Category: NCAA Basketball

Chucky Hepburn scored 17 in the second half and 10 in overtime to finish with a career-high 32 points as Louisville beat West Virginia 79-70 on Thursday in the Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals. Louisville (5-1) plays the winner of the game between Oklahoma and No. 23 Arizona for the tournament championship on Friday. West Virginia (4-2) faces the loser in a third-place game.

West Virginia was looking for a different type of feast than most on Thursday afternoon. The Mountaineers faced Louisville in the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis Tournament and for the second time in 24 hours, WVU played a game that featured overtime. West Virginia's holiday on the hardwood would not end how they imagined as they couldn't keep pace in overtime, falling 79-70.

Duke lost a neutral-court game because of some late-game errors against a blue blood that has more experience — and it showed. Duke’s first loss was Kentucky in Atlanta; the Blue Devils returned home and beat Wofford by 51 a few days later. Duke’s second loss was Kansas in Las Vegas earlier this week; the Blue Devils return home for a game against Seattle on Friday night, with its matchup against Auburn in the ACC-SEC Challenge on next week’s horizon.

Tre Holloman and Xavier Booker combined for eight points in overtime.

Enoch Cheeks scored 20 points to lead Dayton to an 85-67 win over No. 2 UConn in the seventh-place game of the Maui Invitational on Wednesday night.

CLICK HERE FOR RUNNING LIVE UPDATES ON THE TROUGH PREMIUM MESSAGE BOARDThe No. 19 Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1) are set for a major non-conference matchup against the Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) on Thanksgiving Day at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.

Valparaiso Beacons (4-2) at DePaul Blue Demons (6-0) Chicago; Friday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DePaul hosts Valparaiso after Layden Blocker scored 21 points in DePaul's 98-52 win against the Northern Illinois Huskies. The Blue Demons are 6-0 on their home court.

Arkansas Razorbacks (5-1) vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1) Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -2.5; over/under is 154 BOTTOM LINE: Illinois plays No. Arkansas in Kansas City, Missouri.

Northern Iowa Panthers (3-2) vs. North Texas Mean Green (5-1) Orlando, Florida; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mean Green -3.5; over/under is 127.5 BOTTOM LINE: North Texas takes on Northern Iowa in Orlando, Florida. The Mean Green have a 5-1 record in non-conference play.

George Mason Patriots (4-3) at James Madison Dukes (4-3) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Friday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason visits James Madison after Woody Newton scored 26 points in George Mason's 100-55 victory over the Ferrum Panthers. The Dukes have gone 2-0 at home.

Oklahoma Sooners (5-0) vs. Arizona Wildcats (3-2) Nassau, Bahamas; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -5.5; over/under is 155 BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma and No. Arizona square off in Nassau, Bahamas.

UNLV Rebels (4-1) vs. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-0) Tempe, Arizona; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: UNLV and No. Mississippi State square off at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.

North Carolina A&T Aggies (3-3) at East Carolina Pirates (6-1) Greenville, North Carolina; Friday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina hosts N.C. A&T after C.J. Walker scored 21 points in East Carolina's 72-55 win against the UIC Flames. The Pirates have gone 4-0 in home games.

Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-1) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (3-3) Nassau, Bahamas; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas State and Indiana State square off at Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas. The Sycamores have a 3-3 record against non-conference oppponents.

Seattle U Redhawks (2-4) at Duke Blue Devils (4-2) Durham, North Carolina; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Seattle U travels to No. Duke for a Division 1 Division matchup Friday.