                             7:30 PM            

CASS COUNTY INVITATIONAL

LOGANSPORT              AT          PIONEER                                        7:00 PM             R1

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING RESULTS:

https://indianamat.com

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INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WRESTLING RESULTS:

https://indianamat.com

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES/SCHEDULE

#20 TEXAS TECH 76 WYOMING 72

BALL STATE 96 LEMOYNE 85

UC IRVINE 72 SAN JOSE STATE 63

CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD 76 FRESNO STATE 71

LONG BEACH STATE 76 SAN DIEGO 72

ST. BONAVENTURE 70 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 65

WEST VIRGINIA 70 MERCYHURST 38

MISSOURI STATE 92 NORTHEASTERN STATE 71

SOUTH ALABAMA 82 TEXAS SAN ANTONIO 58

TENNESSEE STATE 70 CHATTANOOGA 64

ROBERT MORRIS 80 STETSON 62

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES

#11 IOWA 86 FAIRFIELD 72

#10 IOWA STATE 106 INDIANA 95

#23 LOUISVILLE 100 BELLARMINE 37

#4 TEXAS 81 PENNSYLVANIA 63

#1 UCONN 104 XAVIER 39

#15 BAYLOR 76 GRAMBLING STATE 35

#3 UCLA 99 #14 TENNESSEE 77

#20 MICHIGAN STATE 72 CLEMSON 64

#9 OKLAHOMA STATE 109 FLORIDA STATE 91

HOUSTON 66 TULSA 61

GONZAGA 65 MARQUETTE 61

YOUNGSTOWN STATE 90 AKRON 63

OHIO STATE 130 NIAGARA 32

EASTERN MICHIGAN 64 DETROIT MERCY 55

CENTRAL MICHIGAN 57 PURDUE 55

NORTHERN KENTUCKY 77 SOUTHERN INDIANA 71 OT

PROVIDENCE 62 BRYANT 53

PENN STATE 82 GAIL 64

DAVIDSON 64 OHIO 59

HARVARD 69 ARKANSAS 51

ARKANSAS STATE 74 KENT STATE 54

VIRGINIA 92 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 59

BOWLING GREEN 56 PURDUE FORT WAYNE 53

SYRACUSE 78 HOWARD 62

ILLINOIS 100 LEYOYNE 28

MONTANA STATE 71 COLORADO 70

RUTGERS 57 ST. PETER’S 39

MISSISSIPPI STATE 66 LOUISIANA MONROE 54

OREGON 58 AUBURN 53

EVANSVILLE 65 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 52

TEMPLE 84 WESTERN CAROLINA 64

SANTA CLARA 76 HAWAII 57

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ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL

1. OHIO STATE
2. INDIANA
3. GEORGIA
4. OREGON
5. TEXAS TECH
6. OLE MISS
7. TEXAS A&M
8. OKLAHOMA
9. NOTRE DAME
10. ALABAMA
11. BYU
12. MIAMI FL
13. VANDERBILT
14. TEXAS
15. UTAH
16. VIRGINIA
17. USC
18. MICHIGAN
19. JAMES MADISON
20. NORTH TEXAS
21. TULANE
22. ARIZONA
23. NAVY
24. GEORGIA TECH
25. MISSOURI

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

TENNESSEE 71, HOUSTON 57, IOWA 51, UNLV 33, NEW MEXICO 20, SOUTH FLORIDA 11, SMU 8, IOWA ST. 4, ARIZONA ST. 3, LOUISVILLE 3, UCONN 3, NORTH DAKOTA ST. 3, ILLINOIS 2, WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO ST. 1.

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USA TODAY SPORTS/US LBM COLLEGE FOOTBALL COACHES POLL

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: IOWA (8-4) 85; HOUSTON (9-3) 73; MISSOURI (8-4) 52; SMU (8-4) 28; WASHINGTON (8-4) 18; UNLV (10-2) 17; PITTSBURGH (8-4) 15; SOUTH FLORIDA (9-3) 12; ILLINOIS (8-4) 9; CONNECTICUT (9-3) 6; LOUISVILLE (8-4) 6; PENN STATE (6-6) 5; TCU (8-4) 5; ARIZONA STATE (8-4) 2; NEW MEXICO (9-3) 2; OLD DOMINION (9-3) 2; SAN DIEGO STATE (9-3) 1.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/SCORES

WEEK 15/CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

FRIDAY, DEC. 5

7 P.M. | KENNESAW STATE AT JACKSONVILLE STATE — CONFERENCE USA CHAMPIONSHIP | CBSSN

7 P.M. | TROY AT JAMES MADISON — SUN BELT CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN

8 P.M. | NORTH TEXAS AT TULANE — AMERICAN ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP | ABC

8 P.M. | UNLV AT BOISE STATE — MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP | FOX

SATURDAY, DEC. 6

12 P.M. | TEXAS TECH VS. BYU — BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP (IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS) | ABC

12 P.M. | WESTERN MICHIGAN VS. MIAMI (OHIO) — MAC CHAMPIONSHIP (IN DETROIT) | ESPN

12 P.M. | VILLANOVA AT LEHIGH (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+

12 P.M. | SOUTH DAKOTA AT MERCER (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+

1 P.M. | ILLINOIS STATE AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+

1 P.M. | ABILENE CHRISTIAN AT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+

1 P.M. | NORTH DAKOTA AT TARLETON STATE (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+

2 P.M. | PRAIRIE VIEW A&M AT JACKSON STATE — SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP | ESPN2

2 P.M. | YALE AT MONTANA STATE (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+

2 P.M. | SOUTH DAKOTA STATE AT MONTANA (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN+

4 P.M. | GEORGIA VS. ALABAMA — SEC CHAMPIONSHIP (IN ATLANTA) | ABC

8 P.M. | VIRGINIA VS. DUKE — ACC CHAMPIONSHIP (IN CHARLOTTE) | ABC

8 P.M. | OHIO STATE VS. INDIANA — BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP (IN INDIANAPOLIS) | FOX

10 P.M. | RHODE ISLAND AT UC DAVIS (FCS SECOND ROUND) | ESPN2

WEEK 16

3 P.M. | ARMY VS. NAVY | CBS/PARAMOUNT+ (IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND)

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NFL SCORES

JACKSONVILLE 25 TENNESSEE 3

NY JETS 27 ATLANTA 24

CAROLINA 31 LA RAMS 28

MIAMI 21 NEW ORLEANS 17

TAMPA BAY 20 ARIZONA 17

SAN FRANCISCO 26 CLEVELAND 8

HOUSTON 20 INDIANAPOLIS 16

SEATTLE 26 MINNESOTA 0

BUFFALO 26 PITTSBURGH 7

LA CHARGERS 31 LAS VEGAS 14

DENVER 27 WASHINGTON 20 OT

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NBA SCORES

HOUSTON 129 UTAH 101

BOSTON 117 CLEVELAND 115

NEW YORK 116 TORONTO 94

ATLANTA 142 PHILADELPHIA 1342 OT

OKLAHOMA CITY 123 PORTLAND 115

MINNESOTA 125 SAN ANTONIO 112

MEMPHIS 115 SACRAMENTO 107

LA LAKERS 133 NEW ORLEANS 121

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NHL SCORES

WASHINGTON 4 NY ISLANDERS 1

CHICAGO 5 ANAHEIM 3

CAROLINA 1 CALGARY 0 OT

DALLAS 6 OTTAWA 1

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MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER

NCAA TOURNAMENT

SUNDAY

FURMAN 3 HOFSTRA 3 (5-4)

AKRON 2 DUKE 0

ST. LOUIS 2 BRYANT 2 (4-3)

NC STATE 2 UNC GREENSBORO 0

WASHINGTON 1 STANFORD 0

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QUARTERFINALS:

FRIDAY, DEC. 5

6 P.M. | NO. 7 GEORGETOWN VS. NO. 15 NC STATE

10 P.M. | NO. 8 PORTLAND VS. NO. 16 FURMAN

SATURDAY, DEC. 6

1 P.M. | NO. 14 AKRON VS. SAINT LOUIS

1 P.M. | NO. 4 MARYLAND VS. WASHINGTON

MEN’S COLLEGE CUP:

SEMIFINALS: FRIDAY, DEC. 12

FINALS: MONDAY, DEC. 15

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WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER

NCAA TOURNAMENT

WOMEN’S COLLEGE CUP​​​​​​

SEMIFINALS: FRIDAY, DEC. 5

TCU VS. FLORIDA STATE

DUKE VS. STANFORD

FINALS: MONDAY, DEC. 8

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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER PLAYOFFS

CHAMPIONSHIP

SATURDAY, DEC. 6: 2:30 P.M.

MIAMI VS. VANCOUVER

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NFL ROUNDUP: PANTHERS STYMIE MATTHEW STAFFORD, END RAMS’ STREAK

Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes and the Carolina Panthers forced Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford into three turnovers in a 31-28 victory that ended the Rams’ six-game winning streak on a rainy Sunday in Charlotte, N.C.

Stafford entered the game with two interceptions all season and then threw two in the first quarter, snapping the NFL-record streak of 28 touchdowns without an interception he set earlier in the game. He also fumbled on the brink of the red zone in the fourth quarter when Derrick Brown stripped him on a sack with 2:25 remaining.

Young completed 15 of 20 passes for 206 yards, helping the Panthers (7-6) recover from a loss Monday night at San Francisco. Running back Chuba Hubbard gained 83 yards on 17 carries and caught a 35-yard touchdown pass.

Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker each caught 30-plus-yard touchdowns for Carolina, while Davante Adams caught a pair of touchdown passes for Los Angeles to bring his season tally to 14.

Jets 27, Falcons 24

Nick Folk kicked a game-winning, 56-yard field goal as time expired, giving New York a win over Atlanta in East Rutherford, N.J.

Tyrod Taylor threw for 172 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another score, as the Jets (3-9) won despite being outgained 389-269. Adonai Mitchell had 102 receiving yards and a score, and Breece Hall rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown.

For the Falcons (4-8), who have dropped six of their last seven games, Kirk Cousins threw for 234 yards and a touchdown, while Bijan Robinson totaled 142 rushing yards and a score.

Dolphins 21, Saints 17

De’Von Achane rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown, Riley Patterson kicked four field goals, and Miami won its third straight game by holding off New Orleans in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Achane scored on a 29-yard run on the first possession of the game, and the Dolphins (5-7) never relinquished the lead despite a shaky performance by Tua Tagovailoa, who completed 12 of 23 passes for 157 yards, with an interception.

Rookie Tyler Shough passed for 239 yards and two touchdowns for the Saints (2-10).

Texans 20, Colts 16

With quarterback C.J. Stroud back in the lineup, Houston won its fourth consecutive game to tighten the AFC South race with host Indianapolis.

Stroud completed 22 of 35 passes for 276 yards and one interception and Nico Collins caught five passes for 98 yards and ran for a score for the Texans (7-5). Stroud was 9-of-13 passing in the second half, including 3 of 3 on third down.

Houston’s defense held the NFL’s No. 1 scoring offense to less than 20 points for the first time this season and kept Colts running back Jonathan Taylor out of the end zone. Taylor had 85 rushing yards and 36 yards receiving for Indianapolis (8-4).

49ers 26, Browns 8

Brock Purdy passed for a touchdown and ran for another as visiting San Francisco extended its winning streak to three games by beating Cleveland.

Purdy completed 16 of 29 passes for 168 yards. Christian McCaffery added a 1-yard TD run for San Francisco (9-4). The Browns (3-9) fumbled the ball away twice, and San Francisco took advantage by scoring a touchdown following each turnover.

Shedeur Sanders made his second NFL start at quarterback for Cleveland and completed 16 of 25 passes for 149 yards and one touchdown. He tossed a 34-yard TD pass to Harold Fannin with 39 seconds left in the first half and Quinshon Judkins ran in a two-point conversion to give the hosts an 8-7 lead that didn’t last.

Buccaneers 20, Cardinals 17

Star left tackle Tristan Wirfs caught his first NFL touchdown pass and Bucky Irving had a touchdown run to help Tampa Bay snap a three-game losing streak and beat visiting Arizona.

Baker Mayfield overcame a left shoulder injury to complete 18 of 28 passes for 194 yards and one touchdown. Irving returned from a seven-game injury absence to rush for 61 yards and a score on 17 carries as the Buccaneers (7-5) maintained a slim half-game lead over the Panthers.

Jacoby Brissett completed 29 of 40 passes for 301 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for the Cardinals (3-9), who have lost four straight and nine of their past 10 games. Trey McBride extended a much more positive streak for Arizona, recording his 14th straight game with at least five receptions to break Larry Fitzgerald’s franchise mark.

Jaguars 25, Titans 3

Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns and Jakobi Meyers had his best day since being traded from the Las Vegas Raiders on Nov. 4, getting six catches for 90 yards and a score as Jacksonville beat Tennessee in Nashville.

The win moves Jacksonville (8-4) into a tie with the Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South heading into the first of two matchups between the teams this season.

The Jaguars outgained the Titans 272-188. Tennessee (1-11) was 2-for-12 on third downs and 1-for-4 on fourth downs.

Seahawks 26, Vikings 0

Ernest Jones IV intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, and Jason Myers kicked four field goals as Seattle defeated visiting Minnesota in Sam Darnold’s first meeting against his former team.

Darnold failed to impress against the club with which he resurrected his career, going 14 of 26 for 128 yards. However, the Seahawks (9-3) forced five turnovers, Kenneth Walker III and Charbonnet combined for 108 yards rushing and Seattle posted its first shutout since Sept. 27, 2015.

Undrafted rookie Max Brosmer made his first NFL start in place of the injured J.J. McCarthy for Minnesota (4-8), throwing four picks and totaling just 126 yards on 19-of-30 passing. The Vikings recorded just 162 total yards on offense.

Bills 26, Steelers 7

Josh Allen passed for one touchdown and rushed for another as Buffalo pulled away for a win over host Pittsburgh.

James Cook added 32 carries for 144 yards for Buffalo (8-4). Allen completed 15 of 23 passes for 123 yards with 38 rushing yards. The Bills scored the final 26 points of the game, outscoring Pittsburgh 23-0 in the second half.

Aaron Rodgers returned after missing one game with a wrist injury, completing 10 of 21 passes for 117 yards for Pittsburgh (6-6). He missed one possession with a bloody nose bridge after he was sacked and stripped on the first play from scrimmage of the second half, with Christian Bedford returning the fumble 17 yards for a touchdown.

Chargers 31, Raiders 14

Kimani Vidal broke free on a go-ahead 59-yard touchdown run early in the second half and Los Angeles finished off a run-oriented victory over Las Vegas at Inglewood, Calif.

Justin Herbert completed 15 of 20 passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns with an interception while playing through a left hand injury as the Chargers (8-4) returned from their bye week with their fourth victory in the past five games. Vidal gained 126 yards on 25 carries, as the Chargers ran the ball 43 times for 192 yards overall.

Geno Smith completed 18 of 23 passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns with an interception for the Raiders. Brock Bowers had four receptions for 63 yards and two touchdowns for Las Vegas (2-10).

SEVEN FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 13

A look at seven statistical highlights from games played during the 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET windows on Sunday, November 30, the 13th week of the 2025 season.

• There have been 48 games decided by a game-winning score in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter or in overtime this season, the second-most through Week 13 in NFL history, trailing only 2015 (49).

There have been 24 games decided by a game-winning score as time expired in the fourth quarter or in overtime, tied with 2012 (24) for the second-most through Week 13 in NFL history, trailing only 2021 (26).

