Tennessee State Tigers (9-12, 5-5 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (13-8, 7-3 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Trojans -7.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State visits Little Rock after Brandon Weston scored 21 points in Tennessee State's 89-77 win against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. The Trojans are 6-2 on their home court.
Drexel visits Monmouth after Robinson’s 20-point outing
Drexel Dragons (12-9, 4-4 CAA) at Monmouth Hawks (5-16, 3-5 CAA) West Long Branch, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dragons -3.5; over/under is 133.5 BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth faces Drexel after Cornelius Robinson Jr. scored 20 points in Monmouth's 78-73 loss to the William & Mary Tribe. The Hawks are 3-1 on their home court.
Francis leads NJIT against UMass-Lowell after 27-point outing
UMass-Lowell averages 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.1 more made shots on average than the 5.8 per game NJIT allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Tim Moore Jr. is averaging 11 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Highlanders. Francis is averaging 1.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Luster leads Stony Brook against Charleston (SC) after 31-point outing
Stony Brook Seawolves (5-16, 1-7 CAA) at Charleston (SC) Cougars (16-5, 6-2 CAA) Charleston, South Carolina; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -15.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Stony Brook faces Charleston (SC) after CJ Luster II scored 31 points in Stony Brook's 89-74 victory over the North Carolina A&T Aggies. The Cougars are 8-2 on their home court.
Pratt leads Northeastern against Hampton after 22-point outing
Northeastern Huskies (11-10, 3-5 CAA) at Hampton Pirates (10-11, 3-6 CAA) Hampton, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -1.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northeastern takes on Hampton after LA Pratt scored 22 points in Northeastern's 75-65 loss to the Towson Tigers. The Pirates are 6-3 on their home court.
Ognacevic and the Lipscomb Bisons host conference foe Eastern Kentucky
Lipscomb leads the ASUN with 26.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Ognacevic averaging 6.0. The Colonels are 4-4 against ASUN opponents. Eastern Kentucky ranks eighth in the ASUN giving up 76.9 points while holding opponents to 46.1% shooting.
Western Illinois plays Eastern Illinois on home skid
Eastern Illinois Panthers (6-15, 2-8 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (8-13, 2-8 OVC) Macomb, Illinois; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Leathernecks -2.5; over/under is 127.5 BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois plays Eastern Illinois looking to end its four-game home skid. The Leathernecks have gone 5-5 at home.
El Moutaouakkil and Louisiana host Texas State
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (6-15, 4-5 Sun Belt) at Texas State Bobcats (12-9, 5-4 Sun Belt) San Marcos, Texas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -12.5; over/under is 146 BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana faces Texas State after Mostapha El Moutaouakkil scored 23 points in Louisiana's 67-59 loss to the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The Bobcats are 7-1 on their home court.
Marist hosts Siena following Coyle’s 22-point game
Siena Saints (9-11, 4-5 MAAC) at Marist Red Foxes (15-3, 8-1 MAAC) Poughkeepsie, New York; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Siena visits Marist after Brendan Coyle scored 22 points in Siena's 72-68 loss to the Iona Gaels. The Red Foxes are 8-1 on their home court.
Butler faces Georgetown following Telfort’s 24-point outing
Butler Bulldogs (9-12, 2-8 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (13-8, 4-6 Big East) Washington; Friday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler takes on Georgetown after Jahmyl Telfort scored 24 points in Butler's 78-69 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Hoyas are 10-4 in home games.
Williamson leads Towson against Delaware after 21-point performance
The Fightin' Blue Hens are 7-2 in home games. Delaware averages 11.4 turnovers per game and is 5-5 when it wins the turnover battle. The Tigers are 7-1 in conference games.
Chris Youngblood scores 23 to lead No. 4 Alabama over No. 14 Mississippi State 88-84
Chris Youngblood had a season-high 23 points, including two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining, to lead No. Alabama to an 88-84 win over No. Mississippi State on Wednesday night.
Harris scores 20, Cross adds double-double and SMU defeats Cal 76-65
Chuck Harris scored 20 points, Matt Cross had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and SMU defeated California 76-65 on Wednesday. B.J. Edwards had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists for SMU (16-5, 7-3 ACC), which won for the fifth time in six games. Boopie Miller had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Saxen scores 12 as Saint Mary’s takes down Santa Clara 67-54
Mitchell Saxen's 12 points helped Saint Mary's defeat Santa Clara 67-54 on Wednesday night. Saxen also contributed five rebounds for the Gaels (19-3, 9-0 West Coast Conference). Luke Barrett scored 10 points, going 4 of 11 (2 for 7 from 3-point range).
Bailey scores 37 points, hits 5 3s, Rutgers tops Northwestern 79-72
Freshman star Ace Bailey scored 24 of his 37 points in the first half and Rutgers picked up a rare road win 79-72 over Northwestern on Wednesday night. Bailey missed his school freshman record by two points but had his third 30-plus point game, shooting 13 of 20 from the field, including a career-high five 3-pointers on eight attempts. Tyson Acuff added 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting for the Scarlet Knights (11-10, 4-5 Big Ten Conference), who were without another sensational freshman, point guard Dylan Harper (18.6 ppg), who missed the game with an ankle injury.