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Thursday’s Sports Recap

November 11: Toledo posts a shutout, Portland wins the rematch, Denver edges Memphis, and Michigan handles Marquette. All 80 games are final.

Covered action date: Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Eastern Time. All 80 games across the five covered sports were verified final: three FBS games, ten NBA games and 67 NCAA men’s basketball games. NFL and MLB had no games. These are sports results, not ISR’s paid-pick performance.

NCAA Football FBS — three finals

  • Toledo shut out UMass 24–0, scoring all its points before halftime. Connor Walendzak rushed fourteen times for 117 yards and a touchdown. Adjatay Dabbs caught seven passes for 144 yards; Andrew Zock had two sacks.
  • Buffalo won 28–7 at Ball State. The Bulls rushed for 302 yards on 52 attempts and finished with 350 total yards. Neither team committed a turnover.
  • Central Michigan beat Sacramento State 28–7. Nick Woodford carried 23 times for 119 yards. Sacramento State’s Brian Salazar Jr. completed thirteen of 28 passes for 103 yards and an interception.

ISR analysis: Buffalo’s rushing-heavy production and Toledo’s shutout explain different routes to their margins. Preserve the underlying possession and personnel records instead of treating both scores as the same offensive or defensive performance.

NBA — ten finals

  • Portland beat Oklahoma City 118–108 for a second win in consecutive meetings. Deni Avdija had 28 points and six assists; Donovan Clingan collected twelve rebounds. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 for Oklahoma City.
  • Houston beat Golden State 115–108. Kevin Durant scored twenty; Alperen Şengün had thirteen rebounds and nine assists. Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 25 points and ten rebounds for the Warriors.
  • Denver won 123–118 at Memphis. Jamal Murray had thirty points and eight assists; Nikola Jokić collected eleven rebounds. Ty Jerome scored 22 for Memphis.
  • Boston held off Toronto 98–93. Jayson Tatum supplied 24 points and eight assists; Neemias Queta collected thirteen rebounds. Ja’Kobe Walter scored seventeen for Toronto.

ISR analysis: Toronto’s close finish precedes another game Thursday. Keep the actual Wednesday minutes and Thursday availability report beside that turnaround rather than assuming the same unit will be available without restrictions.

