Maryland Terrapins (18-6, 8-5 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (16-8, 6-7 Big Ten) Lincoln, Nebraska; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska plays No. Maryland after Brice Williams scored 24 points in Nebraska's 79-71 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Battle leads Jacksonville against Stetson after 28-point game
Stetson is third in the ASUN with 13.9 assists per game led by Mary McMillan averaging 4.2. The Dolphins have gone 6-6 against ASUN opponents. Jacksonville gives up 72.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 3.6 points per game.
Bryant visits NJIT after Zuniga’s 20-point performance
Bryant Bulldogs (13-11, 6-5 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (9-15, 6-5 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT takes on Bryant after Alejandra Zuniga scored 20 points in NJIT's 71-63 win over the New Hampshire Wildcats. The Highlanders have gone 5-7 at home.
Arizona visits No. 20 Oklahoma State after Asi’s 24-point game
Arizona Wildcats (15-10, 6-6 Big 12) at Oklahoma State Cowgirls (19-4, 9-3 Big 12) Stillwater, Oklahoma; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Oklahoma State hosts Arizona after Anna Gret Asi scored 24 points in Oklahoma State's 85-55 victory over the Kansas State Wildcats.
Gourdine and Southern host Texas Southern
Texas Southern Tigers (12-10, 11-0 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (11-13, 9-2 SWAC) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern takes on Texas Southern after Aniya Gourdine scored 20 points in Southern's 50-44 victory against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs. The Jaguars are 6-1 in home games.
Finnegan leads Indiana State against Illinois State
Illinois State Redbirds (14-9, 8-4 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (4-19, 2-10 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State plays Illinois State after Bella Finnegan scored 30 points in Indiana State's 87-63 victory over the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Sycamores have gone 1-7 in home games.
Matthew Cleveland scores career-high 32 to carry Miami past Syracuse 91-84
Matthew Cleveland scored a career-high 32 points after shooting 10 for 13, Jalil Bethea added 21 points, and Miami beat Syracuse 91-84 on Tuesday night. Cleveland set his previous high of 31 points just last month in a 117-74 defeat of SMU on Jan. 18. Against the Orange, he sank 10 of 12 foul shots and distributed five assists.
Barnett scores 28 off the bench, Kent State downs Central Michigan 91-83
Marquis Barnett helped lead Kent State over Central Michigan on Tuesday night with 28 points off of the bench in a 91-83 victory. Barnett shot 10 for 13, including 6 for 8 from beyond the arc for the Golden Flashes (16-8, 6-5 Mid-American Conference). VonCameron Davis scored 21 points, shooting 7 for 13 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line.
Denzel Aberdeen scores 20, leading No. 3 Florida over No. 22 Mississippi State 81-68
Denzel Aberdeen had a game-high 20 points and Walter Clayton Jr. added 19 points to lead No. Florida to an 81-68 victory over No. Mississippi State.
Jizzle James matches career-best with 25 points, helps Cincinnati pull away late to beat Utah 85-75
Jizzle James matched a career-high with 25 points and Cincinnati pulled away over the last four minutes to beat Utah 85-75 on Tuesday night for its third straight win. Day Day Thomas scored five points and Aziz Bandaogo added an alley-oop dunk during an 11-0 run that gave Cincinnati an 83-72 lead. James ended the scoring with two free throws to surpass his previous season-best 24 points from Saturday's 84-66 win against BYU.
Almonor and Oweh score 13 points each as No. 15 Kentucky beats No. 5 Tennessee 75-64
Kentucky also beat Tennessee 78-73 on Jan. 28 in Knoxville, and is now 7-1 against teams ranked in the Top 15 this season. Koby Brea and Trent Noah added 11 points each. The Wildcats made 12 3-pointers, including three by Noah.
Craft scores 40, hits 9 3-pointers as Miami (Ohio) beats Toledo 92-80
Kam Craft finished with 40 points and nine 3-pointers for Miami (Ohio) in a 92-80 victory over Toledo on Tuesday night. Craft shot 13 of 22 from the field, including 9 for 14 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 5 from the line for the RedHawks (19-5, 10-1 Mid-American Conference). Evan Ipsaro added 14 points while going 4 of 8 from the floor, including 3 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line.
Michigan basketball holds on for 75-73 Big Ten victory over Purdue
Michigan basketball holds on for 75-73 Big Ten victory over Purdue.
BYU tops West Virginia 73-69 behind 16 points from freshman Egor Demin
Freshman Egor Demin scored 16 points to lead BYU to a 73-69 win over West Virginia on Tuesday night. Kanon Catchings added 11 points for BYU (16-8, 7-6 Big 12). Toby Okani scored 16 points and Jonathan Powell and Joseph Yesufu added 11 apiece for the Mountaineers (15-9, 6-7).
Steve Mariucci surprises Michigan State’s Tom Izzo on brink of breaking Bob Knight’s Big Ten record
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo has tried to downplay being on the brink of breaking Bob Knight's record for Big Ten basketball wins. Izzo might have a hard time sticking to that script Tuesday night. Former NFL coach Steve Mariucci surprised Izzo by showing up at the Breslin Center, sitting on the Spartans' bench with his back facing Izzo as he walked to the sideline for warmups before No. 11 Michigan State played Indiana.