March 2-8, 2020
A huge week for feature games, as there are 5 of them. Let's start in the Big East.
3/4/20-
#13 Syracuse (Jack Dawkins) @
#4 Pittsburgh (Qwikshot Collins) -- A battle of top 15 teams that turned into a 2nd half blowout, as the Panthers forced 29, yes, I said 29 Syracuse turnovers. Wow!
Final Score: #4 Pittsburgh- 90, #13 Syracuse- 64
Jack Dawkins (Syracuse)- started game, 30 mins played, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
Qwikshot Collins (Pittsburgh)- came off bench, 11 mins played, 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal.
Now we go to Conference USA:
3/4/20-
Marshall (Thomas Magnum) @
Houston (Al Mighty) -- A 44-34 rebounding edge was enough for the Thundering Herd in this one, as they get a big win.
Final Score: Marshall- 78, Houston- 68
Thomas Magnum (Marshall)- started game, 30 mins played, 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, (POTG).
Al Mighty (Houston)- started game, 17 mins played, 8 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, (Fouled Out).
Now to the Pac 10 we go:
3/5/20-
Arizona State (Ivan Carrillo) @
#22 UCLA (Erik Flamebeard) -- Neither team could take care of the ball in this one, as the teams combined for 35 turnovers. Shooting was pretty bad too, as UCLA had 39% shooting, AZ State 36.1% shooting. UCLA made just a few more buckets though and that was the difference.
Final Score: #22 UCLA- 62, Arizona State- 54
Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State)- started game, 29 mins played, 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 block.
Erik Flamebeard (UCLA)- redshirting
Going cross country now to the SEC:
3/7/20-
Mississippi State (Tim Sheppard) @
#25 Auburn (Randy Rodgers) -- This one was an old fashioned shootout, as Mississippi State shot 49.3% while Auburn shot 54.7%. The difference was turnovers: Auburn had 21, Mississippi State only had 10.
Final Score: Mississippi State- 105, #25 Auburn- 99
Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State)- started game, 29 mins played, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal.
Randy Rodgers (Auburn)- started game, 27 mins played, 9 points, 1 rebound, 10 assists, (Fouled Out).
And we end our feature game journey in the Big 10:
3/7/20-
#1 Michigan State (Jaybard Riley) @
Purdue (Jackson Pace) -- Another game that turned into a shootout, as the Spartans shot 55.6% while Purdue shot 50.9%. The difference was that The Spartans attempted more shots, which meant they made more shots.
Final Score: #1 Michigan State- 95, Purdue- 79
Jaybard Riley (Michigan State)- started game, 33 mins played, 14 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.
Jackson Pace (Purdue)- came off bench, 22 mins played, 18 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.
And now, mercifully, we get to the weekly recap. Whew!
RS SR C Jace Hunter (#11 Xavier) -- 26-5, 13-3 Atlantic 10.
3/4/20 at #14 Temple (W 91-56), started game, 32 mins played, 21 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double), (POTG).
3/7/20 vs. St. Louis (W 77-66), started game, 36 mins played, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 blocks, 1 steal, (Double-double).
Great finish to the regular season for Jace with 2 double-doubles and a POTG.
RS SR PG Randy Rodgers (#25 Auburn) -- 21-9, 12-4 SEC.
3/3/20 at #21 Ole Miss (W 80-74), started game, 30 mins played, 12 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals.
3/7/20 vs. Mississippi State- feature game, highlighted above.
Another solid week for Randy, even if he did foul out against Miss. State.
RS SR PF Ivan Carrillo (Arizona State) -- 14-15, 9-9 Pac 10.
3/5/20 at #22 UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 at USC (W 70-64), started game, 29 mins played, 12 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
Nice week for Ivan, as he just missed on a pair of double-doubles, falling a little short in rebounds in each game.
RS JR SF Chester Smith (#10 Maryland) -- 23-7, 11-5 ACC.
3/4/20 vs. Florida State (W 63-53), came off bench, 20 mins played, 1 point, 1 rebound, 2 assists.
3/7/20 at Clemson (W 79-71), came off bench, 7 mins played, 5 points, 1 rebound.
Chester has had much better weeks off the bench, that's for sure.
RS JR PG Al Mighty (Houston) -- 15-15, 9-7 Conference USA.
3/4/20 vs. Marshall- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 at Central Florida (W 68-62), started game, 16 mins played, 4 points.
Not the best week at all for Al, probably one of his worst. He couldn't stay on the floor, using 9 of the 10 fouls allotted to him in the 2 games this week.
RS JR SG Ricardo Tubbs (UNLV) -- 19-11, 8-8 Mountain West.
3/3/20 vs. Utah (W 87-82), started game, 25 mins played, 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals.
3/7/20 at Colorado State (W 74-54), started game, 34 mins played, 15 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, (Fouled Out).
Decent week for Ricardo who scored some points, but also battled foul trouble.