New York Jets kicker Nick Folk recorded a 56-yard game-winning field goal as time expired to defeat Atlanta, 27-24. Folk has 46-career made field goals of 50-or-more yards, the fourth-most such field goals in NFL history, trailing only Matt Prater (71 field goals), Justin Tucker (55) and Sebastian Janikowski (53).

Seattle recorded five takeaways and four sacks in their 26-0 victory over Minnesota, becoming the first team since Baltimore (Week 11, 2017) to record at least five takeaways, four sacks and a shutout in the same game.

Carolina defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 31-28 to improve to 7-6 on the season, their best record through Week 13 since 2017 (8-4) as quarterback Bryce Young recorded his 11th-career game-winning drive, the most in the NFL since 2023, with a 43-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan with 6:34 remaining in the fourth quarter. Young, at 24 years and 128 days old, surpassed Josh Allen (24 years, 164 days old) as the youngest quarterback in NFL history with 11 game-winning drives.

Per Next Gen Stats, Young completed 8 of 10 pass attempts for 162 yards and three touchdowns on third and fourth down, becoming only the second quarterback (Joe Flacco, Week 6) in the NGS era (since 2016) with multiple fourth down touchdown passes over 10 air yards in a single game.

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• Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen totaled two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) in the Bills’ 26-7 victory at Pittsburgh.

Allen has 76 career regular-season rushing touchdowns, surpassing Cam Newton (75) for the most regular-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in NFL history.

Allen has 214 career touchdown passes, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre (213 touchdown passes) for the fifth-most touchdown passes by a player in his first eight seasons in NFL history, trailing only Patrick Mahomes (245 touchdown passes), Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning (244) and Dan Marino (241), and Russell Wilson (227).

Allen, who has 19 touchdown passes and 11 rushing touchdowns this season, has six consecutive seasons with at least 30 combined passing and rushing touchdowns, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre (five consecutive seasons from 1994-98) and Aaron Rodgers (five from 2008-12) for the second-most consecutive such seasons in NFL history. Only Drew Brees (nine consecutive seasons from 2008-16) has more.

Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott recorded his 94th regular-season win as a head coach, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden (94 wins) and Mike McCarthy (94) for the third-most regular-season wins by a head coach in his first nine seasons, trailing only George Seifert (106) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Paul Brown (96).

• Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert had two touchdown passes in the team’s 31-14 victory against Las Vegas.

Herbert has 51 games with at least two touchdown passes and surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (50 games) for the fourth-most games with at least two touchdown passes by a player in his first six seasons in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (58 games), Patrick Mahomes (58) and Josh Allen (54) have more.

• Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield passed for 194 yards and had a touchdown pass to offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs in the Buccaneers’ 20-17 victory over Arizona.

Mayfield is the sixth quarterback since 2000 with multiple regular-season touchdown passes to offensive linemen, joining Jake Plummer (three touchdown passes), Derek Carr (two), Marcus Mariota (two), Patrick Mahomes (two) and Matt Ryan (two).

• San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown in the 49ers’ 26-8 victory at Cleveland.

McCaffrey, who has 849 rushing yards and 806 receiving yards this season, joins Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk (three seasons) as the only players in the NFL history with at least 800 rushing yards and 800 receiving yards in three career seasons.

McCaffrey has 1,655 scrimmage yards and 13 touchdowns in 2025 and is the third player in NFL history with at least 1,600 scrimmage yards and 13 touchdowns in five career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson (six seasons) and Shaun Alexander (five).

• Miami running back De’Von Achane rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown in the Dolphins’ 21-17 win over New Orleans.

Achane is the fifth running back since 2000 with at least 10 scrimmage touchdowns in each of his first three career seasons, joining Jahmyr Gibbs, Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson and Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson.

Achane, who has 20 rushing touchdowns and 13 touchdown receptions since entering the league in 2023, is the sixth running back in the Super Bowl era with at least 20 rushing touchdowns and 10 receiving touchdowns in his first three career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen, Roger Craig, Chuck Foreman, Alvin Kamara and Christian McCaffrey.

• Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams had four receptions for 58 yards and two touchdowns in Week 13.

Adams has 28 career games with multiple touchdown catches, tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Hutson (28 games) for the sixth-most games with at least two touchdown receptions in NFL history. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (44 games), Randy Moss (36), Terrell Owens (32), Marvin Harrison (29) and Cris Carter (29) have more.

Adams, who has 117 career touchdown receptions, surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Antonio Gates (116 touchdown receptions) for the seventh-most touchdown receptions in NFL history, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (197), Randy Moss (156), Terrell Owens (153), Cris Carter (130), Marvin Harrison (128) and Larry Fitzgerald (121).

Adams leads the NFL this season with 14 touchdown receptions and became the fifth player in NFL history to record at least three seasons with 14-or-more receiving touchdowns, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice (six times), Randy Moss (four), Terrell Owens (four) and Marvin Harrison (three).

• Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett had a sack and two tackles for loss in Week 13.

Garrett, who has 19 sacks this season, surpassed Mark Gastineau (18.5 sacks in 1984 with the New York Jets) for the second-most sacks by a player in his first 12 games of a season since 1982. Only Pro Football Hall of Famer Reggie White (21 sacks in 1987) has more.

Garrett has 28 tackles for loss this season, surpassing J.J. Watt (27 tackles for loss in 2012 with Houston) for the most tackles for loss by a player in their team’s first 12 games of a season since 2000.

• Additional notes from Sunday include:
  • Arizona tight end Trey McBride had eight receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown in Week 13.

McBride has 309 receptions since entering the NFL in 2022 and surpassed Jimmy Graham (301 receptions) for the most receptions by a tight end in his first four seasons in NFL history.

McBride, who has 88 receptions and 879 receiving yards this season, is the sixth tight end in NFL history with at least 80 receptions and 800 receiving yards in three consecutive seasons, joining Travis Kelce (nine from 2016-24, active streak), Todd Christensen (four from 1983-86), Jimmy Graham (four from 2011-14), Jason Witten (four from 2007-10) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (three seasons from 2007-09 and 2011-13).

McBride has at least five receptions in 14 consecutive games, surpassing Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez (13 consecutive games from 2008-09) for the second-longest such streak by a tight end in NFL history. Only Travis Kelce (15 consecutive games in 2018) has a longer streak all-time among tight ends.

• Atlanta running back Bijan Robinson had 193 scrimmage yards (142 rushing, 51 receiving) and a rushing touchdown in Week 13.

Robinson – who has 3,427 rushing yards, 1,512 receiving yards and 30 scrimmage touchdowns since entering the NFL in 2023 – is the second player ever with at least 3,000 rushing yards, 1,500 receiving yards and 30 scrimmage touchdowns in his first three seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson.

• Indianapolis quarterback Daniel Jones passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns with a 101.0 rating in Week 13.

Jones, who has a passer rating of 100-or-higher in nine games this season, ties Patrick Mahomes (nine games in 2018) for the third-most games with a 100+ passer rating through a player’s first 12 games with a team, trailing only Sam Darnold (10 games with Minnesota in 2024) and Dak Prescott (10 with Dallas in 2016).

• New York Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor passed for 172 yards and a touchdown in the team’s 27-24 victory over Atlanta.

Taylor is the sixth quarterback since 2000 to start and win a game for at least six different franchises, joining Ryan Fitzpatrick (seven teams), Matt Cassel (six), Case Keenum (six), Josh McCown (six) and Joe Flacco (six).

• Las Vegas defensive end Maxx Crosby had two sacks and four tackles for loss in Week 13.

Crosby, who has 23 tackles for loss in 2025, is the fifth player since 2000 with at least 20 tackles for loss in three seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famers DeMarcus Ware (four seasons) and Jared Allen (four) as well as J.J. Watt (four seasons) and Aaron Donald (three).

Crosby has 76 career games with a tackle for loss, tied with Aaron Donald (76 games) for the second-most games with a tackle for loss by a player in his first seven seasons since 2000, trailing only Pro Football Hall of Famer DeMarcus Ware (83).

• New Orleans defensive end Cameron Jordan had four tackles and two sacks against Miami in Week 13.

Jordan, who has 128 sacks and 745 tackles since entering the NFL in 2011, joins Terrell Suggs as the only players since 2000 to record at least 125 sacks and 745 tackles in their career.

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GEORGIA UP TO NO. 3 BEHIND OHIO STATE, INDIANA IN TOP 25 SHUFFLE AS OREGON, TEXAS TECH ALSO CLIMB

Texas A&M fell out of the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in two months Sunday, Texas Tech notched its highest ranking in 17 years and a season-high four teams from Group of Five conferences are ranked as the top five got a shuffle with a week to go before the postseason bracket is set.

No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana, the only remaining unbeatens, are the top two teams for a seventh straight poll heading into their Big Ten title game clash on Saturday. No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Oregon each moved up a spot, and Texas Tech’s No. 5 ranking is its best since it spent three weeks at No. 2 in November 2008.

Mississippi remained No. 6 and was followed by Texas A&M, which slipped four spots after its 10-point loss at Texas. Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama rounded out the top 10 for the third straight week.

The weekend results created two top-10 matchups in conference championship games this Saturday. Besides the Big Ten showdown, Georgia and Alabama will play for the Southeastern Conference crown. The other Top 25 matchup pits Texas Tech against No. 11 BYU in the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference game matches No. 16 Virginia against a Duke team that is 7-5 and received no votes in Sunday’s poll.

No. 12 Miami and No. 13 Vanderbilt traded places in the rankings. The Hurricanes, who finished the regular season with a 31-point road win over Pittsburgh, are the highest-ranked ACC team and hope to receive a College Football Playoff at-large bid. Vanderbilt slipped despite beating Tennessee by 21 points on the road.

James Madison, which will host Troy for the Sun Belt championship game Friday, moved up one spot to No. 19 and is the highest-ranked Group of Five team. Three teams from the American Conference are behind the Dukes: No. 20 North Texas, No. 21 Tulane and No. 24 Navy.

North Texas visits Tulane for the American championship game Friday. Tulane, at No. 24, was the only G5 team in last week’s CFP rankings.

In and out

— No. 22 Arizona is ranked for the first time since September 2024. The Wildcats won 23-7 at Arizona State in the battle for the Territorial Cup and are on a five-game winning streak.

— No. 23 Navy, which won 28-17 at Memphis, is in the Top 25 for the first time this season and will take its highest ranking since 2019 into the annual showcase game against Army on Dec. 13.

— No. 25 Missouri beat Arkansas by two touchdowns and returned to the poll after a one-week absence.

Tennessee (No. 18), Pittsburgh (No. 24) and SMU (No. 25) dropped out.

Poll points

— Seven straight weeks with the same Nos. 1 and 2 teams is the longest since Georgia and Michigan went 11 weeks in a row as the top two in 2023.

— The American Conference’s three Top 25 teams are its most since Nov. 20, 2022, when the same number were ranked. The league record for ranked teams is four, in 2015 and 2019.

— The last time there were four Group of Five teams ranked was the final poll of the 2024 season.

— Tennessee’s streak of 33 straight poll appearances ended after it dropped to 8-4 with its loss to Vanderbilt.

Conference call

SEC (8 ranked teams): Nos. 3 Georgia, 6 Mississippi, 7 Texas A&M, 8 Oklahoma, 10 Alabama, 13 Vanderbilt, 14 Texas, 25 Missouri.

Big Ten (5): Nos. 1 Ohio State, 2 Indiana, 4 Oregon, 17 Southern California, 18 Michigan.

Big 12 (4): Nos. 5 Texas Tech, 11 BYU, 15 Utah, 22 Arizona.

ACC (3): Nos. 12 Miami, 16 Virginia, 24 Georgia Tech.

American (3): Nos. 20 North Texas, 21 Tulane, 23 Navy.

Independent (1): No. 9 Notre Dame.

Sun Belt (1): No. 19 James Madison.

Ranked vs. ranked

No. 2 Indiana (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten) vs. No. 1 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0), Saturday, at Indianapolis: It’s a matchup of Heisman Trophy front-runners in QBs Fernando Mendoza of Indiana and Julian Sayin of Ohio State. Hoosiers are one of two teams to score more than 530 points this season (532). Buckeyes are only team to give up fewer than 100 points (93).

No. 4 Georgia (11-1, 7-1 SEC) vs. No. 10 Alabama (10-2, 7-1), Saturday, at Atlanta: This will be the fourth meeting of these teams in a SEC championship game since 2018. Crimson Tide handed Georgia its only loss this season, 24-21 on Sept. 27. Bulldogs have rolled off eight straight wins since.

No. 11 BYU (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) vs. No. 5 Texas Tech (11-1, 8-1), Saturday, at Arlington, Texas: Each team will be playing in the Big 12 championship game for the first time. Red Raiders dominated the regular-season meeting in Lubbock, winning 29-7.

LSU LURES LANE KIFFIN AWAY FROM VIRTUAL PLAYOFF LOCK OLE MISS

Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed to.

The move comes two days after No. 6 Mississippi’s victory over Mississippi State in the annual Egg Bowl rivalry game that all but guaranteed the Rebels a playoff berth when the bracket is announced Dec. 7.

“I was hoping to complete a historic six season run with this year’s team by leading Ole Miss through the playoffs, capitalizing on the team’s incredible success and their commitment to finish strong,” Kiffin wrote in a social media post. He said Ole Miss athletic director Keith Carter denied his request “despite the team also asking him to allow me to keep coaching them so they could better maintain their high level of performance.”

“Unfortunately, that means Friday’s Egg Bowl was my last game coaching the Rebels,” he added.

Mississippi promoted defensive coordinator Pete Golding to succeed Kiffin. A former Ole Miss player, Golding is in his third season on the Rebels’ staff after serving five years as a top defensive assistant at Alabama.

“Coach Kiffin and I met yesterday, and he informed us that he is accepting the head coaching position at another school,” Carter said. “For our program to begin preparing for its future – both the short and long term, he will be stepping away from the team immediately.”

LSU trumpeted its new hire, with athletic director Verge Ausberry calling Kiffin the best coach in the country.

“Lane is a proven winner who has thrived in an era of college athletics that requires coaches to adapt and innovate,” he said. “His passion, creativity and authenticity make him the ideal leader to guide LSU into the future and consistently position us among the sport’s elite.”

Kiffin’s decision played out for days, contributing to an already-busy hiring cycle that saw several moves earlier Sunday, including three in the SEC alone. While players have transferred away from playoff-bound teams, a coach leaving a team that is 11-1 and all but certain to make the playoff is something new.

Kiffin and Carter had agreed last week that a decision had to be made this weekend as negotiatoins dragged on. Carter could not afford to wait until after critical recruiting periods in December and transfer periods in January had passed before starting his coaching search. The CFP begins on Dec. 19, the semifinals don’t occur until Jan. 8-9 and the final is Jan. 19.

Kiffin is considered one of the top offensive coaches in college football. He went 55-19 in six seasons at Ole Miss, success that made him a target of several major programs seeking new coaches. Kiffin also was pursued by Florida, which fired coach Billy Napier a week before LSU cut ties with Brian Kelly.

The lure of LSU

While LSU offered Kiffin a raise over his current $9 million annual salary, the decision presumably was about more than money.

LSU has a championship brand in multiple sports; state-of-the-art facilities; a rabid, regional fan following; and a legendary, historic home football venue in Tiger Stadium (nicknamed Death Valley), which towers over the banks of the Mississippi River and holds 102,000 spectators — 38,000 more than Mississippi’s Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.

The lone football coach of LSU’s past four who did not win a national championship was Kelly. He was fired in late October during his fourth season, a seismic development that also led then-athletic director Scott Woodward to resign under pressure from Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry.

