Utah Valley (10-9, 8-3) vs. Grand Canyon (14-5, 8-2)

Grand Canyon University Arena, Phoenix; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two centers will be on display as Fardaws Aimaq and Utah...

No. 6 seed Troy (10-16, 4-12) vs. No. 3 seed Texas-Arlington (13-12, 9-8)

Sun Belt Conference Tourney First Round, Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

Idaho State (13-9, 8-5) vs. Eastern Washington (12-7, 11-3)

Reese Court, Cheney, Washington; Friday, 3:05 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Washington seeks revenge on Idaho State after...

Charlotte (9-13, 5-9) vs. Marshall (13-6, 7-5)

Henderson Center, Huntington, West Virginia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Marshall looks to extend Charlotte's conference losing...

Georgia Tech (14-8, 10-6) vs. Wake Forest (6-14, 3-14)

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

UC Riverside (11-7, 8-5) vs. Cal State Northridge (9-10, 5-7)

Matadome, Northridge, California; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Zyon Pullin and UC...

Seattle (10-9, 3-4) vs. California Baptist (12-8, 5-5)

CBU Events Center, Riverside, California; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: WAC foes meet as Seattle battles California Baptist....

Eastern Michigan (5-12, 2-11) vs. Western Michigan (5-15, 4-11)

University Arena in Read Fieldhouse, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

UC Irvine (14-8, 11-4) vs. Long Beach State (5-9, 4-6)

The Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, California; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Big West foes meet as UC Irvine battles Long Beach...

Cal State Fullerton (6-7, 5-7) vs. UC San Diego (5-10, 2-10)

RIMAC, San Diego; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UC San Diego plays host to Cal State Fullerton in a Big West matchup. Cal...

Cal Poly (3-17, 1-13) vs. UC Santa Barbara (17-4, 13-3)

Thunderdome, Santa Barbara, California; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UC Santa Barbara looks for its seventh straight win in...

No. 5 seed Georgia Southern (13-12, 7-9) vs. No. 4 seed Arkansas State (10-12, 7-8)

Sun Belt Conference Tourney First Round, Hartsell Arena, Pensacola, Florida; Friday, 6 p.m....

UAB (19-6, 11-5) vs. North Texas (13-7, 9-3)

The Super Pit, Denton, Texas; Friday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Tavin Lovan and UAB will battle Javion...

No. 5 seed Arkansas-Little Rock (11-14, 7-11) vs. No. 4 seed App State (13-11, 7-8)

Sun Belt Conference Tourney First Round, Hartsell Arena, Pensacola, Florida; Friday, 8:30 p.m....

Hawaii (10-8, 8-8) vs. UC Davis (8-6, 6-4)

The Pavilion, Davis, California; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: UC Davis looks for its sixth straight conference win against Hawaii. UC...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Ta’lon Cooper came off the bench to score 17 points to carry No. 2 seed Morehead State to a 61-54 win over Southeast Missouri in the first round of the Ohio Valley...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State’s seniors departed from their home court one final time with a resounding victory — and one game away from an Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Troy Green posted 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as New Orleans got past Northwestern State 92-83 on Wednesday night.

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Kolton Kohl scored a tip-in at the buzzer as Abilene Christian topped Stephen F. Austin 63-61 on Wednesday night.

Coryon Mason scored 15 points, Airion Simmons had...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Adam Thistlewood had a career-high 27 points as Colorado State defeated New Mexico 87-73 on Wednesday night.

Thistlewood shot 11 for 13 from the field, including 5...

CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Robert Ford III posted 17 points and seven rebounds as Idaho State defeated Eastern Washington 68-63 on Wednesday night, making a late 9-0 run.

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Rylan Bergersen scored 20 points as short-handed Central Arkansas beat Southeastern Louisiana 88-71 on Wednesday night.

Eddy Kayouloud had 19 points and nine rebounds for...

HOUSTON (AP) — Pedro Castro tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds to lift Houston Baptist to a 72-67 win over Incarnate Word on Wednesday night.

BOSTON (AP) — Walter Whyte had 19 points and eight rebounds and Sukhmail Mathon posted 16 points, seven rebounds and three blocks as Boston University beat Lehigh 69-58 in the Patriot League...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — JaCobi Wood came off the bench to score 19 points to carry No. 1 seed Belmont to a 78-61 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in the first round of the Ohio Valley...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Esmery Martinez scored 23 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds to help No. 20 West Virginia beat Kansas State 72-64 on Wednesday night.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Moragne scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Florida A&M erased a 13-point second-half gap for a 65-58 win over North Carolina Central on Wednesday...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Moragne tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds to carry Florida A&M to a 65-58 win over North Carolina Central on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK (AP) — Rasheem Dunn had a season-high 21 points as St. John’s defeated Providence 81-67 on Wednesday night.

Julian Champagnie had 16 points and 10 rebounds for St. John’s (15-10,...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Isaiah Whaley had 17 points and 10 rebounds as UConn defeated Seton Hall 69-58 on Wednesday night.

Adama Sanogo and James Bouknight added 16 points each for the Huskies....

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trey Wade scored a career-high 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting and Wichita State beat Tulane 78-70 on Wednesday.

Dexter Dennis added 20 points and 13 rebounds for the...

NEW YORK (AP) — Elijah Ford had 21 points and 13 rebounds as Wagner narrowly beat Merrimack 64-59 on Wednesday to capture the Northeast Conference championship.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Alan Griffin hit three straight 3-pointers to score nine of his 22 points in just under three minutes on Wednesday, as Syracuse opened the second half on a furious 15-2 run...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Iowa asserted itself with energy early, but Indiana's second-half determination and scoring balance proved far more formidable as the 10th-ranked Hoosiers rallied from a...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Kiki Smith scored 19 points, Danielle Rainey added 13 and 12th-seeded Florida opened the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 69-62 win over 13th-seeded Auburn on...