Youngstown State Penguins (7-7, 2-2 Horizon) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (9-5, 4-0 Horizon) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne seeks to continue its six-game win streak with a victory over Youngstown State. The Mastodons have gone 5-0 in home games.
Nichols and Kansas host Iowa State
Iowa State scores 75.9 points and has outscored opponents by 11.3 points per game. The Jayhawks play their first true road game after going 10-2 with a 3-1 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Kansas ranks fifth in the Big 12 shooting 36.5% from 3-point range.
Hallock leads No. 21 Michigan State against Purdue after 20-point performance
Purdue Boilermakers (7-6, 0-2 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (11-2, 1-1 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Wednesday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Michigan State hosts Purdue after Theryn Hallock scored 20 points in Michigan State's 72-66 loss to the Maryland Terrapins.
Illinois hosts Washington after Ladine’s 40-point performance
Illinois scores 73.6 points and has outscored opponents by 16.5 points per game. The Huskies are 1-1 in conference games. Washington averages 72.9 points while outscoring opponents by 14.4 points per game.
No. 1 Tennessee hosts Norfolk State after Moore’s 33-point outing
Norfolk State Spartans (9-6) at Tennessee Volunteers (12-0) Knoxville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Volunteers -31; over/under is 140 BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State plays No. Tennessee after Brian Moore Jr. scored 33 points in Norfolk State's 77-74 win against the High Point Panthers.
Dayton hosts La Salle following Vahlberg Fasasi’s 21-point game
La Salle Explorers (8-5, 0-1 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (10-3) Dayton, Ohio; Tuesday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flyers -17.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: La Salle visits Dayton after Tunde Vahlberg Fasasi scored 21 points in La Salle's 108-48 win against the Immaculata Mighty Macs. The Flyers have gone 9-0 at home.
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Lakers trade D’Lo, Grizzlies miss out on Finney-Smith, Kings need a reset & Pistons deep dive | Kevin O’Connor Show
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LeBron James says retiring as a Laker ‘would be the plan’
"I’m also not silly or too jaded to know the business of the game as well... hopefully, I don’t got to go nowhere before my career is over.”
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Malik Thomas, Carlton Linguard Jr. lift San Francisco over Santa Clara 97-94 in OT
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What we learned as Kings rally past Mavs to end six-game skid
De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 33 to lead the Sacramento Kings to a much-needed win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.