Missouri State Bears (9-18, 2-14 MVC) at Valparaiso Beacons (11-16, 4-12 MVC) Valparaiso, Indiana; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State visits Valparaiso after Michael Osei-Bonsu scored 21 points in Missouri State's 63-58 loss to the UIC Flames. The Beacons have gone 9-6 in home games.
Saint Joseph’s (PA) visits Castro and George Washington
Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (15-10, 7-6 A-10) at George Washington Revolutionaries (17-9, 6-7 A-10) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Washington takes on Saint Joseph's (PA) after Rafael Castro scored 20 points in George Washington's 74-67 victory over the Davidson Wildcats. The Revolutionaries have gone 11-3 in home games.
Providence visits Georgetown following Peavy’s 21-point game
Providence Friars (12-14, 6-9 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (15-10, 6-8 Big East) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown plays Providence after Micah Peavy scored 21 points in Georgetown's 97-86 loss to the Butler Bulldogs. The Hoyas are 12-4 in home games.
Broome, No. 1 Auburn Tigers take on the Arkansas Razorbacks
Auburn is third in the SEC scoring 85.1 points while shooting 48.6% from the field. The Razorbacks are 4-8 in conference games. Arkansas is eighth in the SEC with 14.7 assists per game led by Boogie Fland averaging 5.7.
Wofford visits VMI following Bradley’s 22-point game
Wofford Terriers (14-13, 8-6 SoCon) at VMI Keydets (13-14, 7-7 SoCon) Lexington, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VMI plays Wofford after Rickey Bradley, Jr. scored 22 points in VMI's 80-71 win against the Mercer Bears. The Keydets are 7-4 on their home court.
Patterson leads Minnesota against UCLA after 25-point game
Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-12, 5-9 Big Ten) at UCLA Bruins (19-7, 10-5 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -12.5; over/under is 129.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota visits UCLA after Lu'Cye Patterson scored 25 points in Minnesota's 69-66 win against the USC Trojans. The Bruins are 13-1 in home games.
Lawal and Virginia Tech host Boston College
Virginia Tech Hokies (11-14, 6-8 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (10-15, 2-12 ACC) Boston; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hokies -1.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech plays Boston College after Toibu Lawal scored 23 points in Virginia Tech's 73-70 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers. The Eagles have gone 7-7 in home games.
Luis and No. 10 St. John’s host DePaul
St. John's Red Storm (22-4, 13-2 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (11-15, 2-13 Big East) Chicago; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No.
VCU puts home win streak on the line against UMass
UMass Minutemen (11-15, 6-7 A-10) at VCU Rams (20-5, 10-2 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VCU hosts UMass aiming to continue its 10-game home winning streak. The Rams have gone 12-0 at home.
Salaridze, UT Martin Skyhawks square off against the Tennessee State Tigers
Tennessee State Tigers (13-14, 9-7 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (12-15, 8-8 OVC) Martin, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Skyhawks -2.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: Aaron Nkrumah and Tennessee State visit Vladimer Salaridze and UT Martin in OVC action Tuesday. The Skyhawks are 7-3 on their home court.
Kansas plays UCF after Harshaw’s 26-point game
UCF Knights (9-15, 2-12 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (14-11, 4-10 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas hosts UCF after Brittany Harshaw scored 26 points in Kansas' 93-80 loss to the Iowa State Cyclones. The Jayhawks have gone 9-5 at home.
Lafayette and Louisiana host Texas State
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (13-12, 8-6 Sun Belt) at Texas State Bobcats (10-15, 4-10 Sun Belt) San Marcos, Texas; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana visits Texas State after Erica Lafayette scored 22 points in Louisiana's 80-60 win against the UL Monroe Warhawks. The Bobcats have gone 3-10 in home games.
20 wickets fall in utter carnage as spinner’s haul heaps pressure on Test heir apparent: Shield Wrap
There was inexplicable bowling carnage at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday as 20 wickets fell on the opening day of the Sheffield Shield clash between South Australia and Tasmania, dismissed for just 194 runs between them in the first innings.