Thanksgiving in Paradise

#3 posting 11.23.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
Thanksgiving didn't stand in the way of basketball being played yesterday. Most of these games were in tropical climates.
The Big 10 was 2-2 on Thanksgiving.
D1
Wake Forest beat Indiana 55-53 in the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 17 for the Hoosiers.

Iowa beat Mississippi State 60-54 in Cancun, Mexico in the Caribbean Challenge. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter, IA) had 17, Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) had 10 Kachine Alexander (Benilde-St. Margaret's) had 2 for the Hawkeyes.

Michigan State edged Kansas State 68-65 in Cancun. Alyssa DeHaan had 23 for the Spartans.

#8 Duke beat #20 Purdue 53-41. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 5 points for Purdue.

Tulane beat Northern Illinois 70-57 in Cancun. Jessie Wilcox (Oshkosh West) had 6 for NIU.

Texas A&M beat Wichita State 70-36 in the Paradise Jam. Daria Frazier (Mpls North) had 8 for Wichita State.

Texas Tech beat Idaho State 86-72. Ally Sisel (Luxemburg-Casco, WI) did not score for ISU.

TODAY
The Gophers are in Hawaii and will face Kentucky in the Rainbow Wahine Classic. Lone senior Leslie Knight (Hopkins) has a feature in the StarTribune.

The Badgers spent Thanksgiving in Los Angeles awaiting the Pepperdine tournament. Danielle Ward (Milw King) has a feature in the Wisconsin State Journal. The Badgers are looking for more consistent production.

A win at George Washington might propel South Dakota State in the top 25 discussions. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

Iowa State is in Nashville for the Vanderbilt Tournament. From the Des Moines Register.

UM Duluth will host Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan this weekend.

The Grand Forks Herald looks at the last year in D2 for North Dakota.

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