Anchor Drop, November 24, 2023: Everybody’s in Vegas

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And now, the women’s basketball team joins the men’s team in Las Vegas. The women tip off today against Iowa State at 3:30 PM CT, with the game streaming on FloHoops.com — the scourge of holiday basketball tournaments. So... you’re probably not going to watch it. Unless you’re Cole.

The men couldn’t quite catch up to NC State and lost 84-78 in spite of 21 points from the returning Tyrin Lawrence. But just as Lawrence (and Ven-Allen Lubin, and Lee Dort) returned to action, Ezra Manjon didn’t play. So, that’s good. They’ll play the consolation game against Arizona State tonight at 7 PM CT on ESPN2.

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