JR C Rudy Arellano (Long Beach State) -- 7-22, 5-11 Big West.
3/5/20 vs. Cal State Northridge (L 63-48), started game, 19 mins played, 4 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/7/20 at UC Riverside (L 66-57), started game, 32 mins played, 13 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, (Double-double).
A much better game for Rudy at Riverside, the key being staying out of foul trouble. Nice double-double.
RS SO SF Jack Dawkins (#13 Syracuse) -- 23-7, 14-4 Big East.
3/4/20 at #4 Pittsburgh- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 vs. West Virginia (L 96-91, OT), started game, 36 mins played, 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, (Fouled Out).
Add Jack to the list of guys that fouled out in at least 1 game this week. Unbelievable, I guess our guys decided the wanted to play Hack a Shaq all week.
RS SO C Ralph King (#7 Duke) -- 23-6, 10-6 ACC.
3/4/20 vs. North Carolina State (W 73-59), started game, 12 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
3/7/20 at #8 Boston College (L 78-70), started game, 21 mins played, 5 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, (Fouled Out).
Let's just keep the list going shall we? Ralph fouled out of a game this week, making the 100th or so FOFC player to foul out this week. He also had 4 against N.C. State. Geez!
RS SO PG Benton Gale (High Point) -- 15-16, 11-7 Big South.
3/3/20- Big South Quarterfinals vs. (6) Coastal Carolina (W 59-50), came off bench, 9 mins played, 5 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal.
3/5/20- Big South Semifinals vs. (2) Radford (L 78-71), came off bench, 14 mins played, 5 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals.
Benton did alright off the bench in the conference tourney this week, but he'll end his sophomore campaign as I can't imagine High Point making a postseason tournament.
RS SO PF Bam Jamison (Grambling) -- 10-19, 9-9 SWAC.
3/5/20 at Alcorn State (W 51-50), came off bench, 18 mins played, 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal.
3/7/20 at Southern (W 80-73), came off bench, 21 mins played, 4 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal.
Bam likes to play defense, and it shows as he does most of his damage on the defensive end. And by damage, I also mean physical damage, as he tends to foul... a lot. This week he wasn't bad.
SO C Ariel Ginsberg (Georgetown)- academic suspension -- 20-10, 8-10 Big East.
3/4/20 vs. Notre Dame (W 73-72).
3/7/20 at Cincinnati (L 78-64).
SO SG Thomas Magnum (Marshall) -- 15-15, 12-4 Conference USA.
3/4/20 at Houston- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 at ECU (W 65-51), started game, 23 mins played, 20 points, 6 rebounds.
A consistent week for Thomas, with 20 points a game. Shooting average of 50% isn't bad either.
SO SG Jaybard Riley (#1 Michigan State) -- 29-2, 16-2 Big 10.
3/4/20 vs. Penn State (W 80-70), started game, 36 mins played, 23 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals.
3/7/20 at Purdue- feature game, highlighted above.
Another huge game for Jaybard, amazing that he didn't get the POTG award against Penn State.
RS FR SG Qwikshot Collins (#4 Pittsburgh) -- 26-4, 15-3 Big East.
3/4/20 vs. #13 Syracuse- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 at #15 UConn (L 75-53), came off bench, 10 mins played, 3 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist.
Ok week off the bench for Qwikshot. Not great, but ok.
RS FR PG Mike Schaplowsky (Kansas State) -- 10-19, 6-10 Big 12.
3/4/20 at Iowa State (W 94-89, OT), DNP (Coaches Decision).
3/7/20 vs. Nebraska (L 80-71), DNP (Coaches Decision).
A week on the bench for Mike, who isn't seeing the minutes toward the end of the season.
RS FR PF Path Twelve (Oregon) -- 12-18, 6-12 Pac 10.
3/5/20 vs. California (L 76-61), started game, 34 mins played, 8 points, 1 assist.
3/7/20 vs. #19 Stanford (L 67-55), started game, 35 mins played, 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block.
Nice game for Path against Stanford, almost a double-double despite battling foul trouble.
FR SG Cameron Blodgett (#7 Duke) -- 23-6, 10-6 ACC.
3/4/20 vs. N.C. State (W 73-59), started game, 31 mins played, 6 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal.
3/7/20 at #8 Boston College (L 78-70), started game, 32 mins played, 5 points, 9 assists, 2 steals.
A few too many turnovers for Cameron at BC, 4 to be exact, but the 9 assists was nice.
FR PG Jackson Pace (Purdue) -- 17-12, 9-9 Big 10.
3/7/20 vs. #1 Michigan State- feature game, highlighted above.
Just 1 game for Jackson this week, but what a nice game it was with 18 points.
FR PF Jawouk Bafou (Georgetown) -- 20-10, 8-10 Big East.
3/4/20 vs. Notre Dame (W 73-72), came off bench, 20 mins played, 8 points, 7 rebounds.
