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Freshman TI is fourth leading scorer in all of D1

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Freshman TI is fourth leading scorer in all of D1
Freshman TI is fourth leading scorer in all of D1

Siena freshman wing Tim Ibukunoluwa is from Western Australia. Photo: Siena Saints

Siena trailed Brown by 19 before freshman Tim Ibukunoluwa's 28 points and 12 rebounds turned it.

Siena freshman wing Tim Ibukunoluwa is now FOURTH in Division I scoring after his 28 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks hauled the Saints from 19 points down to beat Brown 79-74 at MVP Arena in Albany.

Ibukunoluwa has been Siena's go-to from the opening night of his college career. The 203cm freshman from Perth, who came through Orangeville Prep in Canada, is averaging 25.3 points and 11.3 rebounds through four games on 62.5 per cent shooting from the field, numbers that lift him from seventh to fourth in Division I scoring.

He opened with 20 points and 14 rebounds in a loss at Bryant, went a perfect 12-from-12 from the field for 30 points and 12 rebounds against Princeton, then scored 23 in a win at Dayton before Saturday's 28 against Brown. Siena has won three straight since that opening loss.

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UC Riverside sophomore guard Ben Waller, from Victoria, came off the bench for a game-high 22 points and a team-high 10 rebounds on 8-from-14 shooting, with three threes, three assists and three steals in 31 minutes. The Highlanders were down 39-9 in the first half at the Save Mart Center in Fresno and scored 52 after the break, getting within 79-75 with 2:54 left before Fresno State closed out an 89-80 win.

Northern Kentucky had three Australians on the roster in a 68-57 loss to Central Michigan at Truist Arena in Highland Heights. Senior forward Noah Pagotto, from Port Macquarie, started and had 11 points, a team-high eight rebounds and two steals, junior forward Will Shortt, from Sydney, made all three of his field-goal attempts for six points with five rebounds and two assists off the bench, and sophomore guard Ethan Elliott did not play. The Norse led 26-22 at half-time before Central Michigan scored 46 in the second half.

Manhattan junior guard Ben Tweedy, from Queensland, scored all 11 of his points after half-time in a 76-62 loss at Le Moyne at Ted Grant Court in Syracuse, and Furman senior forward Charles Johnston, from Sydney, had 10 points on 3-from-6 shooting with two threes in 19 minutes as the Paladins lost for the first time this season, 72-62 at Belmont.

Washington State junior forward Fraser Roxburgh, from Melbourne, scored all eight of his points in the second half and added seven rebounds and three assists in 16 minutes of a 123-87 win against Northwest University at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, where freshman teammate Roman Stathis did not play.

West Georgia senior Marshal Destremau, from Perth, scored all eight of his points in the first half and had two blocks in eight minutes of a 92-68 loss at Charleston Southern, and Lipscomb sophomore Truman Byrne, from Melbourne, had seven points in a 75-68 win at Western Carolina. Duquesne senior Stephen Olowoniyi, from Melbourne, had six points and three rebounds in 12 minutes of a 71-58 win against Binghamton, and Northern Colorado junior Campbell Blogg, from Melbourne, made all four of his free throws for four points in a 71-46 loss to South Dakota State in Rapid City.

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Australians in NCAAM: every box score, Sunday 15 November

27 Australians across 21 schools · 21 played, 6 did not · 5 scored 10 or more · 2 double-doubles
Tim IbukunoluwaSienaW 79-74v Brown3728123049-142-28-12
Ben WallerUC RiversideL 80-89at Fresno State3122103318-143-73-4
Noah PagottoNorthern KentuckyL 57-68v Central Michigan241180205-120-21-3
Ben TweedyManhattanL 62-76at Le Moyne271131004-111-52-2
Charles JohnstonFurmanL 62-72at Belmont191031003-62-52-2
Fraser RoxburghWashington StateW 123-87v Northwest University16873003-61-41-2
Marshal DestremauWest GeorgiaL 68-92at Charleston Southern9820123-61-31-4
Truman ByrneLipscombW 75-68at Western Carolina27711002-51-42-3
Will ShorttNorthern KentuckyL 57-68v Central Michigan26652113-30-00-5
Stephen OlowoniyiDuquesneW 71-58v Binghamton12630102-30-02-5
Campbell BloggNorthern ColoradoL 46-71v South Dakota State (neutral)12420000-30-24-4
Jasraj GillLafayetteL 58-81at St. Bonaventure29251011-30-10-0
Goc MalualColoradoL 53-67at Providence14230110-20-12-2
Alex DickesonColoradoL 53-67at Providence30223201-50-30-0
Charlie DimmockDenverL 53-76v Wyoming20220101-30-00-0
Paddy D'ArcyLafayetteL 58-81at St. Bonaventure12131000-30-11-2
Delang MuonArkansas StateW 99-65v Dillard14070000-40-40-0
Xavier Istomin-MonroeDetroit MercyL 72-85v Toledo14040000-10-00-0
Harry BatesDenverL 53-76v Wyoming9031000-30-10-0
Emmett AdairGeorge MasonL 61-62v Bradley (neutral)3000000-10-00-0
Koby MoirUC DavisW 75-56at Sacramento State1000000-10-10-0
Ethan Elliott DNPNorthern KentuckyL 57-68v Central Michigan–––––––––
James Dyson-Merwe DNPEvansvilleL 78-86v Miami (OH)–––––––––
Joe Baldwin DNPSouth Carolina UpstateL 77-93at Campbell–––––––––
Josh Ibukunoluwa DNPBradleyW 62-61v George Mason (neutral)–––––––––
Malik Davis DNPDavidsonL 58-64v Howard–––––––––
Roman Stathis DNPWashington StateW 123-87v Northwest University–––––––––
Tim Ibukunoluwa led the way with 28 points for Siena in the 79-74 win over Brown. Games played Saturday 14 November US time, Sunday 15 November in Australia. Bold marks 10 or more points.

Colorado lost 67-53 at Providence, where freshman guard Alex Dickeson, from Adelaide, started and had two points, three assists and two steals in 30 minutes, and sophomore forward Goc Malual, from Sydney, had two points and three rebounds in 14 minutes. Lafayette lost 81-58 at St. Bonaventure, with freshman forward Jasraj Gill, from Brisbane, starting and grabbing a team-high five rebounds with two points, and sophomore guard Paddy D'Arcy, from Adelaide, adding a point and three rebounds in 12 minutes. Denver lost 76-53 to Wyoming, with sophomore Charlie Dimmock, from Perth, scoring two in 20 minutes as a starter and senior Harry Bates, from Port Macquarie, grabbing three rebounds in nine minutes.

Arkansas State senior Delang Muon, from Frankston, had seven rebounds in 15 minutes of a 99-65 win against Dillard, and Detroit Mercy sophomore Xavier Istomin-Monroe, from Sydney, had four rebounds in 14 minutes of an 85-72 loss to Toledo. George Mason sophomore Emmett Adair played three minutes in a 62-61 loss to Bradley at the McArthur Center in St. Petersburg, where Bradley junior Josh Ibukunoluwa did not play, and UC Davis freshman Koby Moir played two minutes in a 75-56 win at Sacramento State.

Evansville sophomore James Dyson-Merwe did not play in an 86-78 loss to Miami (OH), South Carolina Upstate freshman Joe Baldwin did not play in a 93-77 loss at Campbell, and Davidson freshman Malik Davis did not play in a 64-58 loss to Howard.

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