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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Women’s College Basketball
Pivec matures in her second year with No. 17 OSU
By ANNE M. PETERSON
Associated Press
Sophomore
guard
Mikayla Pivec was unsure of
the reaction she’d get when
she approached Oregon State
coach Scott Rueck last spring
about possibly joining the
track team.
Lots of athletes run track
in the offseason to help them
stay sharp, but Pivec was a
bit unusual in that she wanted
to moonlight as a javelin
thrower. Rueck agreed, but
with a caveat: The javelin
couldn’t take the place of
hoops.
To Rueck’s relief, it
didn’t, and Pivec is a guiding
force for the No. 17 Beavers
this season.
“He said: ‘Stay healthy
and go out there and
compete,’” Pivec said about
Rueck’s reaction. “I was
thankful for him to have that
blessing.”
The Beavers open the
Pac-12 season at home on
Friday against Washington.
Oregon State (9-2) wrapped
up
the
nonconference
schedule with a six-game
winning streak, capped by
a 61-47 victory over UC
Davis last week. Pivec had
14 points and nine rebounds.
The Beavers are one of
four ranked teams in the
conference, joining No. 10
Oregon, No. 11 UCLA and
No. 20 California. Stanford
dropped out of the poll this
week, ending a string of 312
weeks in the AP Top 25.
Pivec is averaging 13.5
points and 7.2 rebounds
while shooting 58.7 percent
from the floor this season,
taking over at point guard
for Sydney Wiese, now with
the WNBA’s Los Angeles
Sparks.
It’s a heavy responsibility:
Wiese finished her career as
one of Oregon State’s all-time
greats. She set records for
most assists and 3-pointers
(with 373, also a Pac-12
record). She also helped
guide the team to the NCAA
Tournament in each of the
past four seasons, including
Sweet 16 appearances in the
last two.
Pivec said it was a privi-
lege to learn from Wiese.
“There’s no way you can
replace Syd. She definitely
left a lot of holes for us to
fill,” Pivec said. “I don’t feel
any extra pressure. I’m just
Andy Cripe/The Corvallis Gazette-Times via AP
This photo, taken Dec. 10, 2017, shows Oregon State
guard Mikayla Pivec, left, bringing the ball upcourt
against San Jose State’s Danae Marquez during an
NCAA college basketball game Corvallis.
trying to do whatever I can to
help the team be successful
and win.”
As a freshman last year,
Pivec was soft-spoken and
even seemed a bit shy when
she faced postgame ques-
tions from the media. This
season, she’s shown growing
confidence both on and off
the court.
“A year ago, you wouldn’t
hear a word out of Mik.
You’d have to just wait, then
ask a question, and then wait,
and then she might say some-
thing,” Rueck joked.
He said Pivec communi-
cated in her own quiet way,
eventually developing a
rapport with her teammates.
“This year she has the ball
in her hands a lot, she’s much
more vocal, she’s way more
in tune with me. It’s been
fun to watch that develop.
... I’m seeing a lot more
progress in communication,
which is leadership,” Rueck
said. “Offensively, running
the point, she’s much more
efficient getting us into
plays, her transition game,
her rebounding, her ability to
shoot the three. Those things
were in place a year ago.
Everything’s just a step up.”
Pivec grew up in
Lynnwood, Washington, and
was also a multisport athlete
in high school. She ran the
800 and 1,600 meters and
threw the javelin, as well as
playing basketball. Her little
sister Malia Pivec is also a
distance runner and is now
on the track and field team at
Boise State.
Pivec smiles when she
talks about the moment,
following Oregon State’s run
in the NCAA Tournament
last season, when she asked
Rueck about doubling up.
She had already prepared her
argument.
“I said, ‘Hey coach,
how do you feel about me
competing in track and
field? I know it would help
my strength and my speed
and explosiveness. How do
you feel about that?’” she
recalled.
Once she had his blessing,
the 5-foot-10 Pivec took part
in just a few meets. But at the
Oregon Twilight in Eugene,
she threw a 142-4, the fourth-
best mark in Beavers history.
She also threw in the Pac-12
championships.
“I felt like I got more
workouts in and I was also
able to meet and bond with a
new group of people, so that
was good,” she said.
Pivec is a BioHealth
Sciences major with a
pre-medicine focus, and
hopes to become a dermatol-
ogist. She was honored when
she was named the Oregon
State scholar-athlete for
December because of a 4.0
grade-point average.
But she sheepishly admits
that she recently got an
A-minus in physics. So she
now has “like a 3.978.”
