Category: NCAA Basketball

UT Martin Skyhawks (12-16, 9-8 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (20-5, 14-2 OVC) Cookeville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin plays Tennessee Tech after Anaya Brown scored 24 points in UT Martin's 73-52 win over the Tennessee State Tigers. The Golden Eagles have gone 10-0 in home games.

Fairleigh Dickinson is second in the NEC with 13.6 assists per game led by Abaigeal Babore averaging 3.2. The Dolphins have gone 4-7 against NEC opponents. Le Moyne is fifth in the NEC with 22.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Haedyn Roberts averaging 5.5.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.