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Dain Dainja scored 20 points and No. Memphis extended its winning streak to eight games with a 80-65 victory over South Florida on Thursday night. P.J. Haggerty scored 18 points and Tyrese Hunter added 15 points and six rebounds for the Tigers (21-4, 11-1 American Athletic Conference).

Marko Maletic's 30 points led Western Illinois over Southern Indiana 87-62 on Thursday night to snap a 10-game losing streak. Maletic added 10 rebounds for the Leathernecks (9-17, 3-12 Ohio Valley Conference). Trey Deveaux scored 17 points while going 7 of 11 and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds.

Reggie Bass' 30 points led Lindenwood over Morehead State 73-60 on Thursday night. Bass added six rebounds for the Lions (12-14, 7-8 Ohio Valley Conference). Jadis Jones added 16 points and six rebounds.

Mwani Wilkinson's 17 points helped Little Rock defeat Tennessee Tech 79-75 on Thursday night. Wilkinson added nine rebounds and four steals for the Trojans (17-10, 11-5 Ohio Valley Conference). Tuongthach Gatkek also scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 3 for 3 from the free-throw line and added six rebounds.

Travis Harper II's 14 points helped Tennessee State defeat Eastern Illinois 66-49 on Thursday night. Harper also contributed seven rebounds for the Tigers (13-13, 9-6 Ohio Valley Conference). Aaron Nkrumah scored 13 points and added six rebounds.

Derik Queen had 24 points to lead five Maryland players in double figures and the 25th-ranked Terrapins ended Nebraska's four-game winning streak with an 83-75 victory Thursday night. Queen was 9 of 11 from the field and made all six of his free throws, and he grabbed 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. Selton Miguel had 17 points, Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 15 and Rodney Rice 14 for the Terrapins (19-6, 9-5 Big Ten).

Tyon Grant-Foster had 19 points in Grand Canyon's 64-60 victory over Tarleton State on Thursday night. Grant-Foster also added eight rebounds for the Antelopes (18-6, 8-2 Western Athletic Conference). Duke Brennan scored 12 points and added 14 rebounds.

Sai Witt had 18 points in Austin Peay's 73-60 win against FGCU on Thursday night. Witt had six rebounds for the Governors (11-15, 6-7 Atlantic Sun Conference). Tate McCubbin scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 7, including 5 for 6 from beyond the arc and added three steals.

Terri Miller Jr. scored 15 points as Portland State beat Northern Arizona 58-46 on Thursday night. Miller had five rebounds for the Vikings (15-10, 7-5 Big Sky Conference). Isaiah Johnson scored 13 points while finishing 6 of 8 from the floor and added seven rebounds.

North Carolina beat Virginia Tech for their fourth win in a row. Alyssa Ustby finished with 16 rebounds to go with four points for North Carolina (22-4, 10-3 ACC). In her fifth year, Ustby has 1,210 career rebounds and moved past Charlotte Smith (1,200 from 1992-95) into second in program history and sixth all time in the ACC.

Mark Freeman had 26 points in James Madison's 77-72 win against Georgia Southern on Thursday night. Freeman shot 10 for 16 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Dukes (16-10, 9-4 Sun Belt Conference). Xavier Brown added 18 points while shooting 6 for 12, including 6 for 10 from beyond the arc while he also had six rebounds.

AJ Dancier's 17 points helped Le Moyne defeat Wagner 72-68 in overtime on Thursday night to end a five-game losing streak. Wagner inbounded it with 1 second left in regulation and Zaire Williams made a 3-pointer to tie it at 62-all. Dancier shot 4 of 14 from the field, including 1 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 9 from the line for the Dolphins (8-18, 3-8 Northeast Conference).