Ausberry — a Louisiana native, former Tigers football player and long-time LSU administrator — led a search for a new coach that focused primarily on Kiffin. LSU reportedly offered Kiffin $90 million in salary during seven years and pledged to ensure the football program has ample financial backing to pay players.

Kiffin has overseen one of the most successful stints in Ole Miss history, arguably exceeded by only Johnny Vaught, whose 25 seasons at Ole Miss included a six-year period from 1957 through 1962 during which his teams went a combined 57-6.

LSU is 247-84 with three national championships since the 2000 season, which was Nick Saban’s first with the Tigers. Saban won his national title at LSU in the 2003 season and went 48-16 in five years before leaving to coach in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins. Les Miles, hired in 2005, went 114-34 with a national title in 2007. Ed Orgeron, who succeeded Miles during the 2016 season, went 51-20, highlighted by his 15-0, national-title winning campaign in 2019. Kelly, who was in the midst of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million at LSU, went 34-14 with the Tigers.

Kiffin’s rise

Kiffin, son of the late NFL and college defensive coach Monte Kiffin, played quarterback in college at Fresno State. He got his first head-coaching job at any level in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders in 2007, but was fired just four games into his second season.

His took first college head-coaching job at Tennessee in 2009 and left after one season to take over at Southern California, where he was fired five games into his fourth season. He returned to coaching in 2017 with Florida Atlantic, spending three seasons there before Ole Miss lured him to Oxford in 2020.

Kiffin has said he adopted the mantra of striving to “do things better than they’ve ever been done before,” from one of his mentors, Pete Carroll, under whom Kiffin served as an assistant at USC from 2001 to 2006.

“I am incredibly honored to have the opportunity to lead the storied LSU football program,” Kiffin said. “From national championships to iconic players, LSU is synonymous with excellence and is among the most powerful brands in all of sports.”

No coach has ever won multiple national championships at LSU. Kiffin will be the next to try.

ARKANSAS HIRES RYAN SILVERFIELD FROM MEMPHIS AS NEW COACH AFTER 2-10 SEASON

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas hired Ryan Silverfield away from Memphis as the Razorbacks’ new coach Sunday after a miserable 2-10 season filled with near misses.

Silverfield is 50-25 in six seasons at Memphis, and he was at his best going 10-3 in 2023 and 11-2 in 2024. The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 22 this season before finishing 8-4. He also went 4-0 in bowl games, not counting the Cotton Bowl in December 2019 that Silverfield coached after Mike Norvell left for Florida State. He will be the 35th head coach in Arkansas history.

“Coach Silverfield’s proven ability to win games over a sustained period separated him from the pack and make him the right choice to be our next head football coach,” Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek said in a statement.

Silverfield’s worst season at Memphis was 6-6 in 2021. Silverfield has won 29 games over the last three seasons, putting Memphis among the top 15 programs nationally, and he led the Tigers to 12 straight bowl berths, the longest streak among non-Power Four programs.

Yurachek said Silverfield shares Arkansas’ vision of making the College Football Playoff and competing for national championships.

“With our new and significant financial investment in the football program, we are confident we now have the coach and resources to make that happen,” Yurachek said.

Memphis athletic director Ed Scott thanked Silverfield and wished him the best in his next chapter. The Tigers named Reggie Howard as interim coach with a national search for Silverfield’s replacement underway.

The Tigers ranked 19th nationally averaging 34.6 points a game, the fourth straight season Memphis has ranked in the Top 25 nationally in that category at the end of the regular season. Silverfield’s teams averaged at least 30 points in each of his seasons.

Memphis also gave up only 22.5 points a game this season, the Tigers’ best under Silverfield.

Arkansas lost at home 31-17 to Missouri on Saturday to cap a season that included an 0-8 record against Southeastern Conference opponents for the third time since 2018. Bobby Petrino, a former Razorbacks head coach from 2008-11, went 0-7 as interim coach after Sam Pittman was fired Sept. 28, though the Hogs lost four of those games by 3 points or less behind a defense that struggled all season.

NC STATE COACH DAVE DOEREN IS RETURNING FOR A 14TH SEASON WITH THE WOLFPACK

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — N.C. State coach Dave Doeren is returning for a 14th season with the Wolfpack.

Athletic director Boo Corrigan confirmed Doeren’s return on Sunday. The previous night, Doeren’s Wolfpack beat rival North Carolina for the fifth straight year and the program is headed to a bowl game for the 11th time in Doeren’s 13 seasons.

“Dave has built a program that is centered on culture and player development — on and off the field,” Corrigan said in a statement sent to The Associated Press. “You can see his passion for this program and the student-athletes in how hard our team plays and competes. I look forward to continuing to find new ways to support him and the football program.”

Doeren had been emphatic in public comments about his plans to return next season, including in shutting down rumors earlier this month that he might retire after the season. He did so again Sunday.

“I have full intention of being here,” Doeren said in an interview with the AP between recruiting visits as signing day looms Wednesday. “I love working for Boo Corrigan. I’m recruiting my (butt) off. … I’m all in.”

Doeren, who turns 54 on signing day, has posted a 94-70 record with the Wolfpack and became the program’s all-time winningest coach with a 2023 victory over Miami. That includes the Wolfpack reaching nine wins four times to flirt with becoming only the second 10-win team in program history.

And notably, that includes a 9-4 record against the rival Tar Heels. The most recent was a 42-19 win at home Saturday night, with the Wolfpack (7-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) scoring touchdowns on all four first-half drives to roll a UNC team in its first season under NFL icon Bill Belichick — who coached the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl titles.

Doeren is the second-longest tenured coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference behind Clemson’s Dabo Swinney, and tied for the fifth-longest in the Bowl Subdivision ranks after the firing of Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy in September.

“Boo and I are aligned,” Doeren said. “He’s doing everything he can to help us in the NIL space to be as aggressive as we can be, to retain and acquire as much talent as we can.”

The 2025 regular season had mixed results. Losses to Duke, Notre Dame, Pitt and Miami came by 12 or more points. There was also a home loss to a Virginia Tech team under an interim coach after the firing of Brent Pry.

Yet N.C. State also handed Georgia Tech its first loss after an 8-0 start brought the Yellow Jackets to Raleigh with a top-10 ranking. The Wolfpack also beat Virginia — which will play in the ACC championship game — in an unusual September nonconference game between longtime league members, one that didn’t count in the league race because it was added outside the ACC scheduling model.

N.C. State closed by beating Florida State for the fourth straight time and sixth time in seven years to secure bowl eligibility, followed by the lopsided win against the Tar Heels.

“I’m totally invested in this place,” Doeren said. “I love this school and I plan on finishing here.”

FLORIDA HIRES TULANE’S JON SUMRALL AS HEAD COACH WITH SIX-YEAR, $44.7 MILLION DEAL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida hired Tulane’s Jon Sumrall as its next coach Sunday, settling for its second choice after Lane Kiffin reportedly picked LSU over the Gators.

Sumrall finalized a six-year, $44.7 million contract that comes with incentives, according to a person familiar with the search. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because financial details were not released. The deal averages $7.45 million annually.

The 43-year-old Sumrall will remain with the 22nd-ranked Green Wave for next week’s American Conference title game and through the College Football Playoff if Tulane makes the 12-team field.

The Gators also are on the verge of signing general manager Dave Caldwell, who won a Super Bowl during his five seasons with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. He also spent eight years (2013-20) with the Jacksonville Jaguars and built a roster that made the AFC title game.

Caldwell is expected to help manage Florida’s salary cap and evaluate college talent as demands on coaches have expanded with the burgeoning transfer portal and name, image and likeness payments.

Sumrall played linebacker at Kentucky (2002-04) and returned to his alma mater for a three-year stint before becoming Troy’s head coach in 2022. He won consecutive Sun Belt championships in two seasons with the Trojans and then enjoyed similar success at Tulane.

Sumrall is 19-7 in two years in New Orleans and led the Green Wave to the American championship game both seasons. So he has made four league title games in four years as a head coach. The Gators are hoping he’s Urban Meyer 2.0 and not Billy Napier 2.0.

“Not many coaches win big at two different non-Power programs, and even fewer do it as quickly as Jon has done it,” Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said. “He joins rare company — coaches like Urban Meyer, Brian Kelly and Willie Fritz — who’ve delivered immediate success at multiple stops. Jon’s track record of rapid turnarounds speaks directly to his leadership and the culture he establishes.”

Sumrall had been considered a possibility at Auburn, Arkansas and Ole Miss. Florida made a late push when Kiffin’s interest in the Gators waned. Florida fans are likely to view him as a consolation prize, another gamble from a Group of Five conference.

Sumrall replaces Napier, who was fired in mid-October and went 22-23 over four seasons in Gainesville. Napier was nicknamed “Sun Belt Billy” because he often looked in over his head in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference.

Going back to Louisiana for another G5 coach? And a defensive guy to boot? That’s a bold move for Stricklin, who is sure to draw the ire of the Florida faithful for failing to land Kiffin.

He was roundly booed at a championship celebration to honor men’s basketball coach Todd Golden and his title-winning team in April. Now, the fan base is calling for his job.

A website titled FireScottStricklin.com documents Stricklin’s shortcomings, and some fans organized a rally Sunday outside Florida Field to promote Stricklin’s “immediate removal.”

But Stricklin seemingly has the support of the Board of Trustees, which gave him a three-year contract extension in June and allowed him to conduct a coaching search that included roughly 10 interviews without interference.

There were rumors and reports about boosters getting involved and straining relationships with Kiffin and his camp. But Stricklin made it clear he was the only one making the hire. Kiffin reportedly chose LSU after a public tug-of-war involving all three schools.

Kiffin’s family members took scouting trips to Gainesville and Baton Rouge, and he met with administrators and fundraisers on several occasions. The trip to Gainesville was underwhelming, according to people familiar with the search, and high school football in the area left plenty to be desired.

Florida even turned to Heisman Trophy winners Steve Spurrier and Danny Wuerffel during its pursuit of Kiffin, who eventually slowed communication with UF officials to the point where the Gators decided they had to move on in a crowded market.

Now, Sumrall will be counted on to lead a downtrodden program back to prominence in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference.

Tulane’s numbers are far from gaudy: The Green Wave rank 39th in the country in total offense and 64th in total defense. Sumrall is expected to hire outside coordinators and an NFL-style general manager to help him rebuild in Gainesville.

The Gators (4-8) clearly have talent and ended a dismal season with one of their best performances, a 40-21 victory against rival Florida State in the Swamp in which running back Jadan Baugh ran for a career-high 266 yards and two touchdowns and DJ Lagway threw for three scores.

AUBURN TABS USF’S ALEX GOLESH AS ITS NEXT COACH, REPLACING HUGH FREEZE ON THE PLAINS

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn hired South Florida’s Alex Golesh as its next coach on Sunday, counting on him to revitalize an offense that has ranked in the bottom half of the Southeastern Conference each of the last six years.

The 41-year-old Golesh, who was born in Russia and moved to the United State at age 7, is signing a six-year contract that averages more than $7 million annually to replace Hugh Freeze. Freeze was fired in early November after failing to fix Auburn’s offensive issues in three seasons on the Plains. Freeze lost 12 of his last 15 SEC games.

Golesh went 23-15 in three seasons with the Bulls, a tenure that culminated with USF ranking second in the country in total offense (501.7 yards a game) and fourth in scoring (43 points a game).

“He has produced wins and record-setting results throughout his entire career, including over the last three seasons at USF,” Auburn athletic director John Cohen said. “Alex is known nationally for his player development prowess, ability to shape creative and explosive offenses, and his relentless approach to building winning programs.

“In our conversations, he showed the determination and edge that this program demands of its head coach.”

Golesh becomes Auburn’s fourth football coach in seven seasons. The Tigers fired Gus Malzahn in 2020, Brysan Harsin in 2022 and now Freeze in 2025. Together, the school will end up paying $52.5 million in buyout fees.

The Tigers owe Freeze $15.8 million, with no mitigation, from a six-year, $39 million deal he signed to replace Harsin in 2022. Freeze got the boot at 15-19 overall and 6-16 in the conference. The last five losses included more offensive woes.

Golesh could be the answer. His Bulls upset Boise State and Florida — both ranked — in September and lost road games at Memphis and Navy by three points each to miss out on the American Conference championship game and a potential berth in the College Football Playoff.

He previously worked as Josh Heupel’s offensive coordinator at UCF (2020) and Tennessee (2021-22) before taking over at USF, and he implements an up-tempo style that can be taxing on defenses.

His offenses have consistently been among the nation’s most productive and highest scoring, averaging more than 35 points and 450 yards during his time with the Bulls. USF ranks in the top 25 of 20 national statistical categories, including 11 offensive, seven defensive and two special teams statistics.

“Auburn Football is one of the proudest, most tradition-rich programs in all of college football and my family and I could not be more excited to join the Auburn Family,” Golesh said. “This will be a player-driven program, and no one will outwork our staff.

“Auburn has won, can win and will win championships. Let’s get to work.”

UNLV WILL VISIT BOISE STATE IN MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AFTER PREVAILING IN METRICS BREAKDOWN

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The Mountain West announced on Sunday that Boise State will host UNLV in the conference championship game on Friday, making this the third straight season the Broncos and Rebels will meet for the title.

Boise State, New Mexico, San Diego State and UNLV all finished with 6-2 records in conference play. Because all four teams did not meet this season, the tie was broken by a composite average of nationally recognized metrics: Connelly SP+, ESPN SOR, KPI and SportSource rankings.

UNLV and Boise State had the two best composite average scores. With the two participants determined, the tiebreaker reverted to head-to-head to determine the host. The Broncos earned the right to host because of their 56-31 win over the Rebels on Oct. 18.

San Diego State finished third in the metrics followed by New Mexico.

UNLV will be appearing in its third Mountain West championship game and is seeking its first title. Boise State will be playing in the championship game for the fourth straight season and is seeking its third straight title. The Broncos are in the title game for the ninth time overall and are looking for their sixth championship.

Under first-year head coach Dan Mullen, UNLV beat rival Nevada 42-17 on Saturday to move to 10-2 overall this season, reaching the 10-win plateau for the fourth time in program history and in consecutive years for the first time. The Rebels have won four straight games.

Boise State won its final two regular-season games to move to 8-4 overall. The Broncos, who have played without starting quarterback Maddux Madsen since an injury in a loss to Fresno State on Nov. 1, rallied for a 25-24 win at Utah State on Friday to move into the tie atop the league standings.

HCAC recap

North Central 38, Hanover 6 – North Central controlled the day from start to finish, dominating the line of scrimmage and never allowing Hanover to settle in. The Panthers were held in check offensively as the Cardinals rolled to a statement win.

Westminster 40, Mount St. Joseph 21 – MSJ hung around early, but Westminster’s big-play offense proved too much in the second half. The Lions couldn’t slow the Titans’ tempo as Westminster pulled away late for the road victory.

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JT TOPPIN LEADS NO. 20 TEXAS TECH PAST WYOMING

JT Toppin scored 27 points and collected nine rebounds as No. 20 Texas Tech held off Wyoming 76-72 Sunday in a non-conference game in Lubbock, Texas.

LeJuan Watts had 19 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Red Raiders (6-2), and Christian Anderson finished with 15 points.

Leland Walker had 28 points and five rebounds for the Cowboys (6-2).

The Red Raiders, of the Big 12 Conference, never led by more than six in the second half as the Cowboys, of the Mountain West, would not go away.

With 7:11 left in the game, Toppin scored on a layup to put Texas Tech up for good, 57-56. Watts then grabbed a defensive rebound, ran the floor and dished to Toppin underneath for a layup and a 59-56 lead.

Donovan Atwell hit a jumper to make it 61-56 with 5:14 to go.

