Rhode Island Rams (4-3) vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0) Cancun, Mexico; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Iowa plays Rhode Island at Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Cancun, Mexico.
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles and the Youngstown State Penguins meet in Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Youngstown State Penguins (4-2) vs. Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (5-1) Bayamon, Puerto Rico; Friday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Indiana plays Youngstown State at Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The Screaming Eagles are 5-1 in non-conference play.
Davidson Wildcats take on the Virginia Tech Hokies
Virginia Tech Hokies (5-1) vs. Davidson Wildcats (3-3) Cypress Lake, Florida; Friday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson plays Virginia Tech at Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Cypress Lake, Florida. The Wildcats are 3-3 in non-conference play.
Egger leads Yale against Bryant after 28-point game
Yale Bulldogs (1-6) at Bryant Bulldogs (6-1) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Friday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Yale plays Bryant after Mackenzie Egger scored 28 points in Yale's 67-65 loss to the Marist Red Foxes. The Bryant Bulldogs have gone 3-0 at home.
Portland squares off against Southern Utah
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-5) vs. Portland Pilots (5-0) Reno, Nevada; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah and Portland play at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. The Pilots are 5-0 in non-conference play.
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No. 3 Gonzaga Bulldogs play the No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana Hoosiers (4-1) vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-1) Nassau, Bahamas; Thursday, 2:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -9.5; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Gonzaga squares off against No.
BYU Cougars take on the No. 23 Ole Miss Rebels
The Cougars have a 5-0 record in non-conference games. BYU ranks 120th in college basketball averaging 11.4 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 35.8% from deep. Egor Demin leads the team averaging 2.6 makes while shooting 56.5% from 3-point range.
Rice takes on Hofstra
Hofstra Pride (4-2) vs. Rice Owls (5-1) Nassau, Bahamas; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra and Rice square off in Nassau, Bahamas. The Owls are 5-1 in non-conference play.
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No. 6 Houston never trails in defeating Notre Dame 65-54 in Players Era Festival
Emanuel Sharp scored 17 points and No. 6 Houston never trailed in beating Notre Dame 65-54 in a game that ended early Thursday morning in the Players Era Festival. Terrance Arceneaux added 13 points for Houston (4-2), and Milos Uzan had 10 points and nine assists. Tae Davis led the Fighting Irish (4-3) with 22 points and eight rebounds, and Braeden Shrewsberry scored 16 points.
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Yap’s 18 lead San Jose State over Long Beach State 82-66
Donavan Yap's 18 points helped San Jose State defeat Long Beach State 82-66 on Wednesday. Yap shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Spartans (4-5). Josh Uduje scored 17 points while finishing 8 of 15 from the floor.