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Illinois St. looks for home win vs Drake

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Drake (24-2, 15-2) vs. Illinois State (7-16, 4-13) Redbird Arena, Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State looks for its eighth straight win over Drake at Redbird Arena. The last victory for the Bulldogs at Illinois State was an 82-77 win on Jan. 12, 2013. TEAM LEADERSHIP: The Bulldogs have been led by Tremell Murphy and Joseph…

Rider looks to end streak vs St. Pete’s

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Rider (4-14, 4-11) vs. St. Peter’s (12-8, 9-6) John J. Moore Athletic Center, Jersey City, New Jersey; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. Peter’s looks to extend Rider’s conference losing streak to five games. Rider’s last MAAC win came against the Marist Red Foxes 76-64 on Jan. 22. St. Peter’s is coming off a 66-52 win over Rider in…

UCSB looks to extend streak vs UC Riverside

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UC Santa Barbara (17-3, 13-2) vs. UC Riverside (10-7, 7-5) Student Recreation Center, Riverside, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Santa Barbara looks for its 14th straight conference win against UC Riverside. UC Santa Barbara’s last Big West loss came against the UC Irvine Anteaters 73-69 on Dec. 28, 2020. UC Riverside lost 72-68 loss at home to…

Texas State looks to extend streak vs La.-Monroe

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ULM (7-17, 5-12) vs. Texas State (17-6, 11-3) Strahan Coliseum, San Marcos, Texas; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas State looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over ULM. In its last five wins against the Warhawks, Texas State has won by an average of 9 points. ULM’s last win in the series came on Feb….

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…