“I did the most work
in that class. I studied the
hardest in that class. It just
wasn’t able to happen. But I
did my best!” she said.
With a flash of humor that
shows her growing confi-
dence, Pivec added with a
laugh: “So, I guess there goes
your story. Sorry.”
Men’s College Basketball
Arizona State, Arizona top Pac-12 as conference play begins
By JOHN MARSHALL
Associated Press
PHOENIX — The two
biggest surprises in the
Pac-12 heading into confer-
ence play come from the
same state.
Arizona State was picked
to finish sixth in the Pac-12
yet has been maybe the
biggest surprise in all of
college basketball, winning
all 12 of its nonconference
games while moving up to
a program-high No. 3 in the
AP Top 25 .
Arizona was No. 2 in
the poll early in the season
and went the opposite direc-
tion, dropping out after an
unexpected 0-for-3 trip to
the Bahamas. The Wildcats
(10-3) have rounded back
into form recently, setting up
one of the most anticipated
games in their rivalry on
Saturday at McKale Center.
No. 17 Arizona and
Arizona State are meeting
with both teams ranked for
the first time since 1995.
“I hope every fan from
Arizona and Arizona State is
trying like heck to get in that
building,” Sun Devils coach
Bobby Hurley said. “It’s
going to be a fun, competitive
game to be a part of.”
The Sun Devils were
expected to be better in
Hurley’s third season in the
desert with big men Romello
White and De’Quon Lake
giving their three senior
guards help on the inside at
both ends.
Arizona State’s rise was
much more meteoric than
expected.
White and Lake have freed
up the trio of Tra Holder,
Shannon Evans II and Kodi
Justice, while Hurley has
allowed his confident guards
the freedom to do what they
do best. Arizona State also
has one of nation’s biggest
game-changers off the bench
in Remy Martin, a high-en-
ergy, hard-playing freshman
guard.
Arizona State turned
a few heads by knocking
off No. 15 Xavier in late
November and burst into
the national consciousness
by beating No. 2 Kansas at
Allen Fieldhouse.
“I think they have a great
team,” Arizona coach Sean
Miller said. “They have those
guards playing at a high level
as far as I can see and they
have experience.”
Arizona got off to a slow
start in large part because
of defensive breakdowns.
The Wildcats have bounced
back from that lost trip to the
Bahamas with big improve-
ments on the defensive end
and one of the nation’s most
difficult 1-2 punches in
Allonzo Trier and Deandre
Ayton.
The game on Saturday is
the perfect way to kick off
the Pac-12 season.
Here are a few more
things to look for in the
Pac-12 as the conference
season begins:
INCONSISTENT USC:
Southern California was
ranked No. 2 in the preseason
and was expected to be
Arizona’s main challenger
to win the Pac-12 title. The
Trojans (9-4) have yet to live
up to those lofty expecta-
tions, but, like Arizona, may
have turned things around.
USC had a three-game
losing streak a month into the
season and had a home loss to
Princeton on Dec. 19. But the
Trojans still have one of the
conference’s most talented
rosters, led by junior forward
Bennie Boatwright, and
won three games in Hawaii
over the weekend to win the
Diamond Head Classic.
UCLA’s
STRANGE
RIDE: UCLA lost Lonzo
Ball, T.J. Leaf and Bryce
Alford from last year’s team,
but it was still ranked No. 21
in the preseason poll because
of the talent left on the roster
and the stellar recruiting
class coach Steve Alford
added. The season got off to
a rocky start in China, where
LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley
and Jalen Hill were accused
of shoplifting and suspended.
Ball left the school to play
professionally
overseas,
while Riley and Hill were
recently suspended for the
AP Photo/Rick Scuteri
This Dec. 17, 2017, file photo shows
Arizona State head coach Bobby
Hurley reacting to a foul call in the
first half during an NCAA college
basketball game against Vander-
bilt, in Tempe, Ariz. No. 3 Arizona
State was picked to finish sixth in
the conference, but has turned out
to be one of the nation’s best teams.
Arizona is home to the two biggest
surprises in the Pac-12.
rest of the season. The Bruins
shouldn’t be overlooked,
though; they beat No. 7
Kentucky last Friday.
REBUILT
DUCKS:
Oregon had to replace four
starters from its Final Four
team but was still picked to
finish fourth in the Pac-12.
