Category: Basketball

North Carolina Central Eagles (0-11) at Tennessee Volunteers (7-0) Knoxville, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee hosts North Carolina Central after Talaysia Cooper scored 23 points in Tennessee's 78-68 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

West Virginia Mountaineers (9-1) at Temple Owls (5-3) Philadelphia; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple takes on No. West Virginia after Tiarra East scored 26 points in Temple's 76-62 victory over the Villanova Wildcats.

Penn State Lady Lions (9-2, 0-1 Big Ten) at Kansas Jayhawks (9-1) Lawrence, Kansas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Penn State faces Kansas after Gracie Merkle scored 24 points in Penn State's 68-51 victory over the Providence Friars. The Jayhawks are 6-0 in home games.

Northern Illinois Huskies (3-4) vs. Indiana State Sycamores (2-6) Lexington, Kentucky; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana State squares off against Northern Illinois in Lexington, Kentucky. The Sycamores have a 2-6 record in non-conference games.

Queens Royals (5-5) at Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (4-6) Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Runnin' Bulldogs -5.5; over/under is 155.5 BOTTOM LINE: Gardner-Webb hosts Queens after Anthony Selden scored 25 points in Gardner-Webb's 78-77 loss to the North Carolina Central Eagles. The Runnin' Bulldogs are 1-1 in home games.

Georgetown Hoyas (7-2) at Syracuse Orange (5-4, 0-1 ACC) Syracuse, New York; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orange -1.5; over/under is 152 BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse faces Georgetown after Donnie Freeman scored 24 points in Syracuse's 102-85 victory against the Albany NY Great Danes. The Orange have gone 5-0 at home.

Texas State Bobcats (7-3) at Florida Atlantic Owls (6-5) Boca Raton, Florida; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Owls -8.5; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM LINE: Texas State visits Florida Atlantic after Tyler Morgan scored 20 points in Texas State's 75-66 victory against the Rice Owls. The Owls are 2-1 in home games.

Ben Nau scored 22 points off of the bench to help lead St. Thomas over Western Michigan 77-71 on Friday night. Nau shot 6 for 8 from beyond the arc and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Tommies (8-4). Kendall Blue scored 13 points and added six rebounds and three steals.

Julian Hammond III scored a season-high 23 points as Colorado rolled to an 81-70 nonconference win over South Dakota State to remain unbeaten on its home floor Friday night. Colorado (8-2) is 7-0 at home and its only losses came at the Maui Invitational. Matthew Mors scored at the basket midway through the second half to give South Dakota a 56-55 lead but Elijah Malone and Hammond hit back-to-back 3-pointers to jumpstart a 12-2 run that put the Buffaloes firmly in charge.

Jacob Hutson scored 21 points as Northern Iowa beat Omaha 78-58 on Friday night. Hutson also contributed five assists for the Panthers (6-4). Trey Campbell added 20 points while going 5 of 8 from the floor, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and 6 for 6 from the free-throw line to go with eight rebounds and five assists.