Category: NCAA Basketball

NC State Wolfpack (20-4, 12-1 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (22-4, 10-3 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. North Carolina hosts No.

Seton Hall Pirates (17-7, 9-4 Big East) at Providence Friars (11-16, 4-10 Big East) Providence, Rhode Island; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall visits Providence after Jada Eads scored 26 points in Seton Hall's 68-61 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Friars are 7-6 on their home court.

Kansas State Wildcats (24-3, 12-2 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (20-5, 10-4 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Monday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kansas State visits No.

Nebraska Cornhuskers (17-8, 8-6 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (20-5, 10-4 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska plays Illinois after Alexis Markowski scored 20 points in Nebraska's 91-71 victory over the Maryland Terrapins. The Fighting Illini are 13-2 in home games.

The Wildcats have gone 8-5 against Big East opponents. Villanova is fifth in the Big East scoring 64.4 points per game and is shooting 42.6%. Xavier averages 5.9 made 3-pointers per game, 1.0 more made shot than the 4.9 per game Villanova allows.

Southern Illinois gives up 75.2 points and has been outscored by 16.0 points per game. The Flames are 6-7 against MVC opponents. UIC scores 66.3 points and has outscored opponents by 1.8 points per game.

Oklahoma scores 85.7 points and has outscored opponents by 17.0 points per game. Missouri averages 69.6 points per game, 0.9 more points than the 68.7 Oklahoma gives up. Oklahoma averages 8.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.1 more made shots on average than the 6.2 per game Missouri gives up.

Hofstra Pride (9-14, 4-8 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (1-20, 0-12 CAA) Boston; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northeastern hosts Hofstra after Natalie Larranaga scored 22 points in Northeastern's 73-55 loss to the North Carolina A&T Aggies. The Huskies have gone 0-9 at home.

Butler Bulldogs (14-13, 4-10 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (13-11, 3-10 Big East) New York; Sunday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kilyn McGuff and Butler visit Lashae Dwyer and St. John's in Big East action. The Red Storm are 7-5 in home games.

The Tigers are 5-9 against ACC opponents. Clemson scores 66.2 points while outscoring opponents by 2.4 points per game. SMU is shooting 37.7% from the field this season, 3.5 percentage points lower than the 41.2% Clemson allows to opponents.

Vanderbilt Commodores (18-7, 5-6 SEC) at Auburn Tigers (12-13, 3-9 SEC) Auburn, Alabama; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vanderbilt takes on Auburn after Khamil Pierre scored 24 points in Vanderbilt's 85-77 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Tigers are 8-4 on their home court.

TCU Horned Frogs (23-3, 11-2 Big 12) at Arizona Wildcats (15-11, 6-7 Big 12) Tucson, Arizona; Sunday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona plays No. TCU after Isis Beh scored 24 points in Arizona's 83-64 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls.

The Bulldogs are 5-7 in conference games. Mississippi State scores 76.9 points and has outscored opponents by 13.8 points per game. Florida makes 46.5% of its shots from the field this season, which is 9.0 percentage points higher than Mississippi State has allowed to its opponents (37.5%).

Campbell Camels (14-9, 7-4 CAA) at Elon Phoenix (13-9, 7-4 CAA) Elon, North Carolina; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Campbell will try to continue its four-game win streak with a victory over Elon. The Phoenix have gone 7-3 in home games.

Delaware State Hornets (4-18, 0-8 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (21-4, 8-0 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Monday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State will try to keep its 10-game win streak going when the Spartans take on Delaware State. The Spartans have gone 11-0 at home.