Category: Sports News

North Carolina Tar Heels (23-4, 11-3 ACC) at Syracuse Orange (10-15, 4-10 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse hosts No. North Carolina after Georgia Woolley scored 23 points in Syracuse's 75-69 loss to the California Golden Bears.

Samford Bulldogs (10-16, 5-5 SoCon) at Wofford Terriers (15-8, 7-3 SoCon) Spartanburg, South Carolina; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Samford takes on Wofford in SoCon action Thursday. The Terriers have gone 11-1 in home games.

Wagner Seahawks (6-17, 3-8 NEC) at Stonehill Skyhawks (12-12, 8-3 NEC) South Easton, Massachusetts; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wagner visits Stonehill after Julia Fabozzi scored 24 points in Wagner's 61-56 win against the Le Moyne Dolphins. The Skyhawks have gone 6-4 in home games.

SE Louisiana averages 67.0 points and has outscored opponents by 14.8 points per game. The Demons are 9-6 against Southland opponents. Northwestern State is ninth in the Southland scoring 25.2 points per game in the paint led by Vernell Atamah averaging 4.0.

UT Martin Skyhawks (12-16, 9-8 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (20-5, 14-2 OVC) Cookeville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin plays Tennessee Tech after Anaya Brown scored 24 points in UT Martin's 73-52 win over the Tennessee State Tigers. The Golden Eagles have gone 10-0 in home games.

Fairleigh Dickinson is second in the NEC with 13.6 assists per game led by Abaigeal Babore averaging 3.2. The Dolphins have gone 4-7 against NEC opponents. Le Moyne is fifth in the NEC with 22.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Haedyn Roberts averaging 5.5.

The Sycamores are 2-12 against MVC opponents. Indiana State is eighth in the MVC scoring 64.0 points per game and is shooting 37.9%. UIC is shooting 43.6% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher than the 43.1% Indiana State allows to opponents.

Kentucky Wildcats (20-4, 9-3 SEC) at Missouri Tigers (13-14, 2-10 SEC) Columbia, Missouri; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky takes on Missouri after Georgia Amoore scored 21 points in Kentucky's 84-55 victory against the Georgia Bulldogs.

Maryland Terrapins (20-6, 10-5 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (9-15, 2-11 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Maryland plays Northwestern after Sarah Te-Biasu scored 21 points in Maryland's 85-77 win against the Michigan Wolverines.

The Mastodons have gone 15-1 against Horizon opponents. Purdue Fort Wayne leads the Horizon with 55.9 points per game in the paint led by Sydney Freeman averaging 6.0. Northern Kentucky's average of 6.9 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.9 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Purdue Fort Wayne gives up.

Louisville Cardinals (18-7, 11-3 ACC) at Duke Blue Devils (20-6, 11-3 ACC) Durham, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisville visits No. Duke looking to extend its three-game road winning streak.

Bellarmine Knights (15-12, 6-8 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (13-13, 7-7 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville plays Bellarmine after Edyn Battle scored 21 points in Jacksonville's 63-52 win against the North Florida Ospreys. The Dolphins are 9-2 on their home court.

Ohio State Buckeyes (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (16-9, 8-6 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Ohio State visits Indiana after Jaloni Cambridge scored 29 points in Ohio State's 86-78 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes.