East Tennessee State Buccaneers (6-5) at UNC Asheville Bulldogs (1-9) Asheville, North Carolina; Tuesday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State visits UNC Asheville after Courtney Moore scored 22 points in East Tennessee State's 68-45 victory against the Radford Highlanders. The Bulldogs are 1-2 in home games.
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No. 9 Florida Gators and the North Carolina Tar Heels play in Charlotte, North Carolina
Western Illinois hosts Tennessee Tech following McCowan's 22-point showing
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (6-3) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (5-3) Macomb, Illinois; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois hosts Tennessee Tech after Raegan McCowan scored 22 points in Western Illinois' 69-56 loss to the Saint Thomas Tommies. The Leathernecks have gone 2-1 in home games.
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SEC Basketball standings after Texas A&M's 70-66 win over Purdue
Texas A&M (9-2) looks like one of the best teams in the country after the Aggies defeated No. 11 Purdue 70-66 in the Indy Classic on Saturday afternoon, but looking around the rest of the SEC, A&M will face weekly challenges right out of the
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Sports briefs for Monday, Dec. 16
Bostic helps Illinois improve to 9-2 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Former Northwestern High School great Kendall Bostic scored 17 points and grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds to help the Illinois women’s basketball team beat Southern Indiana 73-50 on Sunday. Bostic, who made 8 of 13 shots from the field and her lone free throw attempt, has seven double-doubles this season and 41 in her college career. ...
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