Daily Briefing — Nov. 19, 2021: Angel Reese, Shyanne Sellers make history for Terps

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Watch List, Friday, Nov. 19

Must-watch

None

Good games

None

Also watchable

Kansas State @ #5 N.C. State, 7 p.m., ACC Network Extra

Sickos games

None

Pac-12 or Big 10 on national television

None

Thursday, Nov. 18 recap

#3 Maryland: 108-66 win over UNC-Wilmington. The teams combined to shoot 50.0% from the field and 41.9% from three, with the Terps only committing three turnovers and rebounding over half their own misses. Maryland big Angel Reese had a double-double with 23 points on 9-13 shooting (5-7 FT) and 12 rebounds (nine offensive), plus three assists, five steals, two blocks, and just one turnover, in only 24 minutes — that’s the first time anyone’s had 24/12/3/5/2 with one turnover or less either on that shooting efficiency, or in fewer than 32 minutes, or with that many offensive rebounds in the Her Hoop Stats era (since 2009); off-ball guard Katie Benzan scored 22 points on 8-15 from the field (6-11 3pt.) with four assists; big Mimi Collins had 21 points on 9-17 FG (1-2 3pt.) and nine rebounds without a turnover; combo guard Shyanne Sellers scored 13 points off the bench on 5-8 shooting (1-4 3pt.) with four rebounds, nine assists, and three steals and no turnovers — the first 13/4/9 line with three steals and no turnovers off the bench in the Her Hoop Stats era; wing Diamond Miller played five first-half minutes as a reserve after missing the Terps’ Tuesday win over Mount St. Mary’s with knee soreness, and will be continually re-evaluated. Wing Carrie Gross led the Seahawks with 17 points on 7-9 shooting and five rebounds in 19 minutes.

#14 Iowa State: 98-76 win over Drake. The Bulldogs had an 81.6% win expectancy with an 11-point lead a couple minutes into the second quarter; the teams’ performances thereafter prorate into a 111-67 Iowa State win. They combined to shoot 48.0% from the field and 41.7% from three. Cyclone wing Ashley Joens broke out of her early-season funk, to the tune of 31 points on 11-19 shooting (5-11 3pt.), ten rebounds (five offensive), four assists, three steals, and just one turnover; combo guard Lexi Donarski and off-ball guard Aubrey Joens combined for 35 points on 12-26 from the field (7-17 3pt.), ten rebounds, and six steals, with Donarski adding five assists against four turnovers; combo guard Denae Fritz — the No. 138 freshman in the country, by Prospects Nation — had her best day yet, with 12 points on 4-7 FG (2-4 3pt.) and three rebounds. Point guard Katie Dinnebier — the No. 229 freshman, per Blue Star — led Drake with 19 points on 7-10 shooting (4-5 3pt.), four rebounds, and five assists against just one turnover; wing Grace Berg had 17 points on 7-11 FG (2-4 3pt.) and three steals but eight turnovers and four fouls; center Maggie Bair put up 11 points on 5-9 from the field with six rebounds and four fouls in 12 minutes.

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#17 Florida State: 64-39 win over Jacksonville. The Dolphins led 20-14 at 2:31 in the second quarter, and then… didn’t. Center Valencia Myers led the Noles with a game-high 15 points, on 6-8 shooting and seven rebounds against three turnovers; big Makayla Timpson had 12 points on 6-9 from the field, eight rebounds, and three blocks off the bench; wing Morgan Jones scored 12 points on 3-6 FG (6-10 FT), plus eight rebounds, four assists, and two blocks; off-ball guard Sammie Puisis replaced Kourtney Weber in the starting lineup and went 0-for-6 from three — the former started all of Florida State’s games last year, the latter is dealing with a hamstring issue “not expected to be long term.”

#20 UCLA: 73-46 win over CSU Northridge. Did not take the lead for good until the end of the first half. Big IImar’I Thomas scored a game-high 21 points on 10-14 from the field; point guard Charisma Osborne had 19 points on 5-11 shooting (2-5 3pt., 7-8 FT), eight rebounds, four assists, and two steals against five turnovers before suffering an ankle injury and needing to be helped off the court; wing Jaelynn Penn notched nine points on 3-9 FG (1-5 3pt.), eight rebounds, seven assists, and two steals against four turnovers. Big Chantel Horvat recovered from injury and was added to the rotation, bringing the Bruins to a grand total of eight players — though they’ll be back to seven on Sunday if Osborne’s ailment is serious. Not good.