The Ducks (10-3) have been
pretty close to those prognos-
tications, beating the teams
they were supposed to while
AP Photo/Rick Scuteri
This Dec. 21, 2017, file photo shows Arizona
forward Deandre Ayton (13) shooting over
Connecticut forward David Onuorah during
the second half of an NCAA college basket-
ball game in Tucson, Ariz.
losing to the four best teams
on their schedule.
RIDING REID: Stanford
(6-7) had an uneven run
through a difficult noncon-
ference schedule, but Reid
Travis hasn’t. The junior
forward leads the Pac-12 in
scoring at 21.4 points per
game despite opposing teams
keying on him and is grab-
bing 7.1 rebounds per game.
WRIGHT IS RIGHT:
Colorado’s McKinley Wright
IV was not highly recruited
out of his Minnesota high
school, but he has been a
perfect fit for the Buffaloes.
The 6-foot point guard is
the Pac-12’s second-leading
freshman scorer (17 points
per game) and has been a
confident floor leader while
playing relentlessly on
defense.
SCOREBOARD
Local slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Thursday
Ione vs. Echo (at Helix), 1:30 p.m.
Heppner vs. Liberty Christian (WA) (at
Irrigon), 4:30 p.m.
Trout Lake (WA) at Helix, 4:30 p.m.
Riverside at Stevenson (WA), 5 p.m.
Pendleton at Mountain View, 6 p.m.
Silverton at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Mac-Hi vs. Pilot Rock (at Irrigon), 7 p.m.
Waitsburg (WA) at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m.
South Wasco vs. Nixyaawii (at Helix),
7:30 p.m.
Umatilla vs. TBD (At Salem Acadmey),
TBD
Friday
Pendleton vs. Grants Pass (at Summit
HS), 12:30 p.m.
Heppner vs. Waitsburg (WA) (at Irrigon),
1:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Tri-City Prep (WA) (at
Pendleton Convention), 1:30 p.m.
Echo vs. Trout Lake (WA) (at Helix), 1:30
p.m.
Mac-Hi vs. Liberty Christian (WA) (at
Irrigon), 3 p.m.
Burns vs. Weston-McEwen (at Pendleton
Convention), 4:30 p.m.
Ione vs. Nixyaawii (at Helix), 4:30 p.m.
South Wasco at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Crescent Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Umatilla vs. TBD (at Salem Academy),
TBD
Saturday
Pendleton vs. Bend (at Mountain View),
11:30 a.m.
Hermiston vs. Central (at Crescent Valley),
2:30 p.m.
South Wasco at Echo, 4:30 p.m.
Ione at Helix, 5:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Weston-McEwen (at
Pendleton Convention), 7:30 p.m.
Umatilla vs. TBD (at Salem Academy),
TBD
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Thursday
Mac-Hi vs. Pilot Rock (at Irrigon), Noon
Ione vs. Echo (at Helix), Noon
Heppner vs. Liberty Christian (WA) (at
Irrigon), 3 p.m.
Trout Lake (WA) at Helix, 3 p.m.
Riverside at Stevenson (WA), 3:30 p.m.
Waitsburg (WA) at Irrigon, 6 p.m.
Nixyaawii vs. South Wasco (at Helix),
6 p.m.
Pendleton at Mountain View, 7:45 p.m.
Umatilla vs. Western Mennonite (at
Salem Academy), 8 p.m.
Hermiston at Lake Oswego Nike
Shootout, TBD
Friday
Heppner vs. Waitsburg (WA), Noon
Trout Lake (WA) vs. Echo (at Helix), Noon
Condon/Wheeler vs. Tri-City Prep (WA) (at
Pendleton Convention), Noon
Mac-Hi vs. Liberty Christian (WA) (at
Irrigon), 3 p.m.
Burns vs. Weston-McEwen (at Pendleton
Convention), 3 p.m.
Ione vs. Nixyaawii (at Helix), 3 p.m.
Pendleton vs. Lake Washington (WA) (at
Bend), 4 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Irrigon, 6 p.m.
South Wasco at Helix, 6 p.m.
Hermiston at Lake Oswego Nike
Shootout, TBD
Umatilla at Salem Academy Tournament,
TBD
Saturday
Pendleton vs. Wilson (at Bend), 1:15 p.m.
South Wasco at Echo, 3 p.m.
Ione at Helix, 4 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Weston-McEwen (at
Pendleton Convention), 6 p.m.
Hermiston at Lake Oswego Nike
Shootout, TBD
Umatilla at Salem Academy Tournament,
TBD
PREP WRESTLING
Saturday
Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Irrigon,
Echo, Heppner at Schimmel Memorial
Tournament (Pendleton HS), 9 a.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Thursday
BMCC vs. Everett (at North Idaho Col-
lege), 2 p.m.
