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St. Thomas in the Torvik (T-Rank) Rankings
UST (1-2) drops 10 spots to #153 after Monday night's 81-71 loss to Washington State in Pullman. The Tommies fell behind 10-0 right out of the gate and were never really in the game, trailing 50-30 at the half. The Cougars (1-2) dominated the glass 32-19, leading to a 16-3 advantage in second-chance points.
Redshirt freshman Nick Janowski led the Tommies with 22 points, including 5-of-8 from the 3-point arc. Sophomore Nolan Minessale hit the 20-point mark for the third straight game, adding 6 assists. Tomas Thrastarson paced three Wazzu players in double figures with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4-of-7 sniping from trey land.
(Other) Monday Reach the Summit Results
None
Tuesday Reach the Summit Slate
Iona @ Kansas City (1-1), noon
Non-Division 1 @ North Dakota (0-3), 7
Cal State Northridge @ North Dakota State (0-2), 7
MONDAY EYE-OPENERS
Santa Clara 87, Xavier 68: The Broncos traveled to Cincinnati and put a beat-down on Richard Pitino's Musketeers. Elijah Mahi (18 points, 3 assists) and Christian Hammond (15 points, 3 rebounds) paced five SCU scorers in double figures. The Broncos (3-0) already own a pair of wins (McNeese, Xavier) over 2025 NCAA Tournament qualifiers.
Wazzu 81, Tommies 71: UST losing to Wazzu didn't necessarily surprise me but getting run out of the gym for the second time this season does. The outcome was never really in doubt, but the Toms did play a lot better in the second 20 minutes. Going forward they'll need redshirt junior sharpshooter Carter Bjerke to get going from the 3-point arc. Bjerke is 4-of-18 (22.2%) for the season after shooting over 40% from 3 in each of his first two seasons. Color me not concerned; he'll find his stroke.
MID- & SMALL-MAJOR CONFERENCES vs. POWER 5/GONZAGA (through Nov. 10)
Santa Clara's win over Xavier is just the third of the season by a non-Power 5 team over a Power 5 (+Gonzaga) opponent.
WCC (1-1) -- Santa Clara over Xavier
American (1-2) -- FAU over Boston College
Southland (1-8) -- New Orleans over TCU
Atlantic 10 (0-0)
Ivy (0-1)
Mountain West (0-1)
Conference USA (0-2)
MAC (0-2)
Missouri Valley (0-2)
Sun Belt (0-3)
Big South (0-4)
Big West (0-4)
Summit (0-4)
Coastal (0-5)
WAC (0-5)
America East (0-6)
Big Sky (0-6)
OVC (0-6)
SoCon (0-6)
MEAC (0-9)
Patriot (0-9)
MAAC (0-10)
Horizon (0-11)
NEC (0-11)
ASUN (0-12)
SWAC (0-14)
TUESDAY MID/LOW MAJOR vs. POWER 5/GONZAGA SLATE
AMERICAN
Memphis @ Ole Miss
ASUN
Central Arkansas @ Arkansas
ATLANTIC 10
Dayton @ Cincinnati
BIG SKY
Northern Arizona @ Arizona
BIG SOUTH
Radford @ North Carolina
COASTAL
Hampton @ Virginia
CONFERENCE USA
Delaware @ BYU
IVY
Penn @ Providence
MAAC
Sacred Heart @ Villanova
MAC
Ball State @ Wisconsin
Buffalo @ DePaul
MEAC
UMES @ Nebraska
MISSOURI VALLEY
Murray State @ SMU
NEC
Central Connecticut @ Boston College
Chicago State @ Butler
OVC
Eastern Illinois @ Notre Dame
Morehead State @ Clemson
PATRIOT
Navy @ Penn State
SO CON
Wofford @ Auburn
SOUTHLAND
TAMU-Corpus Christi @ Kansas
SWAC
Alcorn State @ Maryland
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Oklahoma
Florida A&M @ UCF
SUN BELT
Appalachian State over Ohio State
POWER 5/GONZAGA HEAD-TO-HEAD (through Nov. 10)
1 ACC (3-0)
2 Gonzaga (1-0)
3 Big XII (5-2)
4 B1G (2-2)
5 SEC (2-6)
6 Big East (1-4)
Tuesday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Slate
Michigan vs. Wake Forest, 5:30 (FS1) in Detroit
Florida State @ Florida, 6 (SECN)
Kentucky @ Louisville, 7 (ESPN)
Texas Tech @ Illinois, 7:30 (FS1)
Creighton @ Gonzaga, 9 (ESPN)
TUESDAY HANFDUL WORTH A LOOK
La Salle @ Temple, 6 (ESPN+) -- Big 5 Classic seeding game
Dayton @ Cincinnati, 6 (ESPN+)
Memphis @ Ole Miss, 8 (SECN)
UC-Riverside @ New Mexico, 8
Ohio @ Saint Mary's, 9 (ESPN+)
DAILY PICK TO CLICK (5-3, W2 streak)
Kentucky +4.5 @ Louisville
DAILY OUTRIGHT DRAGON SLAYER (2-6, L1 streak) – +7 or more underdog
Murray State (+11.5) outright @ SMU
DEEP THOUGHTS, BY BUZZ STUDLEY
Once again tonight we have ridiculously stupid time-of-game spacing by ESPN with its Kentucky-Louisville & Creighton-Gonzaga doubleheader. Kentucky-Louisville starts at 7 p.m. with Creighton-Zags scheduled at 9. Nearly all televised college basketball games take more than two hours, usually between 2:10 to 2:30. Is it really going to kill networks to schedule games 2.5 hours apart? Too many games are joined in progress, forcing folks wanting to watch the second game to another channel/stream (they may not have).
