Daily Dive: October 29 | Big Second Halves, Double-Doubles and the Road to Remy

Thursday, October 29, 2026

Road trip day! I’m on my way to the Remy Williams – Live Like Remy Classic today. Before we get into the next round of hoops, Wednesday gave us plenty to talk about: big second halves in our Games of the Day, overtime finishes, double-doubles and two AAC programs making Division I opponents work.

Let’s dive in!

Games of the Day recap

OLLU pulls away from OPSU

Our Lady of the Lake 104, Oklahoma Panhandle State 82. A three-point game at halftime turned into a 61-point second half for the Saints. OLLU led 43–40 at the break, then opened things up behind Arlind Kohnjuhi’s 23 points and six steals. Jeremy Roman added 20 points and nine rebounds, while Jaydin Morin-Bishop posted an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Xavier Sulaiman scored 29 for OPSU. Official box score

St Thomas brings the offense to Bethel

St. Thomas (FL) 99, Bethel (TN) 71. The Bobcats put up 51 before halftime and had three players reach 20 points. Zyier Beverly led the way with 24 on 8-for-9 shooting, including 4-for-5 from three. Brandon Moore added 21, and Nigle Cook scored 20.

That is a lot of offense to deal with. St. Thomas took a 51–36 lead into the break and kept rolling. Official stats

Midland takes down RV Grand View

Midland 85, RV Grand View 72. Midland led by just two at halftime, then knocked down nine second-half threes. Jeff Rozelle III scored 16 of his 18 points after the break and finished with seven rebounds.

Grand View got 22 points and six assists from Daviyon Gaston, but Midland’s 49-point second half carried the Warriors to the win. Official box score

Carroll handles Bushnell

Carroll 78, Bushnell 51. Carroll built a 38–20 halftime lead and held the Beacons to 31.3 percent shooting. Isaac Round scored 22, hitting four of his five attempts from three. Drew Jones added 14 points, six assists and four steals.

The Saints also won the rebounding battle, 45–31. A strong night on both ends. Official box score

Top 25 scoreboard

Wednesday’s verified finals involving numbered Top 25 teams:

• No. 14 Loyola (LA) 83, Louisiana Christian 51. Official stats
• No. 18 Georgia Gwinnett 81, Reinhardt 71. Official box
• No. 20 Hope International 111, Bethesda 53. Official box
• No. 22 Madonna 92, Great Lakes Christian 78. Official box

Rankings are from the October 21 NAIA preseason coaches’ poll. RV means receiving votes, not a numbered ranking.

Georgia Gwinnett answers the challenge

Down 13 without Devontre Chaney, the Grizzlies found a way. Reinhardt led 57–44 with 12:49 remaining, but GGC rallied to win 81–71 and move to 3–0.

Patrick Johnson and Jahiem Berry scored 25 apiece. Johnson did not miss a shot from the floor, going 9-for-9, and grabbed nine rebounds. GGC took the lead with 5:57 left and finished the job in front of its Green Out crowd. Official box and play-by-play

Close games and overtime finishes

LSU Alexandria 90, Mobile 84 in OT. Connor Morris hit the tying three with 32 seconds left in regulation. LSUA then held Mobile without a field goal in overtime, with Andre Walker II scoring six of the Generals’ nine points in the extra period. Official box

Union Commonwealth 93, Cumberland 90 in OT. Jabari Covington scored 27 and made two free throws with 17 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. He added two more with two seconds left in OT to make it 93–90. Ali Sakho was a force on the glass with 18 rebounds. Official box

Stanton 89, Benedictine Mesa 88. Tristan Griffin’s two free throws with 15 seconds left put Stanton ahead for good. Benedictine Mesa’s Taevon Pierre-Louis finished with 18 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in the one-point loss. Official stats

William Penn 83, Central 77. Donovan Rodriguez scored 25 and Alif Bass added 22 for the Statesmen. Official box

Waldorf 84, Mount Mercy 76. Conner Aldridge scored 23, while Krys Watley delivered 18 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks. School-side counting designations remain unconfirmed. Official box

AAC programs battle Division I opponents

Both AAC matchups were exhibitions.

CIU pushes Coastal Carolina to the final seconds

Coastal Carolina 76, CIU 72. The Rams led 37–35 at halftime and were still right there late. Tristyn Carrington’s layup with eight seconds left cut it to 74–72 before Coastal sealed it at the line.

Johnny Whysong finished with 15 points, five assists and three steals. Jeffrey Clark II grabbed 11 rebounds to go with nine points. CIU made the Chanticleers earn this one! Official recap

Pikeville makes Marshall work

Marshall 78, No. 21 Pikeville 68. The Bears led 29–27 at halftime and were still within six with 2:28 remaining. Jace Copley knocked down seven threes and finished with 24 points and eight rebounds. Zion Blevins added 17 on 8-for-12 shooting.

Two AAC programs giving Division I opponents a battle on the same night! Official recap

Top performers of the day

Selected Wednesday standouts, with the double-doubles up first.

• Malcolm Warthen, Georgia Southern East Georgia Campus: 30 points and 10 assists in the Golden Eagles’ 86–74 win over Andrew. Official box · Team post
• Ali Sakho, Union Commonwealth: 16 points, 18 rebounds and five assists. Eight offensive boards! Box
• Andre Walker II, LSU Alexandria: 26 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Box
• Taevon Pierre-Louis, Benedictine Mesa: 18 points, 16 rebounds and six assists. Stats
• DeAntwan Randall, Madonna: 21 points and 15 rebounds. Box
• Dayton Richardson, Mobile: 19 points and 13 rebounds. Box
• Dez Perkins, Xavier (LA): 18 points and 11 rebounds in Xavier’s 90–50 win over Texas College (counting for Xavier; Texas College’s designation unconfirmed). Box
• Jaydin Morin-Bishop, OLLU: 18 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and four steals. Box
• Krys Watley, Waldorf: 18 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, four steals and two blocks. Box
• Malik Currie, Cumberland: 10 points and 10 rebounds, shooting 5-for-6. Box
• Patrick Johnson and Jahiem Berry, Georgia Gwinnett: 25 points apiece. Johnson went 9-for-9 with nine rebounds; Berry hit five threes. Box
• Zyier Beverly, St. Thomas: 24 points on 8-for-9 shooting, including 4-for-5 from three. Stats
• Arlind Kohnjuhi, OLLU: 23 points and six steals. Box
• Xavier Sulaiman, OPSU: 29 points, going 13-for-14 at the line. Box

Alex Ireland reaches 150 career wins

A milestone from Tuesday, October 27: Dalton State’s win over Bryan was head coach Alex Ireland’s 150th career win. Congratulations, Coach!

Friday on Road To Muni

Chris and Ally Wright join us on the podcast Friday! Make sure this one is on your radar.

For now, I’m on the road to the Remy Williams – Live Like Remy Classic. Keep up with the action on our Scores and Schedules page. Catch my latest Live Like Remy Classic update on X.

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