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Feast Of Wins On Friday
BIG EAST women’s basketball teams went 7-1 in non-conference play the day after Thanksgiving, highlighted by DePaul’s 76-67 win over No. 14/17 Maryland in the nationally televised opening game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. No. 3/3 UConn, No. 23/RV Villanova and St. John’s remained undefeated on the season as the Huskies cruised by RV/RV Duke 78-50 at the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament, the Wildcats defeated Belmont 83-80 at the Gulf Coast Showcase and the Red Storm knocked off Memphis 61-57 at the Las Vegas Invitational. Additionally, Butler opened play at the Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament with a 64-39 win over Sacred Heart, Seton Hall scored an 83-72 win over Wisconsin at the Paradise Jam and Providence doubled-up Hartford 60-30 in the first game of the Friar Thanksgiving Classic. DePaul’s win over the 14^th-ranked Terps boosted the BIG EAST’s record to 7-1 against ranked teams this season.
 
Individual Performances Of Note
Familiar names shined in non-league action on Friday, with Seton Hall’s Lauren Park-Lane going off for 37 points in the win over Wisconsin and Villanova’s Maddy Siegrist dropping 29 in a win over Belmont. Nika Muhl, the nation’s assists leader, recorded double-digit dimes for the second straight game, dishing 10 helpers in UConn’s win over RV/RV Duke. Three Blue Demons recorded double-doubles as DePaul upset 14^th-ranked Maryland – Aneesah Morrow (22 points, 18 rebounds), Jorie Allen (10 points, 13 rebounds) and Keke Rimmer (13 points, 12 rebounds).
 
No. 16/15 Creighton Edges Xavier In #BIGEASTwbb Opener
Creighton and Xavier opened conference play on Friday with the upset-minded Musketeers coming up just shy as the 16^th-ranked Bluejays scored the 57-51 road win. Neither team shot the ball well as the Bluejays went 19-of-57 from the field (33.3%) and 4-of-24 from beyond the arc (16.7%). Xavier closed the game 18-of-63 (28.6%) and 5-of-22 (22.7%) from long range. Creighton (6-0, 1-0 BIG EAST) trailed by two, 46-44, with 3:27 remaining, using a 7-0 run to take a five-point lead with 1:05 to go. Xavier (5-1, 0-1) got within two, 53-51, with 15 seconds left, but Lauren Jensen and Morgan Maly sank game-clinching free-throws for the Bluejays. Jensen finished with a game-high 18 points while Maly added 16. Taylor Smith and Fernanda Ovalle tied for the Xavier high with 15 points apiece. It was the Musketeers’ first loss of the season as they move to 5-1, while Creighton extended its perfect start to 6-0.
 
Up Next
Thanksgiving Tournament play continues on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. ET on FloHoops when Georgetown looks to bounce back in Puerto Rico against High Point. Two more tilts follow at 2 p.m., when Butler faces Binghamton and DePaul squares off with Pitt. Providence hosts Weber State at 3 p.m. before Seton Hall closes out play at the Paradise Jam at 3:15 p.m. against RV/RV Georgia. St. John’s faces UTSA at 4 p.m. in Las Vegas before the nation’s lone top-25 showdown of the day when No. 23 Villanova faces No. 21 Baylor in Naples, Fla., at 5 p.m. on FloHoops.
 
Weekly Schedule
Saturday – Nov. 26
Georgetown vs. High Point (San Juan, Puerto Rico), 1 p.m. Stats FloSports
Butler vs. Binghamton (Boca Raton, Fla.), 2 p.m.
DePaul vs. Pitt (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2 p.m. Stats Watch
Weber State at Providence, 3 p.m. Stats FloSports
Seton Hall vs. RV/RV Georgia (St. Thomas, USVI), 3:15 p.m. ESPN3 
St. John’s vs. UTSA (Las Vegas, Nev.), 4 p.m. FloSports
23/RV Villanova vs. 21/20 Baylor (Naples, Fla.), 5 p.m. Stats FloSports
Sunday – Nov. 27
Villanova vs. TBD (Naples, Fla.), TBD Stats FloSports
3/3 UConn vs. 9/8 Iowa (Portland, Ore.), 1 p.m. ABC
Xavier at SIUE, 2 p.m. ESPN+ Stats
Saint Francis at RV/25 Marquette, 3 p.m. Stats FloSports
DePaul vs. Towson (Fort Myers, Fla.), 2 p.m. Stats Watch
Bryant at Providence, 2 p.m. Stats FloSports
All times Eastern