Wyoming fought back as Khaden Bennett hit a pair of free throws and Walker scored on a layup to cut it to 61-60 with 4:40 left.

An Anderson 3-point play gave the Red Raiders some breathing room at 68-63 with 2:21 left.

The Red Raiders led 36-26 with 2:49 left in the half before the Cowboys went on an 11-2 run to cut it to 38-37 at the break. Walker scored six points in the run, hitting three jumpers.

Toppin led the Red Raiders in the first half with 15 points. Walker led the Cowboys with 10 points and three rebounds.

Toppin scored 10 points early and put the Red Raiders ahead 24-18 with a jumper with 9:14 left in the half. With 4:10 to go, Toppin grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled. He made one of two free throws to make it 32-26 Texas Tech.

Watts added a pair of free throws, and Toppin scored on a layup to give the Red Raiders the 10-point lead before the Cowboys went on the late surge to cut the lead to one.

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WOMEN’S TOP 25 ROUNDUP: AUDI CROOKS POURS IN 47, NO. 10 IOWA ST. EDGES INDIANA

Audi Crooks poured in a career-high 47 points, 30 of which came in the second half, and No. 10 Iowa State outdueled Indiana 106-95 to win the Coconut Hoops Blue Heron championship game Sunday in Fort Myers, Fla.

Crooks dominated inside with 19-of-25 field goal shooting and 9-of-11 shooting at the line. She scored on three possessions early in the third quarter, only for Indiana to match her each time and take a brief 55-53 lead. But Crooks and the Cyclones scored the next nine points and never trailed again, leading by as many as 19 points in the fourth.

Jada Williams (23 points, 11 assists) and Addy Brown (17 points, 10 rebounds) contributed double-double efforts for Iowa State (9-0). The Cyclones shot a season-best 63.9% from the field and outscored their opponents 62-34 in the paint.

Shay Ciezki helped Indiana (7-1) stay connected to Iowa State by scoring a season-high 38 points, including 13-of-14 foul shooting. Lenee Beaumont added 19 points.

No. 1 UConn 104, Xavier 39

Reserve Allie Ziebell went 5 of 7 from 3-point range and led six Huskies in double figures with 16 points as they routed the Musketeers in Cincinnati.

In an unusually early Big East opener for both teams, UConn (7-0, 1-0) jumped out to a 49-25 halftime lead before pouring on another 35 points in the third quarter. Ashlynn Shade (14 points) and Azzi Fudd (12) both shot 4 of 7 from beyond the arc as the Huskies made an even 50% (18 of 36) from deep.

Sarah Strong compiled 14 points, eight assists, six rebounds and six steals and Kayleigh Heckel and Serah Williams added 10 points apiece for the visitors. Xavier (4-3, 0-1) was led by Vivien Nejasmic’s 12 points.

No. 3 UCLA 99, No. 14 Tennessee 77

Gabriela Jaquez racked up a season-high 29 points on 10-of-14 shooting, Kiki Rice added 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Bruins won every quarter in a thorough victory over the Volunteers in Los Angeles.

Jaquez made 5 of 6 3-point tries, including four in the first half, while Gianna Kneepkens tallied 19 points and Angela Dugalic had 14 for UCLA (8-1). The Bruins outshot the Lady Vols 58.5% to 40.8% overall and hit on 10 of 17 3-pointers.

Janiah Barker piled up 25 points for Tennessee (5-2), while Nya Robertson had 12. Talaysia Cooper posted 11 points, eight assists and six rebounds and Zee Spearman added 10 points.

No. 4 Texas 81, Penn 63

Madison Booker and Justice Carlton helped the Longhorns shrug off a slow start in a win over the Quakers in Austin, Texas.

Booker posted 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and made all 11 of her free throws for Texas (8-0). Carlton came off the bench to score all 10 of her points in the second quarter after Texas trailed 15-11 at the first intermission.

Kyla Oldacre had 14 points and nine rebounds, Teya Sidberry put up 13 points and 12 boards and Jordan Lee chipped in 12 points for the Longhorns. Mataya Gayle finished with 24 points for Penn (5-3) while Katie Collins had 12 points and nine boards and Simone Sawyer scored 10.

No. 9 Oklahoma 109, Florida State 91

Star freshman Aaliyah Chavez posted her second 29-point game of the season with seven 3-pointers and six assists and the Sooners fended off the Seminoles to win the Coconut Hoops Great Egret championship game in Fort Myers, Fla.

Chavez was one of six Sooners to score in double figures and two of her teammates had double-doubles: Sahara Williams (16 points, 14 rebounds) and Raegan Beers (14 points, 11 rebounds). Oklahoma (6-1) outrebounded Florida State 51-38 and scored 34 points on fast breaks in the high-paced game.

Jasmine Shavers scored 24 points and Sydney Bowles had 18 on 6-of-9 shooting from three for Florida State (4-4). The Seminoles trailed 43-42 at halftime before Oklahoma broke it open with a 15-5 run to start the third quarter, which featured three of Chavez’s triples.

No. 11 Iowa 86, Fairfield 72

Ava Heiden bundled 18 points with 16 rebounds and the Hawkeyes staved off a spirited upset bid from the Stags in Iowa City.

Iowa (8-0) trailed by as many as 11 points in the first quarter and only led 41-35 at halftime. Kylie Feuerbach scored 12 of her 17 points after halftime to help the Hawkeyes pull away. Hannah Stuelke and Taylor McCabe each finished with 13 points for Iowa.

Reserve Christina Pham led Fairfield (4-2) with 14 points on 4-of-5 3-point shooting in 16 minutes. Meghan Andersen scored 13 points and Kaety L’Amoreaux had 12 as the Stags stayed close with 18 3-pointers but were outrebounded 44-26.

No. 15 Baylor 76, Grambling 35

Taliah Scott scored 17 points and Darianna Littlepage-Buggs added 10 points and a season-best 16 rebounds to power the Bears to an easy win over the Lady Tigers in Waco, Texas.

Bella Fontleroy scored 11 points for Baylor (7-1), which had a 24-2 lead after one quarter. The Bears shot 50.9% from the field and all 10 players who saw time finished with at least four points.

Zaria Johnson led Grambling (1-7) with 14 points. The Lady Tigers were held to 20% field goal shooting and had made just 5 of 34 by halftime.

No. 20 Michigan State 72, Clemson 64

Rashunda Jones scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter to help the Spartans hold off the Tigers and win the Baha Mar Championship Junkanoo Division title game in Nassau, Bahamas.

Kennedy Blair posted game highs of 22 points and 12 rebounds and added a team-best five assists to power the Spartans (8-0). Clemson clawed within five points in the final minute, but Jones scored eight straight Michigan State points down the stretch on three layups and two foul shots.

Rusne Augustinaite (17 points, five 3-pointers) and Demeara Hinds (11 points, 10 boards) led Clemson (5-3). The Spartans never trailed and outshot the Tigers 59.1% to 39.3%, but Clemson kept it close thanks to 11 offensive rebounds and 16 Sparty turnovers leading to a plus-12 shots advantage.

No. 23 Louisville 100, Bellarmine 37

Imari Berry scored 14 points and Reyna Scott tossed in 13 from off the bench as the host Cardinals blew past the Knights.

Louisville (7-2) also got 12 points from Tajianna Roberts and 10 from Rebekah Graves as the team shot 51.4% overall, made 13 3-pointers and won the rebounding battle 58-30.

Rachel Shropshire finished with a team-high 10 points for Bellarmine (2-7) as the Knights found themselves behind 30-6 after one quarter and 58-13 at halftime.

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NBA NEWS

NBA ROUNDUP: JALEN JOHNSON’S CAREER NIGHT LIFTS HAWKS PAST 76ERS IN 2OT

Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 41 points to lift the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a wild 142-134 double-overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 34 points for Atlanta, while Dyson Daniels pitched in with 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Johnson also contributed 14 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who played without Kristaps Porzingis (illness) in addition to Trae Young (knee).

Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 44 points and nine assists, while Quentin Grimes chipped in with 28 points for the hosts. Joel Embiid (knee), who had missed Philadelphia’s previous nine games, scored 18 points but had only four rebounds in 30 minutes.

With the teams tied at 124-124 late in the first overtime, Maxey made a tough floater in the lane. However, he went 0-of-2 from the foul line with 4.6 seconds left. Johnson was fouled on the other end with 0.3 seconds left and made both free throws to force a second OT. In the second extra session, Maxey’s driving layup forged a 132-132 tie with 2:44 left. However, Johnson answered with a pair of 3-pointers to give Atlanta some breathing room.

Rockets 129, Jazz 101

Alperen Sengun scored a game-high 27 points and Kevin Durant added 25 to lead visiting Houston to a dominant win over Utah in Salt Lake City.

Steven Adams recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Amen Thompson made up for a lack of scoring (five points) with nine assists, eight rebounds and a steal. The Rockets cruised to a win as they shot 52.9% from the field, went 11-for-31 on 3-point attempts and outrebounded the Jazz 50-33.

Rookie Ace Bailey led Utah with 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting. Lauri Markkanen added 18 points and eight rebounds, while Jusuf Nurkic posted 14 points, six rebounds and nine assists. Keyonte George had eight turnovers over a scoreless 19 minutes.

Knicks 116, Raptors 94

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 22 points as New York notched its fourth straight victory, beating visiting Toronto.

Josh Hart compiled 20 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the Knicks, while Jalen Brunson paired 18 points with seven assists. Mitchell Robinson pulled in 15 boards off the bench in 17 minutes of action as New York outrebounded Toronto 61-40, including 25-14 on the offensive glass.

Immanuel Quickley had 19 points and eight assists for the Raptors, and Scottie Barnes added 18 points, five rebounds and four assists.

Thunder 123, Trail Blazers 115

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and Oklahoma City increased its winning streak to 12 with a victory over host Portland.

Jaylen Williams tallied 16 points, eight rebounds and five assists in his second game since his return from two wrist surgeries. Chet Holmgren added 19 points and nine rebounds as the defending champion Thunder won for the 20th time in 21 games this season. Their lone defeat came at Portland on Nov. 5 when they blew a 22-point lead and lost 121-119.

Deni Avdija recorded 31 points, a season-best 19 rebounds and 10 assists for the Trail Blazers, who fell for the ninth time in 12 games. Toumani Camara added 19 points and eight rebounds, and Jerami Grant scored 18 points.

Celtics 117, Cavaliers 115

Payton Pritchard scored a season-high 42 points and Jaylen Brown collected his fourth career triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, as Boston edged host Cleveland.

Anfernee Simons added 18 points off the bench and Jordan Walsh posted career bests with 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics, who built a 21-point lead before the Cavaliers mounted their unsuccessful comeback.

Cleveland’s Evan Mobley scored 17 of his 27 points in the second half and had 14 rebounds. Teammate Darius Garland had 21 points and eight assists, while Donovan Mitchell also made a run at a triple-double with 18 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.

Timberwolves 125, Spurs 112

Anthony Edwards scored 32 points on 13-for-18 shooting, and Minnesota finished strong to defeat San Antonio in Minneapolis.

Julius Randle added 22 points and matched his season high of 12 assists for the Timberwolves, who earned their second victory in as many nights. Donte DiVincenzo tallied 18 points, and Naz Reid scored 15 off the bench.

De’Aaron Fox scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting to lead the Spurs. Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson finished with 22 points apiece. San Antonio was outscored 36-19 in the fourth quarter.

Grizzlies 115, Kings 107

Zach Edey had a career performance featuring 32 points, including all six in a lead-changing run late in the game, and Memphis surged past host Sacramento.

Edey’s 32 points were seven more than he’d scored in any previous NBA game. He hit 16 of his 20 shots on a night when he made neither a 3-pointer nor a free throw. The second-year pro also found time for a game-high 17 rebounds, the fourth-most of his career, and a career-best five blocks, helping the Grizzlies extend their winning streak to three.

DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 23 points and Malik Monk 21 for the Kings, who were outshot 52.3% to 45.7% overall and 37.5% to 29.6% on 3-pointers. The Grizzlies dominated on the boards 52-34.

Lakers 133, Pelicans 121

Luka Doncic scored 20 of his 34 points in the first quarter and added 12 rebounds with seven assists as host Los Angeles extended its winning streak to seven games with a victory over short-handed New Orleans.

Austin Reaves scored 33 points with eight assists and Deandre Ayton added 22 points with 12 rebounds before leaving in the fourth quarter with right knee discomfort. The Lakers won without LeBron James, who was resting a sore left foot on the first night of a back-to-back.

Saddiq Bey scored 22 points with 11 rebounds and Bryce McGowens added 23 points with seven rebounds and Jeremiah Frears 21 points for the Pelicans, who were without their top two scorers in Zion Williamson (hamstring) and Trey Murphy III (elbow) on the second night of a back-to-back.

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NHL ROUNDUP: WYATT JOHNSTON (3 GOALS), STARS POUND SENATORS

Wyatt Johnston posted the fourth hat trick of his career and added an assist to lead the Dallas Stars to their fourth straight victory with a 6-1 thrashing of the visiting Ottawa Senators on Sunday.

Johnston’s three goals give him 16 on the season, including an NHL-best 12 on the power play after two on Sunday. The 16 overall goals ties him for the team lead with Jason Robertson, who had a goal and two assists in the win. Mavrik Bourque and Jamie Benn also scored. Mikko Rantanen added three assists, and Roope Hintz helped on two for Dallas, which is 10-1-1 in its last 12 games.

Casey DeSmith made 15 saves for the Stars. Dallas’ backup goalie is now 6-0-2 in his last eight starts. Defenseman Lian Bichsel left the game with 4:21 left in the second after hitting the boards with an apparent leg injury.

Jake Sanderson scored for Ottawa, with assists from David Perron and Nick Cousins. Senators netminder Linus Ullmark saw his personal three-game winning streak end as he stopped only 20 shots.

Hurricanes 1, Flames 0 (OT)

Nikolaj Ehlers scored with 2:08 remaining in overtime to give Carolina a narrow victory over Calgary in Raleigh, N.C.

Ehlers notched his fifth goal of the season by crashing the net and converting on a delivery from Taylor Hall, who had the puck coming down the left side. Sean Walker also assisted on the goal.

Brandon Bussi made 15 saves for his first career shutout as the Hurricanes won their second game in a row and improved to 8-3-1 at home this season. Devin Cooley stopped 16 shots for the Flames, who were held without a shot in overtime.

Blackhawks 5, Ducks 3

Connor Bedard had two goals and two assists to help Chicago rally from a three-goal deficit and beat visiting Anaheim.

Tyler Bertuzzi, Ryan Greene and Colton Dach also scored, and Spencer Knight made 23 saves for the Blackhawks, who had lost five in a row (0-4-1).

Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist and Olen Zellweger and Chris Kreider also scored for the Ducks. Anaheim goalie Petr Mrazek had 13 saves before leaving with a lower-body injury midway through the third period. Ville Husso replaced him and surrendered one goal on one shot.

Capitals 4, Islanders 1

Tom Wilson scored twice and Logan Thompson carried a shutout deep into the third period for Washington, which continued surging with the victory over reeling New York in Elmont, N.Y.

Aliaksei Protas and Alex Ovechkin added empty-netters in the final 71 seconds for the Capitals, who have won four straight games and seven of their past eight (7-1-0). Thompson made 30 saves and has allowed only four goals in his last three outings.

Wilson notched an assist for a three-point afternoon, while Ovechkin added an assist against the Islanders, who fell to 1-3-1 on a seven-game homestand that began after a 6-1-0 road trip.

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TEXANS CORRAL HIGH-SCORING COLTS AND NARROW AFC SOUTH RACE WITH 20-16 WIN AT INDY

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — C.J. Stroud provided a glimpse of what Houston could look like in December and January if he stays healthy.

