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Little Rock meets App State in Sun Belt tourney

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No. 5 seed Arkansas-Little Rock (11-14, 7-11) vs. No. 4 seed App State (13-11, 7-8) Sun Belt Conference Tourney First Round, Hartsell Arena, Pensacola, Florida; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas-Little Rock is set to match up against App State in the first round of the Sun Belt tourney. Arkansas-Little Rock beat Louisiana-Lafayette by 10 in its last outing,…

Toledo seeks revenge on Ball State

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Ball State (10-11, 8-8) vs. Toledo (19-7, 14-4) Savage Arena, Toledo, Ohio; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Toledo seeks revenge on Ball State after dropping the first matchup in Muncie. The teams last played on Feb. 6, when the Cardinals outshot Toledo from the field 40.3 percent to 32.8 percent and made eight more 3-pointers en route to a…

UC Davis looks to extend streak vs Hawaii

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Hawaii (10-8, 8-8) vs. UC Davis (8-6, 6-4) The Pavilion, Davis, California; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis looks for its sixth straight conference win against Hawaii. UC Davis’ last Big West loss came against the Cal State Northridge Matadors 80-77 on Feb. 5. Hawaii won 79-76 at home against Long Beach State in its last outing. LEADING…

Valpo, Missouri St. meet in MVC quarters

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No. 6 seed Valparaiso (10-17, 7-11) vs. No. 3 seed Missouri State (16-6, 12-6) Missouri Valley Conference Tourney Quarterfinals, Enterprise Center, St. Louis; Friday, 9:08 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso and Missouri State are prepared to match up in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament. In the regular season, Missouri State won both of the head-to-head matchups. The teams last…

Johnson II, UTRGV host Tarleton St.

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Tarleton St. (8-10, 3-7) vs. Texas Rio Grande Valley (9-7, 2-3) Bert Ogden Arena, Edinburg, Texas; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two junior guards will be on display as Montre’ Gipson and Tarleton St. will take on Quinton Johnson II and Texas Rio Grande Valley. Gipson is averaging 14 points and five assists over the last five games. Johnson…

NC Central looks to end streak vs FAMU

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Florida A&M (8-10, 7-4) vs. NC Central (4-8, 2-5) McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium, Durham, North Carolina; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida A&M looks to extend NC Central’s conference losing streak to six games. NC Central’s last MEAC win came against the South Carolina State Bulldogs 64-63 on Feb. 2. Florida A&M won 65-58 at NC Central in its last outing….

UAPB looks for road win vs MVSU

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3-20, 2-12) vs. Mississippi Valley State (2-20, 2-12) Harrison Complex, Itta Bena, Mississippi; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas-Pine Bluff looks for its third straight win over Mississippi Valley State at Harrison Complex. Mississippi Valley State’s last win at home against the Golden Lions came on March 4, 2017. LEADING THE WAY: Mississippi Valley State’s Caleb Hunter…

Cincy faces Vandy

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Vanderbilt (7-14) vs. Cincinnati (9-9) Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt and Cincinnati look to bounce back from losses. Vanderbilt came up short in an 83-68 game at LSU on Tuesday. Cincinnati lost 80-74 loss at home to Memphis on Sunday. FAB FRESHMEN: Vanderbilt’s Scotty Pippen Jr., Dylan Disu and Trey Thomas have collectively accounted…

Update on the latest sports

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NBA-SCHEDULE 76ers beat Jazz in battle of conference leaders UNDATED (AP) — Joel Embiid had 40 points and 19 rebounds and hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation, and Tobias Harris scored 11 of his 22 points in overtime to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Utah Jazz 131-123 in a matchup of the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conference leaders….

Update on the latest sports

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NBA-SCHEDULE 76ers beat Jazz in battle of conference leaders UNDATED (AP) — Joel Embiid had 40 points and 19 rebounds and hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation, and Tobias Harris scored 11 of his 22 points in overtime to lead the Philadelphia 76ers past the Utah Jazz 131-123 in a matchup of the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conference leaders….