Category: NCAA Basketball

Kansas big man Hunter Dickinson grabbed an offensive rebound and had the ball cradled into his body with both arms, with no intention of letting TCU take it away from him.

Maryland Terrapins vs Illinois Fighting Illini preview

San Francisco Dons (16-5, 6-2 WCC) at Saint Mary's Gaels (16-3, 6-0 WCC) Moraga, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -10.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: San Francisco visits Saint Mary's (CA) after Malik Thomas scored 24 points in San Francisco's 81-70 win over the Oregon State Beavers. The Gaels are 10-1 on their home court.

Troy Trojans (12-7, 6-1 Sun Belt) at Texas State Bobcats (9-8, 3-4 Sun Belt) San Marcos, Texas; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Troy plays Texas State in Sun Belt action Thursday. The Bobcats are 3-6 in home games.

Wofford Terriers (11-5, 3-0 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (6-12, 1-2 SoCon) Macon, Georgia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wofford visits Mercer after Helen Matthews scored 24 points in Wofford's 66-53 win against the Western Carolina Catamounts. The Bears have gone 4-5 at home.

New Hampshire Wildcats (8-11, 2-4 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (9-9, 2-3 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Hampshire plays Bryant after Eva DeChent scored 29 points in New Hampshire's 70-48 win against the NJIT Highlanders. The Bulldogs have gone 4-2 at home.

Milwaukee Panthers (4-16, 1-8 Horizon) at Northern Kentucky Norse (6-14, 3-6 Horizon) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky plays Milwaukee in a matchup of Horizon teams. The Norse have gone 3-5 in home games.

Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (7-10, 0-6 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois faces Northwestern after Kendall Bostic scored 20 points in Illinois' 86-68 loss to the Michigan State Spartans. The Wildcats have gone 5-7 at home.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (12-5, 6-2 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (5-14, 1-8 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee Tech visits Tennessee State after Reghan Grimes scored 21 points in Tennessee Tech's 70-49 win over the Little Rock Trojans. The Tigers are 4-4 on their home court.

Kentucky Wildcats (16-1, 5-0 SEC) at Texas A&M Aggies (9-8, 2-3 SEC) College Station, Texas; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky visits Texas A&M after Clara Strack scored 25 points in Kentucky's 78-64 win against the Georgia Bulldogs.

NC State Wolfpack (14-4, 6-1 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (7-11, 1-6 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. NC State visits Syracuse after Aziaha James scored 20 points in NC State's 73-68 victory against the Virginia Cavaliers.

Morehead State Eagles (7-11, 2-6 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (11-6, 8-0 OVC) Charleston, Illinois; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois hosts Morehead State after Macy McGlone scored 23 points in Eastern Illinois' 67-54 victory over the Tennessee State Tigers. The Panthers have gone 7-0 in home games.

Indiana State Sycamores (3-14, 1-5 MVC) at Murray State Racers (12-4, 6-1 MVC) Murray, Kentucky; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Murray State takes on Indiana State after Katelyn Young scored 26 points in Murray State's 81-59 win against the Drake Bulldogs. The Racers have gone 6-1 at home.

Sam Houston Bearkats (8-8, 1-5 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Raiders (12-6, 4-1 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee faces Sam Houston after Ta'Mia Scott scored 25 points in Middle Tennessee's 63-58 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Raiders have gone 6-0 in home games.

The Hatters have gone 3-3 against ASUN opponents. Stetson is sixth in the ASUN scoring 72.6 points per game and is shooting 44.3%. Eastern Kentucky's average of 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 9.4 per game Stetson allows.