A healthy Stroud and a suffocating defense could carry the Texans pretty far.

Nico Collins ran 7 yards for the tiebreaking score early in the fourth quarter, Nick Chubb added another touchdown run, and Houston’s defense came up with a late stop to help the Texans preserve a 20-16 victory over the slumping Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.

“I feel like I knocked off some rust and am back rolling,” said Stroud, who improved to 3-0 at Lucas Oil Stadium. “We’re super dangerous. … We lost some close games against some really good teams. If we can find a way to win some close games after Thanksgiving, we’ll put ourselves in position to do whatever we want.”

Houston’s defense certainly has done its part during a four-game winning streak that has helped the two-time defending AFC South champs climb within one game the division’s co-leaders — Indy and Jacksonville at 8-4. On Sunday, they became the first team this season to hold the NFL’s highest-scoring offense under 20 points.

Getting Stroud back from the concussion protocol after he missed the three previous games could jump-start the Texans’ offense. Although Houston (7-5) struggled to run the ball, Stroud went 22 of 35 for 276 yards.

Stroud’s one interception led to an Indy touchdown, but Houston still managed to win a one-score game. All of the Texans’ losses have been by eight points or fewer.

“How we’re finishing — that’s the difference,” coach DeMeco Ryans said. “We have resolve. We’re playing 60 minutes. We’re no longer looking at a bad play here or there and thinking that it’s going to send us into the tank.”

As a result, the Texans are back in the playoff picture.

Indy, meanwhile, has struggled since it rolled through the first eight games of the season.

The Colts have lost two straight for the first time and three of their last four. Daniel Jones, who continues to play through a lower leg injury, was 14 of 27 for 201 yards and two TDs. Jonathan Taylor, the NFL’s leading rusher, was held to 85 yards on 21 carries and failed to score for the fifth time this season.

Indy had a chance to complete a late comeback when Jones drove the Colts to Houston’s 31-yard line with less than two minutes to play. But a drop by Josh Downs on third-and-9 and an incompletion on fourth down ended the drive — and Indy’s perfect home record.

“Sometimes you win the tight games, but when you lose the tight games it’s frustrating because you’re like ‘Shoot, we could have had that,’” Colts coach Shane Steichen said. “You look back, it’s three or four plays when you lose the tight ones so we’ve got to find a way to get those three or four plays when it is a tight game.”

The Texans were in control most of the day, taking a 3-0 lead on their first possession and responding immediately after Stroud’s interception led to 19-yard TD pass from Jones to Alec Pierce. Michael Badgley’s extra-point try hit the left goal post, keeping the Colts’ lead at 6-3.

Chubb’s 4-yard run to make it 10-6 and a 43-yard field goal to open the second half extended Houston’s lead to 13-6. Jones tied it again with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Warren late in the third.

But the game swung on a critical pass-interference call on Indy cornerback Kenny Moore II on third-and-15 early in the fourth — after the play clock also appeared to run out. The Texans capitalized four plays later with Collins’ 7-yard scamper around the right side for a 20-13 lead.

“When the clock hits zero, (the back judge) looks down to the ball and if the ball is snapped as he looks down from the clock to the ball, we leave that alone. That’s what he ruled on the play,” referee Clay Martin told a pool reporter before addressing the pass interference call. “The calling official had an arm grab at the top of the route. When you look back, the ball was in the air, and when you see the ball in the air, that makes it pass interference.”

All Indy could muster the rest of the way was a 42-yard field goal.

Pierce led the Colts with four receptions for 79 yards.

Vasso celebrates a milestone at home

The Texans announced before the game that defensive backs coach Dino Vasso stayed home following the recent birth of his child. Houston’s other defensive coaches collectively filled in for Vasso.

Injury report

Texans: Safety Jaylen Reed went to the locker room in the first half with a right forearm injury and did not return. Linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was checked for a concussion in the second half, was cleared and did return.

Colts: Starting CB Sauce Gardner suffered a right calf injury on the Colts’ second defensive snap returned to the sideline in street clothes and a walking boot.

Up next

Texans: Visit Kansas City next Sunday.

Colts: Play at Jacksonville next Sunday for the division lead.

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INDIANA PACERS BASKETBALL NEWS

GAME PREVIEW: PACERS VS CAVALIERS

The Indiana Pacers are back on the winning track and look to continue their positive momentum on Monday when they welcome the Cleveland Cavaliers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Riding a two-game winning streak, the Pacers (4-16) will host the Cavaliers (12-9) to open December’s slate of games.

Indiana enters the contest coming off a 103-101 win win Saturday over the Chicago Bulls where Pacers All-Star forward Pascal Siakam hit a game-winning jumper with 0.1 seconds left.

Siakam scored a team-high 24 points in the win while also collecting nine rebounds and dishing out four assists while Bennedict Mathurin added 19 points and Jay Huff, Andrew Nembhard, and Isaiah Jackson each recorded 14 points.

The center rotation of Huff and Jackson shined against the Bulls, as Jackson also pulled down 11 rebounds for a double-double and Huff — the league leader in blocks at 2.2 per game — scored the first 14 points of the game and came up with massive defensive stops down the final stretch.

Stronger defensive play has played a significant role in Indiana’s improved play over the last week, as the Pacers have held their last three opponents to fewer than 101 points iwith the lone loss in that stretch coming on a buzzer-beater by the Toronto Raptors.

Cleveland travels to Indiana on the second leg of a back-to-back, as the Cavs lost to the Boston Celtics 117-115 Sunday night at Rocket Arena. So far this season the Cavs have a record of 2-2 with no days rest between games.

Six-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA guard Donovan Mitchell has continued to prove he’s one of the most elite scorers in the league this season, averaging 30.6 points per game — which currently ranks fifth among all players. Indiana will also have to find answers for reigning Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley as well as shifty veteran point guard Darius Garland.

The Cavs nearly came back from down eight points in the final 90 seconds of the game against Boston, getting as close as a point with a second left in the game, but ultimately couldn’t surmount a 42-point performance by Celtics guard Payton Pritchard.

Mobley led the Cavs with 27 points and 14 rebounds, Garland posted 21 points and eight assists and Mitchell had 18 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in the loss.

In the first of four matchups between the teams this season, the Cavs posted a 120-109 NBA Cup victory over the Pacers on Nov. 21.

Four of the Cavs’ starters scored at least 20 points in the game, led by a 32-point effort from Mitchell. Nembhard scored a career-high 32 points and Siakam had 26 points in the Pacers loss.

After taking on the Cavs, the Pacers will conclude their four-game homestead against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday before going to Chicago on Friday.

Projected Starters

Pacers: G – Andrew Nembhard, G – Bennedict Mathurin, F – Ben Sheppard, F – Pascal Siakam, C – Jay Huff

Cavaliers: G – Darius Garland, G – Donovan Mitchell, F – Jaylon Tyson, F – De’Andre Hunter, C – Evan Mobley

Injury Report

Pacers: Tyrese Haliburton – out (right Achilles tendon tear), Quenton Jackson – out (right hamstring strain), Kam Jones – out (lower back stress reaction), Aaron Nesmith – out (left knee MCL sprain), Obi Toppin – out (right foot stress fracture).

Cavs: Lonzo Ball – questionable (left knee injury management), Jarrett Allen – out (right finger strain), Max Strus – out (left foot surgery – Jones fracture), Larry Nance Jr. – out (right calf strain), Sam Merrill – out (right hand sprain).

Last Meeting

Nov. 21, 2025: The Cleveland Cavaliers used a third-quarter surge and 32-point performance from guard Donovan Mitchell to post a 120-109 NBA Cup East Group A win over the Indiana Pacers at Rocket Arena.

After leading 62-55 at halftime, the Cavs mustered a 21-9 run in the third quarter to build a 100-81 lead going into the final frame. The Cavs held on the rest of the way.

The Cavs outshot the Pacers 48.3 to 42 percent from the field, won the rebounding battle 52-43 and turnover margin 14-12.

Mitchell shot 11-for-22 from the field (4-for-11 from 3-point range) for 32 points to go with nine rebounds, center Evan Mobley posted 22 points and 12 rebounds and Darius Garland and De’andre Hunter scored 20 points each.

Indiana was without six players due to injuries in the contest. Despite the short-handed roster, Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard scored a career-high 32 points (11-for-20 shooting) to go with eight assists, Pascal Siakam had 26 points and nine rebounds and Bennedict Mathurin added 21 points and seven rebounds.

The game was the first matchup between Indiana and Cleveland since the Pacers eliminated the Cavs in the 2025 Eastern Conference semifinals. With the loss, the Pacers fell to 0-2 in cup play and were mathematically eliminated from advancing to the single-elimination tournament.

Noteworthy

With NBA Cup Group play concluded, it was announced on Saturday that Indiana will now play at the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 12 and host the Washington Wizards on Dec. 14.

Indiana signed guard Ethan Thompson to a two-way contract and waived RayJ Dennis on Sunday.

The Pacers and Cavs will meet two more times after Monday, in Indianapolis on Jan. 6 and at Cleveland April 5.

Cavaliers backup center Thomas Bryant played on the Pacers’ 2025 Eastern Conference Championship team.

Cavs guard Craig Porter Jr. is a Terre Haute, Indiana, native. He played at Terre Haute South Vigo High School and Vincennes University in Indiana before finishing his collegiate career at Wichita State.

Broadcast Information (Where to Watch and Listen to Pacers Games >>)

TV: FanDuel Sports Network – Chris Denari (play-by-play), Quinn Buckner (analyst), Jeremiah Johnson (sideline reporter/host)

Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan – Mark Boyle (play-by-play), Eddie Gill (analyst), Pat Boylan (sideline reporter/host)

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INDIANA VOLLEYBALL NEWS

HOOSIERS GO DANCING IN 2025

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – For the first time in 15 seasons, Indiana will play postseason volleyball in December. After winning 23 matches in the regular season, the Hoosiers were selected to the 2025 NCAA Volleyball Tournament on Sunday (Nov. 30) evening. IU will be a four seed and will host the opening two rounds of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010.

Head coach Steve Aird and his program have been one of the best stories in all of college volleyball this season. IU was picked to finish 11th in the preseason Big Ten poll but finished fifth in the final conference standings with 14 league victories. Its IU’s highest finish in the Big Ten since 1999.

This will be just the sixth NCAA tournament bid in program history for the Hoosiers. IU last went to the NCAA Tournament in 2010 and had been in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2002 prior to that. The program broke one of the longest active NCAA Tournament droughts (15 years) of any power four team in the country.

IU’s path to the postseason began on opening night of the season with a dramatic reverse sweep at Miami (Fla.). The Hoosiers lost the first two sets handily before flipping the script and winning in five sets behind 20 kills from senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles.

From there, IU put together one of the best resumes in the entire country. As of the NCAA’s RPI release on Saturday (Nov. 29), IU has five wins against top-50 programs. All five of those victories came on the road (USC, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, UCLA and Penn State). The Hoosiers picked up nine wins against top-80 schools and were able to avoid any bad losses throughout the entire campaign.

One of the biggest reasons for IU’s success in 2025 and has been its efficient and powerful offense. Its talented trio of pin hitters in Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum and freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager has been one of the best in the country. The three players have combined for 10.05 kills per set and a collective hitting percentage of .266 this year.

The Hoosiers’ freshman class – that features Jager, setter Teodora Krickovic and middle blocker Victoria Gray, has helped revolutionize a new era in Bloomington. All seven of IU’s freshmen have played this season with five of them earning regular playing time. IU is expected to land multiple players on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team for the first time in program history.

IU will head to the big dance as one of nine programs selected from the Big Ten. On the season, IU played 12 different NCAA Tournament teams, beating seven of them. The Hoosiers will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament in Bloomington, beginning with a matchup against MAC tournament champions, Toledo.

INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

CIEZKI SCORES 38 AGAINST NO. 10/12 IOWA STATE IN COCONUT HOOPS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FORT MYERS, Fla.  –  Senior guard Shay Ciezki scored another IU career-high 38 points as Indiana fell to No. 10/12 Iowa State, 106-95, in the Geico Coconut Hoops Blue Heron Division championship game on Sunday at Alico Arena.

KEY MOMENTS

In an action packed first quarter, Ciezki had eight of IU’s 10 points at the media timeout with 4:05 but trailed 16-10. Freshman forward Maya Makaluksy connected on a right side 3-pointer and a dish from freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey to junior forward Edessa Noyan down low put IU (7-1) within one, 21-20.

With less than a minute left in the first, redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont’s jumper just inside the paint tied the game up at 22-all. The frame would end in a 24-all tie as Noyan’s putback gave IU its first lead with 9:38 to go in the second. But the Cyclones (9-0) lead would grow to as many as five with 2:50 remaining.

Ciekzi would score the next five points including an and-1 to tie the game back at 39-39 as the two teams would exchange buckets down to the wire with Iowa State’s Hare was the separator at the half, 46-45.

The game was within one possession for the first half of the third quarter, as a 7-0 run by Iowa State helped them gain separation with 4:20 remaining. Their lead grew to as many as nine as Ciezki score back-to-back and pulled IU within six, 71-65, with 1:02 in the period.

Iowa State’s lead grew to as many as 19 in the fourth, as the Hoosiers couldn’t find an answer late in the game.

NOTABLE

Ciezki’s 38 points are the most for an Indiana player since Amanda Cahill scored 38 points in a four-overtime win against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament. The Buffalo, N.Y native went 12-for-21 from the floor and 13-for-14 from the free throw line.

Beaumont finished the game with 19 points, scoring 11 of her points in the second half. She also had four rebounds and four assists.

Makalusky set a new season-high with three triples for nine points.

Indiana made a season-high 23 free throws and went 23-for-25 from the line (92 percent).

Noyan made her first career start on Sunday, scoring eight points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Indiana finished the day by shooting 50 percent from the field.

UP NEXT

IU opens play in December at home against Western Michigan on Wednesday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET.

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NOTRE DAME MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The third installment of the ACC/SEC Challenge is upon us, and for the first time, Notre Dame gets to host. The Fighting Irish will welcome the Missouri Tigers to Purcell Pavilion on Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

Notre Dame trails Missouri in the all-time series, 2-7. The two programs have not clashed on the hardwood since Nov. 21, 2011. Mizzou has not visited South Bend since Jan. 12, 1994.

The Irish are searching for their first ACC/SEC Challenge win. Two years ago, they had to go on the road to South Carolina, where they lost 65-53. Last year, without Burton, the Irish had to go to Athens, where they dropped a 69-48 decision to Georgia.

PLAYERS ERA ROUNDUP

Notre Dame left the desert with a 1-2 Players Era record. The Fighting Irish defeated Rutgers but fell to Kansas and No. 3/2 Houston by 10 points each. A commonality of both losses was poor three-point shooting, which was a strength heading into this MTE. Versus Kansas, Notre Dame was 4-24, and against Houston, the Irish were 6-28.

Against the top-three-ranked Cougars, the Irish showed tremendous fight after falling into a 22-point hole, clawing back to just a four-point deficit. A standout in this game was junior guard Logan Imes, who delivered strong minutes and posted the biggest +/- at +10.

Markus Burton led Notre Dame in scoring for all three games in Vegas. The junior averaged 21.3 ppg on 53.3 percent shooting. He recorded 16 rebounds, 11 assists and six steals.

Freshman guard Jalen Haralson kept his double-digit scoring streak alive and against top-notch competition no less. He averaged 14.0 ppg in Vegas on 44.1 percent shooting.

FEED THE HOT HANDS

Two Irish have maintained scoring streaks coming out of the Players Era and it was Markus Burton and Jalen Haralson. Burton has produced five 20+ point performances over the first eight games and has not scored below 13 points in a game.

