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Thanksgiving Holiday Tourneys

I attended the Gonzaga-Alabama game today in Katy, just outside Houston. The game was sparsely attended overall, as these neutral court Thanksgiving games often are, but the Zags had a decent little cheering section as the Truong sisters are local products from Jersey Village High School. And they were given plenty to cheer about.

The Zags raced out to a 15-2 lead at the first media timeout and never trailed from there. The lead ballooned to 30-11 in the second quarter and then 50-21 early in 3Q. After that Gonzaga went cold and Bama cut into the massive lead, getting as close as 14 with 6:30 to play, but that's about as close as they got.
  • Yvonne Ejim was magnificent in this game; she finished with 23 points on 11-15 FG, 8 rebounds and 3 assists, and always seemed to be in the right place.
  • Brynna Maxwell (who played 3 years at Utah before transferring) had the hot hand at times; she has a sweet shooting stroke from 3 and a very quick release.
  • The Truong sisters, Kayleigh in particular, did a great job handling the pressure of Alabama's guards and providing floor leadership. Kayleigh went a bit cold with her shooting but she still had 7 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 steals and 2 blocks to go with only 1 turnover.
 
Big rematch tomorrow of Iowa/Kansas State. I think Iowa pulls it out but wouldn't be shocked if Kansas State wins again. Iowa doesn't have an answer inside for 6-6 Ayoka Lee.
 
bballnut90 said:
Big rematch tomorrow of Iowa/Kansas State. I think Iowa pulls it out but wouldn't be shocked if Kansas State wins again. Iowa doesn't have an answer inside for 6-6 Ayoka Lee.
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It's like deja vu all over again.
 
VA Huskie said:
UVA was definitely interested. As you probably know Reiss is a UVA grad who played with Dawn. My understanding is that she withdrew her name from consideration.
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The first WCBB team that I rooted for was those Cav teams with Reiss and Staley. It crushed me when they were so close those 3 years but couldn't deliver a title.
 
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Good morning hoop fans. Yesterday's games below. No real surprises in the games of ranked vs ranked. Putting aside all the other stuff, LSU looks like it still needs to find chemistry. Sounds familiar, eh?
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Here are today's top 25 matchups:
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bballnut90 said:
Big rematch tomorrow of Iowa/Kansas State. I think Iowa pulls it out but wouldn't be shocked if Kansas State wins again. Iowa doesn't have an answer inside for 6-6 Ayoka Lee.
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Iowa’s going to have an even harder time containing her without Stuelke, who missed their last game due to injury. But I also think Iowa takes this one, possibly in runaway fashion. Clark played probably her worst college game ever in the first meetup.
 
GoChips20 said:
Iowa’s going to have an even harder time containing her without Stuelke, who missed their last game due to injury. But I also think Iowa takes this one, possibly in runaway fashion. Clark played probably her worst college game ever in the first meetup.
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I'm surprised that this game isn't being televised/streamed.
 
Gonzaga leads Louisville 21-19 at the end of the 1Q at the Betty Chancellor Tournament. Coach Walz got T'd up after a slew of calls on Louisville sent a parade of players to the FT line for Gonzaga.
 
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cancontent said:
I thought the tournament they're at is available via FloHoops?
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Could be, I have no idea but that does make sense. Maybe it will be a last-minute live stream on their YouTube channel...
 
LETTERL said:
Gonzaga leads Louisville 21-19 at the end of the 1Q at the Betty Chancellor Tournament. Coach Walz got T'd up after a slew of calls on Louisville sent a parade of players to the FT line for Gonzaga.
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Maybe getting a T was a good idea? Louisville took control in Q2 it looks like.
 
So what did we learn?

Alabama beat Louisville.
Gonzaga beat Alabama.
Louisville beat Gonzaga.
Everybody beat Liberty.

So, we pretty much learned nothing from that set of games. :rolleyes:
 
nwhoopfan said:
So what did we learn?

Alabama beat Louisville.
Gonzaga beat Alabama.
Louisville beat Gonzaga.
Everybody beat Liberty.

So, we pretty much learned nothing from that set of games. :rolleyes:
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We learned plenty: 3 mediocre/inconsistent teams plus 1 bad team.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
So what did we learn?

Alabama beat Louisville.
Gonzaga beat Alabama.
Louisville beat Gonzaga.
Everybody beat Liberty.

So, we pretty much learned nothing from that set of games. :rolleyes:
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I watched these games.

I thought Gonzaga looked the best but after Louisville got beat by Alabama I knew the Cards would come out with a vengeance which they did. Louisville plays bully ball on defense. I’m surprised they aren’t called for more fouls and they flop around a lot but Mykasa Robinson is on staff so that actually tracks. Twice Cochran got the ball in the post and just jumped up tossed the ball up and literally fell to the ground with no contact. The Gonzaga player was just looking around as if to say “did anyone see this”…it was quite amusing.
Alabama might get an upset or two in the SEC. They aren’t that bad actually. Essence Cody their freshman center had a double double in one of the games. She will be better and they have some good guards with McQueen, Timmons, Nye, and Barker.

Was an entertained tourney. Mississippi State should sweep the other bracket undefeated.
 
HuskyFan1125 said:
I watched these games.

I thought Gonzaga looked the best but after Louisville got beat by Alabama I knew the Cards would come out with a vengeance which they did. Louisville plays bully ball on defense. I’m surprised they aren’t called for more fouls and they flop around a lot but Mykasa Robinson is on staff so that actually tracks. Twice Cochran got the ball in the post and just jumped up tossed the ball up and literally fell to the ground with no contact. The Gonzaga player was just looking around as if to say “did anyone see this”…it was quite amusing.
Alabama might get an upset or two in the SEC. They aren’t that bad actually. Essence Cody their freshman center had a double double in one of the games. She will be better and they have some good guards with McQueen, Timmons, Nye, and Barker.

Was an entertained tourney. Mississippi State should sweep the other bracket undefeated.
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I watch a bit of Gonzaga here and there. I think Ejim is fairly underrated, really solid player that probably a lot of people don't know about. Maxwell can get red hot. The Truong twins are good.
 
Iowa avenges its loss to Kansas State, 77-70.

Iowa went ice cold in 4Q and saw its 11-point lead vanish. Then Clark put on her cape and hit two clutch 3s in crunch time and that was basically the game.

Clark finishes with 32 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals.
Lee and Sundell both had 18 for K-State.
 
Mississippi State “wins” the Van/Betty Chancellor Classic after beating Tulsa 102-58. Of note Coach Purcell was out sick and J Carter did not play due to a minor injury. MSU moves to 8-0 on the season and steps up Wednesday with a home game versus Miami. Few takeaways:
Starters were E Barnum, D Rogers, D Powe, J Jordan and L Park-Lane.
MSU had 20 assists and only 3 turnovers.
Six MSU players were in double figures with D Rogers leading the way with 25, D Powe 21, L Park-Lane 14 and E Barnum, J Jordan and M Sheppard each with 10.
L Park-Lane had a double double with 14 points and 10 assists with 1 turnover.
In the Clemson game she had 11 points, 10 assists and 2 turnovers. Against Arkansas PB 12 points, 8 assists and 2 turnovers.
J Jordan had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
 
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LETTERL said:
Florida-Gulf Coast edges #18 UNC, 65-64.
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Hee hee...I couldn't resist going to the UNC board and they have started a thread, questioning Courtney Banghart's coaching skills. Hmm...the powder blue people never fail to entertain!


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HuskyFan1125 said:
I watched these games.

I thought Gonzaga looked the best but after Louisville got beat by Alabama I knew the Cards would come out with a vengeance which they did. Louisville plays bully ball on defense. I’m surprised they aren’t called for more fouls and they flop around a lot but Mykasa Robinson is on staff so that actually tracks. Twice Cochran got the ball in the post and just jumped up tossed the ball up and literally fell to the ground with no contact. The Gonzaga player was just looking around as if to say “did anyone see this”…it was quite amusing.
Alabama might get an upset or two in the SEC. They aren’t that bad actually. Essence Cody their freshman center had a double double in one of the games. She will be better and they have some good guards with McQueen, Timmons, Nye, and Barker.

Was an entertained tourney. Mississippi State should sweep the other bracket undefeated.
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Louisville is a big question mark to me still. A lot of good players but still not sure how well it all fits together. I don’t think Cochran has developed at all since she arrived to campus despite showing high potential as a frosh.

Alabama could finish fourth in the SEC and I wouldn’t be shocked. Could see them stealing a game against Ole Miss or Tennessee; probably not ready to compete with SC or LSU just yet although the latter looks quite unstable right now. Barker is having an excellent senior season so far and they have some nice complementary pieces to slot around her.

Gonzaga looks like a good bet as a Round of 32 team to me. They always play a strong schedule and it seems to benefit them down the stretch.
 
Closing out the holiday weekend tourneys, #18 UNC and #22 Oklahoma both had two losses. Not sure UNC's loss to #18 KSU is a dealbreaker, however not sure how the pollsters will view the loss to FGCU. #22 Oklahoma lost to #19 TN and a very good Princeton team, so should be an interesting AP poll today.
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militarydog said:
Mississippi State “wins” the Van/Betty Chancellor Classic after beating Tulsa 102-58. Of note Coach Purcell was out sick and J Carter did not play due to a minor injury. MSU moves to 8-0 on the season and steps up Wednesday with a home game versus Miami. Few takeaways:
Starters were E Barnum, D Rogers, D Powe, J Jordan and L Park-Lane.
MSU had 20 assists and only 3 turnovers.
Six MSU players were in double figures with D Rogers leading the way with 25, D Powe 21, L Park-Lane 14 and E Barnum, J Jordan and M Sheppard each with 10.
L Park-Lane had a double double with 14 points and 10 assists with 1 turnover.
In the Clemson game she had 11 points, 10 assists and 2 turnovers. Against Arkansas PB 12 points, 8 assists and 2 turnovers.
J Jordan had 10 points and 13 rebounds.
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State has still only played one Power 5 school, Clemson. And they barely won; Clemson lost by 69 to SC. . Jury is still out on the bulldogs.
 
Darwin said:
State has still only played one Power 5 school, Clemson. And they barely won; Clemson lost by 69 to SC. . Jury is still out on the bulldogs.
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Yea I noticed that too.

The tourney had two brackets the Betty and Van Chancellor.

The Betty bracket had Louisville, Gonzaga, and Bama while the Van bracket had Mississippi State and Clemson.

Betty bracket had the better slot of teams. Will be interested to see if that tourney continues. It was nice as all games were on ESPN+
 
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