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Tommie Talk and the NET/Torvik Gospel
St. Thomas (9-4, 5-6 ATS)
NET: The Tommies move up one spot to #115.
Torvik: The Tommies move up one spot to #112.
All rankings to follow are NET
UC-Riverside (6-6) @ St. Thomas (9-4) Tale of the Tape/7 p.m. (Lee & Penny Anderson Arena)
The Spread: St. Thomas favored by 13.5
#223 UC-Riverside
Best Win: @ #216 Cal Poly, 88-84
Worst Loss: #314 North Dakota, 74-76
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1 (lost 53-100 @ BYU)
Leading Scorer: Andrew Henderson (18.1 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Osiris Grady (7.6 rpg)
Assist Leader: Marqui Worthy Jr. (3.2 apg)
Leading 3-Point Shooter: De'Undrae Perteete Jr. (65.5%)
Blocked Shots Leader: BJ Kolly (1.5 bpg)
Steals Leader: Worthy Jr. (1.2 spg)
#115 St. Thomas
Best Win: vs. #106 vs. Northern Colorado, 73-72
Worst Loss: vs. #193 Cal State Fullerton, 80-88
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-1 (lost @ Saint Mary's, 58-84, won vs. Northern Colorado, 73-72
Leading Scorer: Nolan Minessale (22 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Nick Janowski (4.4 rpg)
Assist Leader: Minessale (4.2 apg)
Leading 3-Point Shooter: Ben Oosterbaan (37.8%)
Blocked Shots Leader: Minessale (0.8 bpg)
Steals Leader: Austin Herro (1.8 spg)
Friday Reach the Summit Results
#220 Milwaukee 88, #177 South Dakota State 87
Saturday Reach the Summit Slate
South Dakota @ Kansas State, 11 (ESPN+)
Denver @ Northern Colorado, 2 (ESPN+)
Omaha @ Lamar, 6 (ESPN+)
UC-Riverside @ St. Thomas, 7
Friday Eye-Openers
@ Seattle 70, Washington 66 -- Big Ten After Dark
Tulsa 82, @ Western Kentucky 81 -- Miles, oh my!
Villanova 76, vs. Wisconsin 66 -- Badgers looking un-Badger-like
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- St. Thomas shares the nation's longest home-court winning streak with Duke at 23 games. Akron (22) and currently undefeated Miami-Ohio (21) are close behind. If the Tommies win the remainder of their 2025-26 home games, they will hold solo possession of the streak at the end of the regular season.
-- Former Tommies guard Miles Barnstable hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Tulsa an 82-81 road win @ Western Kentucky. (never mind the hellacious moving screen that wasn't called to free up Barnstable) The resurgent Golden Hurricane are 11-1 and #41 in the latest NET rankings. Barnstable is averaging 14.3 points per game and 4 rebounds per game, while shooting 45.1% from three-point territory and 90.3% from the free-throw line. The senior guard also leads the Golden Hurricane in minutes played at 27.8 per game.
