Region Gameday Capsules
The Citadel (7-5) at Charlotte (2-8)
Halton Arena, 7 p.m.
Charlotte is coming off one of its best performances this season, rallying from 14 points down late in the first half in a 62-59 loss to Georgetown last Tuesday. … The Citadel also is coming off a loss, 101-82 at Campbell on Dec. 19. … First-year Bulldogs coach Duggar Baucom is a 1995 UNC Charlotte grad and former Davidson assistant.
Wake Forest (8-3) at LSU (7-4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, La., 7 p.m. (ESPNU)
The Deacons wrap up their nonconference schedule. … Wake Forest has only played Louisiana State once, winning 70-64 in 1981. … The Deacons are coming off a 78-70 loss to then-No. 6 Xavier last Tuesday in the Skip Prosser Classic. … The Tigers began the season ranked 21st in the nation but a 3-3 start knocked them out of The Associated Press Top 25. Since then, LSU has won three straight and four of its past five.
Bill Kiser
Northeastern (8-4) at N.C. State (9-3)
PNC Arena, Raleigh, 7 p.m. (FSCR)
The Huskies typify the parity in college basketball this season. They lost 67-61 at Miami ( Ohio) but won 78-77 at then-No. 15 Miami. … Combined with last season’s 76-73 win at Florida State, Northeastern has won two straight against ACC opponents. … This is N.C. State’s last game outside the ACC. It has won five straight, and seven of eight, since a 2-2 start.
Joe Giglio
This story was originally published December 28, 2015 at 8:28 PM with the headline "Region Gameday Capsules."