College basketball: Wednesday’s area games to watch

Former Olympic High standout Allerik Freeman averages 15.9 points to lead N.C. State in scoring. Freeman and the Wolfpack will play host to Penn State Wednesday night. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com

WEDNESDAY’S MATCHUPS

PENN STATE (6-1) at N.C. STATE (5-2)

PNC Arena, Raleigh, 7:15 p.m., ESPNU

Penn State has five players averaging in double figures. ...Allerik Freeman, who played at Olympic High before transferring to Findlay Prep (Nev.), leads N.C. State with 15.9 points a game.

CLEMSON (5-1) at OHIO STATE (6-1)

Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio, 7:15 p.m. ESPN2

Buckeyes forward Keita Bates-Diop had 10 or more rebounds and 16 or more points in all but one game this season. ...Clemson forward Elijah Thomas averages 13 points and 9.2 rebounds.

MICHIGAN (6-1) at No. 13 NORTH CAROLINA (5-1)

Smith Center, Chapel Hill, 7:30 p.m., ESPN

The Tar Heels’ frontcourt could have its hands full with Michigan forward Charles Matthews (16.7 points per game) and center Moritz Wagner (15.3 points, 8.4 rebounds). The Heels shot a program-worst 24.6 percent in Sunday’s loss to Michigan State.

No. 1 DUKE (8-0) at INDIANA (4-2)

Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind., 9:30 p.m., ESPN

Indiana is getting scoring from several players, but 6-8 forward Juwan Morgan, who scored 28 points against Arkansas State last week, has been hot. Duke freshman Marvin Bagley III has averaged 32 points the last two games.

WINTHROP (3-3) at FURMAN (4-2)

Timmons Arena, Greenville, S.C., 7 p.m.

Winthrop has four straight victories over the Paladins, but seven of the series’ nine game were decided by seven points or less. Furman’s Devin Sibley is coming off a 22-point, 10-rebound outing in a victory over Northeastern.

CATAWBA (2-2) at No. 2 QUEENS (5-0)

Levine Center, Charlotte, 8 p.m.

Catawba forward Jerrin Morrison (East Mecklenburg High) was SAC Player of the Week after scoring 38 points last week against Winston-Salem State. Queens opens a bid for the SAC title after winning its first five games by double digits and remains ranked No. 2 in the Division II poll. It’s also the SAC opener for Catawba.

Steve Lyttle

This story was originally published November 28, 2017 at 6:24 PM with the headline "College basketball: Wednesday’s area games to watch."