#HLMBB Notebook – Dec. 3, 2024

#HLMBB Notebook – Dec. 3, 2024

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Rachel White

#HLMBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (December 3, 2024) – Wright State’s victory over Air Force in the sold-out Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic, Detroit Mercy’s overtime triumph at Eastern Michigan and Oakland’s road win at Toledo highlighted this week’s action ahead of the start of #HLMBB play this week.

#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS
  • Tuesday, Nov. 26
    • Tulsa 63, Detroit Mercy 44
    • Cleveland State 56, NJIT 53
    • Radford 69, Purdue Fort Wayne 56
  • Wednesday, Nov. 27
    • Rhode Island 81, Detroit Mercy 75
    • College of Charleston 79, Northern Kentucky 64
    • Western Michigan 73, Youngstown State 62
    • RMU 72, Canisius 64
    • UCF 84, Milwaukee 76
  • Friday, Nov. 29
    • Morehead State 71, Cleveland State 69
  • Saturday, Nov. 30
    • Campbell 72, Green Bay 66
    • IU Indianapolis 106, Trinity Christian 49
    • Southern Miss 66, Milwaukee 65
    • Ohio 85, RMU 68
    • Purdue Fort Wayne 77, East Texas A&M 57
    • Youngstown State 128, Bethany 60
    • Northern Kentucky 86, Bellarmine 70
    • Wright State 70, Air Force 57
    • Oakland 85, Toledo 52
    • Detroit Mercy 98, Eastern Michigan 89 (OT)
#HLMBB DIG DEEPER
  • Alex Huibregtse connected on six three-pointers, including going a perfect 5-of-5 from deep in the first half, on the way to a 20-point performance as Wright State defeated Air Force 70-54 on Saturday night in the Stars, Stripes and Flight Classic. Huibregtse tallied 17 of his 20 points in the first half to help the Raiders build a lead they would not relinquish, finishing his night shooting 7-of-10 overall, with six of those three-pointers (6-of-7), and adding six rebounds and three assists to his final stat line.
  • Redshirt freshman Grant Gondrezick helped the Titans win on the road at Eastern Michigan, tallying a season-high 22 points with a season-best seven rebounds, three assists, and a steal as he was 7-of-14 from the field, 2-of-4 from three, and 6-of-7 at the charity stripe in 40 minutes of action.
  • Under Armour #HLMBB Player of the Week DQ Cole tied a career-high in field goals made (8) and set a new career-high in threes made in a game (6) in the Golden Grizzlies’ win at Toledo on Saturday. Cole added five rebounds to his career-high 22 points.
  • Trey Robinson averaged 18.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in two games this week with 24 points, eight rebound and three steals in Saturday’s NKU win over Bellarmine.
  • Cleveland State’s Tevin Smith was named MVP of the Cleveland State Thanksgiving Throwback Tournament after he averaged 14.5 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game.
  • Purdue Fort Wayne’s Jalen Jackson leads the team with 18.88 points per game while Rasheed Bello contributes 14.38 points per game for the Mastodons.
  • Paul Zilinskas paces IU Indianapolis with 19.0 points per game this season while Jarvis Walker adds 14.56 points per game for the Jaguars.
  • Themus Fulks averages 14.78 points and 5.0 assists per contest for Milwaukee, shooting 53.3 percent from the floor.
  • Green Bay’s Anthony Roy continues to lead the League with 27.25 points per game while teammate Preston Ruedinger paces #HLMBB with 3.0 steals per contest this season.
  • RMU’s Alvaro Folgueiras ranks first among #HLMBB players with 10.44 rebounds per game.
  • EJ Farmer scored 20 points for the Penguins against Western Michigan, shooting 50 percent from the field.
  • Horizon League play is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Dec. 4 with two matchups followed by three contests on Thursday, Dec. 5, four battles on Saturday, Dec. 7 and one contest on Sunday, Dec. 8.
  • The 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships are scheduled to culminate at the Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis March 10-11 with the mantra #MarchStartsHere.
#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON
  • Tuesday, Dec. 3
    • Northern Kentucky at Akron, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Wednesday, Dec. 4
    • Green Bay at IU Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Youngstown State at RMU, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Thursday, Dec. 5
    • Purdue Fort Wayne at Detroit Mercy, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Wright State at Oakland, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Cleveland State at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Saturday, Dec. 7
    • Wright State at Detroit Mercy, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Northern Kentucky at IU Indianapolis, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Cleveland State at Green Bay, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
    • Oakland at Youngstown State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
  • Sunday, Dec. 8
    • RMU at Purdue Fort Wayne, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)