Highlighted Games for Monday, Jan 5th

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TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

-NOTRE DAME AT NORTH CAROLINA (ACC).  Notre Dame has a bloated record and has looked pretty good, but this is by far their toughest test of the year up to this point.  Both teams are in the rankings, and both appear to be tournament bound, so it’s a chance to add a quality conference win to the profile.

-WEST VIRGINIA AT TEXAS TECH (Big Twelve).  WVA has been impressive this year.  It’s never easy to win on the road, and although this won’t be either, it is still one of their more winnable conference road games.

-TEXAS STATE AT GEORGIA STATE (Sun Belt).  If Georgia State wins out they may have a shot at landing inside the bubble, but anything short of that and they’re likely needing the automatic bid.

-INDIANA AT MICHIGAN STATE (Big Ten).  Indiana has looked more impressive than expected so far, and Michigan State has been more disappointing than expected.  It’s a big game for both teams.

-WRIGHT STATE AT GREEN BAY (Horizon League).  Green Bay has a shot at an at-large if they win out, but anything short of that and they’ll really be cutting it close.

-OKLAHOMA AT TEXAS (Big Twelve).  This is the first edition of the Red River Shootout.  It’s a conference rivalry between two ranked teams, so it should be fun.

-NEBRASKA AT IOWA (Big Ten).  Iowa is having a much better year than expected, and Nebraska is doing much worse.  Nebraska has not looked like an NCAA Tournament team at any point this year, and they need a win like this to turn things around.  Iowa, on the other hand, has looked very good.

-SELA AT SFA (Southland).  Even winning out for SFA may not be enough, but they should at least get a look if they run the table in league play.