Charlotte 49ers (8-15, 3-9 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (13-12, 5-8 AAC) Greenville, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte visits East Carolina after Alexis Andrews scored 27 points in Charlotte's 73-59 victory over the Wichita State Shockers. The Pirates are 9-3 in home games.
Bryant faces UMBC following Timberlake’s 21-point game
UMBC Retrievers (12-14, 4-7 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (16-10, 10-1 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bryant takes on UMBC after Earl Timberlake scored 21 points in Bryant's 88-66 victory over the NJIT Highlanders. The Bulldogs have gone 7-3 at home.
Portland State hosts Hawthorne and Northern Colorado
Northern Colorado Bears (19-7, 11-2 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (15-10, 7-5 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado visits Portland State after Isaiah Hawthorne scored 24 points in Northern Colorado's 77-61 win against the Sacramento State Hornets. The Vikings are 9-1 on their home court.
Poplar and Villanova host Providence
Providence is ninth in the Big East at limiting opponent scoring, allowing 71.1 points while holding opponents to 41.9% shooting. The Wildcats are 8-6 against Big East opponents. Villanova is fifth in the Big East scoring 75.4 points per game and is shooting 47.2%.
Flagg and No. 3 Duke host Stanford
The Cardinal are 8-6 in conference games. Stanford has a 3-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. Duke scores 80.0 points, 9.5 more per game than the 70.5 Stanford gives up.
Bush leads Prairie View A&M against Southern after 22-point game
Prairie View A&M Panthers (4-20, 3-8 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (15-9, 10-1 SWAC) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Prairie View A&M faces Southern after Braelon Bush scored 22 points in Prairie View A&M's 78-67 loss to the Florida A&M Rattlers. The Jaguars have gone 8-0 in home games.
Mitchell leads No. 21 Missouri against Georgia after 25-point game
Missouri Tigers (18-6, 7-4 SEC) at Georgia Bulldogs (16-9, 4-8 SEC) Athens, Georgia; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Missouri visits Georgia after Mark Mitchell scored 25 points in Missouri's 82-58 victory against the Oklahoma Sooners.
Jackson State visits Florida A&M following Young’s 22-point game
Jackson State Tigers (8-16, 8-3 SWAC) at Florida A&M Rattlers (10-12, 7-4 SWAC) Tallahassee, Florida; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida A&M hosts Jackson State after Sterling Young scored 22 points in Florida A&M's 78-67 victory over the Prairie View A&M Panthers. The Rattlers have gone 6-2 in home games.
Dibba and Southern Illinois host Belmont
Belmont Bruins (17-9, 9-6 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (12-14, 7-8 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois plays Belmont after Ali Abdou Dibba scored 29 points in Southern Illinois' 78-64 loss to the Bradley Braves. The Salukis are 6-5 in home games.
McDaniel leads Kansas State against BYU after 24-point showing
Kansas State Wildcats (13-11, 7-6 Big 12) at BYU Cougars (16-8, 7-6 Big 12) Provo, Utah; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State faces BYU after Dug McDaniel scored 24 points in Kansas State's 73-70 victory against the Arizona Wildcats. The Cougars are 11-2 on their home court.
Morehead State visits Western Illinois following Maletic’s 30-point showing
Morehead State Eagles (14-12, 9-6 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (9-17, 3-12 OVC) Macomb, Illinois; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois hosts Morehead State after Marko Maletic scored 30 points in Western Illinois' 87-62 victory over the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. The Leathernecks are 6-7 in home games.
Venning and Boston College host NC State
Boston College Eagles (10-14, 2-11 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (9-15, 2-11 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston College faces NC State after Chad Venning scored 21 points in Boston College's 97-94 overtime loss to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Wolfpack have gone 9-6 at home.
Omier, Baylor Bears take on the West Virginia Mountaineers
West Virginia Mountaineers (15-9, 7-7 Big 12) at Baylor Bears (15-9, 7-6 Big 12) Waco, Texas; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Norchad Omier and Baylor host Javon Small and West Virginia in Big 12 action Saturday. The Bears have gone 11-1 at home.
Montana State wins 74-66 over Weber State
Jabe Mullins scored 17 points as Montana State beat Weber State 74-66 on Thursday night. Mullins shot 5 for 7 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (11-15, 6-7 Big Sky Conference). Brandon Walker added 13 points while going 4 of 9 and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line while they also had six rebounds.
Queen’s double-double leads No. 25 Maryland past Nebraska, ending Huskers’ winning streak
Derik Queen had 24 points to lead five Maryland players in double figures and the 25th-ranked Terrapins ended Nebraska's four-game winning streak with an 83-75 victory Thursday night. Queen was 9 of 11 from the field and made all six of his free throws, and he grabbed 11 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season. Selton Miguel had 17 points, Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 15 and Rodney Rice 14 for the Terrapins (19-6, 9-5 Big Ten).