3/7/20 at Cincinnati (L 78-64), came off bench, 32 mins played, 5 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.
Those 12 rebounds at Cincinnati are a season/career high for Jawouk, and he'll want to build on that.
FR C Tim Sheppard (Mississippi State) -- 15-14, 5-11 SEC.
3/2/20 vs. Alabama (W 88-78), started game, 29 mins played, 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block.
3/7/20 at Auburn- feature game, highlighted above.
Tim ran into a bit of foul trouble this week, but still had decent stats and minutes.
FR PF Erik Flamebeard (#22 UCLA) -- 20-10, 13-5 Pac 10.
3/5/20 vs. Arizona State- feature game, highlighted above.
3/7/20 vs. Arizona (W 70-61).
Here's a look at the national top 25:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Michigan State (72) 29-2 1800 1 Big Ten Conference
2. North Carolina 28-3 1728 2 Atlantic Coast Conference
3. Florida 25-5 1631 3 Southeastern Conference
4. Pittsburgh 26-4 1569 4 Big East Conference
5. Ohio State 23-6 1509 6 Big Ten Conference
6. Boston College 25-5 1418 8 Atlantic Coast Conference
7. Tennessee 23-6 1399 5 Southeastern Conference
8. Duke 23-6 1298 7 Atlantic Coast Conference
9. Maryland 23-7 1206 10 Atlantic Coast Conference
10. Xavier 26-5 1184 11 Atlantic 10 Conference
11. Connecticut 24-6 1064 15 Big East Conference
12. Illinois 21-9 932 16 Big Ten Conference
13. Wake Forest 23-7 914 12 Atlantic Coast Conference
14. Texas 25-6 854 9 Big 12 Conference
15. Oklahoma State 26-5 825 18 Big 12 Conference
16. Syracuse 23-7 690 13 Big East Conference
17. Temple 23-7 642 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
18. Northern Iowa 28-5 634 20 Missouri Valley Conference
19. Stanford 22-8 547 19 Pacific-10 Conference
20. Butler 25-6 451 17 Horizon League
21. California 22-8 286 NR Pacific-10 Conference
22. Utah State 23-6 282 23 Western Athletic Conference
23. Mississippi 22-8 191 21 Southeastern Conference
24. UCLA 20-10 133 22 Pacific-10 Conference
25. George Washington 24-6 102 NR Atlantic 10 Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Vanderbilt 21-9 71 Southeastern Conference
Oklahoma 21-9 23 Big 12 Conference
Auburn 21-9 17 Southeastern Conference
And the mid-major top 25:
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# Team FPV Record Points Prv Conference test test test test
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1. Xavier (72) 26-5 1800 1 Atlantic 10 Conference
2. Temple 23-7 1686 2 Atlantic 10 Conference
3. Northern Iowa 28-5 1652 4 Missouri Valley Conference
4. Butler 25-6 1600 3 Horizon League
5. Utah State 23-6 1527 5 Western Athletic Conference
6. George Washington 24-6 1448 7 Atlantic 10 Conference
7. Brigham Young 21-7 1364 6 Mountain West Conference
8. Nevada 21-8 1276 8 Western Athletic Conference
9. Hofstra 23-8 1183 11 Colonial Athletic Association
10. Siena 23-7 1074 9 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
11. Creighton 22-10 1023 13 Missouri Valley Conference
12. Richmond 21-9 1023 14 Atlantic 10 Conference
13. New Mexico 22-8 979 15 Mountain West Conference
14. Utah 20-10 920 12 Mountain West Conference
15. San Diego State 21-9 843 10 Mountain West Conference
16. IUPUI 21-9 697 18 Summit League
17. UAB 19-10 623 16 Conference USA
18. Boston University 23-9 428 19 America East Conference
19. Troy 20-11 403 NR Sun Belt Conference
20. Florida Atlantic 22-8 390 17 Sun Belt Conference
21. Tulsa 19-11 332 22 Conference USA
22. South Florida 20-10 324 23 Conference USA
23. Cleveland State 21-10 204 25 Horizon League
24. Louisiana-Monroe 21-9 174 20 Sun Belt Conference
25. Buffalo 20-10 100 NR Mid-American Conference
Others Receiving Votes:
Dayton 17-11 89 Atlantic 10 Conference
Austin Peay 22-10 48 Ohio Valley Conference
Sam Houston State 20-9 44 Southland Conference
Kent State 18-12 40 Conference USA
Davidson 21-11 33 Southern Conference
UNLV 19-11 27 Mountain West Conference
Kennesaw State 20-10 17 Atlantic Sun Conference
Weber State 20-9 10 Big Sky Conference
Robert Morris 20-11 6 Northeast Conference
Holy Cross 21-11 5 Patriot League
Centenary 20-10 3 Summit League
IPFW 20-10 3 Summit League
Gonzaga 17-13 1 Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State 19-11 1 Western Athletic Conference