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2023 Maui Invitational: Tennessee beats Syracuse in opening game

2023 Maui Invitational: Tennessee beats Syracuse in opening game

No. 8 Tennessee (4-0) defeated Syracuse (3-1), 73-56, Monday in the Maui Invitational as SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The Vols, after trailing by as many as eight points, led, 30-25, at halftime.

Two Tennessee players recorded double-doubles in the contest. Jonas Aidoo totaled 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Josiah-Jordan James recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds.

Dalton Knecht was the Vols’ leading scorer as he finished with 17 points. He also had four rebounds, three assists and two blocks. Knecht scored 15 points in the first half.

Jahmai Mashack finished with eight points and four rebounds for the Vols.

Tennessee will next play Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST against the winner of the Purdue-Gonzaga game.

PHOTOS: Vols defeat Syracuse in Maui Invitational

PHOTOS: Vols defeat Syracuse in Maui Invitational

PHOTOS: Tennessee basketball defeats Syracuse in Maui Invitational

No. 8 Tennessee (4-0) defeated Syracuse (3-1), 73-56, on Monday in the Maui Invitational opening game.

The Vols led, 30-25, at halftime.

Dalton Knecht led Tennessee in points with 17. He also recorded four rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal.

The 2023 Maui Invitational is taking place at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Due to wildfires that impacted the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, the 2023 Maui Invitational relocated to Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.

Chaminade, Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and UCLA are teams competing in the 2023 Maui Invitational.

Below are photos of Tennessee’s win versus Syracuse in the Maui Invitational on Monday.

Maui Invitational: How to watch Tennessee-Syracuse basketball game

How to watch the Tennessee-Syracuse basketball game on Monday.

No. 8 Tennessee (3-0) will open play in the Maui Invitational on Monday.

The Vols will play Syracuse (3-0) at 2:30 p.m. EST.

The 2023 Maui Invitational will take place at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Due to wildfires that impacted the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui, the 2023 Maui Invitational relocated to Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.

Chaminade, Gonzaga, Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and UCLA are teams competing in the 2023 Maui Invitational.

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Below is information in how to watch and listen to the Tennessee-Syracuse game at SimpliFi Arena at the Stan Sheriff Center on Monday.

ACC men’s basketball leaders as of Nov. 19

No Notre Dame players this week.

We continue to see more of who will make the ACC special this season. Even if these particular players aren’t all at the top of the statistical leaderboards at the end of the season, they still will be worth watching throughout the season. Here’s who’s most worth watching in the conference leading into Thanksgiving week:

Notre Dame’s Sonia Citron out ‘a few weeks’ with injury

We now know the extent of Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron’s injury, and it appears that we will see her again soon.

We now know the extent of Notre Dame guard [autotag]Sonia Citron[/autotag]’s injury, and it appears that we will see her again soon.

Late in the first quarter during the NBC broadcast of the Irish’s Shamrock Classic against Illinois in Washington, Citron was shown with her leg in a brace and elevated across multiple seats on the Irish’s bench. Fortunately, the situation doesn’t seem particularly dire as a rough prognosis for her return was given:

After the Irish finished a win, [autotag]Niele Ivey[/autotag] gave a more specific update:

Given this timetable, we’ll see if Citron will be out for the remainder of nonconference play except for the Jan. 27 game at UConn. The Irish begin ACC play New Year’s Eve at Syracuse, so that seems to be far out enough that it could be a target date for Citron’s return. Hopefully, she’s back sooner, but this is not something you want to rush, especially with [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] dealing with her own similar injury.

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ACC women’s basketball leaders as of Nov. 12

A couple of Irish names are on here.

College basketball season is back, and fans couldn’t be more excited. What that initially means is high statistics across the board. Even if you know these numbers won’t hold up, they still are thrilling to look at. Here are the players who posses those numbers:

Micah Shrewsberry, Kebba Njie, Matt Zona speak during ACC Tipoff

Hear from a team that figures to have many challenges this season.

Notre Dame is facing a challenging season with a new face and a mostly new roster. [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] fielded questions about that during the ACC Tipoff on Oct. 25 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Alongside him were [autotag]Kebba Njie[/autotag], a transfer who came over with Shrewsberry from Penn State, and [autotag]Matt Zona[/autotag], one of the few returnees on this year’s Irish.

Here is what they had to say:

A Vulnerable Clemson team looks to extend win streak against Cuse

Tigers are 0-2 in the conference, and one more loss could end any chance of them reaching the ACC Championship game.

Clemson is in a vulnerable position right now. They are 0-2 in the conference, and one more loss could end any chance of them reaching the ACC Championship game.

This week, they’ll travel to upstate New York to take on the Syracuse Orangemen, who are undefeated and have given the Tigers some problems in the last few years.

The last time Syracuse defeated the Tigers was in 2017, 27-24. Clemson was coming off a National Championship and ranked no. 2. The upset victory was led by Cuse quarterback Eric Dungey, who threw for 278 and three touchdowns. Kelly Bryant suffered a concussion in the first half, which made life easier for the Syracuse defense.

Since then, the Tigers have won five straight games against the Orangemen, but not by a large margin. In three of the five games, Clemson only won by one possession.

The best performance was in 2019 when they won 41-9.

This year, Cuse is confident, and the Tigers are still trying to figure out their identity with the offensive play calling. Clemson fans shouldn’t worry about the defense, which has yet to have a bad game this season, but with an inconsistent offense, it puts them in challenging situations.

Clemson will have to worry about quarterback Garrett Shrader, who leads the Orangemen in passing and rushing yards. A close victory won’t help the Tigers much in the overall rankings, but it will keep them in the ACC title picture.

Notre Dame’s men’s basketball 2023-24 schedule released

Here’s the order in which the conference will face the new-look Irish.

Notre Dame looks completely different from how it did a year ago. Unfortunately, it isn’t for the better, at least not as far as the roster. Sure, [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] as the new coach is a breath of fresh air, but he inherited only a few players from the season before and was forced to patch a team together with little time to do so. Not one newcomer or incumbent is projected to turn any heads.

This upcoming season is going to require patience and understanding from Irish fans, especially once ACC play begins. Now that we know the conference schedule, we know when most of the teams on that schedule in all likelihood will have at least one easy win. This is not to say the Irish have no chance at pulling off any upsets, but all one has to do is look at who’s playing for them and face reality.

If you think you can stomach this upcoming conference season, here it is:

Notre Dame’s women’s basketball 2023-24 schedule released

Here’s the order in which the ladies will try to defend their ACC regular-season crown.

Notre Dame is ready to begin defense of the ACC regular-season championship it won a season ago. However, it’s also hoping to accomplish even more than that in 2023-24, and it has the personnel to do it. With four returning starters, everyone in the conference will be gunning for the Irish. We now know when they will be playing who in their league.

The Irish will be playing home-and-homes against Louisville, Boston College, Syracuse and Pittsburgh. They’ll see the rest of their ACC rivals only once during the regular season. Although Virginia Tech and Louisville are seen as better than this year’s Irish, every conference team knows it also will have to bring its best when they see Notre Dame pop up on its schedule. The Irish deserve respect for their history if not for how stacked they’ll be again this season.

For those looking to see the Irish play the most important games of the season, here is when they will play them: