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UTEP, FAU meet in conference play

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UTEP (10-10, 6-8) vs. Florida Atlantic (8-9, 3-5) FAU Arena, Boca Raton, Florida; Friday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: CUSA foes meet as UTEP battles Florida Atlantic. UTEP beat Florida International by nine at home in its last outing. Florida Atlantic lost 86-75 on the road to UTSA in its most recent game. SUPER SENIORS: UTEP’s Souley Boum, Bryson Williams…

Gardner-Webb looks for road win vs Radford

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Gardner-Webb (9-14, 8-10) vs. Radford (13-10, 12-5) Dedmon Center, Radford, Virginia; Thursday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb looks for its third straight win over Radford at Dedmon Center. Radford’s last win at home against the Runnin’ Bulldogs came on Jan. 17, 2019. STEPPING UP: Jaheam Cornwall is averaging 14.3 points and four assists to lead the charge for the…

Dayton looks for home win vs St. Louis

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Saint Louis (11-3, 4-2) vs. Dayton (11-7, 7-6) University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, Ohio; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dayton looks for its seventh straight win over Saint Louis at University of Dayton Arena. The last victory for the Billikens at Dayton was a 67-59 win on Jan. 11, 2014. VETERAN PRESENCE: Senior leadership has been on display for…

Denver, Kansas City meet in conference play

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Denver (2-15, 1-9) vs. Kansas City (9-10, 5-5) Swinney Recreation Center, Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Summit League foes meet as Denver battles Kansas City. Each team last saw action on Saturday. Kansas City won at home over Nebraska Omaha 55-47, while Denver came up short in an 82-75 game at Western Illinois. STEPPING UP: Kansas…

Milwaukee looks to end streak vs Oakland

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Oakland (9-16, 9-9) vs. Milwaukee (7-10, 6-9) Klotsche Center, Milwaukee; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oakland looks to extend Milwaukee’s conference losing streak to five games. Milwaukee’s last Horizon win came against the IUPUI Jaguars 83-76 on Jan. 30. Oakland won 86-81 at Robert Morris in its last outing. SUPER SENIORS: Milwaukee’s DeAndre Gholston, Te’Jon Lucas and Josh Thomas…

Utah State seeks revenge on Boise State

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Utah State (14-6, 11-3) vs. Boise State (17-4, 13-3) ExtraMile Arena, Boise, Idaho; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boise State goes for the season sweep over Utah State after winning the previous matchup in Boise. The teams last went at it on Feb. 17, when the Broncos shot 44.4 percent from the field and went 15 for 17 from…

Jacksonville looks for road win vs Stetson

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Jacksonville (10-12, 4-8) vs. Stetson (8-11, 5-7) Edmunds Center, DeLand, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville looks for its fifth straight win over Stetson at Edmunds Center. Stetson’s last win at home against the Dolphins came on Feb. 25, 2015. LEADING THE CHARGE: Stetson’s Rob Perry has averaged 14.9 points and 4.4 rebounds while Chase Johnston has put…

Ball State seeks revenge on Akron

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Akron (13-4, 11-3) vs. Ball State (7-10, 5-7) John E. Worthen Arena, Muncie, Indiana; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Akron goes for the season sweep over Ball State after winning the previous matchup in Akron. The teams last met on Jan. 30, when the Zips outshot Ball State from the field 49.1 percent to 34 percent and recorded seven…

Russell, La.-Lafeyette host UTA

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Texas-Arlington (11-11, 7-7) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (14-7, 8-6) Cajun Dome, Lafayette, Louisiana; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Shahada Wells and Texas-Arlington will go up against Cedric Russell and Louisiana-Lafayette. The junior Wells has scored 22 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 17.6 over his last five games. Russell, a…

Hammond, Monmouth visit Iona

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Monmouth (10-5, 10-4) vs. Iona (6-5, 4-3) Hynes Athletics Center, New Rochelle, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Deion Hammond and Monmouth will take on Isaiah Ross and Iona. Hammond has scored 22 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 13.2 over his last five games. Ross…