NCAA men’s basketball — 67 finals

Matchup / box scoreAway–homeStatus
Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Houston Cougars46–92Final
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at UCLA Bruins37–106Final
Colgate Raiders at St. John's Red Storm59–90Final
Robert Morris Colonials at Arkansas Razorbacks53–76Final
Marquette Golden Eagles at Michigan Wolverines70–84Final
USC Trojans at California Golden Bears77–65Final
Lindenwood Lions at Nebraska Cornhuskers60–94Final
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at East Texas A&M Lions80–76Final/OT
Kansas City Roos at Florida A&M Rattlers87–65Final
Dartmouth Big Green at UAlbany Great Danes85–76Final
Incarnate Word Cardinals at UC Davis Aggies69–81Final
South Florida Bulls at Saint Joseph's Hawks80–83Final
Loyola Chicago Ramblers at Air Force Falcons93–107Final
North Carolina A&T Aggies at East Carolina Pirates67–72Final
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at San Diego State Aztecs75–88Final
Pennsylvania Quakers at Navy Midshipmen76–81Final
Voorhees Tigers at Wofford Terriers47–91Final
Virginia Lynchburg Dragons at Western Carolina Catamounts68–136Final
North Carolina Central Eagles at VMI Keydets51–65Final
Thomas College Terriers at New Hampshire Wildcats55–114Final
Charleston Cougars at Temple Owls91–81Final
Bob Jones Bruins at South Carolina Upstate Spartans49–104Final
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles at IU Indianapolis Jaguars70–74Final
Great Lakes Christian Crusaders at Eastern Michigan Eagles44–108Final
Milwaukee Panthers at Indiana State Sycamores82–73Final
Kent State Golden Flashes at UNC Wilmington Seahawks73–91Final
Lees McRae Bobcats at UNC Greensboro Spartans84–91Final
Bryant & Stratton-Albany Bobcats at Wagner Seahawks51–117Final
Old Dominion Monarchs at Norfolk State Spartans71–60Final
South Carolina State Bulldogs at Notre Dame Fighting Irish59–99Final
Oklahoma Panhandle PANHANDLE ST at Alabama State Hornets60–66Final
Centenary (LA) Ladies at Lamar Cardinals57–122Final
William Paterson Pioneers at Rider Broncs53–83Final
Stony Brook Seawolves at Princeton Tigers59–69Final
Saint Peter's Peacocks at South Carolina Gamecocks41–77Final
Furman Paladins at Holy Cross Crusaders80–67Final
Franklin Grizzlies at Bellarmine Knights82–99Final
Clarke Pride at Northern Illinois Huskies43–82Final
James Madison Dukes at Delaware Blue Hens71–61Final
Campbell Fighting Camels at East Tennessee State Buccaneers53–68Final
NJIT Highlanders at VCU Rams49–87Final
William & Mary Tribe at Florida Atlantic Owls90–95Final
UNC Asheville Bulldogs at West Georgia Wolves73–70Final
American University Eagles at Drexel Dragons66–64Final
Cornell Big Red at St. Bonaventure Bonnies64–88Final
UMass Lowell River Hawks at Massachusetts Minutemen62–72Final
Campbellsville Tigers at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers51–78Final
Pepperdine Waves at Sam Houston Bearkats77–85Final
Friends Falcons at Wichita State Shockers60–113Final
Binghamton Bearcats at Misericordia Cougars87–62Final
Valparaiso Beacons at South Dakota State Jackrabbits69–81Final
Blackburn Beavers at Eastern Illinois Panthers44–102Final
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles at Tulsa Golden Hurricane71–80Final
Jackson State Tigers at Southern Miss Golden Eagles80–84Final/OT
Macalester Scots at St. Thomas Tommies82–119Final
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks at Abilene Christian Wildcats76–71Final
Santa Clara Broncos at North Texas Mean Green76–71Final
Erskine Flying Fleet at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs66–88Final
Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Boise State Broncos79–111Final
Portland State Vikings at Colorado State Rams71–87Final
Nevada Wolf Pack at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos63–76Final
Cal Poly Mustangs at Grand Canyon Lopes71–99Final
Lincoln (CA) Oaklanders at UC Irvine Anteaters40–90Final
Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Oregon Ducks66–100Final
Chicago State Cougars at California Baptist Lancers81–62Final
Pacific Tigers at Long Beach State Beach59–62Final
UTSA Roadrunners at Seattle U Redhawks86–59Final
  • Michigan beat Marquette 84–70. J.P. Estrella scored eighteen, Elliot Cadeau supplied ten assists and Moustapha Thiam collected twelve rebounds. Colin Porter scored 21 for Marquette.
  • USC won 77–65 at California. Alijah Arenas scored nineteen; Jacob Cofie supplied fifteen rebounds and six assists.
  • Other ranked-team results included St. John’s 90–59 over Colgate, Houston 92–46 over Jackson State and UCLA 106–37 over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Each full score and box-score link is retained in the table.

ISR analysis: The competitive road meeting at California and the larger ranked-team home margins supplied different early-season tests. Retain the opponent and actual venue before using the resulting record as a comparison.

NFL and MLB — no-game status

No November 11 NFL or MLB games were listed. Covered-action dates use Eastern Time, including late games completed after midnight.

Betting notebook: identified archived source snapshots

These comparisons use DraftKings lines displayed by ESPN and retained in ISR’s November 11 preview package at 7:29 a.m. EST that day. They are dated source snapshots, not universal closing lines, market-movement claims, recommendations or ISR paid-pick results.

  • Houston covered -6.5 with its seven-point win; 223 combined points finished over 222.5.
  • Oklahoma City did not cover -1.5 in its ten-point loss; 226 finished over 225.5.
  • Denver covered -3.5 with its five-point win; 241 finished over 229.5.
  • Michigan covered -3.5 with its fourteen-point win; 154 finished under 157.5.
  • Toledo covered -14 with its twenty-four-point win; 24 finished under 51.5.

Sources and completion check

Every game in the tables links to its ESPN box score. Highlights were checked against game summaries, player statistics and team statistics. Additional official detail: Toledo’s shutout recap.

Full schedule checks: NFL, FBS, MLB, NBA and NCAA men’s basketball. All 80 games are complete; no result is pending or omitted.

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