Burton excels in the midrange, and he continues to be one of the best in the country from that spot. The junior is shooting 57.1 percent in the paint, which is 14.9 percent above the Division I average. Overall, from two, Burton is shooting 56.0 percent.

Meanwhile, Haralson gives this Notre Dame offense a new look. He’s another ball handler who can attack the paint, or post up or get to the front of the rim. Plus, he takes pressure off Burton and gets him off the ball. He also provides length on the defensive end.

Haralson has produced six consecutive games with double-digit points, averaging 14.7 points in that span on 51.6 percent shooting.

Haralson has been strong attacking the rim, where he converts a whopping 75.0 percent.

REBOUNDING TRANSLATES

Coach on Towt: “He’s energy personified. There have been a ton of transfers that transferred up, and their scoring output doesn’t necessarily follow. Rebounding translates at every level. It’s heart and it’s effort. That’s what he does. Carson is just max effort, man. He just plays really hard. His effort on the glass on both ends, his physicality. He’s a big brother to these dudes. He’s feeding their belief because of the energy and the confidence that he gives them.”

Last year’s NCAA rebounding leader Carson Towt has been a high-level impact transfer from Northern Arizona. To start, he tied his career-high 19 rebounds in the season opener, which also set a new record for an Irish debut. He produced two double-doubles in the first five games. In addition, Towt became the first Irish player in the conference era (1995-present) to start the season with six straight games with double-digit rebounds.

Towt’s current rebounding rankings:

10.4 rpg ranks 18th nationally, 2nd in the ACC

3.6 offensive rpg – 31st nationally, 3rd in the ACC

6.6 defensive rpg – 27th nationally, 4th in the ACC

1,161 career rebounds – leads all active players

NOTRE NOTABLES

Notre Dame currently boasts a perfect 4-0 record at home, where they are averaging 88.8 points per game. They are shooting 51.5 percent inside Purcell. They are also averaging 11.0 made threes per game at home.

The Irish are 17 wins away from 2,000 all-time. They would become the eighth program to achieve this feat.

Certa is a perfect 14-14 from the FT line.

Irish defense doing its part against P4 teams – held OSU to 64, Kansas to 71 and No. 3 Houston to 66.

For the first time since the 2016-17 season, the Fighting Irish opened the season with three straight 20+ point victories.

A KEY FOR THE SEASON

Coach Shrewsberry stated during the preseason that if this program wanted to turn a corner, it had to be mentally tougher in close games down the stretch.

Last season, the Irish were involved in 14 games that finished by six points or less (two possessions). They went 7-7 in those games. They were 5-5 in one-possession games and 0-3 in games decided by one point.

At Ohio State, they had a lead as large as 11 in the first half; wound up down six late in the second half; battled back to go up one with two minutes remaining; had two chances to extend the lead after; another chance at the buzzer for the win; but ultimately fell 63-64.

Against Kansas, the Irish fought to cut an 11-point deficit to four, and against No. 3 Houston, they cut a 22-point deficit to four as well. Versus both however, they couldn’t push past that final hump.

“We’re a good team and we were right there in a close game against a good team,” said Braeden Shrewsberry. “We’re angry right now, but we’ve got to build off the good things and get better at the bad things and come out and win the next close game. We gotta close it out and prove we’re a different team.”

PRESEASON ACCOLADES FOR BURTON

The collegiate landscape is starting to pick up on what Notre Dame fans already knew – Markus Burton is a special player. The junior guard picked up two major preseason accolades

First Team Preseason All-ACC – last Irish player to garner Preseason First Team honors was senior forward John Mooney in 2019.

Bob Cousy Award Watch List – recognizing the top-20 point guards in the country.

Naismith Trophy Watch List

Wooden Award Watch List

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IU INDY MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

D’AUGUSTINO, DAVIS LEAD JAGUARS PAST MOREHEAD STATE, 85-80

INDIANAPOLIS – Junior Kyler D’Augustino scored a game-high 25 points and sophomore Micah Davis added a career-high 24 as the IU Indianapolis men’s basketball team snapped a three-game skid with an 85-80 home win over Morehead State inside the Jungle on Saturday (Nov. 29).

Defensively, the Jaguars limited Morehead State (3-5) to just 41 percent shooting while the Jags connected on 46 percent overall, including 14 threes. Sophomore Kameron Tinsley tallied 13 points off the bench and fifth-year Matt Compas registered 10 points.

“Really proud of our guys,” head coach Ben Howlett said. “We had a really tough trip last week, but I thought we responded with a week of really good practices. I thought the crowd was great today and was really into it and made a difference in the game.

“This is a good win for us to kind of get us feeling better about ourselves.”

The Jaguars (3-5) were primed to run away and hide after building a 65-49 lead with 9:24 to play after Davis made back-to-back threes in a 15 second span. However, Morehead State reeled off a 12-0 run, almost exclusively from the foul line, to make it a two-possession game.

Davis stopped the run with a trey off a Finley Woodward assist and then hit again on the next possession off D’Augustino’s assist. After MSU answered with a trey, Davis hit a wide open triple from the corner after he was freed by a Woodward screen. The Jags were finally able to exhale when freshman Maguire Mitchell collected a steal and fired ahead to Davis for a two-handed dunk with 2:06 to play.

The Jaguars, who went the opening 38 minutes without attempting a free throw, iced the game at the line, making 7-of-9 down the stretch.

“It feels good, getting the dub and getting the team back to where we want to be as a group and just coming out with a win,” Davis said. “It’s dangerous the way we play. If you give your effort and your all everyday, you’re going to get the outcome at the end of the day.”

D’Augustino carried the load in the first half, scoring 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting as the Jaguars built a 33-30 halftime lead.

MSU took a 41-40 advantage on an Anouar Mellouk runner with 16:21 remaining but the Jaguars rattled off 11 quick points to take a double-digit lead. Freshman Maguire Mitchell punctuated the run with two threes in just 11 seconds.

Jon Carroll led Morehead State with 19 points and 11 rebounds and Davion Cunningham also finished with a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds. George Marshall added 16 points, but was just 3-of-12 from the floor. MSU outscored the Jaguars at the free throw line, 25-7, earning 32 attempts to the Jaguars’ nine.

Davis, making his first collegiate start, had six assists, five steals and four rebounds to accompany his career-high 24 points. Woodward closed with four points, seven rebounds and nine assists and Mitchell finished with nine points, all from beyond the arc.

The Jaguars will be back in action on Wednesday (Dec. 3) when they open Horizon League play at Detroit Mercy at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN+. That game will also be heard in Central Indiana on 1430 Indy’s Sports Ticket as Jimmy Cook (pxp) and Chaz Hinds (analyst) are on the call.

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BALL STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

CARDINALS SOAR OVER DOLPHINS 96-85 IN FINAL GAME AT LAFAYETTE CLASSIC

EASTON, Pa. – The Ball State men’s basketball team rallied midway through the second half on its way to a 96-85 win over Le Moyne on Sunday afternoon at the Kirby Sports Center.

The Cardinals trailed 57-51 with 11:21 remaining in the game, but a pair of 3-pointers by Juwan Maxey, a free throw from Mason Jones and a Preston Copeland layup gave Ball State its first lead of the second half at 60-59.

After Le Moyne (4-5) tied the score at 65-65 with 7:06 on the clock, Devon Barnes and Davion Hill put up five points each as part of a 10-3 run to give the Cardinals (3-5) a 75-68 edge, and the lead would peak at 13 points as they cruised to the triumph in their final game at the Lafayette Classic.

Maxey made a career-high seven triples on his way to 27 points, five assists and three rebounds. Hill (24 points, four rebounds) also had a season-best scoring day, as did Preston Copeland, who tallied a 10-point, 16-rebound double-double.

Ball State got out to a 9-0 lead thanks to a trio of 3-pointers from Maxey, but Le Moyne responded and had a 38-33 lead with just over a minute to go in the opening period. Hill scored the final five points of the half to tie the score at halftime.

Devon Barnes chipped in 14 points, scoring all of those in the second half, plus five assists and three rebounds, while Mason Jones added 10 points, two rebounds and two steals. The 96 points for Ball State was the most for the Cardinals since the 2023-24 season opener vs Goshen (101).

Ball State outrebounded the Dolphins 38-26 but committed one more turnover (11-10). The Cardinals held advantages in points in the paint (32-24), second chance points (29-6) and bench points (44-22) in the victory.

Ball State shot 47 percent (31-66) from the field including 45.2 percent (14-31) from distance and 71.4 percent (20-28) at the foul line. Le Moyne went 51.9 percent (27-52) on field goals, 48.3 percent (14-29) on 3-pointers and 85 percent (17-20) at the charity stripe.

Next up for the Cardinals is an 8 p.m. ET (7 CT) game at Evansville on Wednesday night.

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PURDUE FT. WAYNE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

BOWLING GREEN SLIPS AWAY FROM MASTODON WBB

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Purdue Fort Wayne women’s basketball dropped a defensive slugfest on Sunday afternoon (Nov. 30) at Bowling Green 56-53.

It was a back-and-forth affair all afternoon, with 14 lead changes and six ties. There were eight lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter alone.

While the upperclassmen led the way for the majority of the contest, it was freshmen Rylee Bess and Destiny Macharia that took over late. Bess had eight points and Macharia had five in the last 7:17 of the contest. Macharia hit a 3-pointer to go up 44-42, then after BG answered, Bess made all three free throws after being fouled on a triple to go back up one. The Falcons scored, then Macharia converted a tough driving layup in response. After BG went up one, Macharia’s potentially game-winning 3-pointer rimmed out.

The Mastodons held BG to just five points in the second quarter to take a 3-point lead into the locker room. The Mastodons led for 12 minutes of the game.

Turnovers and stout opposing defenses plagued both sides. The Mastodons had 19 turnovers and shot 36.7 percent from the floor. The Falcons coughed it up 16 times and shot 35.0 percent. The ‘Dons held BG to just 20.7 percent from the 3-point line.

Lili Krasovec and Alana Nelson led the Mastodons with 13 points each. Bess added 11, eight coming in the last 10 minutes. Jordan Reid had nine points, 11 rebounds and three assists.

Purdue Fort Wayne fell to 4-4. Bowling Green moved to 3-4. The Mastodons will visit IU Indianapolis on Wednesday (Dec. 3) for the first Horizon League contest of the season.

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EVANSVILLE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

THIRD QUARTER SURGE HELPS ACES DOWN NORTHERN ILLINOIS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Playing their second home game of the season on Sunday afternoon, the University of Evansville women’s basketball team used a big third quarter to take down Northern Illinois by a score of 65-52 and move to 2-0 at Meeks Family Fieldhouse this season.

Logan Luebbers Palmer (Union, Ky./Randall K. Cooper) continued her strong play with 19 points, marking her sixth consecutive double-digit scoring performance and third consecutive game scoring 15-plus points. Camryn Runner (Cicero, Ind./Hamilton Heights) also finished in double figures with 10 points while adding six rebounds and five assists. 

It was a defensive battle in the early going, with NIU taking a 7-2 lead into the game’s first media timeout. Freshman BreAunna Ward (St. Louis, Mo./John Burroughs School) got the Evansville offense going in the final three minutes of the first quarter, scoring six consecutive points to give the Aces a 10-9 lead after the first 10 minutes of play.

With 8:11 to go in the second quarter, Runner drilled a triple to open a five-point advantage at 15-10. However, the Huskies answered back with five unanswered points to even things at 15. The game continued to go back-and-forth for the remainder of the half, with Lubbers Palmer scoring five points and Runner adding four free throws to help give the Aces a 26-24 advantage heading into the halftime intermission.

Evansville got hot coming out of the gates in the second half, starting with a layup from Georgia Ferguson (Waterloo, Ontario/Cairine Wilson Secondary School) on the Aces’ first possession of the third quarter. From there, Luebbers Palmer took over, scoring nine consecutive points to help her team to an 11-2 run and a 37-26 lead with 6:01 remaining in the quarter. Following a three minute scoring drought, Lubbers Palmer added a layup and a free throw to bring her total for the quarter to 11 points.

Holding a 44-31 lead heading into the fourth quarter, Evansville kept their foot on the gas with another layup by Luebbers Palmer and a pair of baskets from freshman Daniela Llavero (Malaga, Spain/IES Mediterráneo) to make it 50-35 with 8:10 left. Fellow freshman Sydney Huber (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Mount Vernon) added five quick points to increase the lead, before three-pointers from Jelena Savic (Melbourne, Australia/Kurunjang Secondary College) and Kaiden Kreinhagen (Indianapolis, Ind./North Central) increased the lead to 65-46 with a minute and a half to go and put the cherry on top of the win.

“Pumped about the win,” said Head Coach Robyn Scherr. “It was nice to be back home. Really proud of our girls, especially for coming out and opening up the third quarter with a run to create some separation.”

“I thought we had a really balanced game. We saw a lot of players put points on the board. Everyone is a threat out there, and that’s what I expect out of this team. I feel like every single one of our players has the ability to put the ball in the net.”

“Great crowd today here in Meeks, and I am very pleased!”

Evansville was excellent defensively in the win, posting season bests in points allowed (52) and field goal percentage (33.3%). 12 Aces saw the floor in the game, with 11 entering the scoring column. 

The Aces return to action on Wednesday with a trip to West Lafayette to take on Big Ten foe Purdue. Tip-off from Mackey Arena is set for 6 PM CT.  

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SOUTHERN INDIANA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

SCREAMING EAGLES FALL IN OVERTIME BATTLE AGAINST NORTHERN KENTUCKY

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball and Northern Kentucky University added another classic battle between the two programs on Sunday afternoon, but the Screaming Eagles fell on the road in overtime against the Norse, 77-71.

The two former Great Lakes Valley Conference rivals were meeting for only the second time as Division I foes on Sunday, as Northern Kentucky (3-6) made the trip to USI (4-2) last season. On Sunday, USI Women’s Basketball made its first trip to Northern Kentucky since 2012, which was the final year with both schools in the GLVC before NKU made its jump to the D-I level.

In Sunday’s tilt, USI shot for 40 percent (28-70) from the floor and nearly 36 percent (5-14) from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Northern Kentucky shot just below 36 percent (24-67) overall and just over 38 percent (13-34) from three-point range. The Screaming Eagles outrebounded the Norse, 47-41, and outscored NKU in the paint, 40-18.

Four Screaming Eagles scored in double figures, with two Eagles notching double-doubles. Junior forward Chloe Gannon led USI with a career-high 21 points and matched a career-best 12 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and second in her career. Junior guard Sophia Loden logged her second consecutive double-double and third of the season with 15 points and a career-high 13 rebounds. Junior forward Amiyah Buchanan nearly had a double-double with a season-best 13 points and eight boards. Senior guard Ali Saunders tallied 12 points, dished out seven assists, and had five steals.

Sunday’s game went back and forth despite USI jumping out to a quick 7-0 lead and holding the Norse scoreless for nearly the first four minutes of the contest. While Northern Kentucky closed the early deficit, Loden drained a pair of threes in the early minutes to give USI a 12-7 lead halfway into the first quarter. The Norse answered to grab a 19-14 lead, but Loden connected twice inside of two minutes left in the first to bring the Eagles right back. USI led the early shootout, 22-21, through the opening period.

The game turned into a defensive battle in the second quarter with neither side able to score until the seven-minute mark. A couple of makes by Saunders and junior forward Maddy Fay helped push USI’s lead to five. However, Northern Kentucky stayed within arm’s reach. Despite the Screaming Eagles maintaining a five-point advantage, 32-27, with three minutes to go in the first half, USI went scoreless for the rest of the half. Northern Kentucky was limited to only three points inside the final three minutes of the first half, as USI led 32-30 at the break.

