Category: NCAA Basketball

Penn State Nittany Lions (13-10, 3-9 Big Ten) at UCLA Bruins (17-6, 8-4 Big Ten Los Angeles; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Penn State comes into the matchup against UCLA as losers of four games in a row. The Bruins have gone 12-1 in home games.

South Carolina Gamecocks (10-12, 0-9 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (15-7, 4-5 SEC) Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky hosts South Carolina after Otega Oweh scored 24 points in Kentucky's 98-84 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels.

Lindenwood Lions (11-13, 6-7 OVC) at Tennessee State Tigers (11-13, 7-6 OVC) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Tigers face Lindenwood. The Tigers are 9-3 in home games.

VCU Rams (18-5, 8-2 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (16-7, 6-4 A-10) Dayton, Ohio; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -1.5; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Max Shulga and VCU take on Enoch Cheeks and Dayton on Friday. The Flyers have gone 13-1 in home games.

Michigan Wolverines (17-5, 9-2 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (14-9, 5-7 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana heads into the matchup with No. Michigan as losers of four in a row.

Marquette Golden Eagles (18-5, 9-3 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (17-6, 10-2 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Creighton hosts No. Marquette after Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 35 points in Creighton's 80-69 win over the Providence Friars.

Robert Morris Colonials (17-8, 9-5 Horizon League) at Northern Kentucky Norse (11-13, 6-7 Horizon League) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky plays Robert Morris after Dan Gherezgher Jr. scored 26 points in Northern Kentucky's 85-75 victory over the Cleveland State Vikings. The Norse have gone 9-5 in home games.

Yale Bulldogs (13-6, 6-0 Ivy League) at Cornell Big Red (13-6, 5-1 Ivy League) Ithaca, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Yale faces Cornell after Nick Townsend scored 23 points in Yale's 90-61 win against the Pennsylvania Quakers. The Big Red have gone 6-4 in home games.

TCU Horned Frogs (12-10, 5-6 Big 12) at Iowa State Cyclones (17-5, 8-4 Big 12) Ames, Iowa; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: TCU takes on No. Iowa State after Vasean Allette scored 22 points in TCU's 65-60 victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Florida Atlantic Owls (12-10, 5-4 AAC) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (9-14, 3-7 AAC) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Baba and Florida Atlantic visit Dwon Odom and Tulsa on Saturday. The Golden Hurricane are 7-6 on their home court.

Bradley Braves (18-6, 9-4 MVC) at Evansville Purple Aces (9-15, 6-7 MVC) Evansville, Indiana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Evansville takes on Bradley after Tayshawn Comer scored 25 points in Evansville's 68-59 loss to the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Purple Aces are 6-7 in home games.

Seton Hall Pirates (6-17, 1-11 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (14-9, 5-7 Big East) Washington; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown hosts Seton Hall after Micah Peavy scored 27 points in Georgetown's 74-69 loss to the Xavier Musketeers. The Hoyas have gone 11-4 in home games.

Citadel Bulldogs (5-17, 0-11 SoCon) at VMI Keydets (11-13, 5-6 SoCon) Lexington, Virginia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Citadel plays VMI after Brody Fox scored 20 points in Citadel's 76-61 loss to the UNC Greensboro Spartans. The Keydets are 6-4 in home games.

Oregon Ducks (16-7, 5-7 Big Ten) at Michigan State Spartans (18-4, 9-2 Big Ten) East Lansing, Michigan; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Michigan State will try to keep its eight-game home win streak intact when the Spartans play Oregon.

Eastern Illinois Panthers (8-16, 4-9 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (12-12, 7-6 OVC) Cookeville, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee Tech hosts Eastern Illinois looking to break its three-game home skid. The Golden Eagles have gone 6-3 at home.