-- Wisconsin is not looking like a NCAA Tournament team after last night's loss to Villanova in Milwaukee. The Badgers are 7-4 and have beat nobody of significant consequence. Perhaps Nolan Winter would consider his dad's alma mater for his senior season (2026-27) if the free-agency offer was right? Ya' never know if you don't take a shot. #WildWildWest
"Rando" Summit League NCAA Tournament Resume (Denver Pioneers)
Record vs. D1 Opponents: 3-7
NET: #252
Torvik (T-Rank): #294
SOR (Strength of Record): 231
WAB (Wins Above Bubble): n/a
Overall SOS: n/a
Non-Conference SOS: n/a
True Road Record: 2-5
Record vs. Quad 1: 1-3
Record vs. Quad 2: 0-2
Record vs. Quad 3: 1-0
Record vs. Quad 4: 1-2
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-1 (won @ Colorado State, 83-81, lost @ Arizona, 73-103)
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Dec. 19)
1. WCC (9-15): (1) Grand Canyon over Utah, (2) Saint Mary's over Virginia Tech, (3) San Diego State over Oregon, (4) San Francisco over Minnesota, (5) San Francisco over Mississippi State, (6) Santa Clara over Minnesota, (7) Santa Clara over Xavier, (8) Seattle over Stanford, (9) Seattle over Washington
2. MAC (5-11): (1) Bowling Green over Kansas State, (2) Buffalo over DePaul, (3) Eastern Michigan over Cincinnati, (4) UMass over Boston College
3. Atlantic 10 (5-15): (1) Davidson over Boston College, (2) Dayton over Florida State, (3) Dayton over Georgetown, (4) Dayton over Marquette, (5) VCU over Virginia Tech
4. Mountain West (4-16): (1) Boise State over Butler, (2) Colorado State over Colorado, (3) New Mexico over Mississippi State, (4) UNLV over Stanford
5. American (3-19): (1) FAU over BC, (2) Memphis over Baylor, (3) Tulane over BC
6. Missouri Valley (1-9): (1) Drake over Georgia Tech
7. Coastal (2-20): (1) Hofstra over Pitt, (2) Hofstra over Syracuse
8. Big West (1-11): (1) Cal Poly over Utah
9. NEC (2-29): (1) Central Connecticut over BC, (2) Central Connecticut over Rutgers
10. MAAC (1-23): (1) Quinnipiac over Pitt
11. Southland (1-23): (1) New Orleans over TCU
Ivy (0-7)
Conference USA (0-12)
Summit (0-13)
America East (0-15)
WAC (0-15)
Big Sky (0-16)
Sun Belt (0-16)
SoCon (0-17)
Big South (0-18)
Patriot (0-19)
OVC (0-20)
Horizon (0-21)
MEAC (0-23)
ASUN (0-27)
SWAC (0-46)
Record: 34-476 (6.67%)
Saturday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
American
Memphis @ Mississippi State
ASUN
Florida Gulf Coast @ UCF
Big Sky
Eastern Washington @ Utah
Montana @ Louisville
Coastal
Elon @ Virginia Tech
Northeastern @ Syracuse
Horizon
Oakland vs. Michigan State
Ivy
Penn @ Rutgers
Mountain West
San Diego State vs. Arizona
NEC
Chicago State @ Indiana
Patriot
Bucknell vs. Iowa
Lafayette @ Georgia Tech
Summit
South Dakota @ Kansas State
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Dec. 19)
1 Gonzaga (7-1, 87.5%)
2 Big XII (43-28, 60.6%)
3 B1G (30-29, 50.8%)
4 ACC (31-36, 46.3%)
5 SEC (33-43, 43.4%)
6 Big East (21-28, 42.9%)
Saturday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Matchups
Kentucky vs. Saint John's, 11:30 (CBS)
North Carolina vs. Ohio State, 2 (CBS)
Butler vs. Northwestern, 3 (Peacock)
Arkansas vs. Houston, 4:30 (CBS)
Maryland @ Virginia, 5 (ESPN)
Auburn vs. Purdue, 5:30 (Peacock)
Duke vs. Texas Tech, 7 (ESPN)
Colorado vs. Stanford, 7 (ESPNU)
Other Games to Eyeball
Liberty @ Dayton, 11:30 (USA)
Colorado State @ Utah State, 1 (CBSSN)
Grand Canyon @ Wyoming, 3
Xavier @ Georgetown, 7 (FS1)
Marquette @ Creighton, 7:30 (Peacock)
Boise State @ Nevada, 9
Saturday Pick to Click (27-20, 57.4%, L1 streak)
Saint John's -1.5 over Kentucky
Saturday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (9-38, 19.1%, L7 streak) -- wayyyyy overdue
Colorado State (+8.5) outright @ Utah State
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
Be honest, what's your top priority today? The 1st round CFP tripleheader, or the bevy of Power 5 head-to-head hoops matchups?
St. Thomas (9-4, 5-6 ATS)
NET: The Tommies move up one spot to #115.
Torvik: The Tommies move up one spot to #112.
