(4) San Diego State (30-4) vs. (12) North Dakota State (26-6)
5:10 p.m., TNT
The Aztecs are strong on the interior defensively with Skylar Spencer, who collected four of the Aztecs’ nine blocked shots against New Mexico State. Xavier Thames scored 23 points to carry the offense. The Bison, who have won 10 straight games, led the nation in field-goal percentage at .509 and will need every bit of offense they can find against the Aztecs, who finished second in the nation in scoring defense.
(2) Wisconsin (27-7) vs. (7) Oregon (24-9)
6:45 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2
The Badgers’ Frank Kaminsky figures to be provide biggest mismatch for Oregon as the 7-foot forward can score just as adeptly from outside as he does from inside the paint. Ducks backup forward Elgin Cook took advantage of the opportunity to play in front of family and friends Thursday as the 6-6 sophomore from Milwaukee scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds against BYU.
