Lindenwood (MO) Lions (9-6, 5-1 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (12-5, 4-2 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Indiana hosts Lindenwood (MO) after Meredith Raley scored 25 points in Southern Indiana's 89-83 loss to the Little Rock Trojans. The Screaming Eagles have gone 8-0 in home games.
Murray State visits McDermott and Northern Iowa
Murray State Racers (10-4, 4-1 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (9-7, 4-1 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts Murray State after Maya McDermott scored 21 points in Northern Iowa's 67-44 victory over the Bradley Braves. The Panthers are 5-2 in home games.
McDermott leads Western Illinois against Morehead State after 24-point performance
Western Illinois Leathernecks (8-7, 2-4 OVC) at Morehead State Eagles (7-9, 2-4 OVC) Morehead, Kentucky; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois visits Morehead State after Mallory McDermott scored 24 points in Western Illinois' 88-67 victory over the Tennessee State Tigers. The Eagles have gone 4-3 in home games.
Locke, Mercer Bears square off against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers
East Tennessee State ranks second in the SoCon in team defense, allowing 56.3 points while holding opponents to 38.1% shooting. The Bears have gone 1-0 against SoCon opponents. Mercer has a 2-9 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
Sam Houston faces Kennesaw State, seeks to stop 4-game skid
Kennesaw State Owls (5-9, 0-3 CUSA) at Sam Houston Bearkats (7-7, 0-4 CUSA) Huntsville, Texas; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sam Houston will try to stop its four-game losing streak when the Bearkats take on Kennesaw State. The Bearkats are 5-2 on their home court.
No. 7 Texas visits Auburn after Gaston’s 23-point outing
Texas Longhorns (16-2, 3-1 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (9-8, 0-4 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auburn takes on No. Texas after Deyona Gaston scored 23 points in Auburn's 80-61 loss to the Kentucky Wildcats.
Missouri faces No. 13 Oklahoma, aims to break 4-game skid
Oklahoma is fourth in college basketball averaging 88.5 points and is shooting 47.9% from the field. The Tigers are 0-4 in conference games. Missouri scores 70.9 points while outscoring opponents by 8.4 points per game.
UNC Greensboro plays Wofford on 4-game road slide
UNC Greensboro Spartans (11-5, 2-0 SoCon) at Wofford Terriers (9-5, 1-0 SoCon) Spartanburg, South Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Greensboro travels to Wofford looking to stop its four-game road losing streak. The Terriers have gone 8-0 in home games.
Eastern Kentucky hosts Austin Peay after Freihofer’s 20-point game
Austin Peay Governors (8-7, 3-1 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (12-5, 2-2 ASUN) Richmond, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky plays Austin Peay after Liz Freihofer scored 20 points in Eastern Kentucky's 94-58 victory against the North Alabama Lions. The Colonels are 5-1 in home games.
Barbot and Charleston (SC) host Monmouth
Monmouth Hawks (7-8, 2-2 CAA) at Charleston (SC) Cougars (12-3, 3-1 CAA) Charleston, South Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston (SC) hosts Monmouth after Taylor Barbot scored 29 points in Charleston (SC)'s 87-83 loss to the Stony Brook Seawolves. The Cougars are 7-1 in home games.
Berete and Jackson State host Texas Southern
Texas Southern allows 75.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 8.5 points per game. The Jackson State Tigers are 3-0 against SWAC opponents. Jackson State has a 1-6 record against opponents over .
No. 14 North Carolina visits SMU following Robertson’s 23-point showing
North Carolina Tar Heels (15-3, 3-2 ACC) at SMU Mustangs (10-7, 2-3 ACC) Dallas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SMU faces No. North Carolina after Nya Robertson scored 23 points in SMU's 72-59 loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Valparaiso faces Illinois State, seeks to end 4-game slide
Illinois State Redbirds (9-7, 3-2 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (4-11, 1-4 MVC) Valparaiso, Indiana; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso aims to break its four-game skid when the Beacons play Illinois State. The Beacons have gone 3-2 in home games.
Martinelli and Northwestern host Maryland
Maryland Terrapins (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (10-6, 1-4 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Terrapins -1.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern plays Maryland after Nick Martinelli scored 27 points in Northwestern's 78-68 loss to the Michigan State Spartans. The Wildcats have gone 8-1 at home.
Jacksonville State hosts Louisiana Tech after Newman’s 27-point performance
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (13-4, 2-2 CUSA) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-7, 1-2 CUSA) Jacksonville, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -2.5; over/under is 141.5 BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech visits Jacksonville State after Sean Newman Jr. scored 27 points in Louisiana Tech's 79-74 victory over the Liberty Flames. The Gamecocks are 5-0 in home games.