New Mexico State (6-6, 3-5) vs. Tarleton St. (7-9, 2-6) Wisdom Gymnasium, Stephenville, Texas; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Jabari Rice and New Mexico State will battle Montre’ Gipson and Tarleton St.. The senior Rice is averaging 15.6 points over the last five games. Gipson, a junior, is averaging 12.6 points over…
Georgia State (12-5, 6-4) vs. South Alabama (16-8, 10-5) Mitchell Center, Mobile, Alabama; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Alabama looks for its ninth straight conference win against Georgia State. Georgia State’s last Sun Belt loss came against the South Alabama Jaguars 70-67 on Feb. 9. South Alabama has won its last eight games against conference opponents. PLENTY OF…
Louisiana-Lafayette (15-7, 9-6) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (10-13, 6-10) Jack Stephens Center, Little Rock, Arkansas; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana-Lafayette looks to extend Arkansas-Little Rock’s conference losing streak to seven games. Arkansas-Little Rock’s last Sun Belt win came against the ULM Warhawks 65-49 on Jan. 30. Louisiana-Lafayette snuck past Texas-Arlington by two points at home in its last outing….
UC Santa Barbara (16-3, 12-2) vs. UC Riverside (10-6, 7-4) Student Recreation Center, Riverside, California; Friday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Santa Barbara looks for its 13th 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 83-82 in overtime at UC…
Richmond (13-5, 6-3) vs. Saint Louis (11-5, 4-4) Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Richmond visits Saint Louis in an A10 matchup. Each team last played this past Tuesday. Richmond won 79-65 at home against UMass, while Saint Louis fell to VCU on the road, 67-65. VETERAN PRESENCE: Both of these teams have depended heavily on…
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 (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 (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 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…
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…
