Men’s faculty basketball, ladies’s faculty basketball – there is no scarcity of faculty ball, each evening.
Don’t fear, we’re right here that can assist you determine what you missed however should not have. Here are all the perfect moments from the weekend in faculty basketball.
No. 4 Purdue upset by No. 11 Illinois
This was not an excellent weekend to be a well-liked ranked group, particularly in males’s faculty basketball. Six completely different ranked males’s groups had been upset over the weekend, and all on Saturday since Sunday was an abbreviated schedule for the boys even earlier than the winter storm that enveloped a lot of the nation postponed a number of matchups. These groups in all probability want that their video games had been postponed, too.
No. 4 Purdue wanted to bounce again after shedding to unranked UCLA on Tuesday, however subsequent up on the schedule was No. 11 Illinois, making {that a} troublesome activity even in a house recreation. And one the Boilermakers apparently had been less than, as nicely, as they misplaced 88-82. Which is to not say that Purdue isn’t succesful or something of the type: the Fighting Illini simply had a weapon that the Boilermakers had no reply for, and that was freshman guard Keaton Wagler.
Wagler broke out for 46 factors — twice his earlier career-best — on 13-for-17 capturing whereas sinking 9-of-11 3-pointers, and on high of that additionally shot 11-for-13 from the road. He had zero rebounds, no steals and no blocks, however he additionally simply dedicated one foul, dished out 4 assists, and oh yeah, scored these 46 factors. He had a hand in comfortably greater than half of Illinois’ factors between the buckets and the dimes, and even a Purdue group getting a 27-point, 12-assist double-double out of senior guard Braden Smith couldn’t cope with that efficiency.
Illinois is now second in the Big Ten at 8-1, tied with Michigan and Michigan State however behind Nebraska. Purdue has slipped from tied with the Huskers atop the convention to fifth in the span of per week, which places them out of place for the coveted double-bye in the Big Ten tourney. That is, in fact, nonetheless a methods off, so there’s time for the Boilermakers to get better. But given how aggressive the convention has been and can proceed to be, having to make up floor isn’t a constructive.
Somehow, Wagler’s 46 factors wasn’t the a lot of the weekend. That honor as a substitute went to California Baptist senior guard Dominique Daniels, who dropped a program file 47 factors on Utah Valley, with 6 rebounds, 1 help and three steals in a 78-71 extra time win.
Surging Houston stopped by Texas Tech
No. 6 Houston had been transferring up in the ballot and in projected brackets owing to an 11-game win streak that included loads of credible and ranked opponents, like Arkansas and Texas Tech. The rematch in opposition to the Red Raiders didn’t go Cougars’ method, nevertheless: whereas the primary trip was a defensive-minded, 69-65 affair, this time Texas Tech would win a 90-86 shootout.
Houston shot 48% general and 39% from three, going 11-for-28 from deep whereas hitting 17 of 21 free throws, as nicely. Texas Tech really shot just a little worse general, however had a dozen 3-pointers and went 24-for-30 from the road: in the top, the additional free throws had been the distinction, however the Red Raiders additionally outrebounded the Cougars, 44 to twenty-eight — with 21 of these offensive rebounds permitting for second probabilities — and that was an excessive amount of for Houston to beat.
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And this regardless of a monster efficiency from freshman guard Kingston Fleming, who scored 42 of Houston’s 86 factors on 15-for-26 capturing whereas including 2 boards, 6 assists and a couple of steals. Senior guard Emanuel Sharp added 20 factors in 35 minutes, however the remainder of the group mixed for twenty-four factors, with nobody from the bench stepping as much as compensate for the in any other case missing offensive performances from the starters.
Texas Tech, in the meantime, bought 31 factors in 40 minutes from junior guard JT Toppin, 18 factors out of each freshman guard Jaylen Petty and senior guard Donovan Atwell, and sophomore guard Christian Anderson added one other 12. That was nearly your entire output of the Red Raiders, but it surely proved sufficient to topple Houston.
Houston had been undefeated in Big 12 play to that time, however now sits 5-1, tied for third with BYU however leapfrogged by the now 6-1 Texas Tech. Arizona, 7-0 in convention play and undefeated general, sits forward of each, however all 4 of those groups are in place for double-byes in the convention tourney as of now.
