Bryant and Maine play for America East Championship

Maine Black Bears (20-13, 12-6 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (22-11, 16-2 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Saturday, 11 a.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -7.5; over/under is 144 BOTTOM LINE: Bryant and Maine play for the America East Championship. The Bulldogs are 16-2 against America East opponents and 6-9 in non-conference play.

Houston faces Arizona in Big 12 Championship game

Arizona Wildcats (21-11, 16-7 Big 12) vs. Houston Cougars (28-4, 21-1 Big 12) Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -7.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM LINE: No. Houston squares off against Arizona in the Big 12 Championship.

Norfolk State Spartans square off against the Howard Bison in MEAC Championship

Howard ranks third in the MEAC with 12.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Zennia Thomas averaging 3.0. Norfolk State makes 43.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.1 percentage points higher than Howard has allowed to its opponents (35.8%). Howard averages 5.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than Norfolk State allows.

Colorado State defeats Utah State in Mountain West semifinals 83-72

Nique Clifford had 26 points in Colorado State's 83-72 victory over Utah State on Friday in the Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinals. The No. 2-seed, Colorado State will play fifth-seeded Boise State in Saturday's championship game. The Broncos upset top-seeded New Mexico in Friday's first semifinal.