All rankings to follow are NET
UC-Riverside (6-6) @ St. Thomas (9-4) Tale of the Tape/7 p.m. (Lee & Penny Anderson Arena)
The Spread: St. Thomas favored by 13.5
#223 UC-Riverside
Best Win: @ #216 Cal Poly, 88-84
Worst Loss: #314 North Dakota, 74-76
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 0-1 (lost 53-100 @ BYU)
Leading Scorer: Andrew Henderson (18.1 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Osiris Grady (7.6 rpg)
Assist Leader: Marqui Worthy Jr. (3.2 apg)
Leading 3-Point Shooter: De'Undrae Perteete Jr. (65.5%)
Blocked Shots Leader: BJ Kolly (1.5 bpg)
Steals Leader: Worthy Jr. (1.2 spg)
#115 St. Thomas
Best Win: vs. #106 vs. Northern Colorado, 73-72
Worst Loss: vs. #193 Cal State Fullerton, 80-88
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-1 (lost @ Saint Mary's, 58-84, won vs. Northern Colorado, 73-72
Leading Scorer: Nolan Minessale (22 ppg)
Leading Rebounder: Nick Janowski (4.4 rpg)
Assist Leader: Minessale (4.2 apg)
Leading 3-Point Shooter: Ben Oosterbaan (37.8%)
Blocked Shots Leader: Minessale (0.8 bpg)
Steals Leader: Austin Herro (1.8 spg)
Friday Reach the Summit Results
#220 Milwaukee 88, #177 South Dakota State 87
Saturday Reach the Summit Slate
South Dakota @ Kansas State, 11 (ESPN+)
Denver @ Northern Colorado, 2 (ESPN+)
Omaha @ Lamar, 6 (ESPN+)
UC-Riverside @ St. Thomas, 7
Friday Eye-Openers
@ Seattle 70, Washington 66 -- Big Ten After Dark
Tulsa 82, @ Western Kentucky 81 -- Miles, oh my!
Villanova 76, vs. Wisconsin 66 -- Badgers looking un-Badger-like
Dribbles & Scribbles
-- St. Thomas shares the nation's longest home-court winning streak with Duke at 23 games. Akron (22) and currently undefeated Miami-Ohio (21) are close behind. If the Tommies win the remainder of their 2025-26 home games, they will hold solo possession of the streak at the end of the regular season.
-- Former Tommies guard Miles Barnstable hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Tulsa an 82-81 road win @ Western Kentucky. (never mind the hellacious moving screen that wasn't called to free up Barnstable) The resurgent Golden Hurricane are 11-1 and #41 in the latest NET rankings. Barnstable is averaging 14.3 points per game and 4 rebounds per game, while shooting 45.1% from three-point territory and 90.3% from the free-throw line. The senior guard also leads the Golden Hurricane in minutes played at 27.8 per game.
