Category: NCAA Basketball

Lipscomb Bisons (13-6, 6-2 ASUN) at Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (17-3, 8-0 ASUN) Fort Myers, Florida; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb faces FGCU after Bella Vinson scored 29 points in Lipscomb's 85-76 victory over the North Alabama Lions. The Eagles have gone 11-1 at home.

Middle Tennessee Raiders (14-6, 6-1 CUSA) at New Mexico State Aggies (10-10, 3-4 CUSA) Las Cruces, New Mexico; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee faces New Mexico State after Anastasiia Boldyreva scored 22 points in Middle Tennessee's 61-43 win against the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. The Aggies are 6-2 in home games.

The Cavaliers are 3-6 against ACC opponents. Virginia averages 69.9 points while outscoring opponents by 4.9 points per game. Miami (FL) makes 44.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.7 percentage points higher than Virginia has allowed to its opponents (38.2%).

Iona is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points. The Jaspers are 4-5 against MAAC opponents. Manhattan has a 0-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Iowa State Cyclones (15-7, 6-3 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (19-2, 7-1 Big 12) New York; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iowa State visits No. Kansas State after Audi Crooks scored 22 points in Iowa State's 90-56 win over the UCF Knights.

Florida State Seminoles (16-4, 6-2 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (12-10, 3-6 ACC) Boston; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Florida State plays Boston College after Ta'Niya Latson scored 25 points in Florida State's 86-84 win against the North Carolina Tar Heels.

NC State after Rylie Theuerkauf scored 21 points in Wake Forest's 69-59 win over the Boston College Eagles. The Demon Deacons are 7-6 in home games. Wake Forest is 5-5 when it wins the turnover battle and averages 15.7 turnovers per game.

Portland has an 18-0 record in games decided by 10 points or more. The Gaels are 7-3 against conference opponents. Saint Mary's (CA) has a 3-2 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

Montana Grizzlies (7-12, 3-5 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (4-12, 1-6 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montana visits Portland State after Avery Waddington scored 21 points in Montana's 67-66 loss to the Montana State Bobcats. The Vikings are 3-5 on their home court.

Northeastern allows 68.9 points to opponents and has been outscored by 19.8 points per game. The Dragons have gone 5-2 against CAA opponents. Drexel scores 59.4 points while outscoring opponents by 1.2 points per game.

Eastern Illinois Panthers (13-6, 10-0 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (10-9, 4-6 OVC) Macomb, Illinois; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois plays Eastern Illinois after Mia Nicastro scored 29 points in Western Illinois' 94-66 victory over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks. The Leathernecks are 5-4 in home games.

Monmouth Hawks (10-9, 5-3 CAA) at Campbell Camels (10-9, 3-4 CAA) Buies Creek, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Campbell hosts Monmouth after Gianni Boone scored 21 points in Campbell's 75-70 loss to the Stony Brook Seawolves. The Camels are 8-0 on their home court.

Bryant leads the America East in rebounding, averaging 31.6 boards. Nia Scott leads the Bulldogs with 8.8 rebounds. The Retrievers are 1-5 against America East opponents.

The Bears are 1-4 in SoCon play. Mercer has a 2-13 record in games decided by 10 or more points. UNC Greensboro's average of 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.1 more made shots on average than the 5.6 per game Mercer gives up.

Duquesne is sixth in the A-10 with 30.9 points per game in the paint led by Jerni Kiaku averaging 10.0. The Rams are 4-5 in A-10 play. VCU has a 6-9 record against teams above .