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IUPUI looks to sweep Youngstown St.

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IUPUI (8-8, 7-8) vs. Youngstown State (13-11, 8-11) Beeghly Physical Education Center, Youngstown, Ohio; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: IUPUI goes for the season sweep over Youngstown State after winning the previous matchup in Youngstown. The teams last faced each other on Feb. 19, when the Jaguars shot 46.3 percent from the field while holding Youngstown State’s shooters to…

SD State, NDSU meet in conference play

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South Dakota State (13-5, 9-3) vs. North Dakota State (11-10, 11-5) Scheels Center, Fargo, North Dakota; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Summit League foes meet as South Dakota State matches up against North Dakota State. South Dakota State beat North Dakota State by one point on the road in its last outing. North Dakota State lost 68-67 loss at…

St. Pete’s looks to sweep Marist

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Marist (9-8, 7-8) vs. St. Peter’s (11-7, 8-5) Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, New Jersey; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. Peter’s goes for the season sweep over Marist after winning the previous matchup in Jersey City. The teams last met on Feb. 19, when the Peacocks shot 33.3 percent from the field and went 20 for 25 from the…

Xavier looks to sweep Butler

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Butler (7-12, 6-10) vs. Xavier (11-4, 4-4) Cintas Center, Cincinnati; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Xavier goes for the season sweep over Butler after winning the previous matchup in Indianapolis. The teams last played on Jan. 30, when the Musketeers outshot Butler 51 percent to 34.3 percent and hit five more 3-pointers en route to a 13-point victory. VETERAN…

Iona looks to extend streak vs Canisius

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Iona (7-5, 5-3) vs. Canisius (6-3, 6-3) Koessler Athletic Center, Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iona looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Canisius. Iona has won by an average of 12 points in its last five wins over the Golden Griffins. Canisius’ last win in the series came on Jan. 21,…

NMSU seeks revenge on Utah Valley

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Utah Valley (8-8, 6-2) vs. New Mexico State (5-6, 2-5) Eastwood High School Gym, El Paso, Texas; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico State seeks revenge on Utah Valley after dropping the first matchup in El Paso. The teams last played on Feb. 19, when the Wolverines shot 57.4 percent from the field while limiting New Mexico State’s…

Monmouth seeks revenge on Iona

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Monmouth (10-6, 10-5) vs. Iona (7-5, 5-3) Hynes Athletics Center, New Rochelle, New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth seeks revenge on Iona after dropping the first matchup in New Rochelle. The teams last played on Feb. 19, when the Gaels shot 55.4 percent from the field while limiting Monmouth to just 38.8 percent en route to the…

UAB looks for home win vs ODU

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Old Dominion (11-6, 7-4) vs. UAB (17-4, 10-3) Bartow Arena, Birmingham, Alabama; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAB looks for its fourth straight win over Old Dominion at Bartow Arena. The last victory for the Monarchs at UAB was a 70-59 win on Feb. 7, 2019. STEPPING UP: Tavin Lovan is averaging 13.2 points to lead the way for…

NKU looks to sweep Wright State

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Wright State (17-5, 15-4) vs. Northern Kentucky (13-9, 11-6) BB&T Arena, Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky goes for the season sweep over Wright State after winning the previous matchup in Highland Heights. The teams last went at it on Feb. 19, when the Norse shot 46 percent from the field while holding Wright State…

FIU looks to end streak vs Southern Miss

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Southern Miss (8-14, 4-11) vs. Florida International (9-15, 2-13) Ocean Bank Convocation Center, Miami; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss looks to extend Florida International’s conference losing streak to 13 games. Florida International’s last CUSA win came against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 68-55 on Jan. 8. Southern Miss beat Florida International by 13 on the road in…