UNC comes again in opposition to Virginia
Not solely was No. 14 Virginia upset by No. 22 UNC, however North Carolina stormed again to win a recreation it regarded just like the Tar Heels had been perhaps out of. With 2:05 left in the primary, UNC was down 43-27, and Virginia had been in full management for your entire recreation to that time. A 7-0 run to finish the primary reduce the result in 43-34, nevertheless, after which the Tar Heels exploded for a 51-point second half. The outcome? An 85-80 comeback win and upset for UNC.
Two massive performances off the bench saved that ball rolling, with junior ahead Jarin Stevenson scoring 17 factors in 16 minutes whereas freshman guard Luka Bogavac added one other 14 in his 28. Virginia outrebounded UNC, 44-28, however the Tar Heels made up for that deficit by turning the ball over simply 4 instances whereas changing Virginia’s 11 turnovers into 19 factors. And, regardless of the rebound distinction, the Cavaliers outscored UNC by simply 6 factors in the paint.
But wait: extra upsets!
We’re solely midway by means of the upsets in males’s faculty basketball from Saturday. Like Houston, Florida has been surging these days, although in the case of the Gators you might name it “resurgent” as a substitute, given their earlier struggles. Much of that needed to do with a tricky schedule, although — the Gators have performed the seventh-toughest slate in all of males’s faculty basketball — but it surely was additionally adjusting to a turned over roster from final 12 months’s championship squad.
The resurgence hit a snag on Saturday, when the No. 16 Gators misplaced to unranked Auburn at dwelling, 76-67. Auburn held on to win right here, dominating in the primary half, 43-28, after which surviving a Florida group that outplayed the Tigers in the second. Junior ahead Thomas Haugh scored a game-high 27 factors on 9-for-19 capturing and secured a double-double with 10 rebounds — additionally a game-high — however simply didn’t get sufficient assist from his teammates: Florida shot a mere 37% general, and 7-for-27 from past the arc. Auburn, conversely, was at 48% general and went 19-for-21 from the road, each of which made up for sinking 5 3-pointers.
Tennessee takes down Bama
Alabama might need entered its matchup with Tennessee ranked No. 17, however that didn’t matter to the Volunteers. Tennessee rode a 43-point second half to a 79-73 win over Bama, dropping the Tide to 3-3 in SEC play whereas bringing the Vols to the identical convention file.
Freshman ahead Nate Ament dropped a game-high 29 factors on Bama on 10-for-20 capturing whereas choosing up 7 rebounds and three assists, and he was joined by senior guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, who scored 24 factors with 3 boards, 4 assists and a couple of steals. Points-wise, the remainder of the Vols supplied little or no, however they did mix for 42 rebounds to Bama’s 33.
Former G League heart Charles Bediako, now again at Alabama and a senior and enjoying as soon as extra due to a brief restraining order on account of an eligibility-based lawsuit in opposition to the NCAA, performed 25 minutes with 13 factors, 3 rebounds, 2 steals and a couple of blocks, however this enhance from the bench wasn’t sufficient for the Tide.
Texas will get a W over No. 21 Georgia
Here we’re, the ultimate males’s upset from Saturday. And it featured unranked Texas downing No. 21 Georgia, and never in a detailed one, both. The Longhorns would win, 87-67, with Georgia going into the half up 37-30 however then getting blown out in the second, 57-30, to provide that again and far, way more.
Junior guard Dailyn Swyn led the best way with 26 factors on 12-for-16 capturing, whereas flattening 6 boards with 2 assists and 5 steals. Senior guard Tramon Mark added 23 factors on 10-for-16 capturing with 6 boards of his personal to go together with 4 dimes and a steal. Then, sophomore heart Matas Vokietaitis and senior guard Jordan Pope every added 14 factors, with Vokietaitis contributing a game-high 8 rebounds with an help and a couple of blocks to go together with the scoring. Texas’ bench added little or no in the best way of scoring regardless of in depth minutes, however did have 8 mixed rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals and a block to shore up the Longhorns elsewhere.
Georgia’s offense wasn’t horrible, however 43% capturing isn’t going to chop it when Texas appeared incapable of lacking, particularly in the second half — the Longhorns completed at 58%, hitting recurrently sufficient that it didn’t even matter that they went to the road lower than half as usually as Georgia did. The Bulldogs at the moment are simply 4-3 in SEC play, which goes to make life tougher for them — as of now, Georgia is in fifth in the convention, one spot out of a double-bye in the convention tourney and tied with Missouri, Vanderbilt and Auburn.