USI relied on its post play in Buchanan and Gannon to start the second half, but the Norse stayed neck-and-neck with the Eagles with their three-point shooting. Northern Kentucky took a 43-39 advantage just past the midway point of the third quarter. A few more inside looks by the Eagles, including a couple more by Buchanan and Gannon, helped propel USI back in front, 48-47, at the end of the third frame.

The two sides matched made shots in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter before Northern Kentucky surged to a five-point lead, 58-53, with five minutes to go in the period. A three-point play by Gannon brought it back to a two-point contest. Loden drilled two jumpers with under 4:30 remaining, but the Norse continued to answer. With under two minutes left, Saunders netted a triple and Gannon scored a basket inside to tie the game up at 66, as the battle went into overtime.

In the extra session, NKU claimed the lead nearly three minutes into overtime, leading by as many as two, 71-69. USI earned its way to the free-throw line to knot the game back up, 71-71, with under a minute remaining. However, Northern Kentucky scored on a layup and converted its ensuing free throws to close out the game.

The Screaming Eagles will continue their road set next Saturday at 3 p.m. CT against East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee. Next Saturday’s game can be seen with a subscription to ESPN+ and heard on The Spin 95.7 FM.

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VALPO MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

MEN’S BASKETBALL HITS THE ROAD TO CLASH WITH MARQUETTE ON TUESDAY

Valparaiso (5-2, 0-0 MVC)

at Marquette (4-4, 0-0 Big East)

Game No. 8 – Tuesday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m. CT

Fiserv Forum (17,500) – Milwaukee, Wis.

Next Up in Valpo Basketball: The Valparaiso University men’s basketball team will look to improve to 6-2 on Tuesday, but a challenging opponent is standing in the way as the Beacons battle Big East foe Marquette in Milwaukee. There will be a pregame gathering for Valpo fans at 5 p.m. at Major Goolsby’s, located at 340 W Kilbourn Ave. in Milwaukee.

Last Time Out: After dropping the previous game, the Beacons bounced back in a big way on Saturday, closing Thanksgiving Weekend with a dominant 84-55 victory over Western Michigan at the Athletics-Recreation Center. The 29-point margin of victory marked Valpo’s largest against a Division-I opponent in eight years. Owen Dease led a balanced effort with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and drained four 3s. Mark Brown Jr. (15), Brody Whitaker (14) and Isaiah Barnes (10) joined him in double figures.

Glancing Ahead: The Beacons will have one final game prior to a week off for final exams as they host NAIA Calumet College of St. Joseph on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2 p.m. An uninvited guest is expected to intrude the ARC as part of the “The Grinch Stole Gameday” holiday promotion.

Following the Beacons: Streaming – ESPN+ – Josh Maurer (play-by-play) and Brian Butch (analyst)

Radio – WVUR 95.1 FM Valparaiso, TuneIn Radio App, ValpoAthletics.com – Todd Ickow (play-by-play) and Austin Amburgey (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. (27-46) is in his third 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.

Series Notes: Valpo is 5-21 all-time against Marquette as the two teams prepare to clash for the first time since Nov. 27, 2006, when Valpo nearly pulled off a top-25 upset, but the No. 8/9 Golden Eagles beat head coach Homer Drew’s team 65-62 at the ARC. The two teams met four times during the Homer Drew Era, all Marquette victories, with Valpo’s last win coming 70-66 on Feb. 24, 1988 in the final season prior to the Drew Era under head coach Tom Smith. This will be Valpo’s first game at Marquette since Dec. 7, 2005. Valpo has dropped nine straight at Marquette as the Beacons seek the program’s first win there since Feb. 24, 1964 (74-68). This will mark Valpo’s first game in the state of Wisconsin since the final season in the Horizon League with a February 2017 road trip to Milwaukee and Green Bay. This is Valpo’s first game against the Big East since an 89-70 loss at DePaul last season, while Marquette has not played a Missouri Valley Conference team since 2008 (W 73-43 vs. UNI). Marquette did lose to Murray State in the 2019 NCAA Tournament before the Racers joined the MVC.

Scouting the Golden Eagles

Have gone to four straight NCAA Tournaments including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2024.

Lost their top three scorers from last season but return 10 players from a 23-11 squad including preseason All-Big East guard Chase Ross and returning starter Ben Gold.

Led in scoring by Ross at 20.9 points per game.

Picked to finish fifth of 11 in the Big East Preseason Poll.

Coming off a 75-74 neutral-site loss to Oklahoma in Chicago on Friday. That game had multiple Missouri Valley Conference ties as Oklahoma is coached by former MVC head coach Porter Moser (Loyola Chicago) and it was played at Credit Union 1 Arena, the home of MVC member UIC.

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UINDY MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

MEN’S BASKETBALL HEADS TO LEWIS TO OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY

vs. Lewis (0-3)
Monday // December 1
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Coming off a 71-59 win over Hillsdale, the UIndy men’s basketball team hits the road for its first GLVC contest of the season against Lewis. The Hounds travel to Romeoville, Ill. for an 8:30 p.m. match-up in Neil Carey Arena against the Flyers. 

The Flyers lead the series 53-41 and split the squads’ two meetings in the 2024-25 season. The Hounds secured the two-point victory in Romeoville after falling to the Flyers by six in Nicoson Hall earlier in the season. 

The Hounds sit at 2-3 after the win over Hillsdale, highlighted by the trio of Carmelo Harris, Noah Kon, and Nate Dudukovich, who all posted game-high 14 points, while the Greyhounds held their opponent to 35% from the field, the lowest field goal percentage by an opponent since the 2023-24 season.

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UINDYU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

HOUNDS TAKE ON LEWIS IN FIRST GLVC CONTEST OF THE SEASON

vs. Lewis (1-4)
Monday // December 1
6:30 p.m. ET // Romeoville, Ill
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After UIndy’s holiday break, the team is right back at it with the team’s first of three games this week. The first of the three contests will be against Lewis on Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at the Neil Carey Arena in Romeoville, Ill. Monday night’s GLVC showdown will be the first of the 2025 campaign for the Greyhounds. 

These two sides met twice in 2024-25, with the Flyers taking both meetings against UIndy. The Hounds’ last win against the Flyers came in 2021-22, when the Hounds swept the season series over Lewis.

The Greyhounds began the season against five straight G-MAC teams, including starting the season against preseason No. 1 and 2 in the G-MAC, Ashland and Malone. In the team’s last time out, UIndy took on Thomas More, and fell 70-52. The Greyhounds were led by Autumn Rucker’s 11 point outing, and was one of 11 point scorers in last Monday night’s contest. 

Along with Rucker, who is averaging 12.6 points per game this season, Amyrah Sapenter and Patricia Chikamba continue to be a force in the backcourt, with both guards averaging double-digit points over five games, and Sapenter leading the team in 3-point percentage, 11-28 (.423), with Graycie Poe right behind Sapenter with a 41.2% (7-17) clip from deep. 

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MARIAN MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS

SECOND HALF DROUGHT SPOILS MARIAN’S CHANCES AGAINST ST. XAVIER

Joliet, Ill. – The Marian men’s basketball team fell on Sunday afternoon against St. Xavier University in the second leg of the USF Thanksgiving Classic, losing 79-76 after Ron Rutland III was unable to extend the contest with his game-tying shot falling short. Marian is 1-8 following the loss.

The Knights and Cougars battled back and forth throughout the first half of Sunday’s game, with each team trading baskets throughout the period. Marian earned scoring contributions from Joshua Renfro and Aidan Franks early in the game, hitting deep shots to help spark the team’s best day from downtown. A three from Renfro with over 14 minutes to play in the first half gave the Knights a 19-14 lead, while a dunk three minutes later from Ron Rutland III pushed the Knights back into a five-point cushion after enduring a scoring lull.

St. Xavier pressured Marian and would use a 6-0 run over to take a 25-23 lead, but the Knights would counter with a Dylan Moles trifecta to go back in front by one. The lead changed hands four more times before the end of the half, with St. Xavier stealing the final change as the clock wound out, getting a Jerry Abushanab three with four seconds remaining to take a 41-39 edge.

In the second half, the game would show its decision in the result of two different runs, with Marian owning the first as they opened the final period on a 14-0 run. The hot start was paced by two three pointers from Dylan Moles, while a pair of Aaron Humphrey Jr. baskets saw the Knights push in front 53-41. St. Xavier would respond with a timeout and slowly chipped back at the deficit, but the Knights maintained a three or four-possession lead as the game progressed into the final 10 minutes.

The Knights stayed in control of the game and the lead going into the final six minutes of the game, capturing a 74-64 edge on a Rutland layup with 5:58 remaining. To Marian’s chagrin, the Cougars made a rally cry, as St. Xavier immediately followed the Rutland score with a three-point play. St. Xavier kept scoring following the old-fashioned three, capitalizing on Marian’s misses and turnovers as they pushed their run to 12 unanswered points.

The Cougars took the lead with 1:48 remaining on a layup from James Morgan, ending the run as they led 76-74. Marian turned to Renfro on the ensuing possession, but the freshman missed a three-point attempt with 90 seconds as the team looked to take the lead. The Knights would stay in the game despite seeing the lead slip, getting a stop and a game-tying layup from Aaron Humphrey Jr. to level the score at 76 with 45.9 seconds remaining. Immediately following the score, St. Xavier went to Morgan to take a lead, with the Cougar hitting a layup to go in front 78-76.

Trailing by two in the waning seconds, the Knights turned to Rutland, who got a clean look with two seconds remaining to tie the game, but his running jumper fell short and landed in the hands of a Cougar defender. St. Xavier would split their final free throws after the miss, ending the game in its final score of 79-76.

Renfro scored a season-high 21 points to lead the Knights on Saturday, while Dylan Moles and Aaron Humphrey Jr. each scored 16 points. Humphrey finished the day with a double-double, securing 11 rebounds. Rutland scored 12 points in the loss, while Aidan Franks scored eight and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench.

Marian will look to earn their second Crossroads League victory on Wednesday night when they host Goshen College.

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SMALL INDIANA 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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TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

Dec. 1

1936 — End Larry Kelley of Yale is named the Heisman Trophy winner.

1951 — Arnold “Showboat” Boykin of Mississippi scores seven touchdowns in a 49-7 rout of Mississippi State.

1956 — The United States beats the Soviet Union 89-55 to win the gold medal in men’s basketball at the Melbourne Olympics. Bob Jeangerard (16), K.C. Jones (15), Jim Walsh (14) and Bill Russell (13) each score double-digits.

1959 — Louisiana State halfback Billy Cannon is named the Heisman Trophy winner.

1961 — Paul Arizin of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 33 points in 138-177 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to become the third NBA player to reach the 15,000-point plateau.

1973 — Jack Nicklaus wins the Disney World Open to become the first professional golfer to surpass $2 million in career earnings.

1980 — South Carolina running back George Rogers is named the Heisman Trophy winner.

1984 — Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie is named the 50th Heisman Trophy winner.

1990 — Ty Detmer of Brigham Young wins the Heisman Trophy. Detmer, who had set or tied 25 NCAA passing and total offense records, becomes the first BYU winner and third consecutive junior winner.

1996 — Wayne Gretzky becomes the first player in NHL history to reach the 3,000 point plateau.

2001 — North Texas (5-6) loses to Troy State 18-16 to become the third team to go to a bowl with a losing record. The Mean Green, bound for the inaugural New Orleans Bowl as the Sun Belt Conference champion, joins SMU (4-6 in 1963) and William & Mary (5-6 in 1970) as the only teams to play in a bowl game with losing records.

2003 — Sylvester Croom becomes the Southeastern Conference’s first black head football coach, accepting an offer to take over troubled Mississippi State.

2004 — McKendree College coach Harry Statham tops Dean Smith with his 880th career victory, an 83-72 win over Maryville. Smith, with 879 wins, still holds the NCAA record for career victories because all of Statham’s wins are at the NAIA level.

2012 — Landon Donovan scores the tiebreaking goal on a penalty kick in the 65th minute, and David Beckham leaves the MLS as a two-time champion with the Los Angeles Galaxy’s 3-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup.

2013 — Josh Gordon has 10 catches for 261 yards and two touchdowns in Cleveland’s 32-20 loss to Jacksonville. He becomes the first player in NFL history to record 200 yards receiving in consecutive games.

2015 — The Philadelphia 76ers end the longest losing streak in the history of major professional sports in the United States, topping the Los Angeles Lakers 103-91 to snap a 28-game skid.

2018 — In a dramatic twist on last season’s national championship game, Jalen Hurts comes off the bench to pass for one touchdown and run for another in the fourth quarter, rallying No. 1 Alabama to a 35-28 win over No. 4 Georgia for the Southeastern Conference title.

2018 — Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury fights to a split draw, with Wilder retaining his WBC heavyweight title after knocking down his British challenger twice at Staples Center.

Dec. 2

1907 — Tommy Burns defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Gunner Moir in the 10th round at London.

1944 — Ohio State quarterback Leslie Horvath wins the Heisman Trophy.

1947 — Notre Dame quarterback Johnny Lujack wins the Heisman Trophy.

1951 — Future Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Don Hutson has his #14 jersey retired by the Green Bay Packers; first number retired in franchise history.

1952 — Oklahoma halfback Billy Vessels is named the Heisman Trophy winner.

1958 — Army back Pete Dawkins is named the Heisman Trophy winner.

1977 — Veterinarian Mark Gerard is indicted in a horse-switching scandal. Cinzano, a purportedly dead 4-year-old champion colt, won a race on Sept. 23 at Belmont Park, under the name of Lebon, a 57-1 long shot.

1984 — Dan Marino throws his 37th touchdown pass to break NFL single-season touchdown pass record.

1995 — Notre Dame advances to the NCAA women’s soccer championship by becoming the first team to beat 13-time champion North Carolina in the national semifinals. The lone score comes when Tar Heels forward Cindy Parlow accidentally heads a ball into her own net.

2002 — Oakland’s Tim Brown and Jerry Rice take turns rewriting the NFL record book in a 26-20 win over the New York Jets. Brown becomes the third player with 1,000 receptions and the third with 14,000 yards receiving. Rich Gannon ties an NFL record with his ninth 300-yard passing game of the season. On the very next play after Brown’s 1,000th catch, Rice scores on a 26-yard catch, giving Oakland a 13-10 lead. It’s Rice’s record 192nd TD catch and puts him over 1,000 yards receiving for a record 14th season.

2009 — The New Jersey Nets are pounded into NBA infamy, falling 117-101 to the Dallas Mavericks for their 18th straight loss to start the season. The Nets pass the 1988-89 Miami Heat and 1999 Los Angeles Clippers, who both dropped their first 17 games.

2018 — Dallas Dorosy of Florida State scores in the 60th minute to help the Seminoles beat North Carolina 1-0 for the NCAA Women’s College Cup championship. Florida State wins the NCAA women’s soccer title for the second time. North Carolina, a 21-time NCAA champion, is shut out for the second time this season.

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Dec. 3

1943 — Notre Dame quarterback Angelo Bertelli wins the Heisman Trophy.

1946 — Army halfback Glenn Davis is named the Heisman Trophy winner.

1950 — Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams has 18 receptions against Green Bay.

1950 — Cloyce Box of the Detroit Lions has 302 yards receiving and scores four touchdowns against the Baltimore Colts.

1956 — Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points in his collegiate debut with Kansas.

1957 — Texas A&M halfback John David Crow is named the Heisman Trophy winner.

1972 — Bobby Howfield of the New York Jets kicks six field goals against New Orleans.

