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.
North Florida hosts Eastern Kentucky after Costner’s 20-point showing
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 plays SIU-Edwardsville following Rosarion’s 20-point game
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.
Johnson leads Canisius against Marist after 20-point outing
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.
McDermott leads Northern Iowa against Missouri State
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.
Bellarmine visits Battle and Jacksonville
Bellarmine Knights (15-12, 6-8 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (13-13, 7-7 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville plays Bellarmine after Edyn Battle scored 21 points in Jacksonville's 63-52 win against the North Florida Ospreys. The Dolphins are 9-2 on their home court.
Cambridge and No. 8 Ohio State host Indiana
Ohio State Buckeyes (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (16-9, 8-6 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Ohio State visits Indiana after Jaloni Cambridge scored 29 points in Ohio State's 86-78 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Williams and the UIC Flames host conference foe Indiana State
The Sycamores are 2-12 against MVC opponents. Indiana State is eighth in the MVC scoring 64.0 points per game and is shooting 37.9%. UIC is shooting 43.6% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher than the 43.1% Indiana State allows to opponents.
Missouri hosts No. 14 Kentucky following Amoore’s 21-point outing
Kentucky Wildcats (20-4, 9-3 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (13-14, 2-10 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky takes on Missouri after Georgia Amoore scored 21 points in Kentucky's 84-55 victory against the Georgia Bulldogs.
Te-Biasu leads No. 21 Maryland against Northwestern after 21-point game
Maryland Terrapins (20-6, 10-5 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (9-15, 2-11 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Maryland plays Northwestern after Sarah Te-Biasu scored 21 points in Maryland's 85-77 win against the Michigan Wolverines.
Purdue Fort Wayne takes road win streak into matchup with Northern Kentucky
The Mastodons have gone 15-1 against Horizon opponents. Purdue Fort Wayne leads the Horizon with 55.9 points per game in the paint led by Sydney Freeman averaging 6.0. Northern Kentucky's average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.9 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Purdue Fort Wayne gives up.
Louisville takes on No. 11 Duke, aims for 4th straight road win
Louisville Cardinals (18-7, 11-3 ACC) at Duke Blue Devils (20-6, 11-3 ACC) Durham, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisville visits No. Duke looking to extend its three-game road winning streak.
JuJu Watkins scores 28 as fourth-ranked Southern California beats No. 22 Michigan State 83-75
Watkins, who leads the Big Ten in scoring at 24.3 points per game, has six games this season with at least 28 points for the Trojans (24-2, 14-1 Big Ten), who are 7-1 against ranked teams. Grace VanSlooten tied a career high with 29 points and Julia Ayrault had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Michigan State (19-7, 9-6), which fell to 2-4 against ranked teams. The Spartans lost at then top-ranked UCLA 75-69 on Sunday.
Hickman’s 23 lead Gonzaga past Washington State 84-63
Nolan Hickman's 23 points helped Gonzaga defeat Washington State 84-63 on Wednesday night. Hickman also added five assists for the Bulldogs (21-7, 12-3 West Coast Conference). Graham Ike added 17 points while going 5 of 9 and 7 of 7 from the free-throw line and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Thompson scores career-high 25 in leading Oklahoma State over UCF 104-95 despite Hall’s 34
Bryce Thompson scored 14 of his career-high 25 points in the second half and Oklahoma State beat UCF 104-95 despite 34 points from Keyshawn Hall on Wednesday night. Thompson made 10 of 15 shots in leading the Cowboys (13-13, 5-10 Big 12). Abou Ousmane added 17 points despite sitting out much of the second half before fouling out.