Mercer Bears (11-11, 4-5 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (14-8, 6-3 SoCon) Chattanooga, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Chattanooga takes on Mercer after Honor Huff scored 25 points in Chattanooga's 84-60 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts. The Mocs are 8-3 on their home court.
Lendeborg and UAB host Charlotte
Charlotte 49ers (8-13, 1-7 AAC) at UAB Blazers (13-8, 6-2 AAC) Birmingham, Alabama; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAB hosts Charlotte after Yaxel Lendeborg scored 28 points in UAB's 78-68 victory against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The Blazers have gone 9-3 at home.
Agee and USC host No. 7 Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans (18-2, 9-0 Big Ten) at USC Trojans (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: USC hosts No. Michigan State after Rashaun Agee scored 21 points in USC's 82-76 loss to the UCLA Bruins.
Marshall hosts Coastal Carolina after Mingo’s 23-point game
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (8-14, 1-9 Sun Belt) at Marshall Thundering Herd (13-10, 6-4 Sun Belt) Huntington, West Virginia; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall plays Coastal Carolina after Dezayne Mingo scored 23 points in Marshall's 85-81 loss to the Georgia State Panthers. The Thundering Herd are 10-3 in home games.
Villanova takes on Creighton after Longino’s 27-point game
Creighton Bluejays (15-6, 8-2 Big East) at Villanova Wildcats (12-9, 5-5 Big East) Philadelphia; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova hosts Creighton after Jordan Longino scored 27 points in Villanova's 87-74 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles. The Wildcats are 10-2 on their home court.
Toledo hosts Northern Illinois following Jones’ 25-point game
Northern Illinois Huskies (5-15, 1-7 MAC) at Toledo Rockets (12-8, 6-2 MAC) Toledo, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Illinois takes on Toledo after Quentin Jones scored 25 points in Northern Illinois' 80-70 loss to the Akron Zips. The Rockets have gone 4-2 at home.
Wright and Valparaiso host Illinois State
Valparaiso Beacons (10-12, 3-8 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (13-9, 5-6 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso visits Illinois State after All Wright scored 22 points in Valparaiso's 79-75 loss to the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Redbirds have gone 9-3 in home games.
Arizona State hosts Love and Arizona
Arizona Wildcats (14-6, 8-2 Big 12) at Arizona State Sun Devils (12-8, 3-6 Big 12) Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona plays Arizona State after Caleb Love scored 22 points in Arizona's 86-75 overtime win over the Iowa State Cyclones. The Sun Devils have gone 5-3 at home.
Le Moyne visits Wagner after Koroma’s 21-point game
Wagner is shooting 41.1% from the field this season, 4.1 percentage points lower than the 45.2% Le Moyne allows to opponents. Le Moyne scores 14.0 more points per game (74.7) than Wagner gives up (60.7). The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
Edgecombe and Baylor host No. 11 Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks (15-5, 6-3 Big 12) at Baylor Bears (13-7, 5-4 Big 12) Waco, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Baylor plays No. Kansas after VJ Edgecombe scored 28 points in Baylor's 93-89 overtime loss to the BYU Cougars.
Kansas State faces No. 3 Iowa State on 6-game road skid
Kansas State Wildcats (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) at Iowa State Cyclones (17-3, 8-2 Big 12) Ames, Iowa; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas State will look to stop its six-game road skid when the Wildcats take on No. Iowa State.
East Texas A&M plays Northwestern State on home losing streak
Northwestern State Demons (10-11, 6-4 Southland) at East Texas A&M Lions (2-19, 0-10 Southland) Commerce, Texas; Saturday, 3:15 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Texas A&M looks to stop its four-game home losing streak with a victory over Northwestern State. The Lions have gone 2-6 in home games.
McKneely and Virginia host Virginia Tech
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.
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.