All-SEC Title Game on Horizon? Alabama Gets Nod Over Ohio St
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SECTION B VISIT SAMOA NEWS ONLINE @ SAMOANEWS.COM MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS • CARTOONS • ALOHA BRIEFS & MORE ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ C M Y K Jerry Yamson was the 2nd Place Winner of the Shriners Golf Tournament raffl e this past Saturday, taking home a 55” Seiki Ultra-HD Smart TV, donated by Cost U Less. When Jerry’s name was called, he was shocked. He couldn’t believe he won, as he bought the winning raffl e ticket the same morning of the golf tournament. Shriners Club members extend their appreciation to Cost U Less for donating this “Big Prize” and for supporting many com- munity projects here in American Samoa. [courtesy photo] All-SEC title game on C M Y K horizon? Alabama gets nod over Ohio St Back in January 2012, the fourth College Football Playoff day after Alabama beat LSU in was set and for the fi rst time two the BCS championship game, teams from the same confer- the commissioners of the FBS ence made it. Alabama (11-1) conferences gathered in New will face Clemson (12-1) in the Orleans to discuss the future of Sugar Bowl and fellow SEC the college football postseason. member Georgia (12-1) will There had already been play Oklahoma (12-1) in the movement toward tearing up Rose Bowl. the unpopular Bowl Champion- Another all-SEC champi- ship Series, but the all-South- onship game could be on the eastern Conference champion- horizon, and for the second ship game was the fi nal blow. straight year the value of a The College Football Playoff conference championship was was created soon after. diminished. Unlike in 2012, On Sunday, the fi eld for the (Continued on page B4) Page B2 samoa news, Monday, December 4, 2017 Butler scores 33 points, T-Wolves out- last Clippers 112-106 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — 9:12 to go. Jimmy Butler scored 20 of his Rivers’ seventh 3-pointer 33 points in the fourth quarter, gave the Clippers a one-point Taj Gibson added 20 and the lead, but Butler took over from Minnesota Timberwolves out- there, hitting a free throw, lasted the Los Angeles Clippers 3-pointer and short jumper 112-106 on Sunday night. before converting a 3-point The Wolves overcame a play to give the Wolves some season-high 30 points from breathing room. Austin Rivers, who matched Minnesota has beaten the his career best with seven Clippers three straight times. 3-pointers. Rivers’ fi nal TIP-INS 3-pointer gave L.A. a 92-91 Clippers: Coach Doc Rivers lead with 6:54 to play before said F Danilo Gallinari (strained Butler scored nine in a row to left glute) would play 3-on-3 send the Clippers to their third and could be close to returning. straight loss. “He’ll play in the next couple, Karl-Anthony Towns had 15 two to three games will be my points and 12 rebounds for Min- guess,” Rivers said. Gallinari, nesota for his NBA-leading 19th who’s averaging 12.8 points, double-double of the season. missed his 13th game due to the Minnesota led for most of injury. ... Rookie Jamil Wilson the game but couldn’t manage and C.J. Williams made their a serious run, mostly due to fi rst career starts. Wilson fi n- Rivers’ shooting. Rivers hit ished with nine points and Wil- three 3-pointers in the fi nal liams fi ve. ... Lou Williams had fi ve minutes of the fi rst half to 23 points off the bench. keep the Clippers close. He had Timberwolves: F Nemanja a career-high 20 points in the Bjelica missed his sixth straight half. game since spraining his left The back and forth con- foot. He’s dressed for the last tinued for most of the second four games. ... Jamal Craw- half, and a couple of Minnesota ford scored 12 points in his defensive lapses that led to easy fi rst game against his old team. layups and a wide-open dunk Crawford played fi ve seasons One of the competitors at last Saturday’s Lions Club Annual Golf Tournament on the green — by Montrezl Harrell to give for the Clippers. focusing on the fi nal hole of the day as they wrapped things up last Saturday at the Ili’ili Golf Course. Los Angeles an 84-83 lead with [photo: TG] samoa news, Monday, December 4, 2017 Page B3 Washington’s Noah Dickerson (15) tries to drive past Seattle’s Aaron Menzies in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, in Seattle. Washington won 89-84. