NCAAM College Basketball Opening Weekend Recap by Jake Martino
The NCAA Men’s basketball season got off to a hot start this weekend with a couple of upsets that shocked the nation. Here is the breakdown from this Veterans Day Weekend.
NCAAB Top 25 Scores
(All Rankings Via AP Poll)
Friday November 11th
1 Duke 94 Marist 49-
Top Performer: Luke Kennard (Duke) 16 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast
2 Kentucky 87 SFA 64-
Top Performer: De’Aron Fox (Kentucky) Double-Double 12 Pts. 4 Reb 12 Ast
UPSET: 3 Kansas 99 11 Indiana 103 OT
Top Performers: James Blackmon Jr. (Indiana) 26 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, Frank Mason (Kansas) 30 Pts, 7 Reb, 9 Ast
Game Breakdown: This game was simply a thriller to watch, and definitely a great game to kick off the season into full swing. Classic rivalry between the two schools both teams knew for sure this game was a tossup. This game was in Hawaii for the Armed Forces Classic. Kansas struggled from three shooting 30.4% from the field and also in the rebounding category as it was 50-39 in favor of Indiana. The Hoosiers never trailed in overtime with Blackmon adding to his point total with 7 in OT. He led his team to the win scoring the last 4 point. As a fan and writer, it was a great game to watch as there were 26 ties and 17 lead changes in the game.
4 Villanova 88 Lafayette 48
Top Performers: Mikal Bridges (Nova) 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast
5 Oregon 91 Army 77
Top Performers: Tyler Dorsey (Oregon) 21 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast
6 North Carolina 95 Tulane 75
Top Performers: Justin Jackson (UNC) 27 Pts, 1 Reb, 4 Ast
7 Xavier 84 Lehigh 81
Top Performers: Trevon Bluiett (Xavier) Double-Double 25 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast
8 Virginia 76 UNC Greensboro 51
Top Performers: Isiah Wilkins (UVA) 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Stl
9 Wisconsin 79 Central Arkansas 47
Top Performers: Nigel Hays (Wisconsin) 14 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast.
10 Arizona 65 12 Michigan State 63
Top Performers: Kobi Simmons (Arizona) 18 Pts, 1 Ast
13 Louisville 78 Evansville 47
14 Gonzaga 92 Utah Valley 69
15 Purdue 109 McNeese 65
16 UCLA 119 Pacific 80
17 Saint Mary’s 81 Nevada 63
UPSET: 18 UConn 58 Wagner 67
19 Syracuse 83 Colgate 55
20 WVU 87 Mount St. Mary’s 59
21 Texas 78 Incarnate Word 73
22 Creighton 89 UMKC 82
23 Rhode Island 84 Dartmouth 61
24 Iowa State 113 Savannah State 71
25 Maryland 62 American 56
Saturday November 12th
1 Duke 96 Grand Canyon 61
Top Performers: Grayson Allen (Duke) 25 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast
Sunday November 13th
2 Kentucky 93 Canisius 69
Top Performers: Isaiah Briscoe (UK) 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast
6 UNC 97 Chattanooga 57
Top Performers: Joel Berry II (UNC) 18 Pts, 4 Reb, 5 Ast
16 UCLA 102 CS Northridge 87
Local Basketball:
Friday November 11th
UPSET: UAlbany 87 Penn State 81
Top Performers: Joe Cremo (UA) 22 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast
Sunday November 13th
Siena 89 Cornell 78
Top Performers: Marquis Wright 31 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast
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By Jake Martino
