Category: NCAA Basketball

Arizona Wildcats (21-11, 15-7 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (25-7, 16-5 Big 12) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Raiders -2.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Texas Tech and Arizona square off in the Big 12 Tournament.

VCU is second in the A-10 scoring 77.9 points while shooting 44.8% from the field. The Bonnies are 10-9 in A-10 play. Saint Bonaventure scores 69.3 points and has outscored opponents by 4.7 points per game.

Jackson State Tigers (16-14, 14-5 SWAC) vs. Southern Jaguars (18-14, 16-3 SWAC) College Park, Georgia; Friday, 5:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Southern and Jackson State play in the SWAC Tournament. The Jaguars' record in SWAC play is 16-3, and their record is 2-11 against non-conference opponents.

Northern Iowa scores 75.1 points and has outscored opponents by 5.9 points per game. Belmont's average of 7.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.2 more made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Northern Iowa gives up. Northern Iowa scores 11.4 more points per game (75.1) than Belmont gives up (63.7).

UIC Flames (14-16, 11-10 MVC) vs. Missouri State Bears (24-7, 16-4 MVC) Evansville, Indiana; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State and UIC play in the MVC Tournament. The Bears are 16-4 against MVC opponents and 8-3 in non-conference play.

Middle Tennessee has a 22-6 record in games decided by 10 or more points. The Hilltoppers' record in CUSA play is 14-5. Western Kentucky ranks fourth in the CUSA scoring 30.6 points per game in the paint led by Acacia Hayes averaging 10.0.

The Redbirds' record in MVC play is 15-6. Illinois State is 2-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Drake scores 78.0 points, 10.5 more per game than the 67.5 Illinois State gives up.

Alcorn State Braves (12-17, 11-8 SWAC) vs. Texas Southern Tigers (16-14, 15-4 SWAC) College Park, Georgia; Friday, 11 a.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern and Alcorn State play in the SWAC Tournament. The Tigers have gone 15-4 against SWAC teams, with a 1-10 record in non-conference play.

Owen Koonce scored 20 points, and Cayden Ward added a double-double off the bench as Cal Poly breezed to a 96-83 upset victory over UC Riverside in a Big West Conference Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday night. The seventh-seeded Mustangs (16-18) will play No. seed UC Irvine in a Friday semifinal.

Otega Oweh made a baseline jumper with 0.5 seconds left after No. 15 Kentucky had blown a late lead in the final minutes, and the Wildcats beat Oklahoma 85-84 on Thursday night to advance to the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Oweh finished with 27 points. Koby Brea added 22 and Andrew Carr 11.

Alex Karaban scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to help Connecticut rally for a 73-56 victory over Villanova in a Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

Alex Karaban scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half to help Connecticut rally for a 73-56 victory over Villanova in a Big East Conference Tournament quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. The third-seeded Huskies (23-9) move on to play No. 2 seed Creighton in a Friday semifinal. The Blue Demons were aiming for the school's first semifinal appearance in the tournament.

Henri Veesaar and KJ Lewis scored 19 points apiece and Arizona pulled away late to beat Kansas 88-77 in a Big 12 Conference Tournament quarterfinal at T-Mobile Center on Thursday night. Veesaar came off the bench to sink 7 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers for the third-seeded Wildcats (21-11), who move on to play second-seeded and ninth-ranked Texas Tech in a Friday semifinal. Veesaar scored 10, leading Arizona to a 45-37 advantage at halftime.

Chase Hunter scored 21 points, Jaeden Zackery added 11 points and No. 10 Clemson battled back to beat SMU 57-54 on Thursday night for its ninth straight win to reach the Atlantic Coast Conference semifinals. Ian Schieffelin chipped in with nine points and 12 rebounds for the Tigers (27-5), who are seeking their first ACC Tournament title. Matt Cross led SMU (23-10) with 13 points, while Boopie Miller had 10.

Ryan Kalkbrenner had 32 points and scored the go-ahead basket in the second overtime after Creighton scored the final 11 points in regulation, and the Bluejays held on for an 85-81 victory over DePaul in a Big East Tournament quarterfinal at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Kalkbrenner scored in the paint to give No. 2 seed Creighton a 77-76 lead and the Bluejays (23-9) never trailed over the final 2:12 against the 10th-seeded Blue Demons (14-19). Creighton advances to play in a Friday semifinal against the winner of the final quarterfinal matchup between No. 3 seed Connecticut and No. 6 Villanova.