Final Nov 20
Fisher 66 -0.0 o0.0
UMASS 121 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
COFC 76 -12.0 o144.5
CIT 61 12.0 u144.5
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MColl 49 -0.0 o0.0
HC 88 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
SIE 55 27.0 o144.5
XAV 80 -27.0 u144.5
Final Nov 20
YALE 86 -9.0 o142.0
STON 64 9.0 u142.0
Final Nov 20
VALLFO 53 -0.0 o0.0
LEH 100 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
SDAK 80 -2.5 o156.0
WMU 76 2.5 u156.0
Final Nov 20
IONA 43 12.5 o147.0
WVU 86 -12.5 u147.0
Final Nov 20
FDU 70 6.5 o149.5
ARMY 84 -6.5 u149.5
Final Nov 20
DETU 70 11.5 o143.0
BALL 59 -11.5 u143.0
Final Nov 20
CSTOH 52 -0.0 o0.0
CMU 86 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
OGLE 48 -0.0 o0.0
FUR 124 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
57 -0.0 o0.0
SFPA 96 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
MANS 54 -0.0 o0.0
SBON 76 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
SEE 51 -0.0 o0.0
SPU 116 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
ACU 78 4.5 o156.0
KENN 84 -4.5 u156.0
Final Nov 20
64 -0.0 o0.0
UNH 78 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
ELON 75 -1.5 o144.0
NIU 48 1.5 u144.0
Final Nov 20
LAF 72 15.5 o147.5
URI 86 -15.5 u147.5
Final Nov 20
ME 66 8.0 o129.5
RICH 70 -8.0 u129.5
Final Nov 20
NMSU 53 15.5 o142.0
DAY 74 -15.5 u142.0
Final Nov 20
CLMB 80 -11.0 o152.5
LIU 72 11.0 u152.5
Final Nov 20
PEAY 58 -1.0 o138.5
MORE 63 1.0 u138.5
Final Nov 20
PFW 89 17.0 o159.5
PSU 102 -17.0 u159.5
Final Nov 20
JAC 74 13.5 o135.5
VT 64 -13.5 u135.5
Final Nov 20
COPP 55 28.5 o134.0
GMU 93 -28.5 u134.0
Final Nov 20
MORG 83 6.5 o158.5
NCAT 86 -6.5 u158.5
Final Nov 20
TOWS 70 -2.5 o137.0
NICH 64 2.5 u137.0
Final Nov 20
JKST 62 14.5 o151.5
WKU 79 -14.5 u151.5
Final Nov 20
USM 76 6.5 o153.0
SDST 101 -6.5 u153.0
Final Nov 20
UALR 71 12.5 o150.0
TLSA 57 -12.5 u150.0
Final Nov 20
MW 63 20.0 o135.0
RUTG 74 -20.0 u135.0
Final Nov 20
UMES 61 25.0 o149.5
MURR 79 -25.0 u149.5
Final Nov 20
SOU 54 25.5 o143.5
TAM 71 -25.5 u143.5
Final Nov 20
MSM 51 14.5 o143.0
GTWN 79 -14.5 u143.0
Final Nov 20
UCD 75 17.0 o152.5
GRC 68 -17.0 u152.5
Final Nov 20
CP 89 16.5 o154.5
ASU 93 -16.5 u154.5
Final Nov 20
ILL 87 8.5 o168.5
ALA 100 -8.5 u168.5
Final Nov 20
LBSU 41 34.0 o152.5
GONZ 84 -34.0 u152.5
Final Nov 20
NORF 63 21.0 o143.5
STAN 70 -21.0 u143.5
Final Nov 20
PV 83 14.0 o156.0
FRES 94 -14.0 u156.0
Final Nov 20
SJSU 68 17.0 o141.0
USC 82 -17.0 u141.0
Final Nov 20
PEPP 59 14.0 o146.5
UNLV 80 -14.0 u146.5
Final Nov 20
UTEP 79 4.5 o145.5
UCSB 76 -4.5 u145.5
Final Nov 20
CSU 38 -0.0 o0.0
SMC 78 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 20
UNCO 79 4.5 o151.0
CALBA 68 -4.5 u151.0
Final Nov 20
IDST 70 24.5 o130.5
UCLA 84 -24.5 u130.5
Miami (FL) 0th Atlantic Coast3-0
Drake 0th Missouri Valley3-0

Miami (FL) @ Drake preview

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Last Meeting ( Mar 17, 2023 ) Drake 56, Miami-Florida 63

The Miami Hurricanes, who won their first three games by a combined 95 points, are finally set to take on a tougher opponent.

Miami (3-0) figures to get a challenge from the Drake Bulldogs (3-0) on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Charleston Classic in South Carolina.

Point guard Nijel Pack leads Miami in scoring (14.7) and assists (6.7) and backcourt mate Jalen Blackmon averages 14.0 points and a team-high 1.7 steals.

However, Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga acknowledges that the size of his guards -- Pack is 6-foot and Blackmon is 6-2 -- could be exploited as Miami's schedule becomes more imposing.

"The challenge for (Blackmon) is going to be on the defensive end because he plays next to Nijel," Larranaga said. "Neither one of them is a big guard. It's something we're going to have to handle as the season progresses."

Miami has a standout at center in Lynn Kidd, a 6-10, 241-pound transfer from Virginia Tech. He is averaging 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds and ranks eighth in the nation in field-goal percentage (.783).

The Hurricanes start two veteran forwards: Matthew Cleveland (11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds) and Brandon Johnson (10.3 points, team-high 8.0 rebounds).

While Miami has been cruising, Drake won its most recent game by just two points over Florida Gulf Coast.

Drake made three of the last four NCAA Tournaments, but coach Darian DeVries left for West Virginia and the Bulldogs had to replace all five starters from last season's 28-7 squad.

New coach Ben McCollum built a Division II power at Northwest Missouri State, which went 29-5 last season. Four players from that team are now starting for Drake: Isaiah Jackson, Bennett Stirtz, Mitch Mascari and Daniel Abreu. The fifth starter is Wyoming transfer Cam Manyawu.

The only returner from last season is forward Nate Ferguson, a sixth-year senior who is Drake's sixth man.

Manyawu, who won't turn 19 until New Year's Day, tops Drake in rebounds (6.7). Stirtz leads the team in scoring (18.7), assists (5.0) and steals (3.0). He also scored a game-high 25 points against Florida Gulf Coast on a night in which the Bulldogs were not sharp.

"You have to be able to win when you don't have your best stuff," McCollum said. "We have to be more ready the rest of the season."

--Field Level Media

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