Category: NCAA Basketball

UConn Huskies (9-3, 1-0 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (7-5, 0-1 Big East) Indianapolis; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. UConn visits Butler after Solomon Ball scored 22 points in UConn's 94-89 overtime victory against the Xavier Musketeers.

Colorado State Rams (6-5) at Nevada Wolf Pack (8-3) Reno, Nevada; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nevada takes on Colorado State after Xavier Dusell scored 25 points in Nevada's 105-73 win against the Texas Southern Tigers. The Wolf Pack have gone 6-1 at home.

Evansville Purple Aces (3-8, 0-1 MVC) at Ball State Cardinals (4-6) Muncie, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Evansville visits Ball State after Tayshawn Comer scored 20 points in Evansville's 80-54 loss to the UT Arlington Mavericks. The Cardinals are 1-2 in home games.

UT Martin Skyhawks (4-8, 0-1 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (6-5, 1-0 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UT Martin visits Southern Indiana looking to end its eight-game road skid. The Screaming Eagles are 5-1 in home games.

Marshall Thundering Herd (7-5) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-7) Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss hosts Marshall after Neftali Alvarez scored 21 points in Southern Miss' 69-65 loss to the Lamar Cardinals. The Golden Eagles have gone 4-1 in home games.

The Tigers are 10-1 in non-conference play. Auburn is sixth in college basketball averaging 88.5 points and is shooting 51.1% from the field. The Boilermakers are 7-2 in non-conference play.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (7-4) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-5) Cedar City, Utah; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona visits Southern Utah after Trenton McLaughlin scored 26 points in Northern Arizona's 86-76 loss to the Pepperdine Waves. The Thunderbirds are 6-0 in home games.

The Trojans are 5-1 in home games. Troy is the top team in the Sun Belt averaging 39.1 points in the paint. Myles Rigsby leads the Trojans scoring 8.4.

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (7-5, 0-1 OVC) at Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (5-6, 1-0 OVC) Cape Girardeau, Missouri; Saturday, 4:45 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southeast Missouri State hosts SIU-Edwardsville after Tedrick Washington Jr. scored 28 points in Southeast Missouri State's 79-72 win against the Eastern Illinois Panthers. The Redhawks are 4-1 on their home court.

Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2) vs. UMass Minutemen (5-7) Springfield, Massachusetts; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMass takes on Arizona State in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Minutemen are 5-7 in non-conference play.

Ohio State Buckeyes (7-4, 1-1 Big Ten) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (10-1) New York; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State and No. Kentucky square off in New York City, New York.

Northern Iowa Panthers (7-4, 1-0 MVC) vs. Washington State Cougars (9-3) Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa and Washington State play at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The Cougars are 9-3 in non-conference play.

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (4-8) at East Carolina Pirates (8-4) Greenville, North Carolina; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina hosts Gardner-Webb after C.J. Walker scored 23 points in East Carolina's 75-64 victory over the Florida International Panthers. The Pirates have gone 6-2 at home.

Bucknell Bison (4-7) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-3) Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Gonzaga takes on Bucknell after Braden Huff scored 25 points in Gonzaga's 102-72 win over the Nicholls State Colonels.

Kansas State Wildcats (6-4) at Wichita State Shockers (8-3) Wichita, Kansas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State hosts Kansas State after Xavier Bell scored 21 points in Wichita State's 74-64 loss to the UMKC Kangaroos. The Shockers have gone 5-1 at home.