Category: NCAA Basketball

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (21-11, 13-8 OVC) vs. Little Rock Trojans (14-15, 12-8 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Little Rock and Southern Indiana play in the OVC Tournament. The Trojans are 12-8 against OVC opponents and 2-7 in non-conference play.

Louisville is seventh in the ACC with 15.0 assists per game led by Ja'Leah Williams averaging 3.4. The Tigers are 7-12 in ACC play. Clemson has a 1-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Wright State Raiders (10-21, 8-13 Horizon) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (23-7, 18-2 Horizon) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne plays in the Horizon Tournament against Wright State. The Mastodons have gone 18-2 against Horizon opponents, with a 5-5 record in non-conference play.

The Rams are 9-9 against A-10 opponents and 6-5 in non-conference play. Fordham ranks sixth in the A-10 with 29.6 points per game in the paint led by Taylor Donaldson averaging 8.0. The Dukes' record in A-10 games is 9-9.

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (11-17, 8-8 Big South) vs. Radford Highlanders (13-16, 10-6 Big South) Johnson City, Tennessee; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Radford squares off against Gardner-Webb in the Big South Tournament. The Highlanders' record in Big South games is 10-6, and their record is 3-10 in non-conference play.

Derik Queen had 17 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 13 Maryland to a 71-65 win over No. 17 Michigan on Wednesday night that gave No. 8 Michigan State at least a share of the Big Ten title. The Terrapins (23-7, 13-6) have won six of seven games, losing only to the Spartans on a buzzer-beating heave. The Wolverines (22-8, 14-5) have lost two straight and three of their last four home games, falling out of first place in the conference.

Michigan State basketball has won a share of the Big Ten title thanks to Michigan's loss to Maryland on Wednesday. MSU can win it outright Thursday.

Michigan basketball score: The Wolverines dropped their second straight in Big Ten play despite a double-double from Vlad Goldin in a loss to Maryland.

Jerkaila Jordan scored 21 points, Destiney McPhaul added a career-high 19 and No. seed Mississippi State used a 31-0 second-half run to beat No. seed Missouri 75-55 on Wednesday night to give coach Sam Purcell his first SEC Tournament victory.

Jai Lucas and Miami have finalized the contract that makes him the school's new men's basketball coach, nearly two weeks after they struck preliminary agreement on a deal, a person with knowledge of the talks said Wednesday. Lucas will be introduced to the Miami community on Monday, said the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side revealed any details publicly. Lucas is expected to begin a five-year contract.

Miami completes hiring of Jai Lucas as men's basketball coach, AP source says.

Lucas has signed a contract to take over as Miami's head at the conclusion of the regular season, according to multiple reports. He will not coach Duke in the NCAA tournament.

No. 15 Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners Game Preview

Danny Wolf moves with the freedom of a guard in a 7-footer's body, bursting off screens for catch-and-shoot 3-pointers, beating defenders off the dribble, using his vision to find open teammates over smaller players. Vladislav Goldin is more bruising, setting brain-jarring screens, muscling his way inside while overpowering nearly anyone who gets in his way. “It's a unique style that our coaches let us play,” Wolf said.

No. 11 Clemson Tigers at Boston College Eagles Game Preview