Category: Basketball

UCF Knights (16-14, 7-12 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (18-12, 10-10 Big 12) Morgantown, West Virginia; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCF plays West Virginia after Darius Johnson scored 36 points in UCF's 83-70 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys. The Mountaineers are 12-4 on their home court.

NC State Wolfpack (12-18, 5-14 ACC) at Miami Hurricanes (6-24, 2-17 ACC) Coral Gables, Florida; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami (FL) faces NC State after Matthew Cleveland scored 29 points in Miami (FL)'s 89-74 loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The Hurricanes are 6-10 in home games.

Penn State Nittany Lions (15-15, 5-14 Big Ten) at Wisconsin Badgers (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) Madison, Wisconsin; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Wisconsin takes on Penn State after John Blackwell scored 25 points in Wisconsin's 74-67 win against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Yale Bulldogs (19-7, 12-1 Ivy League) at Brown Bears (14-12, 6-7 Ivy League) Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brown hosts Yale after Landon Lewis scored 22 points in Brown's 78-58 loss to the Dartmouth Big Green. The Bears are 8-5 on their home court.

Eastern Washington Eagles (10-21, 6-12 Big Sky) vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (17-14, 8-10 Big Sky) Boise, Idaho; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona plays in the Big Sky Tournament against Eastern Washington. The Lumberjacks' record in Big Sky games is 8-10, and their record is 9-4 in non-conference games.

Dayton Flyers (21-9, 11-6 A-10) at VCU Rams (25-5, 15-2 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rams -8.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: VCU plays Dayton after Max Shulga scored 22 points in VCU's 71-62 win over the Duquesne Dukes. The Rams are 15-0 on their home court.

Western Kentucky ranks ninth in the CUSA in team defense, allowing 74.6 points while holding opponents to 40.9% shooting. The Flames have gone 12-5 against CUSA opponents. Liberty ranks second in the CUSA shooting 37.7% from 3-point range.

Texas Southern Tigers (14-16, 11-6 SWAC) at Prairie View A&M Panthers (5-25, 4-13 SWAC) Prairie View, Texas; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern takes on Prairie View A&M after Zaire Hayes scored 20 points in Texas Southern's 75-59 victory against the Alcorn State Braves. The Panthers are 3-6 on their home court.

Utah Utes (16-14, 8-11 Big 12) at BYU Cougars (22-8, 13-6 Big 12) Provo, Utah; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Utah plays No. BYU after Gabe Madsen scored 23 points in Utah's 71-69 loss to the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Ole Miss averages 77.9 points while outscoring opponents by 6.7 points per game. Florida makes 46.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.8 percentage points higher than Ole Miss has allowed to its opponents (43.0%). Ole Miss averages 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 6.6 per game Florida allows.

Duke Blue Devils (27-3, 18-1 ACC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (20-11, 13-6 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Devils -11.5; over/under is 156.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Duke takes on North Carolina after Cooper Flagg scored 28 points in Duke's 93-60 win against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Nevada Wolf Pack (16-14, 8-11 MWC) at San Diego State Aztecs (20-8, 13-6 MWC) San Diego; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Diego State will try to keep its five-game home win streak intact when the Aztecs play Nevada. The Aztecs are 11-3 in home games.

East Tennessee State ranks sixth in the SoCon with 13.1 assists per game led by Quimari Peterson averaging 3.7. The Terriers' record in SoCon play is 10-8. Wofford ranks third in the SoCon with 35.1 rebounds per game led by Kyler Filewich averaging 9.5.

Tennessee State Tigers (17-15, 13-8 OVC) vs. SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (20-11, 13-7 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville squares off against Tennessee State in the OVC Tournament. The Cougars have gone 13-7 against OVC opponents, with a 7-4 record in non-conference play.

Saint Louis has a 3-3 record in one-possession games. The Dukes are 8-9 in A-10 play. Duquesne is 0-3 in one-possession games.