Category: NCAA Basketball

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (9-2) at Fresno State Bulldogs (8-4) Fresno, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State hosts Northern Arizona looking to extend its five-game home winning streak. The Bulldogs are 6-1 in home games.

UT Martin Skyhawks (2-8) at Morehead State Eagles (5-5) Morehead, Kentucky; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin visits Morehead State after Shae Littleford scored 27 points in UT Martin's 82-71 victory against the Arkansas State Red Wolves. The Eagles have gone 3-2 at home.

Vanderbilt Commodores (10-1) at Dayton Flyers (6-4) Dayton, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt takes on Dayton after Khamil Pierre scored 42 points in Vanderbilt's 106-40 victory against the Evansville Purple Aces. The Flyers are 6-1 on their home court.

Belmont Bruins (5-5) at Kentucky Wildcats (9-1) Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Belmont visits No. Kentucky after Jailyn Banks scored 23 points in Belmont's 73-70 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Richmond Spiders (9-2) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (9-0) West Palm Beach, Florida; Friday, 2:15 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee plays Richmond in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Eastern Illinois Panthers (3-6) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (1-7) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Thursday, 6:15 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Macy McGlone and Eastern Illinois visit Kennedy Claybrooks and Southeast Missouri State in OVC action. The Redhawks have gone 1-2 at home.

Georgia Southern Eagles (6-4) vs. Wright State Raiders (2-9, 0-3 Horizon) Phoenix; Thursday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wright State squares off against Georgia Southern at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. The Raiders are 2-6 in non-conference play.

Jackson State Tigers (1-8) at Mercer Bears (4-8) Macon, Georgia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State hits the road against Mercer looking to end its seven-game road skid. The Bears are 3-3 in home games.

Troy Trojans (5-6) vs. Arkansas Razorbacks (6-7) Asheville, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas faces Troy in Asheville, North Carolina. The Razorbacks are 6-7 in non-conference play.

UAB Blazers (7-3) at Illinois State Redbirds (6-4) Normal, Illinois; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAB visits Illinois State after Maddie Walsh scored 21 points in UAB's 66-60 victory over the New Orleans Privateers. The Redbirds have gone 2-1 at home.

Idaho State Bengals (5-5) at Northern Illinois Huskies (4-5) DeKalb, Illinois; Friday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Idaho State takes on Northern Illinois after Maria Dias scored 26 points in Idaho State's 67-50 victory over the UMKC Kangaroos. The Huskies are 1-2 in home games.

DJ Davis scored 21 points, Mekhi Mason added 15 as six players scored in double figures and Washington thumped Washington State 89-73 in the 300th meeting between the cross-state rivals on Wednesday night. It was the first meeting since the Huskies, who lead the series 189-111, joined the Big Ten Conference, leaving the Cougars to play as an affiliate member of the West Coast Conference as the Pac-12 Conference tries to rebuild its membership.

Cole Farrell's 18 points off of the bench led Portland State to an 81-75 victory against Pacific on Wednesday. Farrell added five rebounds for the Vikings (6-5). Shane Nowell scored 15 points, shooting 4 for 12 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line.

Jeremiah Fears dropped 30 points and made the game-winning play late on Wednesday night in Charlotte.

CJ Hardy scored 22 points as CSU Bakersfield beat Portland 81-64 on Wednesday. Hardy shot 8 for 15, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Roadrunners (6-6, 0-2 Big West Conference). Jemel Jones scored 17 points, going 7 of 15 (3 for 3 from 3-point range).