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Southern Utah looks to extend streak vs N. Arizona

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Southern Utah (16-3, 9-2) vs. Northern Arizona (5-14, 4-9) Walkup Skydome, Flagstaff, Arizona; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah looks for its fifth straight conference win against Northern Arizona. Southern Utah’s last Big Sky loss came against the Weber State Wildcats 91-67 on Jan. 21. Northern Arizona lost 85-80 on the road to Southern Utah in its most…

Purdue looks for road win vs Penn State

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Purdue (15-8, 10-6) vs. Penn State (8-12, 5-11) Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pennsylvania; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue looks for its third straight win over Penn State at Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State’s last win at home against the Boilermakers came on Feb. 2, 2014. SENIOR STUDS: Penn State’s Myreon Jones, John Harrar and Jamari Wheeler have…

UC San Diego seeks revenge on UC Irvine

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UC San Diego (5-8, 2-8) vs. UC Irvine (12-8, 9-4) Bren Events Center, Irvine, California; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Irvine goes for the season sweep over UC San Diego after winning the previous matchup in San Diego. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 9, when the Anteaters outshot UC San Diego 49.1 percent to 45.6…

Long Beach St., Hawaii meet in conference play

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Long Beach State (5-7, 4-4) vs. Hawaii (8-8, 6-8) Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu; Friday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Long Beach State pays visit to Hawaii in a Big West matchup. Long Beach State took care of Cal Poly by five at home in its last outing. Hawaii lost 88-80 in overtime on the road to Cal State Northridge in…

North Alabama looks to end streak vs Lipscomb

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Lipscomb (15-10, 9-5) vs. North Alabama (10-10, 6-8) Flowers Hall, Florence, Alabama; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb looks to extend North Alabama’s conference losing streak to eight games. North Alabama’s last Atlantic Sun win came against the North Florida Ospreys 82-78 on Jan. 29. Lipscomb won 77-63 at home against Kennesaw State on Saturday. SENIOR STUDS: North Alabama’s…

UTA looks for home win vs Arkansas St.

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Arkansas State (10-10, 7-6) vs. Texas-Arlington (11-12, 7-8) College Park Center, Arlington, Texas; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas-Arlington looks for its sixth straight win over Arkansas State at College Park Center. The last victory for the Red Wolves at Texas-Arlington was an 82-66 win on Jan. 2, 2014. TEAM LEADERSHIP: Shahada Wells is putting up 16.7 points and…

Troy looks to end streak vs CCU

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Coastal Carolina (13-6, 7-5) vs. Troy (10-14, 4-10) Trojan Arena, Troy, Alabama; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Coastal Carolina looks to extend Troy’s conference losing streak to six games. Troy’s last Sun Belt win came against the Georgia Southern Eagles 68-56 on Feb. 5. Coastal Carolina won 65-55 at home against Georgia Southern on Sunday. FEARLESS FRESHMEN: Troy’s Nick…

SBU looks for home win vs GW

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George Washington (4-10, 3-4) vs. Saint Bonaventure (12-3, 10-3) Reilly Center, St. Bonaventure, New York; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Bonaventure looks for its fourth straight win over George Washington at Reilly Center. The last victory for the Colonials at Saint Bonaventure was a 79-71 win on Jan. 18, 2014. SQUAD LEADERS: The explosive James Bishop is averaging…

Utah Valley looks for home win vs UTRGV

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Texas Rio Grande Valley (9-4, 2-0) vs. Utah Valley (8-9, 6-3) UCCU Events Center, Orem, Utah; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah Valley looks for its 10th straight win over Texas Rio Grande Valley at UCCU Events Center. The last victory for the Vaqueros at Utah Valley was a 56-53 win on March 10, 2010. TEAM LEADERS: Fardaws Aimaq…

Denver looks to end streak vs Nebraska Omaha

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Nebraska Omaha (3-19, 1-11) vs. Denver (2-17, 1-11) Hamilton Gymnasium, Denver; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska Omaha looks to extend Denver’s conference losing streak to five games. Denver’s last Summit League win came against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks 85-81 on Feb. 6. Nebraska Omaha fell 81-69 at home to North Dakota in its last outing. LEADING THE…