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) Crisp, Dickerson pace Washington past Omaha, 86-73 SEATTLE (AP) — David second half at 58-57 with 10:11 Crisp scored 24 points and remaining. Noah Dickerson added 16 as The Mavericks stayed close Washington used a late 18-2 run in the first half behind Jack- to pull away from Omaha 86-73 son’s 17 points, which included on Sunday. three 3-pointers. Omaha also Omaha (1-8) took a 63-62 held a 25-16 rebound advantage lead on Mitch Hahn’s deep over the Huskies, who had out- 3-pointer from the top with rebounded their last two oppo- 8:21 left, but Matisse Thybulle nents by 17 per game. answered with three free throws Washington opened a 39-34 and a layin to trigger the Hus- lead on Hameir Wright’s kies deciding spurt. 3-pointer with 2:12 left in the Zach Jackson had 28 points half, but Jackson brought the and Mitch Hahn added 15 points Mavericks even with a 3-pointer and a game-high 10 rebounds and layin. Nahziah Carter’s for Omaha (1-8). 3-pointer put the Huskies up at Jaylen Nowell added 16 the break. points and Thybulle 12 for BIG PICTURE Washington (6-2), which shot Washington: It’s mid-term 58 percent in the second half. exam time for the Huskies. After Hahn’s 3-pointer gave Washington is 6-0 against mid- Omaha the lead, the Huskies majors, but lost their only two answered with an 8-0 spurt as games against power confer- the Mavericks missed a pair of ence opponents - Providence three-point attempts and then 77-70 and Virginia Tech 103- turned it over twice. 79. Upcoming games at No. 2 Thybulle triggered the run Kansas and home against No. when he was fouled on a three- 15 Gonzaga should show where point attempt and hit all three the Huskies are under first-year free throws. On the ensuing coach Mike Hopkins. possession, Thybulle converted Omaha: After losing four his own block into a layup at the starters from the team that other end. Crisp capped the run advanced to the Summit League with two free throws to make it title game and won 18 games 70-63 with 6:09 remaining. last season, the Mavericks are After KJ Robinson scored on a work in progress during the a floater from the lane, the Hus- non-rugged non-conference kies ran off 10 more consecu- portion of their schedule. Road tive points, extending the lead losses include Oklahoma, Lou- to 80-65 on a rebound basket by isville and TCU, with Kansas Sam Timmins with 2:49 left. coming up in two weeks. Washington extended its UP NEXT 42-39 halftime lead with an 8-2 Washington: The Huskies run, going in front 50-41 on face second-ranked Kansas in Crisp’s layin, but the Mavericks Kansas City on Wednesday. rallied within 52-49 on a jumper Omaha: The Mavericks play by Lamar Wofford-Humphrey. the second of three straight road Hahn’s 3-pointer gave games at UC Santa Barbara on Omaha its first lead of the Tuesday. Page B4 samoa news, Monday, December 4, 2017 ➧ All-Sec title… Continued from page B1 though, the winds of change ; Washington (10-2) vs. Penn are not picking up — even with State (10-2) in the Fiesta Bowl both the Big Ten and Pac-12 sit- on Dec. 30 ; Miami (10-2) vs. ting out this playoff altogether. Wisconsin (12-1) in the Orange “It doesn’t change my view Bowl on Dec. 30 ; and UCF that the present structure is best (12-0) vs. Auburn (10-3) in the for college football,” Big Ten Peach Bowl on Jan. 1 . Commissioner Jim Delany said “Look at how healthy the during an interview with ESPN. system is,” Scott said. “From “I can be supportive of (the our perspective, of course we’d selection committee) and at the love a team in the playoff this same time be disappointed and year, but we’ve got amazing a little bit surprised.” bowl games.” When Alabama got the nod Hocutt said the Iowa loss for the fourth and fi nal spot over hurt Ohio State and the Buck- Ohio State, the Big Ten was left eyes were not close enough to out for the fi rst time — and for the Tide for the Big Ten cham- the second time in four seasons pionship result — a 27-21 win the Pac-12 was shut out, too. over previously unbeaten Wis- When the conference commis- consin — to matter. sioners were putting the playoff Alabama made it 4-for-4 in together, ensuring only con- the playoff, the only team that ference champions would be has made them all. Coach Nick included was considered. Even- Saban said he trusted the com- tually, the compromise was to mittee would come to the right craft a protocol that emphasized conclusion.