Friday 2.13.26 SSM Hoops Newsletter

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Thursday Night, per usual delivered really fun mid-major games, including some chaos around several conference races!

The Horizon League saw multiple upsets and is in pure, unbridled chaos at this point.

Memphis and North Texas played a really fun matchup! UNT got the win!

SIUE beats SEMO in a key OVC battle!

Charleston falls to Hofstra while UNCW wins, this means it’s now officially UNCW’s conference to lose!

Omaha upsets St. Thomas (MN)

UT Martin falls to Lindenwood by 1!

Belmont gets a key win over UNI by 5 at home.

Friday Night will continue our trend of seeing some really fun matchups in both the high and mid-major areas!

George Mason @ George Washington | 7:00, CBSSN

GW is favored by 2.5 here, but GMU comes in as one of the top A-10 teams. Neither team is an at-large candidate right now, but this is the battle to decide who the superior George is!

Cornell @ Princeton | 7:00, ESPN+

Cornell is favored by 3.5. However, both teams are 4-4 in Ivy play and this promises to be a high scoring and intense matchup!

Saint Peters @ Sacred Heart | 7:00, ESPN+

Saint Peters, while just 1.5 point favorites tonight, is currently 11-3 and leading the MAAC. Tonight should be a fun one but is critical in the regular season race as the Peacocks are just 1 game behind Merrimack in the MAAC race!

Quinnipiac @ Siena | 7:00, ESPN+

Heavyweight tilt tonight in Albany! Siena is favored by 3.5 here, but this feels like a toss-up. Siena is 10-4 in MAAC play and Quinnipiac is 10-5. Both are a bit behind the lead, but right there!

Columbia @ Penn | 7:00, ESPN+

This is a key Ivy League battle. Reminder that the conference tournament is 4 teams. These teams are within a game of each other currently. Penn is 4-4 and looking to keep up with the top of the conference while Columbia is 3-5 and looking to get back into the race. Penn is favored by 3.5.

Michigan State @ Wisconsin | 8:00, FOX

This matchup is the highlight of the evening and features teams in different spots of the bracket, but both are clearly in right now. MSU is favored by 1.5 and comes in as a projected 3. Wisconsin is a projected 8 seed coming in.

Saint Louis @ Loyola Chicago | 8:30, ESPN2

SLU has to avoid this landmine. They’re favored by 19.5 here.

Ohio @ Miami (OH) | 9:00, ESPN

Can the RedHawks remain undefeated?! Vegas favors them by 10.5 tonight in what promises to be a high scoring affair! I’ll be on-site for coverage as the RedHawks put the nation’s longest win streak on the line!

Hampton @ NC A&T | 11:00, ESPN2

Just calling this out as this is a really fun late night matchup for CAA squads out west in the NBA HBCU Classic!


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