Virginia Tech Hokies (9-12, 4-6 ACC) at Virginia Cavaliers (10-11, 3-7 ACC) Charlottesville, Virginia; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Virginia faces Virginia Tech after Isaac McKneely scored 26 points in Virginia's 82-71 victory against the Miami Hurricanes. The Cavaliers are 8-4 on their home court.
BYU visits UCF after Hall’s 34-point outing
UCF averages 79.9 points and has outscored opponents by 1.2 points per game. The Cougars are 5-4 in conference games. BYU is 0-1 in one-possession games.
Mashburn leads Temple against East Carolina
East Carolina Pirates (12-9, 4-4 AAC) at Temple Owls (13-8, 5-3 AAC) Philadelphia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple hosts East Carolina after Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 34 points in Temple's 90-89 overtime win over the Charlotte 49ers. The Owls are 9-0 in home games.
Bryant visits Moore and NJIT
Bryant Bulldogs (13-9, 7-0 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (5-17, 2-5 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT hosts Bryant after Tim Moore Jr. scored 24 points in NJIT's 83-62 win over the UMass-Lowell River Hawks. The Highlanders have gone 4-5 at home.
VMI faces Western Carolina following Johnson’s 20-point showing
VMI Keydets (10-12, 4-5 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (6-14, 2-7 SoCon) Cullowhee, North Carolina; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VMI faces Western Carolina after TJ Johnson scored 20 points in VMI's 74-67 win over the Wofford Terriers. The Catamounts are 5-5 on their home court.
Jackson and UIC host Indiana State
Indiana State Sycamores (10-12, 4-7 MVC) at UIC Flames (15-7, 7-4 MVC) Chicago; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UIC plays Indiana State after Javon Jackson scored 25 points in UIC's 93-70 win against the Bradley Braves. The Flames are 7-3 in home games.
Northern Arizona visits Northern Colorado following Hawthorne’s 32-point performance
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (13-8, 4-4 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado Bears (15-6, 7-1 Big Sky) Greeley, Colorado; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado plays Northern Arizona after Isaiah Hawthorne scored 32 points in Northern Colorado's 67-62 victory over the Eastern Washington Eagles. The Bears have gone 9-1 in home games.
Bass and Lindenwood host Eastern Illinois
The Lions have gone 9-2 in home games. Lindenwood ranks fifth in the OVC in rebounding averaging 32.9 rebounds. Jadis Jones leads the Lions with 6.1 boards.
Robinson and the Northern Kentucky Norse take on conference foe Oakland
Northern Kentucky Norse (9-13, 4-7 Horizon League) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies (10-13, 7-5 Horizon League) Auburn Hills, Michigan; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Horizon League foes Oakland and Northern Kentucky meet on Saturday. The Golden Grizzlies have gone 6-2 in home games.
Portland State takes on Montana State following Myers’ 28-point performance
Portland State Vikings (13-8, 5-3 Big Sky) at Montana State Bobcats (9-13, 4-5 Big Sky) Bozeman, Montana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland State visits Montana State after Qiant Myers scored 28 points in Portland State's 92-78 loss to the Montana Grizzlies. The Bobcats have gone 7-2 at home.
Tennessee Tech heads to Southern Indiana for conference showdown
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (11-11, 6-5 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (9-12, 4-7 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: OVC foes Southern Indiana and Tennessee Tech will play on Saturday. The Screaming Eagles have gone 7-3 in home games.
Bethea leads Pepperdine against Portland after 26-point performance
Portland Pilots (7-16, 2-8 WCC) at Pepperdine Waves (9-13, 3-6 WCC) Malibu, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pepperdine hosts Portland after Zion Bethea scored 26 points in Pepperdine's 98-90 win against the San Diego Toreros. The Waves have gone 6-5 at home.
Arkansas visits No. 12 Kentucky on 3-game road skid
Kentucky is fourth in the SEC with 38.0 points per game in the paint led by Otega Oweh averaging 8.6. The Razorbacks are 1-6 in SEC play. Arkansas ranks ninth in the SEC scoring 35.5 points per game in the paint led by Adou Thiero averaging 9.4.
Nevada hosts Thomas and UNLV
UNLV Rebels (11-10, 5-5 MWC) at Nevada Wolf Pack (11-10, 3-7 MWC) Reno, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNLV visits Nevada after Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 22 points in UNLV's 76-71 loss to the Utah State Aggies. The Wolf Pack are 8-4 on their home court.
Craig’s 16 lead Denver over Kansas City 69-68
DeAndre Craig had 16 points, including four points in the final 2.8 seconds, in Denver's 69-68 victory over Kansas City on Thursday night. Craig was fouled with 2.8 seconds left and hit the first of two free throws to cut Denver's deficit to 68-66. He missed the second but grabbed the offensive rebounds, was fouled as he made the tying layup and hit the and-1 free throw with 1.1 seconds remaining to cap the scoring.