Category: Basketball

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sai Witt finished with 25 points and 12 rebounds to propel Austin Peay to an 86-77 overtime victory over Bellarmine on Thursday night, handing the Knights their 12th straight loss. Anton Brookshire hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 with five assists for the Governors (9-13, 4-5 Atlantic Sun Conference). Isaac Haney went 6 of 12 from the field (4 for 8 from 3-point range) and scored 17.

Dain Dainja scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds, Colby Rogers scored all his 14 points in the second half and No. Memphis beat Tulane 68-56 on Thursday night. PJ Carter also scored 14 points for Memphis (17-4, 6-2 American Athletic Conference).