Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (7-10, 0-6 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois faces Northwestern after Kendall Bostic scored 20 points in Illinois' 86-68 loss to the Michigan State Spartans. The Wildcats have gone 5-7 at home.
Grimes leads Tennessee Tech against Tennessee State after 21-point outing
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (12-5, 6-2 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (5-14, 1-8 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee Tech visits Tennessee State after Reghan Grimes scored 21 points in Tennessee Tech's 70-49 win over the Little Rock Trojans. The Tigers are 4-4 on their home court.
Texas A&M hosts Strack and No. 11 Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats (16-1, 5-0 SEC) at Texas A&M Aggies (9-8, 2-3 SEC) College Station, Texas; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky visits Texas A&M after Clara Strack scored 25 points in Kentucky's 78-64 win against the Georgia Bulldogs.
Syracuse hosts James and No. 20 NC State
NC State Wolfpack (14-4, 6-1 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (7-11, 1-6 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. NC State visits Syracuse after Aziaha James scored 20 points in NC State's 73-68 victory against the Virginia Cavaliers.
Morehead State visits McGlone and Eastern Illinois
Morehead State Eagles (7-11, 2-6 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (11-6, 8-0 OVC) Charleston, Illinois; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois hosts Morehead State after Macy McGlone scored 23 points in Eastern Illinois' 67-54 victory over the Tennessee State Tigers. The Panthers have gone 7-0 in home games.
Young leads Murray State against Indiana State after 26-point performance
Indiana State Sycamores (3-14, 1-5 MVC) at Murray State Racers (12-4, 6-1 MVC) Murray, Kentucky; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Murray State takes on Indiana State after Katelyn Young scored 26 points in Murray State's 81-59 win against the Drake Bulldogs. The Racers have gone 6-1 at home.
Middle Tennessee faces Sam Houston following Scott’s 25-point game
Sam Houston Bearkats (8-8, 1-5 CUSA) at Middle Tennessee Raiders (12-6, 4-1 CUSA) Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Middle Tennessee faces Sam Houston after Ta'Mia Scott scored 25 points in Middle Tennessee's 63-58 loss to the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. The Raiders have gone 6-0 in home games.
Stetson visits Kimble and Eastern Kentucky
The Hatters have gone 3-3 against ASUN opponents. Stetson is sixth in the ASUN scoring 72.6 points per game and is shooting 44.3%. Eastern Kentucky's average of 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 9.4 per game Stetson allows.
Smith leads Bellarmine against FGCU after 20-point showing
Bellarmine is ninth in the ASUN scoring 70.6 points while shooting 45.7% from the field. The Eagles are 5-1 in conference matchups. FGCU ranks sixth in the ASUN scoring 31.2 points per game in the paint led by Keeshawn Kellman averaging 9.4.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions take on the Grambling Tigers on 10-game losing streak
Grambling Tigers (5-11, 2-3 SWAC) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (2-13, 0-5 SWAC) Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAPB aims to end its 10-game skid when the Golden Lions play Grambling. The Golden Lions are 2-2 on their home court.
Canisius visits Sacred Heart after Pryor’s 23-point outing
Canisius Golden Griffins (3-14, 2-5 MAAC) at Sacred Heart Pioneers (5-11, 1-6 MAAC) Fairfield, Connecticut; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart plays Canisius after Ny'Ceara Pryor scored 23 points in Sacred Heart's 56-53 loss to the Saint Peter's Peacocks. The Pioneers are 3-4 on their home court.
Maryland visits No. 17 Illinois after Gillespie’s 22-point performance
Maryland Terrapins (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -8.5; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE: Maryland visits No. Illinois after Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 22 points in Maryland's 69-66 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
No. 1 UCLA visits Rutgers following Lacey’s 27-point game
UCLA Bruins (18-0, 6-0 Big Ten) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (8-11, 0-8 Big Ten) Piscataway, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rutgers takes on No. UCLA after JoJo Lacey scored 27 points in Rutgers' 87-71 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.
No. 13 North Carolina faces Wake Forest, seeks 5th straight win
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-11, 0-7 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (17-3, 5-2 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. North Carolina is looking to continue its four-game win streak with a victory against Wake Forest.
Dixon leads Villanova against No. 10 Marquette after 29-point outing
Villanova Wildcats (12-8, 5-4 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (16-3, 7-1 Big East) Milwaukee; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova plays No. Marquette after Eric Dixon scored 29 points in Villanova's 64-63 loss to the Georgetown Hoyas.