Category: NCAA Basketball

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (26-7, 17-3 Big Sky) at Arizona Wildcats (19-13, 10-9 Big 12) Tucson, Arizona; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona visits Arizona after Sophie Glancey scored 29 points in Northern Arizona's 71-67 loss to the Montana Grizzlies. Arizona is 9-13 against opponents over .

UTSA Roadrunners (26-4, 17-2 AAC) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (22-10, 17-4 WCC) Spokane, Washington; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: UTSA faces Gonzaga after Jordyn Jenkins scored 22 points in UTSA's 62-58 loss to the Rice Owls. Gonzaga scores 68.3 points and has outscored opponents by 3.8 points per game.

Florida averages 74.9 points while outscoring opponents by 3.6 points per game. Northern Iowa has a 7-15 record against teams over . Florida's average of 5.4 made 3-pointers per game is 2.3 fewer made shots on average than the 7.7 per game Northern Iowa gives up.

JMU ranks second in the Sun Belt with 28.5 defensive rebounds per game led by McDaniel averaging 6.6. Davidson is seventh in the A-10 scoring 63.1 points per game and is shooting 41.8%. JMU averages 5.5 made 3-pointers per game, 2.0 more made shots than the 3.5 per game Davidson allows.

The Utes' record in Big 12 games is 13-6, and their record is 9-2 in non-conference games. Utah is seventh in the Big 12 with 24.3 defensive rebounds per game led by Maye Toure averaging 5.1. The Hoosiers' record in Big Ten games is 11-9.

Fairfield Stags (28-4, 22-1 MAAC) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (26-7, 14-6 Big 12) Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Friday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -16.5; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Kansas State takes on Fairfield in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Malik Thomas had 21 points in San Francisco's 79-70 win over Utah Valley on Wednesday night in the NIT. Thomas also added 10 rebounds for the Dons (25-9). Ryan Beasley scored 19 points while going 7 of 13 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and added six assists.

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Creighton and Louisville get the party started on Thursday.

Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilla each scored 22 points as Mount St. Mary's defeated American 83-72 in an NCAA Tournament matchup of No. seeds at the First Four on Wednesday night. The Mountaineers (23-12) earned a date with No.

DAYTON, Ohio — Marcus Foster scored 22 points and Zach Freemantle added 15 while overcoming foul trouble as Xavier rallied past Texas 86-80 in the First Four on Wednesday night.

B.J. Edwards had 16 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four steals in SMU's 73-63 victory over Northern Iowa on Wednesday night in the NIT. SMU advances to face Oklahoma State in the second round. Kario Oquendo added 12 points while going 4 of 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) while he also had seven rebounds for the Mustangs (24-10).

The Mountaineers earned a date with No. 1 seed Duke on Friday in an East Region game at Raleigh, North Carolina.

K.D. Johnson scored 20 points off of the bench, Zach Anderson had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and George Mason beat Samford 86-69 on Wednesday night in the NIT. Johnson added five assists and four steals for the Patriots (27-8). Darius Maddox shot 5 for 13, including 5 for 12 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.

Javon Bennett scored 30 points and made eight 3-pointers to lead Dayton over Florida Atlantic 86-79 on Wednesday in the NIT. Dayton (23-10) advances to play Chattanooga in the second round. Bennett shot 10 for 16 (8 for 12 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line for the Flyers (23-10).