No. 5 seed Longwood (12-15, 11-10) vs. No. 1 seed Winthrop (21-1, 18-1) Big South Conference Tourney Semifinals, Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill, South Carolina; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: A ticket to the Big South championship game is about to be punched as Longwood and Winthrop are set to square off. Winthrop swept the two-game regular season series. The…
Northern Colorado (10-9, 6-7) vs. Weber State (16-5, 11-3) Dee Events Center, Ogden, Utah; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Weber State looks for its sixth straight conference win against Northern Colorado. Weber State’s last Big Sky loss came against the Montana Grizzlies 80-67 on Feb. 11. Northern Colorado fell 73-65 at home to Portland State in its last outing….
Nebraska (7-17, 3-14) vs. No. 5 Iowa (18-7, 12-6) Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 5 Iowa looks to give Nebraska its 17th straight loss against ranked opponents. Nebraska’s last win vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 21 Maryland Terrapins 69-61 on March 14, 2019. Iowa is coming off a 73-57 road…
Sacramento State (7-10, 4-8) vs. Montana State (10-8, 7-5) Max Worthington Arena, Bozeman, Montana; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Montana State looks to extend Sacramento State’s conference losing streak to seven games. Sacramento State’s last Big Sky win came against the Montana Grizzlies 89-83 on Jan. 23. Montana State is coming off a 71-61 win at Idaho on Sunday….
Alcorn State (6-10, 6-5) vs. Texas Southern (11-8, 8-3) Health & PE Center, Houston; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern looks for its fifth straight conference win against Alcorn State. Texas Southern’s last SWAC loss came against the Prairie View Panthers 77-75 on Feb. 21. Alcorn State came up short in an 89-75 game at Southern on Saturday….
Northeastern State vs. Tulsa (10-11) Donald Reynolds Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Thursday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Tulsa Golden Hurricane are set to battle the RiverHawks of Division II Northeastern State. Tulsa lost 73-69 at Central Florida in its most recent game. SENIOR STUDS: Tulsa has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Brandon Rachal, Elijah Joiner, Darien Jackson and…
No. 17 Oklahoma State (17-6, 10-6) vs. No. 3 Baylor (19-1, 11-1) Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Oklahoma State goes for its fifth straight win vs ranked opponents against No. 3 Baylor. Oklahoma State’s last loss vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 2 Baylor Bears 81-66 on Jan. 23. Baylor is…
Merrimack (9-8, 9-8) vs. Wagner (12-6, 12-5) Spiro Sports Center, Staten Island, New York; Wednesday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wagner goes for the season sweep over Merrimack after winning the previous matchup in Staten Island. The teams last faced each other on March 2, when Merrimack made only four free throws on eight attempts while the Seahawks went 19…
No. 9 seed San Diego (3-10, 2-7) vs. No. 8 seed San Francisco (10-13, 4-9) West Coast Conference Tourney First Round, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Diego is set to meet San Francisco in the first round of the WCC tourney. The only meeting between the teams this season came on Dec. 31, when…
TCU (12-11, 5-9) vs. No. 6 West Virginia (17-7, 10-5) WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 West Virginia looks to give TCU its ninth straight loss against ranked opponents. TCU’s last win vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 2 Baylor Bears 75-72 on Feb. 29, 2020. West Virginia lost 94-89 in…
