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UC Irvine looks to sweep CSUB

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Cal State Bakersfield (11-7, 7-4) vs. UC Irvine (10-5, 7-1) Bren Events Center, Irvine, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Bakersfield seeks revenge on UC Irvine after dropping the first matchup in Irvine. The teams last played each other on Feb. 5, when the Anteaters outshot Cal State Bakersfield 43.4 percent to 39.3 percent and made 14…

Texas State looks for home win vs Little Rock

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Arkansas-Little Rock (10-8, 6-5) vs. Texas State (12-6, 6-3) Strahan Coliseum, San Marcos, Texas; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas State looks for its fifth straight win over Arkansas-Little Rock at Strahan Coliseum. The last victory for the Trojans at Texas State was a 77-74 win on Jan. 21, 2016. VETERAN LEADERSHIP: Arkansas-Little Rock’s Markquis Nowell, Ruot Monyyong and…

La.-Lafeyette, Arkansas St. meet in conference play

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Louisiana-Lafayette (13-5, 7-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-9, 4-5) First National Bank Arena, Jonesboro, Arkansas; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arkansas State plays host to Louisiana-Lafayette in a Sun Belt matchup. Louisiana-Lafayette fell short in a 95-87 game at Arkansas State in its last outing. Arkansas State is coming off a 95-87 home win over Louisiana-Lafayette in its most recent…

Nevada looks for home win vs Boise State

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Boise State (14-3, 10-2) vs. Nevada (13-7, 8-5) Lawlor Events Center, Reno, Nevada; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nevada looks for its sixth straight win over Boise State at Lawlor Events Center. The last victory for the Broncos at Nevada was a 74-67 win on Jan. 13, 2016. SUPER SENIORS: Boise State has relied heavily on its seniors. Derrick…

Troy puts streak on line vs Ga. Southern

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Georgia Southern (11-9, 5-6) vs. Troy (10-9, 4-5) Trojan Arena, Troy, Alabama; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Troy looks for its fifth straight victory of the season as it goes up against Georgia Southern. Georgia Southern fell 68-56 at Troy in its last outing. Troy is coming off a 68-56 win at home against Georgia Southern in its most…

Seattle seeks revenge on Dixie St.

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Seattle (7-7, 0-2) vs. Dixie St. (6-8, 2-5) Burns Arena, St. George, Utah; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Seattle seeks revenge on Dixie St. after dropping the first matchup in St. George. The teams last went at it on Feb. 5, when Seattle made just 11 free throws on 15 attempts while the Trailblazers hit 28 of 31 en…

FIU looks to end streak vs UTSA

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UTSA (9-9, 5-6) vs. Florida International (9-11, 2-9) Ocean Bank Convocation Center, Miami; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UTSA looks to extend Florida International’s conference losing streak to nine games. Florida International’s last CUSA win came against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 68-55 on Jan. 8. UTSA took care of Florida International by seven on the road in its…

Marshall seeks revenge on ODU

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Marshall (9-5, 3-4) vs. Old Dominion (9-4, 5-2) Chartway Arena, Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion goes for the season sweep over Marshall after winning the previous matchup in Norfolk. The teams last met on Feb. 5, when the Monarchs shot 46.1 percent from the field en route to an 82-81 victory. SUPER SENIORS: Marshall has…

Hawaii looks for home win vs Cal Poly

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Cal Poly (3-12, 1-8) vs. Hawaii (6-5, 4-5) Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii looks for its seventh straight win over Cal Poly at Stan Sheriff Center. The last victory for the Mustangs at Hawaii was a 61-57 win on Jan. 7, 2015. SAVVY SENIORS: Cal Poly’s Mark Crowe, Keith Smith and Riley Till have…

NKU looks to extend streak vs Milwaukee

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Northern Kentucky (10-8, 8-5) vs. Milwaukee (7-7, 6-6) Klotsche Center, Milwaukee; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky looks for its 10th straight win in the head-to-head series over Milwaukee. Northern Kentucky has won by an average of 11 points in its last nine wins over the Panthers. Milwaukee’s last win in the series came on Jan. 12, 2017,…