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Lamar faces HBU in Southland tourney

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Houston Baptist (6-18, 5-11) vs. No. 6 seed Lamar (8-17, 7-10) Southland Conference Tourney Second Round, Leonard E. Merrell Center, Katy, Texas; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston Baptist is set to square off against Lamar in the second round of the Southland tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last faced…

Duke faces Louisville in ACC 2nd round

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Duke (12-11, 10-9) vs. No. 7 seed Louisville (13-6, 8-5) Atlantic Coast Conference Tourney Second Round, Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Duke is set to match up against Louisville in the second round of the ACC tourney. Louisville swept the two-game regular season series. The teams last faced each other on Feb. 27, when…

Ole Miss meets S. Carolina in SEC tourney

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No. 11 seed South Carolina (6-14, 4-12) vs. No. 6 seed Mississippi (15-10, 10-8) Southeastern Conference Tourney Second Round, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina and Mississippi are prepared to match up in the second round of the SEC tournament. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Feb. 13, when the…

UC Irvine meets Cal Poly in Big West quarters

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Cal Poly (4-19, 2-15) vs. No. 2 seed UC Irvine (16-8, 13-4) Big West Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly is set to match up against UC Irvine in the Big West tournament quarterfinals. In the regular season, UC Irvine won both of the head-to-head matchups. The teams last faced…

Monmouth meets Fairfield in MAAC quarters

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Fairfield (8-16, 8-11) vs. No. 2 seed Monmouth (12-7, 12-6) Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: A spot in the MAAC semifinals is on the line as Fairfield and Monmouth prepare to face off. Monmouth earned a 65-62 win over Rider on Friday, while Fairfield walked away with a…

UTRGV meets NMSU in WAC quarters

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No. 6 seed Texas Rio Grande Valley (9-9, 2-5) vs. No. 3 seed New Mexico State (10-7, 7-6) Western Athletic Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Rio Grande Valley and New Mexico State are prepared to match up in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament. The only meeting between the teams this…

Texas faces Texas Tech in Big 12 quarters

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No. 6 seed Texas Tech (17-9, 9-8) vs. No. 3 seed Texas (17-7, 11-6) Big 12 Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: A spot in the Big 12 semifinals is on the line as Texas Tech and Texas prepare to face off. Texas Tech won both of the regular season matchups earlier…

UCSB faces Long Beach St. in Big West quarters

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Long Beach State (6-11, 5-8) vs. No. 1 seed UC Santa Barbara (19-4, 15-3) Big West Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas; Thursday, 2 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Long Beach State is set to face UC Santa Barbara in the quarterfinals of the Big West tournament. UC Santa Barbara earned a 70-54 win over Cal Poly on Saturday,…

Grambling St. faces Southern in SWAC quarters

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No. 5 seed Southern (8-10, 8-6) vs. No. 4 seed Grambling State (11-11, 9-6) Southwestern Athletic Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern and Grambling State are set to do battle in the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament. The teams split the regular season series at one win apiece. The teams last played…

UCF faces ECU in AAC tourney

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No. 11 seed East Carolina (8-10, 2-10) vs. No. 6 seed Central Florida (10-11, 8-10) American Athletic Conference Tournament First Round, Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, Texas; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina and Central Florida are set to do battle in the opening round of the AAC tourney. In the regular season, Central Florida won both of the…