It wasn’t simply the boys getting upset
Ranked ladies’s basketball groups took care of enterprise this weekend in a method the boys’s groups didn’t, however they didn’t all escape unscathed. While Georgia’s males might need fallen to Texas, its ladies’s group shocked No. 11 Kentucky with a 72-67 win on the highway.
Georgia got here out robust with a 21-12 first quarter, and whereas the Bulldogs had been outscored over the following two, it wasn’t by sufficient for Kentucky to totally dig out of the opening it discovered itself in — the Wildcats had been nonetheless down 52-50 at first of the fourth, after which Georgia buckled down and gained that quarter, 20-17, in addition to the sport.
The distinction? Free throws. Kentucky dedicated 18 fouls to Georgia’s 12, and despatched the Bulldogs to the road 20 instances — they shot 90%, sinking 18 of them to Kentucky’s 10 in 17 tries. The Wildcats hit extra 3s and shot barely higher general, however the 8-point distinction in free throws was too giant, giving Georgia the highway upset dub.
Shout out to junior guard Rylie Theuerkauf, who scored 19 factors on 5-for-9 capturing off the bench with a 5-for-6 displaying from the road — she additionally had 5 boards and a steal.
An ideal evening for O’Keefe
Senior ahead Charlotte O’Keefe crashed the boards onerous once more on Saturday, choosing up 22 rebounds in a recreation for the second time this month. While that might usually be the main target — what else do you want when you could have 22 rebounds? — the UTRGV standout really did one thing much more spectacular. She had 19 factors on an ideal 7-for-7 recreation from the sphere the place she hit all three of her 3-point makes an attempt, in addition to each of her free throws. Nine pictures, all makes whatever the the place or why, and oh yeah, 22 rebounds, too… in addition to 3 assists, a steal and three blocks.
The Vaqueros would get the 65-53 win over Houston Christian, and O’Keefe is now at 13.8 rebounds per recreation for the season whereas main the Southland convention in offensive, defensive and whole rebounds. Oh, and the 22 boards pushed her over 1,000 for her profession, too, making her the one participant in program historical past to perform the feat.
Vanderbilt is now not undefeated
No. 5 Vanderbilt was 20-0. No. 2 South Carolina was coming off of a stunning loss in opposition to what had been a reeling Oklahoma group. Maybe this one was going to be shut, or Vanderbilt would possibly even shock everybody and stay undefeated by handing the Gamecocks their third lack of the season.
All of that pregame questioning was shortly dismissed, as South Carolina bought out to a commanding 33-16 lead after one quarter in Sunday’s main SEC matchup. While Vandy recovered in the second by dropping 28 factors whereas holding South Carolina to 22, the Gamecocks as soon as once more ran the present in the third quarter, and ended up successful 103-74 regardless of a a lot nearer ultimate body.
Sophomore guard Mikayla Blakes scored 23 factors to guide the Commodores, however she shot simply 9-for-24, her third-straight contest the place she’s shot 38% or worse. The remainder of Vandy fared a lot better percentage-wise, however took a mixed 37 pictures, which restricted simply what number of factors the Dores may rating even in a recreation the place they went 12-for-25 from 3.
The actual killer was turnovers. Vanderbilt turned the ball over 20 instances, and South Carolina transformed these into 32 factors, whereas the Commodores managed to get 15 the identical method. Vanderbilt is nice, however South Carolina appears to be like prefer it’s on a totally completely different degree regardless of the closeness of place in the ballot.
Four of South Carolina’s starters had a minimum of 10 factors, with senior guard Ta’Niya Latson main with 21, junior guard Tessa Johnson placing up 20 and sophomore ahead Joyce Edwards getting 16 whereas including 7 rebounds and 6 assists for the perfect all-around efficiency. On high of that, senior ahead Madino Okot added 17 factors, 7 rebounds, 5 steals and a block in 20 minutes from the bench. The Gamecocks might need two losses, however they nonetheless look actual robust to beat.
With Vanderbilt taking the L, UConn is now the one undefeated group left in ladies’s faculty basketball – the Huskies downed Seton Hall in their rematch, 92-52, on Saturday to enhance to 21-0 general and 11-0 in the Big East.
