Category: NCAA Basketball

Marquette Golden Eagles (20-6, 11-4 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (15-12, 8-8 Big East) Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Big East foes Villanova and No. Marquette face off on Friday.

Florida Atlantic is third in the AAC with 36.6 points per game in the paint led by Tre Carroll averaging 7.6. The Shockers are 5-7 against AAC opponents. Wichita State has a 1-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Eastern Illinois Panthers (8-19, 4-12 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (9-17, 4-12 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Screaming Eagles -2.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Indiana plays Eastern Illinois after Stephen Olowoniyi scored 22 points in Southern Indiana's 81-78 overtime loss to the Lindenwood Lions. The Screaming Eagles are 7-6 on their home court.

Northern Kentucky Norse (12-15, 7-9 Horizon League) at Wright State Raiders (13-15, 7-10 Horizon League) Fairborn, Ohio; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky plays Wright State after Trey Robinson scored 21 points in Northern Kentucky's 92-70 loss to the Milwaukee Panthers. The Raiders have gone 9-3 in home games.

Sacred Heart Pioneers (11-14, 7-7 MAAC) at Merrimack Warriors (14-12, 11-4 MAAC) North Andover, Massachusetts; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart visits Merrimack after Nyle Ralph-Beyer scored 24 points in Sacred Heart's 80-73 loss to the Siena Saints. The Warriors are 7-3 on their home court.

USC Trojans (14-11, 6-8 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (20-6, 10-5 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Terrapins -10.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Maryland faces USC after Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 26 points in Maryland's 101-75 win against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Alabama Crimson Tide (21-5, 8-4 SEC) at Tennessee Volunteers (19-6, 6-6 SEC) Knoxville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee faces No.

Queens (NC) Royals (8-17, 2-12 ASUN) at Austin Peay Governors (10-15, 5-9 ASUN) Clarksville, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay faces Queens (NC) after Sa'Mya Wyatt scored 24 points in Austin Peay's 77-67 loss to the Central Arkansas Sugar Bears. The Governors have gone 4-5 in home games.

UTEP is 4-11 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Owls are 4-9 in conference games. Kennesaw State ranks fourth in the CUSA with 32.6 rebounds per game led by Prencis Harden averaging 10.7.

Niagara is 1-18 in games decided by 10 points or more. The Saints are 11-4 against MAAC opponents. Siena is 1-3 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (18-9, 8-6 ASUN) at North Florida Ospreys (4-23, 0-14 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky visits North Florida after Kaitlyn Costner scored 20 points in Eastern Kentucky's 79-73 victory against the Bellarmine Knights. The Ospreys are 4-8 in home games.

Morehead State gives up 72.6 points to opponents and has been outscored by 6.1 points per game. The Cougars are 2-14 in OVC play. SIU-Edwardsville is sixth in the OVC with 31.8 rebounds per game led by Brianna Wooldridge averaging 4.6.

Canisius has a 3-1 record in games decided by less than 4 points. The Red Foxes are 7-7 against conference opponents. Marist is 1-1 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Missouri State Bears (20-5, 12-2 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (13-12, 8-6 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa faces Missouri State after Maya McDermott scored 35 points in Northern Iowa's 96-91 loss to the Murray State Racers. The Panthers have gone 7-4 at home.

North Carolina Tar Heels (23-4, 11-3 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (10-15, 4-10 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse hosts No. North Carolina after Georgia Woolley scored 23 points in Syracuse's 75-69 loss to the California Golden Bears.