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FGCU has a 20-3 record against teams above . The Colonels' record in ASUN play is 11-8. Eastern Kentucky ranks second in the ASUN shooting 34.5% from 3-point range.

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (25-7, 20-2 Horizon) vs. Green Bay Phoenix (28-5, 21-1 Horizon) Indianapolis; Tuesday, 12 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Green Bay and Purdue Fort Wayne meet in the Horizon Championship. The Phoenix are 21-1 against Horizon opponents and 7-4 in non-conference play.

Northern Arizona leads the Big Sky with 16.5 assists per game led by Taylor Feldman averaging 3.8. The Grizzlies are 9-10 in Big Sky play. Montana gives up 69.1 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.5 points per game.

South Carolina State Bulldogs (2-28, 1-13 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (27-4, 14-0 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Wednesday, 12 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State and South Carolina State play in the MEAC Tournament. The Spartans are 14-0 against MEAC opponents and 13-4 in non-conference play.

The Bobcats are 18-1 against Big Sky opponents and 10-2 in non-conference play. Montana State has a 20-1 record in games decided by 10 or more points. The Bengals are 9-10 in Big Sky play.

UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Southern California have all stated their cases for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament with their stellar play this season. This NCAA Tournament is only the second one in the past 19 years to have no teams entering March Madness with zero or one loss. More of the top teams went out and played tough non-conference games.

This was a time early in the season when Kansas seemed to be an insurmountable juggernaut, full of high-profile transfers such as Zeke Mayo and AJ Storr, All-American candidates such as Hunter Dickinson and veterans accustomed to winning. Arizona dropped from the Top 25 this week after its loss at Allen Fieldhouse, but the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 tourney is still a good bet for a good seed on Selection Sunday.

Graham Ike totaled 27 points and 10 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 21 and Gonzaga advanced to its 28th straight West Coast Conference Tournament championship game after an 85-76 victory over San Francisco on Monday night at Orleans Arena in a West Coast Conference semifinal. The second-seeded Bulldogs (24-8) will play top-seeded and 19th-ranked Saint Mary's for the tournament championship on Tuesday with an automatic NCAA Tournament berth up for grabs. Gonzaga upped its win streak against the third-seeded Dons (24-9) to 33.