Top 5 Games To Watch — Week of November 19th - 25th
Last week’s top 5 games did not disappoint. Memorable events that come to mind after week two are #18 Syracuse holding off #20 Texas A&M due to the outstanding play from Tiana Mangakahia. She scored 26 points on 62.5% shooting (10–16), including shooting 75% from three (3–4). She also collected 9 rebounds while dishing out 5 assists. Next, we had Green Bay upsetting #16 Missouri at home. #1 Notre Dame handled #15 DePaul on the road, winning 101–77 in an up-tempo game. Lastly, #9 Maryland taking care of business at #10 South Carolina, winning by 24 points.
Let’s take a look at the Her Hoop Stats top 5 match-ups for this coming week.
Quinnipiac vs. #11 Texas (Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, FL) — Friday, November 23 at 5:00 p.m. (ET) on Gulf Coast Live Stream
Texas’ Lashann Higgs leads the Longhorns in scoring, averaging 16.3 points per game while shooting 56.4% from the field. She is also averaging 5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.7 steals per game. Jatarie White is leading the Longhorns in rebounding, averaging 7.7 rebounds per game.
Quinnipiac’s Jen Fay leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.7 points per game while having a two point field goal percentage of 58.3%. She also leads the team in rebounding, averaging 8 boards per game, and has an assist rate of 28%.
*The winner of this game plays the winner of #16 Missouri vs. Michigan.
*The loser of this game plays the loser of #16 Missouri vs. Michigan.
#22 Arizona State vs. #5 Louisville (Southpoint Shootout in Las Vegas, NV) — Friday, November 23 at 5:30 p.m. (ET) on Southpoint Shootout Live Stream
Louisville’s offense has been impressive this season. The Cardinals are currently third in the country in points per 100 possessions, averaging 121.3. They are also third in the country in field goal percentage, shooting 55.5%. They are second in the country in points per scoring attempt with 1.35. Asia Durr is third in the country in scoring averaging 28.8 points per game. She has an effective field goal percentage of 71.4% and is averaging six made three-pointers per game.
Arizona State is second in the country in assisted shot rate at 83.7%. Reili Richardson is averaging 7 assists per game. Courtney Ekmark is leading Arizona State in points per game, averaging 12.5 points per game, and is shooting 37.5% from three point land.
#16 Missouri vs. Michigan (Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, FL) — Friday, November 23 at 7:30 p.m. (ET) on Gulf Coast Live Stream
Missouri is coming off a surprising loss at home to Green Bay. Mizzou’s Sophie Cunningham is leading the team in scoring, averaging 17 points per game, and is averaging 6 rebounds per game. Amber Smith leads Mizzou in rebounding averaging 8.3 boards per game. She also averages 3 blocks per game.
Michigan leads the country in opponent points per game, only giving up an average of 41 points per game. They also lead the country in defensive rebounds per game averaging 39.5 boards per game. They have a defensive rebound rate of 88.8% and a total rebound rate of 68.1%, which both also lead the country.
*The winner of this game plays the winner of #11 Texas vs. Quinnipiac.
*The loser of this game plays the loser of #11 Texas vs. Quinnipiac.
#14 Georgia vs. #9 Maryland (Puerto Rico Clasico in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico) — Saturday, November 24 at time TBD on FloHoops.com
Maryland leads the country in total rebounds per game and averages 20 offensive rebounds per game. They are sixth in the country with a block rate of 19.5%. Shakira Austin is averaging a double-double with 11.3 points per game and 13 rebounds per game.
Georgia is averaging 17 offensive rebounds per game. The Bulldogs have a defensive rebound rate of 72.1%. They are 15th in the country averaging 20.3 assists per game and are 11th in the country averaging 6.7 blocks per game.
#15 DePaul vs. #18 Syracuse (Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico) — Saturday, November 24 at 1:30 p.m. (ET) on CBS Sports Live
DePaul averages 80.3 possessions per 40 minutes and are sixth in the country in three point rate at 47.3%. The Blue Demons are averaging 13 steals per game. Ashton Millender is averaging 21 points per game while having a two-point percentage of 80% and a three-point percentage of 50%. She is averaging 5.5 made three-pointers per game.
Syracuse is 13th in the country in total rebounds per game, averaging 51.7. The Orange are averaging 16.8 assists per game. Tiana Mangakahia leads the team in scoring averaging 16.2 points per game. She also leads the team in assists averaging 4.5 per game and steals averaging 2.8 per game. She is second in rebounding averaging 5.5 rebounds per game. Her assist rate is 29.9%.
Please note, all statistics listed above are as of 11/18/2018.
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