#24 Texas A&M: 82-75 win over Stephen F. Austin. The Lumberjacks opened last season with a nine-point loss to Arizona State, then went 24-2 to close the season, with their lone losses both by just two points — first to Houston in December, then to five-seed Georgia Tech in the NCAA Tournament; they finished the year 21st in Her Hoop Stats rating. A 12-3 Stephen F. Austin run over the Aggies to start the second quarter tied the game at 23, and a 20-7 run from the 8:00 mark of the fourth through 0:56 took the Lumberjacks from down 19 to down six, but Texas A&M was never truly in danger of losing.

Aggie point wing Kayla Wells scored a game-high 24 points on 7-11 from the field (10-12 FT), with four rebounds and three assists against six turnovers; point guard Jordan Nixon had 14 points on 2-7 shooting (1-4 3pt., 9-9 FT) with five assists against three turnovers; bench guards Destiny Pitts and Qadashah Hoppie combined for 31 points on 10-18 FG (7-12 3pt.), seven rebounds, and seven assists against five turnovers. Stephen F. Austin was led by Stephanie Visscher’s 18 points on 8-14 shooting (0-3 3pt.), plus five rebounds and four steals; wing Avery Brittingham had 17 points on 6-9 from the field (5-5 FT) and three turnovers; off-ball guard Tasharian Robinson scored 12 points off the bench on 4-6 from three without a turnover.

The Daily Briefing Texas A&M Wells/Nixon/Pitts Watch: combined share of Aggies’ scoring — 54.2%; assists — 59.2%; turnovers — 45.6%; steals — 31.0%; combined 53.1% FG%, 51.9% 3P%, 1.45 assist-to-turnover ratio.

RV (Receiving Votes) Georgia: 67-52 win over Mercer. The Bears led by nine with less than six minutes left in the first half, from which point on the Bulldogs were a +24. Three Georgia players had 13 points: center Jenna Staiti, on 5-15 shooting (0-2 3pt.) with 12 rebounds for a double-double; point guard Que Morrison, on 5-18 shooting (0-2 3pt.) with five rebounds, three assists, and three steals against one turnover; and bench wing Javyn Nicholson, on a perfect 5-5 FG (3-6 FT) and seven rebounds (five offensive). Off-ball guard Amoria Neal-Tysor had a game-high 19 points for Mercer on 7-17 from the field (1-3 3pt.) and seven rebounds; wing Shannon Titus notched 12 points on 4-9 FG with five rebounds, three steals, two blocks, and three turnovers; wing Jaron Dougherty scored 14 points on 4-17 shooting (6-7 FT) and three turnovers.

RV Notre Dame: 71-56 win over Fordham. The Irish shot 49.0% from the field and 4-8 from three. Off-ball guard Dara Mabrey scored 20 points on 6-8 shooting (2-4 3pt., 6-7 FT) with three turnovers; big wing Maddy Westbeld had 18 points on 7-11 FG, seven rebounds, two steals, and three turnovers; wing Sonia Citron notched a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double off the bench on 4-6 from the field, plus three assists; point guard Olivia Miles had five points on 1-9 shooting, with two assists against five turnovers. Rams big Kaitlyn Downey had 15 points on 5-8 from the field (3-4 3pt.) and two steals; point guard Asiah Dingle had 14 points on 6-17 FG, six rebounds, three assists, and four steals against four turnovers.

Little Rock: 55-50 win over Memphis. Off-ball guard Sali Kourouma scored 32 points on 10-24 from the field (1-8 3pt., 11-14 FT) with 10 rebounds.

IUPUI: Forfeited its game against Cleveland State because of COVID within the Jaguars’ tier-one personnel.

Blown Leads

George Washington: 47-45 win over Old Dominion. Had a 96.4% win expectancy with a 13-point lead a few seconds into the final quarter, then allowed a 16-2 run and needed a three with eight seconds left to win.