Category: NCAA Basketball

Iowa State's record of 945 consecutive games with a 3-pointer ended on Tuesday night, despite the Cyclones beating Texas Tech 71-58 at home.

There's no way to spin it — the Arkansas Razorbacks (11-6, 0-4 SEC) are playing bad basketball right now, and it culminated in a 78-74 loss to the LSU Tigers (12-5, 1-3 SEC) on Tuesday night. The Razorbacks actually played some of their best ball of league play in spurts against the Tigers, but that's not saying much considering how poorly they've played in their other three losses. "This is the third or fourth game, we get up 12, and all of a sudden, you turn around and (the lead is gone)," Calipari said after the game Tuesday.

As No. 12 Michigan State basketball looks to extend its win streak to 10, Penn State hopes to use its stingy defense to provide a roadblock.

Iowa State has never been higher in the USA TODAY Sports men's basketball poll and is one spot from reaching No. 1 for first time in program history.

Arkansas is still searching for its first SEC victory under Calipari and finds itself in jeopardy of missing the NCAA tournament this March.

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (7-10, 2-2 Big South) at Radford Highlanders (12-6, 2-1 Big South) Radford, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Highlanders -6.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Radford will try to keep its six-game home win streak intact when the Highlanders take on Gardner-Webb. The Highlanders are 6-0 in home games.

The Wildcats have gone 2-1 against A-10 opponents. Davidson is eighth in the A-10 scoring 76.1 points per game and is shooting 47.1%. La Salle is shooting 43.3% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points lower than the 43.5% Davidson allows to opponents.

Citadel Bulldogs (5-10, 0-4 SoCon) at UNC Greensboro Spartans (10-7, 3-1 SoCon) Greensboro, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -17.5; over/under is 131.5 BOTTOM LINE: Citadel travels to UNC Greensboro looking to stop its five-game road slide. The Spartans are 6-0 in home games.

Southern Illinois Salukis (6-11, 1-5 MVC) at Missouri State Bears (7-10, 0-6 MVC) Springfield, Missouri; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -4.5; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois faces Missouri State after Jarrett Hensley scored 30 points in Southern Illinois' 88-78 overtime victory against the Missouri State Bears. The Bears have gone 5-3 in home games.

UMass Minutemen (6-11, 1-3 A-10) at Fordham Rams (8-9, 0-4 A-10) New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -1.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM LINE: Fordham plays UMass after Japhet Medor scored 20 points in Fordham's 74-64 loss to the Davidson Wildcats. The Rams have gone 6-3 in home games.

George Mason Patriots (12-5, 3-1 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (11-5, 1-2 A-10) Dayton, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -7.5; over/under is 134.5 BOTTOM LINE: Dayton takes on George Mason in a matchup of A-10 teams. The Flyers have gone 10-0 at home.

Seton Hall Pirates (6-10, 1-4 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (7-10, 0-6 Big East) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -6.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall visits Butler after Isaiah Coleman scored 26 points in Seton Hall's 91-85 loss to the Providence Friars. The Bulldogs are 5-5 in home games.

Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-10, 2-3 MAAC) at Siena Saints (7-9, 2-3 MAAC) Albany, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart plays Siena after Tanner Thomas scored 25 points in Sacred Heart's 73-71 loss to the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers. The Saints are 3-3 in home games.

Lindenwood Lions (8-9, 3-3 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (6-10, 1-5 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lindenwood visits Southern Indiana after Anias Futrell scored 26 points in Lindenwood's 82-81 victory over the UT Martin Skyhawks. The Screaming Eagles have gone 5-3 in home games.

Bradley ranks fourth in the MVC with 15.5 assists per game led by Duke Deen averaging 4.2. The Sycamores have gone 3-3 against MVC opponents. Indiana State is 3-6 against opponents with a winning record.