UST (1-2) drops 10 spots to #153 after Monday night's 81-71 loss to Washington State in Pullman. The Tommies fell behind 10-0 right out of the gate and were never really in the game, trailing 50-30 at the half. The Cougars (1-2) dominated the glass 32-19, leading to a 16-3 advantage in second-chance points.
Redshirt freshman Nick Janowski led the Tommies with 22 points, including 5-of-8 from the 3-point arc. Sophomore Nolan Minessale hit the 20-point mark for the third straight game, adding 6 assists. Tomas Thrastarson paced three Wazzu players in double figures with 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4-of-7 sniping from trey land.
(Other) Monday Reach the Summit Results
None
Tuesday Reach the Summit Slate
Iona @ Kansas City (1-1), noon
Non-Division 1 @ North Dakota (0-3), 7
Cal State Northridge @ North Dakota State (0-2), 7
MONDAY EYE-OPENERS
Santa Clara 87, Xavier 68: The Broncos traveled to Cincinnati and put a beat-down on Richard Pitino's Musketeers. Elijah Mahi (18 points, 3 assists) and Christian Hammond (15 points, 3 rebounds) paced five SCU scorers in double figures. The Broncos (3-0) already own a pair of wins (McNeese, Xavier) over 2025 NCAA Tournament qualifiers.
Wazzu 81, Tommies 71: UST losing to Wazzu didn't necessarily surprise me but getting run out of the gym for the second time this season does. The outcome was never really in doubt, but the Toms did play a lot better in the second 20 minutes. Going forward they'll need redshirt junior sharpshooter Carter Bjerke to get going from the 3-point arc. Bjerke is 4-of-18 (22.2%) for the season after shooting over 40% from 3 in each of his first two seasons. Color me not concerned; he'll find his stroke.
MID- & SMALL-MAJOR CONFERENCES vs. POWER 5/GONZAGA (through Nov. 10)
Santa Clara's win over Xavier is just the third of the season by a non-Power 5 team over a Power 5 (+Gonzaga) opponent.
WCC (1-1) -- Santa Clara over Xavier
American (1-2) -- FAU over Boston College
Southland (1-8) -- New Orleans over TCU
Atlantic 10 (0-0)
Ivy (0-1)
Mountain West (0-1)
Conference USA (0-2)
MAC (0-2)
Missouri Valley (0-2)
Sun Belt (0-3)
Big South (0-4)
Big West (0-4)
Summit (0-4)
Coastal (0-5)
WAC (0-5)
America East (0-6)
Big Sky (0-6)
OVC (0-6)
SoCon (0-6)
MEAC (0-9)
Patriot (0-9)
MAAC (0-10)
Horizon (0-11)
NEC (0-11)
ASUN (0-12)
SWAC (0-14)
TUESDAY MID/LOW MAJOR vs. POWER 5/GONZAGA SLATE
AMERICAN
Memphis @ Ole Miss
ASUN
Central Arkansas @ Arkansas
ATLANTIC 10
Dayton @ Cincinnati
BIG SKY
Northern Arizona @ Arizona
BIG SOUTH
Radford @ North Carolina
COASTAL
Hampton @ Virginia
CONFERENCE USA
Delaware @ BYU
IVY
Penn @ Providence
MAAC
Sacred Heart @ Villanova
MAC
Ball State @ Wisconsin
Buffalo @ DePaul
MEAC
UMES @ Nebraska
MISSOURI VALLEY
Murray State @ SMU
NEC
Central Connecticut @ Boston College
Chicago State @ Butler
OVC
Eastern Illinois @ Notre Dame
Morehead State @ Clemson
PATRIOT
Navy @ Penn State
SO CON
Wofford @ Auburn
SOUTHLAND
TAMU-Corpus Christi @ Kansas
SWAC
Alcorn State @ Maryland
Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Oklahoma
Florida A&M @ UCF
SUN BELT
Appalachian State over Ohio State
POWER 5/GONZAGA HEAD-TO-HEAD (through Nov. 10)
1 ACC (3-0)
2 Gonzaga (1-0)
3 Big XII (5-2)
4 B1G (2-2)
5 SEC (2-6)
6 Big East (1-4)
Tuesday Power 5/Gonzaga Head-to-Head Slate
Michigan vs. Wake Forest, 5:30 (FS1) in Detroit
Florida State @ Florida, 6 (SECN)
Kentucky @ Louisville, 7 (ESPN)
Texas Tech @ Illinois, 7:30 (FS1)
Creighton @ Gonzaga, 9 (ESPN)
TUESDAY HANFDUL WORTH A LOOK
La Salle @ Temple, 6 (ESPN+) -- Big 5 Classic seeding game
Dayton @ Cincinnati, 6 (ESPN+)
Memphis @ Ole Miss, 8 (SECN)
UC-Riverside @ New Mexico, 8
Ohio @ Saint Mary's, 9 (ESPN+)
DAILY PICK TO CLICK (5-3, W2 streak)
Kentucky +4.5 @ Louisville
DAILY OUTRIGHT DRAGON SLAYER (2-6, L1 streak) – +7 or more underdog
Murray State (+11.5) outright @ SMU
DEEP THOUGHTS, BY BUZZ STUDLEY
Once again tonight we have ridiculously stupid time-of-game spacing by ESPN with its Kentucky-Louisville & Creighton-Gonzaga doubleheader. Kentucky-Louisville starts at 7 p.m. with Creighton-Zags scheduled at 9. Nearly all televised college basketball games take more than two hours, usually between 2:10 to 2:30. Is it really going to kill networks to schedule games 2.5 hours apart? Too many games are joined in progress, forcing folks wanting to watch the second game to another channel/stream (they may not have).