Category: NCAA Basketball

With just five games left in the regular season, the Arkansas Razorbacks (15-11, 4-9 SEC), need every win they can get, and they'll have another chance for a resume-booster Saturday evening against the No.

Here's what to know about Duke basketball's record and history at Madison Square Garden ahead of Saturday's game vs. Illinois.

"This can't turn into 2 losses," Michigan basketball coach Dusty May said. "There's no time to hang our heads and mope and feel sorry for ourselves."

The Hoosiers’ coaching search should have a simple focus: Maximum competence, minimum drama. They should aspire to be more like Purdue.

NJIT Highlanders (5-22, 2-10 America East) at UMBC Retrievers (12-16, 4-9 America East) Baltimore; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Retrievers -9.5; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: NJIT visits UMBC after Tim Moore Jr. scored 28 points in NJIT's 75-71 overtime loss to the Binghamton Bearcats. The Retrievers are 7-7 in home games.

VMI Keydets (13-15, 7-8 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (20-8, 8-7 SoCon) Greenville, South Carolina; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Paladins -11.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Furman plays VMI after Pjay Smith Jr. scored 32 points in Furman's 80-72 victory over the Samford Bulldogs. The Paladins have gone 11-3 in home games.

Appalachian State scores 69.3 points while outscoring opponents by 6.2 points per game. The Thundering Herd have gone 9-6 against Sun Belt opponents. Marshall is second in the Sun Belt scoring 75.7 points per game and is shooting 44.2%.

Southeast Missouri State is third in the OVC with 31.9 points per game in the paint led by Terry averaging 5.3. The Lions are 9-8 against OVC opponents. Lindenwood is 6-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (19-7, 11-4 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (10-16, 3-12 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Demon Deacons -3.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest visits NC State after Hunter Sallis scored 20 points in Wake Forest's 77-66 victory over the SMU Mustangs. The Wolfpack have gone 10-6 at home.

Citadel Bulldogs (5-21, 0-15 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (20-8, 12-3 SoCon) Chattanooga, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mocs -19.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: Chattanooga hosts Citadel after Honor Huff scored 27 points in Chattanooga's 91-86 victory over the Western Carolina Catamounts. The Mocs have gone 12-3 at home.

N.C. A&T is 2-11 in games decided by 10 or more points. The Seawolves are 2-12 against conference opponents. Stony Brook is 2-7 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 10.9 turnovers per game.

Oregon Ducks (19-8, 8-8 Big Ten) at Wisconsin Badgers (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten) Madison, Wisconsin; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Badgers -8.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Wisconsin faces Oregon after John Tonje scored 31 points in Wisconsin's 95-74 win over the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Alcorn State Braves (8-18, 8-5 SWAC) at Jackson State Tigers (9-17, 9-4 SWAC) Jackson, Mississippi; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -5.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State hosts Alcorn State after Shannon Grant scored 20 points in Jackson State's 84-71 win against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. The Tigers have gone 5-1 in home games.

Cornell Big Red (13-10, 5-5 Ivy League) at Brown Bears (13-10, 5-5 Ivy League) Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cornell visits Brown after AK Okereke scored 30 points in Cornell's 92-88 loss to the Yale Bulldogs. The Bears have gone 8-4 in home games.

Evansville Purple Aces (11-17, 8-9 MVC) at UIC Flames (16-12, 8-9 MVC) Chicago; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Flames -7.5; over/under is 144.5 BOTTOM LINE: Evansville visits UIC after Gabriel Pozzato scored 22 points in Evansville's 79-74 win against the Indiana State Sycamores. The Flames have gone 8-5 at home.