-- Wisconsin is not looking like a NCAA Tournament team after last night's loss to Villanova in Milwaukee. The Badgers are 7-4 and have beat nobody of significant consequence. Perhaps Nolan Winter would consider his dad's alma mater for his senior season (2026-27) if the free-agency offer was right? Ya' never know if you don't take a shot. #WildWildWest
"Rando" Summit League NCAA Tournament Resume (Denver Pioneers)
Record vs. D1 Opponents: 3-7
NET: #252
Torvik (T-Rank): #294
SOR (Strength of Record): 231
WAB (Wins Above Bubble): n/a
Overall SOS: n/a
Non-Conference SOS: n/a
True Road Record: 2-5
Record vs. Quad 1: 1-3
Record vs. Quad 2: 0-2
Record vs. Quad 3: 1-0
Record vs. Quad 4: 1-2
Record vs. Projected NCAA Qualifiers: 1-1 (won @ Colorado State, 83-81, lost @ Arizona, 73-103)
Mid- & Low-Major Conferences vs. Power 5/Gonzaga (through Dec. 19)
1. WCC (9-15): (1) Grand Canyon over Utah, (2) Saint Mary's over Virginia Tech, (3) San Diego State over Oregon, (4) San Francisco over Minnesota, (5) San Francisco over Mississippi State, (6) Santa Clara over Minnesota, (7) Santa Clara over Xavier, (8) Seattle over Stanford, (9) Seattle over Washington
2. MAC (5-11): (1) Bowling Green over Kansas State, (2) Buffalo over DePaul, (3) Eastern Michigan over Cincinnati, (4) UMass over Boston College
3. Atlantic 10 (5-15): (1) Davidson over Boston College, (2) Dayton over Florida State, (3) Dayton over Georgetown, (4) Dayton over Marquette, (5) VCU over Virginia Tech
4. Mountain West (4-16): (1) Boise State over Butler, (2) Colorado State over Colorado, (3) New Mexico over Mississippi State, (4) UNLV over Stanford
5. American (3-19): (1) FAU over BC, (2) Memphis over Baylor, (3) Tulane over BC
6. Missouri Valley (1-9): (1) Drake over Georgia Tech
7. Coastal (2-20): (1) Hofstra over Pitt, (2) Hofstra over Syracuse
8. Big West (1-11): (1) Cal Poly over Utah
9. NEC (2-29): (1) Central Connecticut over BC, (2) Central Connecticut over Rutgers
10. MAAC (1-23): (1) Quinnipiac over Pitt
11. Southland (1-23): (1) New Orleans over TCU
Ivy (0-7)
Conference USA (0-12)
Summit (0-13)
America East (0-15)
WAC (0-15)
Big Sky (0-16)
Sun Belt (0-16)
SoCon (0-17)
Big South (0-18)
Patriot (0-19)
OVC (0-20)
Horizon (0-21)
MEAC (0-23)
ASUN (0-27)
SWAC (0-46)
Record: 34-476 (6.67%)
Saturday Mid- & Low-Major vs. Power 5/Gonzaga Slate
American
Memphis @ Mississippi State
ASUN
Florida Gulf Coast @ UCF
Big Sky
Eastern Washington @ Utah
Montana @ Louisville
Coastal
Elon @ Virginia Tech
Northeastern @ Syracuse
Horizon
Oakland vs. Michigan State
Ivy
Penn @ Rutgers
Mountain West
San Diego State vs. Arizona
NEC
Chicago State @ Indiana
Patriot
Bucknell vs. Iowa
Lafayette @ Georgia Tech
Summit
South Dakota @ Kansas State
Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head (through Dec. 19)
1 Gonzaga (7-1, 87.5%)
2 Big XII (43-28, 60.6%)
3 B1G (30-29, 50.8%)
4 ACC (31-36, 46.3%)
5 SEC (33-43, 43.4%)
6 Big East (21-28, 42.9%)
Saturday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Matchups
Kentucky vs. Saint John's, 11:30 (CBS)
North Carolina vs. Ohio State, 2 (CBS)
Butler vs. Northwestern, 3 (Peacock)
Arkansas vs. Houston, 4:30 (CBS)
Maryland @ Virginia, 5 (ESPN)
Auburn vs. Purdue, 5:30 (Peacock)
Duke vs. Texas Tech, 7 (ESPN)
Colorado vs. Stanford, 7 (ESPNU)
Other Games to Eyeball
Liberty @ Dayton, 11:30 (USA)
Colorado State @ Utah State, 1 (CBSSN)
Grand Canyon @ Wyoming, 3
Xavier @ Georgetown, 7 (FS1)
Marquette @ Creighton, 7:30 (Peacock)
Boise State @ Nevada, 9
Saturday Pick to Click (27-20, 57.4%, L1 streak)
Saint John's -1.5 over Kentucky
Saturday Outright +7 or More ‘Dog (9-38, 19.1%, L7 streak) -- wayyyyy overdue
Colorado State (+8.5) outright @ Utah State
Deep Thoughts, by Buzz Studley
Be honest, what's your top priority today? The 1st round CFP tripleheader, or the bevy of Power 5 head-to-head hoops matchups?
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