The Rundown: February 6

It's Thursday which means more college basketball. Tonight we have Arizona and Michigan State in action, as well as a major duel in the American.

Via Cincinnati.com / Joseph Fuqua II

7 PM

(22) Connecticut at (7) Cincinnati – ESPN

Cincinnati -6

Read a comprehensive preview on Bearcats Blog.

9 PM

Oregon at (2) Arizona – ESPN

Arizona -11.5

The nation gets it's first look at Arizona without Brandon Ashley. Oregon has been struggling like crazy in the Pac 12 at 3-6. The Ducks have won two of three however. These have been a couple of middling offenses, some of the worst shooting numbers in the Pac 12. The difference is that Oregon's defense has alos been middling while the Wildcats play some of, if not the best, defense in the country. Nick Johnson averages 16.2 and Aaron Gordon 10.7, 8.8 and 2  assists for Arizona. Joseph Young puts up 15.3 for the Ducks.

Penn State at (9) Michigan State – ESPN2

Michigan St -13.5

Don't look now but Penn State has won 3 in a row in the Big 10. That comes to a big test against the Spartans, who already thrashed PSU once. Michigan St held PSU to 16 second half points on New Year's Eve. But two of their big contributors were Adreian Payne and Branden Dawson, who had 20. This could be a tricky game for Sparty.

OTHER TV GAMES

7 PM

Robert Morris at LIU-Brooklyn – ESPNU

RM -3

The Colonials are coming off their first conference loss of the year to hapless Central Connecticut State. LIU has lost 3 of 4, including back to back games. The Blackbirds have a balanced attack with 5 players averaging at least 9. Their star is Jason Brickman, who is averaging 10.8 points, 10.1 assists and 3.8 boards. Karvel Anderson is putting up 22.8 a game for Robert Morris on 55% shooting, 83.3% from the line and 29 of 57 from three.

Rhode Island at VCU – CBS Sports

VCU -15

VCU has been rolling with a 5 game win streak ever since they were topped by George Washington. The Rams has won four of them by double figures and topped 80 four times as well. Rhodey has alternated wins and losses their last 4 games.

LSU at Georgia – ESPN2

LSU -3

If LSU is a legit NCAA threat, they don't lose at Georgia.

8 PM

Temple at SMU – ESPNews

SMU -13

If SMU is a legit NCAA threat, they don't lose to Temple.

9 PM

Tulsa at Louisiana Tech – CBS Sports

La Tech -9.5

A couple two loss teams in C-USA lock up. Both have won 3 of 4. James Woodard leads four Hurricanes averaging double digits with 15. Woodard also averages 6.6 boards, 2 assists and a steal. Tech also has 4 averaging double digits with Alex Hamilton leading the way at 16.6. Kenneth Smith averages 9.8 assists, 8.5 points and 2.8 steals.

Murray State at Belmont – ESPNU

Belmont -8

The Racers are 8-1, leaders of the OVC West. The Bruins are 8-2, leaders of the OVC East. Murray has won 3 in a row. Belmont had a 5 game win streak snapped by Tennessee Tech on Saturday. Cameron Payne averages 17 for Murray but look out for Jarvis Williams. He's putting up 14-11-1.5 blocks. The Bruins are paced by the duo of Craig Bradshaw, 19.7 points, and JJ Mann, 18.9 points.

Washington at Utah – Pac 12 Network

Utah -9

11 PM

Oregon State at Arizona State – Fox Sports 1

ASU -7

5-4 teams clash to help clear out some of the logjam in the middle of the league. Oregon State swept the southern California schools last week and has won 4 of 5. The Sun Devils split with the northern California schools and have won 3 of 4. Jahii Carson for ASU is averaging close to 19 a game with 4 boards and 3.4 assists. Roberto Nelson has poured in 22.3 a game for the Beavers with 4 boards and 3 assists.

Santa Clara at BYU – ESPNU

BYU -15

St Mary's at Loyola Marymount – Root Sports

St Mary's -5

WATCH ESPN GAMES

7 PM

Jacksonville at Florida Gulf Coast

The Eagles are tied in the loss column with Mercer. One of their two conference losses was to Jacksonville. Keith McDougald scored 19 on 4 of 12, 7-9 at the line, shooting, while RJ Swanson held down the middle with 12 boards and 3 blocks to go with 9 points for the Dolphins. Chase Fieler scored 20 in the loss for FGCU.

