— The No. 16 N.C. State women’s basketball team turned back Coastal Carolina, 71-58, in Raleigh on Wednesday night despite 22 points by Tessa Grady.
— Louisiana (4-6) plays at Arkansas State (5-5) in the Thursday night college football game (ESPN, 7:30 p.m.).
— Buffalo (7-3) visits Houston (5-5) in the Thursday night NFL matchup (Amazon TV, 8:15 p.m.)/
— Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for Denver in a 125-118 win at New Orleans on Wednesday night.
— Wake Forest faces No. 15 Texas Tech in the Bahamas in men’s college basketball tonight (CBS Sports Network, 8:30 p.m.).
— In Mid-American Conference football games on Wednesday night, Central Michigan won, 28-16, at Kent State and host Buffalo was beaten, 37-20, by Miami of Ohio.
— Ashley plays in the girls flag football state semifinals on Saturday at 11 a.m. against Cuthbertson at Durham County Stadium.
— Hoggard plays tonight at 7 p.m. for the 8-A boys soccer championship against West Forsyth at Guilford College.
