Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (15-6, 7-3 OVC) at Morehead State Eagles (7-13, 2-8 OVC) Morehead, Kentucky; Tuesday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Morehead State faces Southern Indiana after Chrishawn Coleman scored 21 points in Morehead State's 76-58 loss to the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars. The Eagles are 4-5 in home games.
No. 7 Michigan State hosts Minnesota after Garcia’s 31-point outing
Minnesota Golden Gophers (11-9, 3-6 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (17-2, 8-0 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -13.5; over/under is 139 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota visits No. Michigan State after Dawson Garcia scored 31 points in Minnesota's 77-69 win against the Oregon Ducks.
North Florida hosts Thompson and Stetson
Stetson Hatters (7-14, 5-3 ASUN) at North Florida Ospreys (10-11, 3-5 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Stetson faces North Florida after Treyton Thompson scored 23 points in Stetson's 81-76 victory over the Bellarmine Knights. The Ospreys are 5-4 on their home court.
Valparaiso hosts Southern Illinois after Dibba’s 26-point showing
Southern Illinois Salukis (9-12, 4-6 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (10-11, 3-7 MVC) Valparaiso, Indiana; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Salukis -1.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois plays Valparaiso after Ali Abdou Dibba scored 26 points in Southern Illinois' 89-85 victory over the UIC Flames. The Beacons have gone 8-4 at home.
Idowu, Northern Kentucky Norse take on the Detroit Mercy Titans
Detroit Mercy Titans (12-7, 6-5 Horizon) at Northern Kentucky Norse (7-15, 4-7 Horizon) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Halle Idowu and Northern Kentucky host Aaliyah McQueen and Detroit Mercy in Horizon action. The Norse are 4-6 in home games.
Roberts and No. 6 Houston host West Virginia
Houston Cougars (16-3, 8-0 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (13-6, 5-4 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Houston plays West Virginia after J'wan Roberts scored 24 points in Houston's 92-86 overtime victory over the Kansas Jayhawks.
Gordan, South Carolina Upstate Spartans take on the Charleston Southern Buccaneers
South Carolina Upstate Spartans (5-15, 2-5 Big South) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (8-12, 4-3 Big South) North Charleston, South Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Catherine Alben and Charleston Southern host Rebekah Gordon and South Carolina Upstate in Big South action Wednesday. The Buccaneers have gone 4-4 in home games.
South Carolina Upstate hosts Charleston Southern following Johnson’s 21-point game
Charleston Southern Buccaneers (6-16, 2-5 Big South) at South Carolina Upstate Spartans (5-17, 1-6 Big South) Spartanburg, South Carolina; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston Southern faces South Carolina Upstate after RJ Johnson scored 21 points in Charleston Southern's 69-61 loss to the UNC Asheville Bulldogs. The Spartans are 4-5 on their home court.
Mashburn and Temple host Charlotte
Temple scores 78.9 points and has outscored opponents by 3.4 points per game. The 49ers are 1-6 in conference games. Charlotte is 3-6 in games decided by 10 or more points.
Maryland faces No. 17 Wisconsin after Rice’s 23-point showing
Wisconsin Badgers (16-4, 6-3 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maryland hosts No. Wisconsin after Rodney Rice scored 23 points in Maryland's 79-78 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers.
Providence visits St. John’s on 4-game road skid
Providence Friars (9-13, 2-7 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (11-9, 1-8 Big East) New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Providence will try to end its four-game road skid when the Friars take on St. John's. The Red Storm are 5-5 on their home court.
Murray State visits Evansville following Cuff’s 22-point performance
Murray State Racers (11-10, 5-5 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (7-14, 4-6 MVC) Evansville, Indiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Evansville faces Murray State after Tanner Cuff scored 22 points in Evansville's 78-68 win over the Valparaiso Beacons. The Purple Aces have gone 5-6 at home.
Rivera, UMass Minutemen square off against the Rhode Island Rams
Rhode Island is 5-2 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Minutemen have gone 4-3 against A-10 opponents. UMass is 5-4 in games decided by 10 points or more.
A night of high stakes for Europe’s big guns, but is the new format a success?
Nail-biting drama awaits as 18 Champions League games take place all at once, and the nerves will be jangling at some of the biggest clubs
The level of chaos expected in the final round of European “league phase” fixtures can be summed up by the fact Uefa officials have been directing clubs to a simulator that helps them make sense of the permutations affecting their team. They will also be able to monitor changes to their prospects in real time.
Nothing like Wednesday night’s Champions League denouement, when 18 games will take place simultaneously in a dramatic scramble for progress to the knockouts, has been seen before and the challenges are obvious. Swiftly communicating the implications of sudden swings in a densely packed table may tax the ablest of mathematical brains.
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