Category: Basketball

Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (4-4) at Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (6-3, 1-1 MAAC) Emmitsburg, Maryland; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mount St. Mary's hosts Loyola (MD) after Jedy Cordilia scored 21 points in Mount St. Mary's 101-94 win over the Fairfield Stags. The Mountaineers are 4-0 in home games.

Tennessee Volunteers (9-0) at Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee visits Illinois after Chaz Lanier scored 22 points in Tennessee's 75-62 win over the Miami Hurricanes.

UCLA Bruins (8-1, 2-0 Big Ten) vs. Arizona Wildcats (4-4, 0-1 Big 12) Phoenix; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. UCLA and Arizona square off in Phoenix, Arizona.

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

Creighton Bluejays (7-3) at Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2) Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Alabama faces Creighton after Mark Sears scored 20 points in Alabama's 94-79 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels.

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.

Florida Gators (9-0) vs. Arizona State Sun Devils (8-1) Atlanta; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Florida and Arizona State play at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

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.