LSU stuns Gonzaga at the buzzer as November already sorts contenders
LSU beat ranked Gonzaga on a shot with 1.5 seconds left, Cincinnati gave Jerrod Calhoun his 300th win, and Notre Dame's Hidalgo posted a stat line no college player has matched.
- Donovan Dent hit a step-back three-point shot with 1.5 seconds remaining to give LSU an 81-80 victory over ranked Gonzaga. m:…4998
- LSU rallied from a 13-point deficit in the final eight minutes, and the win is LSU's first against a ranked team in 15 contests; LSU is 4-0 on the season. m:…4998
- Jerrod Calhoun reached 300 career wins as a head coach as Cincinnati beat Dayton 95-72. m:…5275
- Riley Allenspach scored 20 points for Cincinnati, and Cincinnati shot 64.5 percent from the field in the first half. m:…5275
- Hidalgo recorded 31 points, seven rebounds and four steals for Notre Dame, and is the only college basketball player in history to have 2500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 500 steals. m:…9747
- Notre Dame beat DePaul 108-84 and scored 100 points for the third consecutive game. m:…9747
LSU stuns Gonzaga
Donovan Dent hit a step-back three-point shot with 1.5 seconds remaining to give LSU an 81-80 victory over ranked Gonzaga. LSU rallied from a 13-point deficit in the final eight minutes of the game, and the win is LSU's first against a ranked team in 15 contests. m:…4998
Dent recorded 23 points and 10 assists in the game, and Michael Ruzic recorded 12 points and 12 rebounds. Braden Huff led Gonzaga with 18 points and 13 rebounds. LSU is 4-0 on the season, and Gonzaga is 2-1. m:…4998 m:…7825
The win also added to head coach Will Wade's record against ranked teams: he has achieved 11 wins against ranked teams while coaching LSU. m:…4998
Gonzaga held a lead of 68-55 with 8:11 left in the game, and the lead was gone by the final seconds. A lead like that is supposed to be safe in November, and LSU spent the rest of the game proving it is not. m:…7825 m:…4998
The shooting split told the story. LSU made 12-of-26 from three-point range, while Gonzaga shot 5-of-17 from behind the perimeter. The teams tied in rebounds with 42 each, and Gonzaga held a 46-28 advantage in points in the paint, but the paint edge did not survive the final eight minutes. m:…4998 m:…7825
Calhoun wins No. 300
Jerrod Calhoun reached 300 career wins as a head coach as Cincinnati beat Dayton 95-72. Cincinnati is 3-1 on the season, and Dayton is 1-3. m:…5275
Riley Allenspach scored 20 points for Cincinnati, and Tyler Tejada scored 16 points with nine rebounds. Cincinnati shot 64.5 percent from the field in the first half. Elijah Perryman and MJ Collins Jr. each scored 12 points. m:…5275
Dayton had its moments. Amael L'Etang led the Flyers with 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds, and Dayton cut the lead to eight points with 12:29 remaining. Cincinnati answered with a 7-0 run and went on to win 95-72. m:…9006 m:…5275
Tristian Ford scored 15 points for Dayton, Aiden Derkack scored 10 points, and Dayton scored 32 points in the paint. The Flyers kept finding the paint all night; they could not keep Cincinnati from finding everything else. m:…9006
Notre Dame women make history
Notre Dame defeated DePaul 108-84 in the 2026 SoFi Shamrock Classic, and the game belonged to Hidalgo. Hidalgo recorded 31 points, seven rebounds and four steals, and is the only college basketball player in history to have 2500 points, 500 rebounds, 500 assists and 500 steals. m:…9747
Hardy recorded a career-high 16 rebounds, including a program-record 12 offensive rebounds. Notre Dame scored 100 points for the third consecutive game. Notre Dame will host Southern on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ACCNX. m:…9747
What the weekend sorted
November games are supposed to be tune-ups, but this weekend sorted contenders early. LSU beat a ranked team for the first time in 15 tries, Cincinnati gave its coach his 300th win in a rout, and a Notre Dame star put up a stat line no college player has matched. m:…4998 m:…5275 m:…9747
The through-line is timing. Dent's shot came with 1.5 seconds left, Calhoun's milestone came with Cincinnati at 3-1 on the season, and Hidalgo's record came on a 108-point night. Early-season games rarely carry this much signal, and this weekend carried three separate kinds of it. m:…4998 m:…5275 m:…9747
What is still unresolved
- The reports do not say how Gonzaga responds in its next game after giving up a 13-point lead.
- Whether LSU's first ranked win in 15 contests moves its standing is not covered in these reports.
- The reports do not say when or how Cincinnati will mark Calhoun's 300th win.
- Whether Notre Dame keeps scoring 100 points a game once the schedule toughens is an open question.
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