Friday
EOU at Walla Walla, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday
EOU at Walla Walla, 8 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
EOU at Walla Walla, 11:30 a.m.
Saturday
EOU at Walla Walla, 6 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct
Boston
28 10 .737
Toronto
23 10 .697
New York
17 17 .500
Philadelphia
15 18 .455
Brooklyn
12 22 .353
Southeast Division
W
L Pct
Washington
19 16 .543
Miami
18 16 .529
Charlotte
12 22 .353
Orlando
11 24 .314
Atlanta
9 25 .265
Central Division
W
L Pct
Cleveland
24 11 .686
Detroit
19 14 .576
Indiana
19 16 .543
Milwaukee
17 15 .531
Chicago
12 22 .353
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct
Houston
25
7 .781
San Antonio
24 11 .686
GB
—
2½
9
10½
14
GB
—
½
6½
8
9½
GB
—
4½
5½
6
12
GB
—
2½
New Orleans
18 16 .529
8
Dallas
11 25 .306 16
Memphis
10 24 .294 16
Northwest Division
W
L Pct GB
Minnesota
22 13 .629 —
Oklahoma City
20 15 .571
2
Denver
19 16 .543
3
Portland
17 16 .515
4
Utah
15 20 .429
7
Pacific Division
W
L Pct GB
Golden State
27
7 .794 —
L.A. Clippers
14 19 .424 12½
Phoenix
13 23 .361 15
L.A. Lakers
11 21 .344 15
Sacramento
12 22 .353 15
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Wednesday’s Games
Boston 102, Charlotte 91
Dallas 98, Indiana 94
Atlanta 113, Washington 99
Chicago 92, New York 87
Minnesota 128, Denver 125, OT
New Orleans 128, Brooklyn 113
Oklahoma City 124, Toronto 107
Sacramento 109, Cleveland 95
Memphis at L.A. Lakers, late finish
Utah at Golden State, late finish
Thursday’s Games
Detroit at Orlando, 4 p.m.
Houston at Boston, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5 p.m.
New York at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Portland, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA
Men’s Basketball
Top 25 Schedule
Wednesday’s Games
No. 1 Villanova 103, DePaul 85
No. 6 Xavier 91, Marquette 87
Thursday’s Games
No. 25 Creighton at No. 23 Seton Hall,
3:30 p.m. (FS1)
Pacific at No. 20 Gonzaga, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Women’s Basketball
Top 25 Schedule
Monday-Wednesday
No games scheduled.
Thursday’s Games
No. 19 Green Bay at Wright State, 1:30
p.m.
Illinois at No. 15 Maryland, 3 p.m.
Penn State at No. 21 Michigan, 3 p.m.
Syracuse at No. 2 Notre Dame, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Louisville at Georgia Tech, 4 p.m.
Jacksonville at No. 13 Florida State, 4
p.m.
No. 9 West Virginia at TCU, 4:30 p.m.
No. 24 Oklahoma State ate Texas Tech,
4:30 p.m.
Miss. Valley State at No. 5 Mississippi
State, 5 p.m.
No. 6 Baylor at Kansas State, 5 p.m.
No. 8 Texas at Oklahoma, 5 p.m.
No. 12 Ohio State at Nebraska, 5 p.m.
No. 18 Villanova at Creighton, 5 p.m.
SMU at No. 22 Texas A&M, 5 p.m.
