Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (3-9) at East Tennessee State Buccaneers (4-8) Johnson City, Tennessee; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb hits the road against East Tennessee State looking to stop its six-game road skid.

Led by Zyree Collins' 25 points, the Austin Peay Governors defeated the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 76-75 on Friday

East Tennessee State plays the Virginia Tech Hokies after Anala Nelson scored 23 points in the Buccaneers' 63-53 win over the UNC Asheville Bulldogs

UNC outscored ETSU 28-9 in the first 12:36 of the second half to break open a close game and cruised from there to a 77-58 win.

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (8-2) at Austin Peay Governors (4-5) Clarksville, Tennessee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: Austin Peay takes on East Tennessee State in a matchu

BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State takes on UNC Asheville in a matchup of Division 1 Division squads. The Buccaneers have gone 1-3 at home. East Tennessee State ranks sixth in the SoCon with 8.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Meghan Downing averaging 2.4.

The No. 12 North Carolina men's basketball team (10-1) defeated East Tennessee State University (8-4), 77-58, on Tuesday night at the Dean E. Smith Center after a slow first half for UNC in which it wasn't able to put the game away early.

BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State and Eastern Illinois square off in Louisville, Kentucky. The Panthers are 1-6 in non-conference play. Eastern Illinois gives up 81.4 points and has been outscored by 22.3 points per game. The Buccaneers have a 2-6 record ...