USC Upstate at Lipscomb

Cleveland State at Oakland

8 PM

Bradley at Loyola (IL)

Austin Peay at Arkansas-Little Rock

(:30) Marist at Rider

(:30) McNeese State at Northwestern State

9 PM

Mount St. Mary's at Sacred Heart

10 PM

Cal State Fullerton at UC Riverside

THE REST

4 PM

Barber-Scotia at Winthrop

7 PM

Bryant at Central Connecticut State

Fairleigh Dickinson at Wagner

St Francis at St Francis (NY)

East Tennessee State at Northern Kentucky

North Florida at Stetson

UAB at FIU

Middle Tennessee at Florida Atlantic

UTSA at Old Dominion

Wheelock College at NJIT

Citadel at Appalachian State

UNC Greensboro at Elon

Georgia Southern at Wofford

8 PM

North Texas at Rice

IUPUI at North Dakota State

IPFW at South Dakota State

The Mastodons are 6-1 in the Summit behind Luis Jacobo's 17.6 points. They knocked off the Jackrabbits at hom on January 11 with Jacobo's 24.

Georgia State at Arkansas-Little Rock

The 9-0 Sun Belt leading Panthers go to 7-3 UALR. Georgia State crushed UALR 99-73 on 53% shooting with 15 threes. RJ Hunter had 25 and Manny Atkins 23.

Louisiana-Monroe at Texas State

Southeast Missouri State at SIU-Edwardsville

Tennessee-Martin at Eastern Illinois

Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas

Davidson at Samford

The Wildcats are tied in the loss column with Chattanooga for the league lead. De'Mon Brooks has been a huge reason why, averaging 22.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.5 blocks.

8:30 PM

Louisiana-Lafayette at Texas-Arlington

South Alabama at Troy

Houston Baptist at Abiline Christian

Texas A&M CC at Incarnate Word

New Orleans at Oral Roberts

9 PM

North Dakota at Weber State

The Weber State Wildcats are still on top of the Big Sky despite their heartbreaking loss Saturday night. Weber already beat North Dakota by 12 on January 11. The Wildcats had 4 players in double figures with 16 by Jordan Richardson and 15 by Jeremy Senglin leading the way.

Portland State at Montana

UTEP at East Carolina

The Miners are tied atop C-USA with Southern Miss. Vince Hunter, 16.4, and Julian Washburn, 15.9, carry the scoring burden but CJ Cooper, 12.9, and John Bohannon, 12.1, are no slouches. Bohannon averages 8 boards and 2 blocks.

Utah Valley at Grand Canyon

The Wolverines are coming off a 72-49 ass whooping at the hands of New Mexico State over the weekend. Utah Valley still leads the WAC by a game though. Grand Canyon has won 4 in a row since they were topped by Utah Valley. Ben Arid scored 21 with 15 boards in the win.

Nicholls State at Stephen F. Austin

The Lumberjacks lead the Southland at 9-0. Nicholls St isn't too far back at 7-2. SFA hasn't lost since my birthday on November 23. They have 5 players averaging at least 11.6 points in conference play. Jacob Parker puts up 15.3 a game to lead the team, along with 8 rebounds and 2.7 assists. The Colonels are led by 17.6, 6.1, 3.6 and 1.3 steals from Dantrell Thomas.

Eastern Washington at Montana State

Northern Colorado at Idaho State

10 PM

New Mexico State at Idaho

UTPA at Seattle

CS Northridege at UC Davis

Pacific at Pepperdine

San Francisico at San Diego

Northern Arizona at Sacramento State

(:30) Long Beach State at UC Irvine

12 AM

UC Santa Barbara at Hawaii

These two games feature the top 4 teams in the Big West. Irvine, Santa Barbara and Long Beach St are all 5-2, Hawaii 4-3. UCSB has knocked off LBSU and Irvine already. Irvine beat LBSU, LBSU beat Hawaii and Hawaii beat Irvine. It's a circle that will be made clearer around 2 am.

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