1973 — Dick Anderson of the Miami Dolphins intercepts four passes, returning two for touchdowns, against Pittsburgh.

1979 — Southern California halfback Charles White is named the Heisman Trophy winner.

1982 — Tommy Hearns wins the WBC welterweight title with a 15-round decision over Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans.

1994 — Sixth-ranked Florida beats undefeated and third-ranked Alabama 24-23 in the first SEC Championship game played in Atlanta.

1999 — Marshall beats Western Michigan 34-30 on the last play of the MAC Championship game. Down 30-27 with four seconds left in the game, Chad Pennington throws his 100th career touchdown pass to Eric Pinkerton as time expires to give the Thundedring Herd their third consecutive MAC title.

2000 — The 200-yard rushing games by Mike Anderson, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn and Curtis Martin mark the first time in NFL history that four runners have 200 yards on the same day. Its never happened three times in a single day. Anderson rushes for an NFL rookie record 251 yards and four touchdowns in Denver’s 38-23 victory over New Orleans.

2004 — Bode Miller wins his fourth race of the season in the downhill at Beaver Creek, Colo., and Daron Rahlves is second to give the United States its first 1-2 finish on the World Cup circuit. The last time U.S. men went 1-2 in any elite international race was 1984, when Phil Mahre won the Olympic slalom in Sarajevo and twin brother Steve took the silver medal.

2005 — Southern California wins its 34th consecutive game and 16th straight against a ranked opponent, beating No. 11 UCLA 66-19. The 16 victories against Associated Press ranked teams is one better than Oklahoma, which won 15 from 1973-76.

2014 — The Philadelphia 76ers avoid tying the record for the worst start to a season in NBA history, ending their 0-17 skid with an 85-77 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

2015 — Aaron Rodgers throws a 61-yard touchdown pass to Richard Rodgers with no time left to give the Green Bay Packers a 27-23 comeback victory over the Detroit Lions. Detroit went ahead 17-0 after its first three drives and capped the opening possession of the third quarter with a field goal to go ahead 20-0.

2017 — Tom Brady continues his career-long dominance of the Buffalo Bills completing 21 of 30 for 258 yards and an interception in New England’s 23-3 victory. He improves to 27-3 against Buffalo and breaks Brett Favre’s record for wins by a quarterback against any one opponent.

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Dec. 4

1945 — “Mr. Inside” Doc Blanchard of Army becomes the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Blanchard also becomes the only athlete to win both the Heisman and Sullivan Award.

1951 — Princeton triple-threat tailback Richard Kazmaier wins the Heisman Trophy. Kazmaier led the nation in total offense and the Tigers to an undefeated season.

1956 — Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung edges Tennessee’s Johnny Majors to win the Heisman Trophy.

1961 — Floyd Patterson defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Tom McNeeley in the fourth round in Toronto.

1961 — Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black to be taken No. 1 in the NFL draft after being selected by the Washington Redskins.

1977 — Tony Dorsett becomes the third rookie to rush for more than 200 yards in a game with 206 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-14 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

1982 — Georgia’s Hershel Walker wins the Heisman Trophy. The junior running back beats out Stanford quarterback John Elway and Southern Methodist running back Eric Dickerson.

1988 — Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders wins the Heisman Trophy then proves he’s worthy of the award with spectacular performance in a 45-42 win over Texas Tech in Tokyo. Sanders rushes 44 times for 332 yards and four touchdowns, setting the NCAA single-season rushing record with 2,628 yards in 11 games.

2004 — Louisville becomes the first football team in NCAA history to score at least 55 points in five straight games, beating Tulane 55-7.

2005 — Croatia wins its first Davis Cup title when Mario Ancic beats Michal Mertinak of Slovakia 7-6 (1), 6-3, 6-4 in the decisive fifth match.

2009 — The New Jersey Nets win for the first time this season, ending the worst start in NBA history at 18 losses by beating the Charlotte Bobcats 97-91.

2010 — Cam Newton passes for a career-best 335 yards and four touchdowns, and runs for a couple of TDs to lead No. 2 Auburn past 18th-ranked South Carolina 56-17 for the Southeastern Conference title.

2013 — The NFL fines Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin $100,000 for interfering with a play against the Baltimore Ravens on Thanksgiving. In the third quarter of the Ravens’ 22-20 win, Jacoby Jones swerves to avoid colliding with Tomlin and is tackled after a 73-yard return that might have gone for a touchdown if not for the obstruction.

2016 — Tom Brady becomes the NFL’s career leader in victories by a quarterback, earning his 201st by throwing for 269 yards and a touchdown to lead New England past Los Angeles 26-10.

2016 — Detroit becomes the first team in 60 Saints home games to stop Drew Brees from throwing a touchdown pass, as the Lions pull away from New Orleans, 28-13. It’s also the Lions’ first victory in a road game following Thanksgiving since 1974, snapping a streak of 22 losses in such games.

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TV SPORTS TODAY

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts

Monday, Dec. 1

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

6:30 p.m.

FS1 — Temple at Villanova

7 p.m.

TRUTV — St. Francis (NY) at Xavier

NBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

PEACOCK — Chicago at Orlando

10 p.m.

PEACOCK — Phoenix at L.A. Lakers

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

ESPN — N.Y. Giants at New England

ESPN2 — N.Y. Giants at New England (MNF with Peyton and Eli)

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

NHLN — Pittsburgh at Philadelphia

SOFTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPNU — 2026 Athletes Unlimited Draft Show

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Tuesday, Dec. 2

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

6 p.m.

BTN — Campbell at Penn St.

7 p.m.

ACCN — Oklahoma at Wake Forest

ESPN2 — Tennessee at Syracuse

ESPNU — Texas A&M at Pittsburgh

PEACOCK — Iowa at Michigan St.

SECN — Virginia Tech at South Carolina

TRUTV — E. Michigan at Butler

7:30 p.m.

ESPN — Florida at Duke

8 p.m.

BTN — Wagner at Maryland

FS1 — Purdue at Rutgers

9 p.m.

ACCN — Georgia at Florida St.

ESPN2 — UConn at Kansas

ESPNU — Missouri at Notre Dame

SECN — Miami at Mississippi

TRUTV — Nicholls St. at Creighton

9:30 p.m.

ESPN — North Carolina at Kentucky

10 p.m.

FS1 — Southern Cal at Oregon

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

5 p.m.

ESPN2 — UConn at South Florida

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN — College Football Playoff: Top 25

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

NBC — Regional Coverage: New York at Boston

PEACOCK — New York at Boston

11 p.m.

NBC — Regional Coverage: Oklahoma City at Golden State

PEACOCK — Oklahoma City at Golden State

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Wednesday, Dec. 3

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

BTN — Indiana at Minnesota

7:15 p.m.

ACCN — LSU at Boston College

ESPN — Louisville at Arkansas

ESPNU — Clemson at Alabama

8 p.m.

TRUTV — UMBC at Georgetown

9 p.m.

BTN — Northwestern at Wisconsin

9:15 p.m.

ACCN — Mississippi St. at Georgia Tech

ESPN — NC State at Auburn

ESPNU — Virginia at Texas

SECN — SMU at Vanderbilt

11 p.m.

BTN — UCLA at Washington

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

5 p.m.

ACCN — Auburn at Syracuse

ESPN2 — Kentucky at Miami

ESPNU — Georgia at Florida St.

SECN — Virginia at Vanderbilt

7:15 p.m.

ESPN2 — NC State at Oklahoma

SECN — Georgia Tech at Texas A&M

8 p.m.

CBSSN — Montana St. at N. Dakota St.

9:15 p.m.

ESPN2 — Tennessee at Stanford

GOLF

9:30 p.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Crown Australian Open, First Round, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia

4 a.m. (Thursday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, First Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

NBA BASKETBALL

8:30 p.m.

NBATV — Miami at Dallas

NHL HOCKEY

7:30 p.m.

TNT — Buffalo at Philadelphia

10 p.m.

TNT — Utah at Anaheim

TRUTV — Utah at Anaheim

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Thursday, Dec. 4

AUTO RACING

4:25 a.m. (Friday)

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

5 p.m.

ESPN2 — Florida at Virginia Tech

7 p.m.

ACCN — Arkansas at SMU

ESPN — South Carolina at Louisville

ESPN2 — North Carolina at Texas

ESPNU — Clemson at Alabama

PEACOCK — Villanova at Georgetown

SECN — Pittsburgh at Mississippi St.

9 p.m.

ESPN — LSU at Duke

ESPN2 — Notre Dame at Mississippi

PEACOCK — Marquette at DePaul

SECN — California at Missouri

GOLF

4 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, First Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

1:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, First Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas

9:30 p.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Crown Australian Open, Second Round, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia

4 a.m. (Friday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Second Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

NBATV — Golden State at Philadelphia

NFL FOOTBALL

8:15 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Dallas at Detroit

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Friday, Dec. 5

AUTO RACING

4:25 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

7:55 a.m.

ESPNU — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

5:25 a.m. (Saturday)

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Gonzaga vs. Kentucky, Nashville, Tenn.

7:30 p.m.

PEACOCK — East Texas A&M at UConn

7:30 p.m.

TNT — Cincinnati at Xavier

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m.

CBSSN — Conference USA Championship: TBD

ESPN — Sun Belt Championship: TBD, Harrisburg, Va.

8 p.m.

ABC — American Athletic Championship: TBD

FOX — Mountain West Championship: TBD

COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S)

6 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Semifinal, Kansas City, Mo.

8:45 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Semifinal, Kansas City, Mo.

GOLF

4 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Second Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

1:30 p.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Second Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas

9:30 p.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Crown Australian Open, Third Round, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia

4 a.m. (Saturday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Third Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

NBA BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — L.A. Lakers at Boston

9:30 p.m.

PRIME VIDEO — Dallas at Oklahoma City

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

NHLN — Vegas at New Jersey

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Saturday, Dec. 6

AUTO RACING

5:25 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

8:55 a.m.

ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

Noon

ACCN — Southern Miss. at Miami

CBS — Iowa St. at Purdue

ESPN2 — Dayton vs. Virginia, Charlotte, N.C.

FOX — Duke at Michigan St.

TRUTV — Rhode Island at Providence

12:30 p.m.

USA — Old Dominion at Richmond

1 p.m.

CW — UNC Asheville at NC State

2 p.m.

BTN — Ohio St. at Northwestern

FS1 — Marquette at Wisconsin

TNT — Boise St. at Butler

2:15 p.m.

CBS — Louisville at Indiana

2:30 p.m.

USA — Princeton at Loyola of Chicago

4 p.m.

BTN — Rutgers at Michigan

ESPNU — Seton Hall at Kansas St.

FS1 — Maryland at Iowa

4:30 p.m.

CBS — Baylor at Memphis

5 p.m.

CBSSN — Colorado at Colorado St.

6 p.m.

BTN — Washington at Southern Cal

ESPN2 — Wake Forest at West Virginia

PEACOCK — Oregon at UCLA

7:30 p.m.

CBSSN — Oklahoma St. at Grand Canyon

8 p.m.

ESPN — Illinois at Tennessee

PEACOCK — Florida St. at Houston

PEACOCK — Mississippi at St. John’s

9 p.m.

TRUTV — Ark.-Pine Bluff at DePaul

10 p.m.

CBSSN — Oklahoma vs. Arizona St., Phoenix

ESPN — Auburn at Arizona

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

BTN — Indiana at Illinois

6 p.m.

FS1 — Iowa at Rutgers

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ABC — Big 12 Championship: TBD, Arlington, Texas

ESPN — Metro Atlantic Championship: TBD, Detroit

2 p.m.

ESPN2 — Prairie View A&M at Jackson St.

4 p.m.

ABC — Southeastern Championship: TBD, Atlanta

ESPN — Southeastern Championship: TBD, Atlanta (Field Pass)

8 p.m.

ACCN — Atlantic Coast Championship, Charlotte, N.C. (Field Pass)

ABC — Atlantic Coast Championship, Charlotte, N.C.

FOX — Big Ten Championship: TBD, Indianapolis

GOLF

4 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Third Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

Noon

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Third Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas

2:30 p.m.

NBC — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Third Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas

10 p.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Crown Australian Open, Final Round, Royal Melbourne GC, Melbourne, Australia

4 a.m. (Sunday)

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Final Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

NBA BASKETBALL

7:30 p.m.

NBATV — Golden State at Cleveland

NHL HOCKEY

7 p.m.

NHLN — Utah at Calgary

SKIING

5 p.m.

NBC — FIS: Alpine Ski World Cup, Beaver Creek, Colo.

SOCCER (MEN’S)

7:30 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Arsenal at Aston Villa

10 a.m.

USA — English Premier League: Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur

12:30 p.m.

NBC — English Premier League: Liverpool at Leeds United

2:30 p.m.

FOX — MLS Cup: TBD, Final

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Sunday, Dec. 7

AUTO RACING

7:55 a.m.

ESPN — Formula 1: The Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

ESPNU — Formula 1: The Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (F1 Kids)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S)

1 p.m.

ESPN2 — Missouri vs. Kansas, Kansas City, Mo.

2 p.m.

SECN — UTSA at Alabama

3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Texas Tech vs. LSU, Fort Worth, Texas

4 p.m.

ACCN — Hofstra at Pittsburgh

SECN — San Francisco at Mississippi St.

5 p.m.

ESPN — Georgetown at North Carolina

ESPN2 — SMU at Texas A&M

FS1 — Creighton at Nebraska

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)

Noon

ACCN — Boston U. at North Carolina

BTN — Purdue at Michigan

SECN — NC Central at South Carolina

1 p.m.

FS1 — DePaul at UConn

2 p.m.

ACCN — Duke at Virginia Tech

BTN — Ohio St. at Northwestern

3 p.m.

FS1 — Oregon at UCLA

4 p.m.

BTN — Maryland at Minnesota

6 p.m.

BTN — Michigan St. at Wisconsin

8 p.m.

BTN — Washington at Southern Cal

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Noon

ESPN — College Football Playoff Selection Show

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN’S)

7:30 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Division III Tournament: TBD, Championship, Bloomington, Ill.

COLLEGE WATER POLO (MEN’S)

6 p.m.

ESPNU — NCAA Tournament: TBD, Championship, Stanford, Calif.

FIGURE SKATING

4:30 p.m.

NBC — 2025 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating: The 2025-26 Grand Prix Final, Nagoya, Japan

GOLF

4 a.m.

GOLF — DP World Tour: The Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, Final Round, Gary Player CC, Sun City, South Africa

11:30 a.m.

GOLF — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Final Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas

1:30 p.m.

NBC — PGA Tour: The Hero Challenge, Final Round, Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas

NFL FOOTBALL

1 p.m.

CBS — Regional Coverage: Miami at N.Y. Jets, New Orleans at Tampa Bay, Indianapolis at Jacksonville, Pittsburgh at Baltimore

FOX — Regional Coverage: Seattle at Atlanta, Cincinnati at Buffalo, Tennessee at Cleveland, Washington at Minnesota

4:05 p.m.

CBS — Denver at Las Vegas

4:25 p.m.

FOX — Regional Coverage: Chicago at Green Bay OR L.A. Rams at Arizona

8:20 p.m.

NBC — Houston at Kansas City

PEACOCK — Houston at Kansas City

NHL HOCKEY

1 p.m.

NHLN — Colorado at Philadelphia

7 p.m.

NHLN — Vegas at N.Y. Rangers

SKIING

12:30 p.m.

NBC — FIS: Alpine Ski World Cup, Beaver Creek, Colo.

SOCCER (MEN’S)

9 a.m.

USA — Premier League: West Ham United at Brighton & Hove Albion

11:30 a.m.

USA — Premier League: Crystal Palace at Fulham

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