Category: NCAA Basketball

USC was without starting point guard and leading scorer Desmond Claude on Tuesday night at Northwestern, but that actually seemed to have little to do with why the Trojans lost and followed a momentous top-10 win with bad Big Ten road loss. With Claude sitting after taking a hard fall in USC's win over then-No. 7 Michigan State on Saturday (though he played through the injury in that win), the Trojans got everything they could have asked for with Clark Slajchert making his first start of the season and delivering 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting (4-of-4 on 3-pointers).

Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Washington Huskies preview

No. 23 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights preview

Oregon Ducks vs. No. 24 Michigan Wolverines preview

Martinelli split a double team near the baseline and softly laid it in to give Northwestern the lead in the closing seconds.

The legendary college basketball analyst hasn't called a game in nearly two years while battling cancer that spread to his vocal cords.

Mick Cronin publicly called out his team amid a slump, and it has responded with an impressive winning streak.

The Ducks have lost four of five while the Wolverines re-entered the rankings after a pair of Big Ten wins. So, who wins Wednesday at Crisler Center?

Queens Royals (14-9, 7-3 ASUN) at Central Arkansas Bears (6-17, 2-8 ASUN) Conway, Arkansas; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Royals -8; over/under is 148 BOTTOM LINE: Central Arkansas hosts Queens after Brayden Fagbemi scored 25 points in Central Arkansas' 94-65 loss to the North Alabama Lions. The Bears are 6-4 in home games.

Texas averages 78.9 points and has outscored opponents by 12.7 points per game. The Razorbacks are 2-6 in SEC play. Arkansas is sixth in the SEC with 24.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Thiero averaging 4.4.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (9-13, 1-10 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (14-7, 6-4 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rutgers faces Indiana after Kiyomi McMiller scored 22 points in Rutgers' 69-65 loss to the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Hoosiers are 8-4 in home games.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (7-16, 5-6 Sun Belt) at Georgia Southern Eagles (11-12, 4-7 Sun Belt) Statesboro, Georgia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -6; over/under is 145 BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Southern hosts Louisiana after Adante' Holiman scored 24 points in Georgia Southern's 72-68 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The Eagles are 7-2 in home games.

Villanova Wildcats (12-10, 6-4 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (12-12, 2-9 Big East) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler enters the matchup against Villanova as losers of five in a row. The Bulldogs are 8-4 in home games.

North Carolina A&T Aggies (4-19, 0-10 CAA) at Charleston (SC) Cougars (17-6, 7-3 CAA) Charleston, South Carolina; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston (SC) hosts N.C. A&T after Derrin Boyd scored 21 points in Charleston (SC)'s 90-75 loss to the William & Mary Tribe. The Cougars are 9-2 on their home court.

Temple ranks seventh in the AAC in team defense, allowing 64.3 points while holding opponents to 41.0% shooting. The Tigers are 3-6 against AAC opponents. Memphis is fourth in the AAC with 11.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Quinzia Fulmore averaging 3.9.