Category: Basketball

Marquette Golden Eagles (9-1) at Dayton Flyers (8-2) Dayton, Ohio; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Marquette takes on Dayton after Kam Jones scored 32 points in Marquette's 88-74 victory against the Wisconsin Badgers.

The Colorado State Rams are 5-4 in non-conference play. Colorado State is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points. The VCU Rams are 8-2 in non-conference play.

Gonzaga Bulldogs (7-2) vs. UConn Huskies (7-3) New York; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. UConn squares off against No.

Omaha Mavericks (4-7) at Northern Iowa Panthers (5-4, 1-0 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Panthers -15; over/under is 139.5 BOTTOM LINE: Omaha faces Northern Iowa after Marquel Sutton scored 23 points in Omaha's 70-60 win over the Sacramento State Hornets. The Panthers have gone 4-1 at home.

Louisville Cardinals (6-4, 0-1 ACC) at Kentucky Wildcats (9-1) Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 5:15 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Louisville visits No. Kentucky after Terrence Edwards scored 22 points in Louisville's 77-74 victory over the UTEP Miners.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (7-3) at Pepperdine Waves (4-6) Malibu, California; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona plays Pepperdine after Trenton McLaughlin scored 23 points in Northern Arizona's 95-82 victory against the South Dakota Coyotes. The Waves have gone 3-1 in home games.

Texas Southern Tigers (1-6) at Rice Owls (6-4) Houston; Friday, 12:15 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern will try to stop its four-game road skid when the Tigers play Rice. The Owls have gone 5-1 at home.

Kennesaw State Owls (3-4) at Florida Atlantic Owls (5-4) Boca Raton, Florida; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic plays Kennesaw State in a matchup of Division 1 Division opponents. The Florida Atlantic Owls have gone 4-1 in home games.

The Washington State Cougars are 2-0 on their home court. Washington State has a 1-4 record in games decided by 10 or more points. The BYU Cougars are 2-0 on the road.

Kentucky Wildcats (8-1) at Purdue Boilermakers (5-4, 0-1 Big Ten) West Lafayette, Indiana; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky takes on Purdue after Georgia Amoore scored 20 points in Kentucky's 87-45 win against the Queens (NC) Royals.

Middle Tennessee Raiders (7-3) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (10-1) Saint Joseph, Missouri; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kansas State plays Middle Tennessee in Saint Joseph, Missouri.

Dick Vitale said he's cancer-free after his fourth bout with the disease in just over three years. The 85-year-old ESPN college basketball analyst announced Thursday on social media that he got the news after a morning scan. Vitale had surgery in the summer to remove cancerous lymph nodes from his neck.

“I don’t feel no pressure about it … We are one of the best teams in the country.”