Primarily a collection of news links about all 11 Horizon League teams on a daily basis, culled from online newspapers, school athletic websites, the conference website, and school newspapers, plus some other content from time to time.
On day two of the Gulf Coast Showcase, Drake edged Northeastern 59-56 and Murray State held off Weber State 69-68 in consolation games, and in semifinal action South Alabama pulled away from Miami (Ohio) 82-71 and La Salle held off Wright State 72-70.
Tonight’s Menu
The slate gets a bit lighter, but the big games don’t take a dip a day before Thanksgiving.
The Gulf Coast Showcase has one more day of action, beginning with the seventh place game between Northeastern and Weber State (11 a.m.), then the fifth place game between Drake and Murray State (1:30 p.m.), third place game between Miami (Ohio) and Wright State (5 p.m.) and the championship game between South Alabama and La Salle (7:30 p.m.)
Either South Alabama or La Salle will claim its first-ever Gulf Coast Showcase title this evening in Estero, Fla,, while the third-place game is a rematch of a regularly-scheduled game from the season’s first week. Wright State won at Miami, 88-81, back on November 9th. In the afternoon session, a pair of 2019 NCAA qualifiers—Northeastern and Murray State—will look to leave Southwest Florida with last day wins after disappointing trips.
The two 2019 NCAA qualifiers in the field in Estero, Fla. fell in Monday’s quarterfinals, but neither has a straightforward consolation matchup in this afternoon’s doubleheader. Meanwhile, both the Sun Belt and Horizon favorites advances to the evening’s championship semifinal doubleheader, where a possible MAC contender and rebuilding Atlantic 10 team will await them, respectively.
The CSUN Matadors (0-6, Big West) leave Wisconsin still winless, but at least they pushed host Green Bay last night, falling by just one, 85-84. Tonight, the Phoenix will look to claim the subregional title by topping the 2019 Patriot champs.
Tournament roundup:
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Quarterfinal action in the Gulf Coast Showcase saw South Alabama hold the nation’s leading scorer, Jordan Roland, to just nine points on 3-13 shooting en route to a 74-62 win over Northeastern in the opener. Then Miami (Ohio) beat Drake 67-59, Wright State handled Weber State 72-57 and La Salle made a big first half stand up in a 75-64 win over Murray State.
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Tonight’s Menu
Another packed day of action is ahead as the tournaments and showcases continue, including a couple of championship games.
Day two of the Gulf Coast Showcase begins with losers bracket matchups featuring Drake and Northeastern (11 a.m.) and Murray State and Weber State (1:30 p.m.), then semifinal action between Miami (Ohio) and South Alabama (5 p.m.) and Wright State and La Salle (7:30 p.m.)
MGM Resorts Main Event Day 2
Middleweight (Visitors) Round-Robin
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-2, Sun Belt) vs. Detroit Mercy Titans (1-3, Horizon), 4 p.m. (FloHoops.com ($))
The UC Irvine Anteaters (3-4, Big West) fell to the Titans, 86-74, on Sunday, with their third loss in a row being UDM’s first victory of the season. Mike Davis’ squad will look to build a win streak and claim the Middleweight belt against a Louisiana outfit that’s dropped two of its last three.
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Cayman Islands Classic Mainland Semifinals
Both Omaha (Washington State) and IUPUI (South Florida) won on-campus games and Southern took Nebraska to overtime, so these games should be competitive at a minimum.
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Roman Legends Classic Presented by Old Trapper Subregional Day 2
CSUN Matadors (0-6, Big West) at Green Bay Phoenix (1-3, Horizon), 8 p.m. (FloHoops.com ($))
The Matadors are still looking for their first win after falling to the Colgate Raiders (3-3, Patriot) 64-56 in Sunday’s opener. I don’t think they’ll get it tonight against the host Phoenix.
NEWS AND NOTES
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-Under The Radar, Part 1 – Texas Southern picked up a solid win at Northern Kentucky last night in double overtime. The Tigers managed to come back from a 6-point deficit in the final minute of regulation and outlasted a Norse team that had two of their starters foul out of the game in overtime. Texas Southern again reminds us why they will be a threat to win the SWAC this year.
The tournaments really pick up this week, with one of the best getting underway.
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In Estero, Florida, the Gulf Coast Showcase begins with a solid mid-major matchup of South Alabama taking on Northeastern (11 a.m.), then Miami (Ohio) takes on Drake (1:30 p.m.), Weber State plays Wright State (5 p.m.) and La Salle battles Murray State (7:30 p.m.)
Tournament roundup:
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Other results of note: ... Texas Southern got a nice road win in a double overtime thriller at Northern Kentucky 98-96
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Tonight’s Menu
The early season tournaments and showcases continue, featuring a couple of championship games as we get ready for a full week of them.
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The MGM Resorts Main Event in Las Vegas features Detroit taking on UC Irvine at Ed Clark High School 3 p.m.), then at T-Mobile Arena, Colorado takes on Wyoming (8 p.m.) and TCU battles Clemson (10:30 p.m.)
MGM Resorts Main Event Day 1
Middleweight (Visitors) Round-Robin
Detroit Mercy Titans (0-3, Horizon) vs. UC Irvine Anteaters (3-3, Big West), 3 p.m. (FloHoops.com ($))
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (3-2, Sun Belt) are the third team involved and they’ll take on Detroit tomorrow afternoon in Las Vegas. The visitors went 0-6 in their road games, but UC Irvine lost by just one at TCU on Thursday night and Louisiana took Wyoming to OT in Laramie.
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Roman Legends Classic Presented by Old Trapper Subregional Day 1
CSUN Matadors (0-5, Big West) vs. Colgate Raiders (2-3, Patriot), 9 p.m. (FloHoops.com ($))
While the host teams’ bracket begins tomorrow night in Brooklyn, the Green Bay Phoenix (1-3, Horizon) host a three-team round-robin for this year’s subregional. (The fourth visitor, the McNeese State Cowboys, elected to play three road games and a home game instead.) Green Bay opens with CSUN tomorrow evening.
December 5, 2020: Kent State
December 4, 2021: at Kent State
December 3, 2022: Kent State
December 2, 2023: at Kent State
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Detroit
2020-21: at Eastern Michigan
2021-22: Eastern Michigan
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Green Bay
December 5, 2020: Eastern Illinois
2020-21: Montana State
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Milwaukee
2020-21: at Western Michigan
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Northern Kentucky
2020-21: Ball State
2020-21: at Eastern Kentucky
2020-21: UNC Greensboro
2020-21: at Illinois State
2021-22: Eastern Kentucky
2022-23: at Eastern Kentucky
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Oakland
The action slows down just a bit for a day as football takes over and a couple of tournaments take a one-day break before finishing up.
One event that continues is the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase in Nassau, and it starts with Morgan State taking on Milwaukee (11 a.m.), then Liberty battles Rice (5 p.m.)
