Northern Illinois Huskies (4-13, 0-5 MAC) at Western Michigan Broncos (4-13, 1-4 MAC) Kalamazoo, Michigan; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois plays Western Michigan after Quaran McPherson scored 22 points in Northern Illinois' 71-66 loss to the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Broncos have gone 2-6 at home.
BYU plays Colorado on 4-game road slide
BYU Cougars (11-6, 2-4 Big 12) at Colorado Buffaloes (9-8, 0-7 Big 12) Boulder, Colorado; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: BYU will attempt to end its four-game road losing streak when the Cougars face Colorado. The Buffaloes have gone 8-3 in home games.
Tulsa hosts East Carolina after Walker’s 28-point outing
East Carolina Pirates (10-9, 2-4 AAC) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-10, 2-3 AAC) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina plays Tulsa after C.J. Walker scored 28 points in East Carolina's 75-72 victory over the Wichita State Shockers. The Golden Hurricane are 6-4 on their home court.
Duquesne hosts Cheeks and Dayton
Dayton Flyers (12-6, 2-3 A-10) at Duquesne Dukes (9-9, 4-1 A-10) Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dayton visits Duquesne after Enoch Cheeks scored 26 points in Dayton's 83-81 overtime win against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers. The Dukes have gone 6-4 in home games.
Northern Iowa hosts Missouri State following White’s 24-point game
Missouri State Bears (7-12, 0-8 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (11-8, 5-3 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Missouri State takes on Northern Iowa after Dez White scored 24 points in Missouri State's 74-68 loss to the Illinois State Redbirds. The Panthers are 9-2 on their home court.
Kaufman-Renn and No. 17 Purdue host Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes (10-8, 2-5 Big Ten) at Purdue Boilermakers (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten) West Lafayette, Indiana; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Purdue hosts Ohio State after Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 23 points in Purdue's 65-58 victory over the Oregon Ducks.
Weston leads Tennessee State against UT Martin after 20-point game
UT Martin Skyhawks (9-10, 5-3 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (7-12, 3-5 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State plays UT Martin after Brandon Weston scored 20 points in Tennessee State's 84-65 victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers. The Tigers have gone 6-3 at home.
George Mason plays Saint Bonaventure after overtime win
George Mason Patriots (14-5, 5-1 A-10) at Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (15-4, 3-3 A-10) Olean, New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason visits Saint Bonaventure followingGeorge Mason's 80-77 overtime victory against the George Washington Revolutionaries. The Bonnies have gone 8-1 at home.
Baylor Bears and the No. 1 UCLA Bruins square off in Newark, New Jersey
UCLA Bruins (17-0, 6-0 Big Ten) vs. Baylor Bears (16-3, 6-1 Big 12) Newark, New Jersey; Monday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. UCLA and Baylor square off in Newark, New Jersey.
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Manchester United’s wing-backs are struggling, Foden is back to his best and Bournemouth are top-four contenders
Ruben Amorim is repeatedly learning that his team are worryingly susceptible out wide. Brighton’s first two goals came from players being given space on the flanks in the huge gaps between wing-backs and centre-backs. Kaoru Mitoma gifted Yankuba Minteh a tap in and the favour was repaid in the second half. Leny Yoro had terrible troubles against Southampton and there were similar struggles once again as Brighton tested him on the outside. Noussair Mazraoui had a forgettable afternoon, looking poor in possession, which helped Brighton for the opener and he failed to intervene before Mitoma steered the second home at the back post. Mazraoui was moved to the left and soon the third goal arrived as Yasin Ayari was given the freedom to cross the ball. The wing-back positions need specialists and those available to Amorim are unable to provide the defensive robustness and attacking support required, although he will be sticking with 3-4-3 whether they like it or not. Amorim needs to find a solution. Will Unwin
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