Category: Basketball

Minnesota Golden Gophers (13-12, 5-9 Big Ten) at UCLA Bruins (19-7, 10-5 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -12.5; over/under is 129.5 BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota visits UCLA after Lu'Cye Patterson scored 25 points in Minnesota's 69-66 win against the USC Trojans. The Bruins are 13-1 in home games.

Wofford Terriers (14-13, 8-6 SoCon) at VMI Keydets (13-14, 7-7 SoCon) Lexington, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VMI plays Wofford after Rickey Bradley, Jr. scored 22 points in VMI's 80-71 win against the Mercer Bears. The Keydets are 7-4 on their home court.

Auburn is third in the SEC scoring 85.1 points while shooting 48.6% from the field. The Razorbacks are 4-8 in conference games. Arkansas is eighth in the SEC with 14.7 assists per game led by Boogie Fland averaging 5.7.

Providence Friars (12-14, 6-9 Big East) at Georgetown Hoyas (15-10, 6-8 Big East) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown plays Providence after Micah Peavy scored 21 points in Georgetown's 97-86 loss to the Butler Bulldogs. The Hoyas are 12-4 in home games.

Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (15-10, 7-6 A-10) at George Washington Revolutionaries (17-9, 6-7 A-10) Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Washington takes on Saint Joseph's (PA) after Rafael Castro scored 20 points in George Washington's 74-67 victory over the Davidson Wildcats. The Revolutionaries have gone 11-3 in home games.

St. John's Red Storm (22-4, 13-2 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (11-15, 2-13 Big East) Chicago; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No.

Virginia Tech Hokies (11-14, 6-8 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (10-15, 2-12 ACC) Boston; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hokies -1.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: Virginia Tech plays Boston College after Toibu Lawal scored 23 points in Virginia Tech's 73-70 loss to the Virginia Cavaliers. The Eagles have gone 7-7 in home games.

Tennessee State Tigers (13-14, 9-7 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (12-15, 8-8 OVC) Martin, Tennessee; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Skyhawks -2.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: Aaron Nkrumah and Tennessee State visit Vladimer Salaridze and UT Martin in OVC action Tuesday. The Skyhawks are 7-3 on their home court.

UMass Minutemen (11-15, 6-7 A-10) at VCU Rams (20-5, 10-2 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VCU hosts UMass aiming to continue its 10-game home winning streak. The Rams have gone 12-0 at home.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (13-12, 8-6 Sun Belt) at Texas State Bobcats (10-15, 4-10 Sun Belt) San Marcos, Texas; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana visits Texas State after Erica Lafayette scored 22 points in Louisiana's 80-60 win against the UL Monroe Warhawks. The Bobcats have gone 3-10 in home games.

UCF Knights (9-15, 2-12 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (14-11, 4-10 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas hosts UCF after Brittany Harshaw scored 26 points in Kansas' 93-80 loss to the Iowa State Cyclones. The Jayhawks have gone 9-5 at home.

Blake Harper scored 34 points on 12-of-16 shooting to lead Howard over Maryland-Eastern Shore 86-62 on Monday. Harper had eight rebounds and five assists for the Bison (11-15, 6-3 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Marcus Dockery shot 6 for 12 (2 for 7 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line to add 17 points.

BYU enters a big week for its NCAA Tournament chances. The Cougars (17-8, 8-6 Big 12) get a pair of chances for a resume-topping Quadrant 1 win. BYU hosts No.

JJ Quinerly scored 26 points, Jordan Harrison added 18 points and No. West Virginia best 12th-ranked Kansas State 70-57 on Monday for its 15th straight victory at home. It was a matchup of the best offense and the best defense in the Big 12 with Kansas State scoring 81.3 points per game and West Virginia allowing just 53.5 ppg.