No. 23 Iowa at Wisconsin, 5 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 35 26
7
2 54 133 87
Boston
35 20 10
5 45 106 90
Toronto
37 22 14
1 45 122 104
Montreal
37 16 17
4 36 99 117
Florida
36 15 16
5 35 103 119
Detroit
36 13 16
7 33 97 116
Ottawa
35 11 16
8 30 93 119
Buffalo
37 9 20
8 26 80 123
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 36 22
9
5 49 116 104
Columbus 38 22 13
3 47 109 104
Washington 38 22 13
3 47 114 108
N.Y. Islanders 37 20 13
4 44 133 129
N.Y. Rangers 37 20 13
4 44 118 104
Carolina
36 17 12
7 41 102 110
Pittsburgh 38 19 16
3 41 109 122
Philadelphia 36 15 13
8 38 99 103
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Nashville
36 22
9
5 49 118 100
Winnipeg 38 21 11
6 48 125 108
St. Louis
39 23 14
2 48 114 96
Dallas
38 20 15
3 43 112 110
Minnesota 37 19 15
3 41 106 108
Chicago
35 17 13
5 39 103 94
Colorado
36 17 16
3 37 113 116
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
35 24
9
2 50 123 101
Los Angeles 37 22 11
4 48 109 85
San Jose
34 19 11
4 42 95 84
Anaheim
18 16 14
8 40 102 113
Calgary
36 18 15
3 39 101 106
Edmonton 37 17 18
2 36 111 117
Vancouver 37 15 17
5 35 98 121
Arizona
39 9 25
5 23 88 134
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
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Wednesday’s Games
N.Y. Islanders 3, Buffalo 2, OT
Carolina 3, Montreal 1
Boston 5, Ottawa 1
Pittsburgh 5, Columbus 4, SO
New Jersey 3, Detroit 1
Nashville 2, St. Louis 1
N.Y. Rangers 1, Washington 0, SO
Minnesota 4, Dallas 2
Winnipeg 4, Edmonton 3
Arizona 3, Colorado 1
Vegas 4, Anaheim 1
Thursday’s Games
Philadelphia at Florida, 4:30 p.m.
Boston at Washington, 4:30 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Vegas at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Calgary at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 3
0 .800 432 290
Buffalo
8 7
0 .533 280 343
Miami
6 9
0 .400 265 371
N.Y. Jets
5 10
0 .333 292 356
South
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Jacksonville 10 5
0 .667 407 253
Tennessee
8 7
0 .533 319 346
Houston
4 11
0 .267 325 414
Indianapolis 3 12
0 .200 241 391
North
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Pittsburgh 12 3
0 .800 378 284
Baltimore
9 6
0 .600 368 272
Cincinnati
6 9
0 .400 259 322
Cleveland
0 15
0 .000 210 382
West
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Kansas City 9 6
0 .600 388 315
L.A. Chargers 8 7
0 .533 325 262
Oakland
6 9
0 .400 291 343
Denver
5 10
0 .333 265 355
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Philadelphia 13 2
0 .867 457 289
Dallas
8 7
0 .533 348 332
Washington 7 8
0 .467 332 370
N.Y. Giants 2 13
0 .133 228 378
South
W L
T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 11 4
0 .733 424 295
x-Carolina
11 4
0 .733 353 305
Atlanta
9 6
0 .600 331 305
Tampa Bay 4 11
0 .267 304 358
North
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Minnesota 12 3
0 .800 359 242
Detroit
8 7
0 .533 375 365
Green Bay
7 8
0 .467 309 349
Chicago
5 10
0 .333 254 297
West
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-L.A. Rams 11 4
0 .733 465 295
Seattle
9 6
0 .600 342 306
Arizona
7 8
0 .467 269 337
San Francisco 5 10
0 .333 297 370
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
———
Week 17
Sunday’s Games
N.Y. Jets at New England, 10 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
Green Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1:25 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1:25 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 1:25 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1:25 p.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 1:25 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Chargers, 1:25 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1:25 p.m.
NCAA
Bowl Schedule
WEDNESDAY
Independence Bowl
Shreveport, La.
Florida State 42, Southern Mississippi 13
Pinstripe Bowl
Bronx, N.Y.
Iowa 27, Boston College 20
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif.
Purdue 38, Arizona 35
Texas Bowl
Houston
Texas vs. Missouri, late finish
THURSDAY
Military Bowl
Annapolis, Md.
Virginia (6-6) vs. Navy (6-6), 10:30 a.m.
(ESPN)
Camping World Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech
(9-3), 2:15 p.m. (ESPN)
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
Stanford (9-4) vs. TCU (10-3), 6 p.m.
(ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Washington State (9-3) vs. Michigan State
(9-3), 6 p.m. (FOX)
FRIDAY
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 10
a.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
NC State (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5),
Noon (CBS)
Music City Bowl
Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky (7-5) vs. Northwestern (9-3),
1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Arizona Bowl
Tucson, Ariz.
New Mexico State (5-6) vs. Utah State
(6-6), 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arlington, Texas
Southern Cal (11-2) vs. Ohio State (11-2),
5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY
TaxSlayer Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Louisville (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (8-4),
9 a.m. (ESPN)
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
Iowa State (7-5) vs. Memphis (10-2), 9:30
a.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
Washington (10-2) vs. Penn State (10-2),
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Wisconsin (12-1) vs. Miami (10-2), 5 p.m.
(ESPN)