Category: NCAA Basketball

The Golden Gophers face off against the Badgers tonight on Peacock at 7 PM ET.

The College Football Playoff is winding down, which means it's time to also pay attention to college basketball. A look at the top games this weekend.

Oakland Golden Grizzlies (5-12, 2-4 Horizon League) at Northern Kentucky Norse (9-8, 4-2 Horizon League) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oakland will attempt to stop its six-game road slide when the Golden Grizzlies visit Northern Kentucky. The Norse have gone 8-2 at home.

USC Trojans (9-6, 1-3 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (12-3, 4-1 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Illinois hosts USC after Ben Humrichous scored 21 points in Illinois' 91-52 victory against the Penn State Nittany Lions.

Creighton Bluejays (9-6, 2-2 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (7-9, 0-5 Big East) Indianapolis; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Butler looks to end its four-game home losing streak with a win against Creighton. The Bulldogs are 5-4 in home games.

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (9-7, 4-1 OVC) at SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (10-6, 3-2 OVC) Edwardsville, Illinois; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville hosts Tennessee Tech trying to continue its four-game home winning streak. The Cougars have gone 6-1 at home.

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (6-9, 1-4 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (8-7, 2-2 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Little Rock faces Southern Indiana in a matchup of OVC teams. The Trojans are 5-2 on their home court.

La Salle Explorers (8-7, 0-3 A-10) at Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (14-2, 2-1 A-10) Olean, New York; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Bonaventure plays La Salle after Chance Moore scored 23 points in Saint Bonaventure's 73-68 loss to the Saint Louis Billikens. The Bonnies have gone 7-0 at home.

Fordham Rams (8-8, 0-3 A-10) at Davidson Wildcats (11-4, 1-1 A-10) Davidson, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson hosts Fordham after Reed Bailey scored 22 points in Davidson's 77-71 victory against the Duquesne Dukes. The Wildcats have gone 9-0 at home.

UNLV Rebels (9-6, 3-1 MWC) at Colorado State Rams (9-6, 3-1 MWC) Fort Collins, Colorado; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado State hosts UNLV after Jaylen Crocker-Johnson scored 20 points in Colorado State's 91-64 victory against the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Rams are 6-2 in home games.

Xavier Musketeers (9-7, 1-4 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (9-7, 0-5 Big East) Chicago; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: DePaul hosts Xavier after CJ Gunn scored 21 points in DePaul's 85-80 overtime loss to the Seton Hall Pirates. The Blue Demons have gone 9-2 in home games.

Pittsburgh scores 81.6 points and has outscored opponents by 12.7 points per game. The Cardinals are 4-1 against ACC opponents. Louisville scores 77.6 points and has outscored opponents by 7.8 points per game.

Temple averages 79.3 points while outscoring opponents by 4.8 points per game. Rice is shooting 42.1% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points higher than the 41.7% Temple allows to opponents. Temple scores 13.5 more points per game (79.3) than Rice gives up to opponents (65.8).

Coppin State Eagles (2-14, 1-1 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (11-7, 2-0 MEAC) Norfolk, Virginia; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State hosts Coppin State after Jalen Myers scored 20 points in Norfolk State's 73-64 win against the Delaware State Hornets. The Spartans have gone 4-1 at home.

Bowling Green Falcons (6-8, 1-1 MAC) at Ball State Cardinals (7-7, 1-1 MAC) Muncie, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ball State plays Bowling Green after Jermahri Hill scored 20 points in Ball State's 80-72 loss to the Miami (OH) RedHawks. The Cardinals have gone 3-3 in home games.