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La. Tech looks to sweep Rice

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Rice (12-11, 6-9) vs. Louisiana Tech (18-6, 11-4) Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, Louisiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rice seeks revenge on Louisiana Tech after dropping the first matchup in Ruston. The teams last played on Feb. 26, when the Bulldogs outshot Rice 52.1 percent to 32.3 percent and hit eight more 3-pointers on the way to a 101-57…

Seattle looks to sweep Grand Canyon

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Grand Canyon (13-5, 7-2) vs. Seattle (10-8, 3-3) Redhawk Center, Seattle; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Seattle goes for the season sweep over Grand Canyon after winning the previous matchup in Seattle. The teams last met on Feb. 26, when the Redhawks created 19 Grand Canyon turnovers and turned the ball over just nine times en route to a…

App State looks to extend streak vs Ga. Southern

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App State (13-10, 7-7) vs. Georgia Southern (12-12, 6-9) W.S. Hanner Fieldhouse, Statesboro, Georgia; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: App State looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Georgia Southern. App State has won by an average of 4 points in its last five wins over the Eagles. Georgia Southern’s last win in the series…

Southern Miss seeks revenge on FAU

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Florida Atlantic (9-9, 4-5) vs. Southern Miss (8-15, 4-12) Reed Green Coliseum, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic goes for the season sweep over Southern Miss after winning the previous matchup in Hattiesburg. The teams last played on Feb. 26, when the Owls outshot Southern Miss from the field 44.4 percent to 39.6 percent and made…

UTSA seeks revenge on UAB

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UAB (19-5, 11-4) vs. UTSA (12-10, 8-7) UTSA Convocation Center, San Antonio; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAB goes for the season sweep over UTSA after winning the previous matchup in San Antonio. The teams last played on Feb. 26, when the Blazers outshot UTSA from the field 41 percent to 38.3 percent and recorded seven fewer turnovers en…

Wynter, Drexel visit JMU

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Drexel (9-7, 4-5) vs. James Madison (13-6, 8-2) Atlantic Union Bank Center, Harrisonburg, Virginia; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two junior guards will be on display as Camren Wynter and Drexel will go up against Vado Morse and James Madison. Wynter has scored 25 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 19.2 over his last five…

Middle Tenn. seeks revenge on ODU

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Middle Tennessee (5-14, 3-10) vs. Old Dominion (13-6, 9-4) Chartway Arena, Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion goes for the season sweep over Middle Tennessee after winning the previous matchup in Norfolk. The teams last went at it on Feb. 26, when Middle Tennessee made just three foul shots on five attempts while the Monarchs hit…

UC San Diego, UC Irvine meet in conference play

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UC San Diego (5-9, 2-9) vs. UC Irvine (13-8, 10-4) Bren Events Center, Irvine, California; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC San Diego visits UC Irvine in a Big West matchup. UC San Diego fell 80-55 at UC Irvine in its last outing. UC Irvine is coming off an 80-55 home win against UC San Diego in its most…

Montana State looks to end streak vs Idaho

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Montana State (9-8, 6-5) vs. Idaho (1-19, 1-16) Cowan Spectrum at the Kibbie Dome, Moscow, Idaho; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Idaho looks to extend Montana State’s conference losing streak to six games. Montana State’s last Big Sky win came against the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 58-53 on Jan. 23. Idaho is coming off a 74-69 home win over Montana…

Update on the latest sports

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NBA-SCHEDULE Heat put chill in Jazz UNDATED (AP) — The Miami Heat continue to do their best to put a 7-14 start in their rearview mirror. The Heat have a season-high, five-game winning streak after Jimmy Butler poured in a season-high 33 points in a 124-116 win over the Jazz. Goran Dragic tied his season best with 26 points as…