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Placer, N. Fla. visit Liberty

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North Florida (7-11, 5-3) vs. Liberty (14-5, 6-2) Liberty Arena, Lynchburg, Virginia; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two junior guards will be on display as Jose Placer and North Florida will battle Darius McGhee and Liberty. Placer has scored 21 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 18.4 over his last five games. McGhee is averaging…

CS Fullerton looks for home win vs UC Riverside

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UC Riverside (8-4, 5-2) vs. Cal State Fullerton (5-6, 4-6) Titan Gym, Fullerton, California; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal State Fullerton looks for its fourth straight win over UC Riverside at Titan Gym. The last victory for the Highlanders at Cal State Fullerton was a 71-63 win on Jan. 18, 2017. BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Tray Maddox Jr….

Robert Morris looks to end streak vs Youngstown St.

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Youngstown State (8-10, 4-10) vs. Robert Morris (3-9, 2-7) UPMC Events Center, Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Youngstown State looks to extend Robert Morris’s conference losing streak to seven games. Robert Morris’ last Horizon win came against the Milwaukee Panthers 67-64 on Jan. 1. Youngstown State fell 77-72 at home to Detroit in its last outing….

UTA looks to extend streak vs La.-Monroe

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ULM (4-13, 2-8) vs. Texas-Arlington (9-9, 5-5) College Park Center, Arlington, Texas; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas-Arlington looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over ULM. In its last five wins against the Warhawks, Texas-Arlington has won by an average of 11 points. ULM’s last win in the series came on Feb. 15, 2018, an…

UC Davis, CSUN meet in conference play

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UC Davis (3-5, 1-3) vs. Cal State Northridge (6-7, 2-4) Matadome, Northridge, California; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis pays visit to Cal State Northridge in a Big West matchup. Each team last saw action this past Saturday. Cal State Northridge won on the road against Cal Poly 64-51, while UC Davis fell 89-86 in overtime at home…

Hawaii looks for home win vs Cal Poly

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Cal Poly (3-11, 1-7) vs. Hawaii (5-5, 3-5) Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu; Friday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii looks for its sixth 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. SUPER SENIORS: Cal Poly’s Mark Crowe, Keith Smith and Riley Till have…

Middle Tenn. looks to end streak vs Charlotte

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Charlotte (9-7, 5-3) vs. Middle Tennessee (3-11, 1-7) Murphy Athletic Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte looks to extend Middle Tennessee’s conference losing streak to seven games. Middle Tennessee’s last CUSA win came against the Florida International Panthers 67-56 on Jan. 9. Charlotte snuck past Florida International by three points at home on Saturday. SAVVY SENIORS:…

Oral Roberts, NDSU meet in conference play

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Oral Roberts (9-7, 6-2) vs. North Dakota State (10-8, 10-3) Scheels Center, Fargo, North Dakota; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Summit League foes meet as Oral Roberts squares off against North Dakota State. Each program is coming off of a loss this past weekend. North Dakota State lost 49-47 on the road to Kansas City on Saturday, while Oral…

Hawaii, UC San Diego meet in conference play

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Hawaii (5-5, 3-5) vs. UC San Diego (3-5, 1-5) RIMAC, San Diego; Friday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hawaii pays visit to UC San Diego in a Big West matchup. Both teams last played this past weekend. Hawaii won 62-61 in overtime at home against UC Irvine on Saturday, while UC San Diego is coming off of a 71-59 road…

Update on the latest sports

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NBA-SCHEDULE 76ers handle Hornets for 4th straight win UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers now enjoy a 3-game lead in the NBA’s Atlantic Division and improved their record to an Eastern Conference-leading 16-6 while continuing to dominate the Charlotte Hornets. Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) had 34 points and 11 rebounds in the Sixers’ 14th straight win over the Hornets, 118-111….