On The Horizon

Jim Squire

Feast Week-Plus Viewer’s Guide: Wednesday, November 24, 2021--Blogging The Bracket

Rocket Mortgage by Quicken Loans Fort Myers Tip-Off Finals

Beach Division (Host)

FS1 will televise both games.

Championship: Ohio State (Big Ten, 4-1, 20 KP) vs. Florida (SEC, 4-0, 13 KP), approx. 8:30 p.m.
Consolation: Seton Hall (Big East, 3-1, 32 KP) vs. California (Pac-12, 2-3, 126 KP), 6 p.m.

Palms Division (Visitor)

SW Fla. College will stream both games.

Championship: Southern Utah (Big Sky, 2-3, 136 KP) vs. Bowling Green (MAC, 2-3, 158 KP), approx. 1:30 p.m.
Consolation: Yale (Ivy, 3-3, 142 KP) vs. Milwaukee (Horizon, 1-3, 154 KP), 11 a.m.

Apparently, a streaming arrangement was made with Southwest Florida College, which hosts this event, for the Palms Division. So, while you likely missed yesterday’s semifinals, an 88-85 SUU OT win over Yale and Bowling Green’s 82-68 victory over Milwaukee, you can tune into today’s doubleheader starting at 11 Eastern.
Gulf Coast Showcase Finals

FloHoops ($) will stream all four games.

Championship: Oakland (Horizon, 4-2, 140 KP) vs. Delaware (CAA, 4-1, 149 KP), approx. 7:30 p.m.
3rd/4th Place: Rice (C-USA, 4-2, 147 KP) vs. Fordham (A 10, 3-3, 247 KP) , 5 p.m.
5th/6th Place: Vermont (AE, 4-2, 97 KP) vs. Appalachian State (Sun Belt, 233, 175 KP), approx. 1:30 p.m.
7th/8th Place: Evansville (MVC, 2-5, 211 KP) vs. Akron (MAC, 2-3, 166 KP), 11 a.m.

Tonight’s title game in Estero is a rematch of the first game the Golden Grizzlies and Fightin’ Blue Hens played in the 2019 Sunshine Slam, a 56-53 victory for Delaware, who went on to go 3-0 in the event.

Vikings have success in MTE--HoriZone Roundtable

Titans' Second Half Rally Comes Up Short at Canisius--detroittitans.com

Trio of close losses in Florida keep Green Bay winless so far this season--Phear The Phoenix

LaStrap scores 10 to lift IUPUI over Spalding 61-41--Associated Press
CRENSHAW EARNS FIRST CAREER WIN AS JAGS ROLL PAST SPALDING, 61-41--iupuijags.com

Plowden carries Bowling Green over Milwaukee 82-68--Associated Press
Swain scores 16 to lead Yale over Milwaukee 69-56--Associated Press
Bowling Green 82, UWM 68: Patrick Baldwin Jr. misses most of the second half with leg injury--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UW-Milwaukee's losing streak extends to four as Panthers fall to Yale without Patrick Baldwin Jr.--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Falcons Use Second-Half Scoring Run To Claim Victory--mkepanthers.com
Yale Tops Milwaukee In Fort Myers Tip-Off Consolation Final--mkepanthers.com

Oakland hangs on for 76-73 win over Rice--Associated Press
News, Notes, and Highlighted Games: Tuesday, Nov 23--Hoops HD

NEWS AND NOTES:
-In the Gulf Coast Showcase, Oakland knocked off a Vermont team 63-61 that’s under the radar, but who will also probably win a lot of games this year. Oakland has a long way to go to land inside the bubble, and has lost a game or two that they needed to win, but they also have a win at Oklahoma State, so we are definitely watching them.

Men’s basketball speeds past Toledo, 80-59 the final--Oakland Post
TOWNSEND HAS CAREER NIGHT IN OAKLAND’S 76-73 WIN OVER RICE--goldengrizzlies.com

Women’s basketball falls to Youngstown State in conference opener--Oakland Post
Women’s basketball snags first conference win against Robert Morris--Oakland Post

Three Games Set For This Weekend in Florida--gomastodons.com
Men's Basketball to Play in 2022 Cancun Challenge--gomastodons.com

Sylare Starks Scores Career-High 23 in Setback to Evansville--gomastodons.com

Ferron Flavors leaves men’s basketball program after just four games--Colonial Sports Network

Robert Morris rolls past Morehead State in Thanksgiving Eve tilt--Colonial Sports Network
Colonials Roll To Win Over Morehead State--rmucolonials.com

@UIC_MBB Heads to Las Vegas Classic--uicflames.com

Flames Hold Off Valpo, 68-64--uicflames.com