Northern Colorado Bears (21-8, 13-3 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (16-13, 7-9 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -3.5; over/under is 153.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado visits Northern Arizona after Isaiah Hawthorne scored 25 points in Northern Colorado's 92-74 victory against the Idaho Vandals. The Lumberjacks have gone 10-4 in home games.
Clippers, shorthanded and striving to stay in playoff position, lose a close one to Lakers
Coach Tyronn Lue says his team is up for the challenge of a tough closing schedule while looking to get leading scorer Norman Powell back in the lineup.
Lakers beat Clippers for fifth straight win behind 31 points from Luka Dončić, but Austin Reaves exits with calf soreness
Luka Dončić got to face the Clippers again.
Akron earns 77-72 win against Kent State to clinch Mid-American Conference title
Tavari Johnson had 16 points in Akron's 77-72 win over Kent State on Friday, clinching the Mid-American Conference regular season championship with two games remaining. Johnson went 7 of 13 from the field (2 for 5 from 3-point range) for the Zips (23-6, 15-1). Nate Johnson scored 14 points and added 10 rebounds.
Highlights: No. 20 Purdue gets past UCLA
UCLA led with under eight minutes to go, but No. 20 Purdue took the lead and separated to snap a four-game losing streak in Big Ten men's basketball action on Friday night.
Knicks Notes: Mitchell Robinson’s return, Jalen Brunson makes ‘right play’ to set up win
After the Knicks came back to beat the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, coach Tom Thibodeau spoke highly of Mitchell Robinson in his return and Jalen Brunson's play in crunch time.
Marshall defeats Appalachian State 75-57
Cade Gibbs scored 16 points as Marshall beat Appalachian State 75-57 on Friday. Gibbs added five rebounds for the Thundering Herd (19-12, 12-6 Sun Belt Conference). Jalen Speer added 14 points while going 6 of 16 (2 for 10 from 3-point range) while he also had five assists.
Kaufman-Renn scores 29, Smith adds 23 as No. 20 Purdue beats UCLA 76-66 to end four-game skid
The Bruins led with under eight minutes to go, but the rest of the game was all Boilermakers.
Lakers hold off Clippers after Austin Reaves injures calf
Austin Reaves sustained a right calf injury during the first half of the Lakers' defeat of the Clippers and is scheduled to undergo an MRI scan Saturday.
Windham scores 20 points as Northwestern pulls away from Iowa in 2nd half, earn a 68-57 win
K.J. Windham scored 20 points and Northwestern pulled away in the second half to beat Iowa 68-57 to break a four-way tie for 13th place in the Big Ten Conference Friday night. The top 15 teams advance to the Big Ten Conference tournament and Northwestern came into the contest tied for the 13th seed with Iowa, Minnesota and USC. The win moves the Wildcats (16-13, 7-11) into 13th place with two games left, with Minnesota and USC tied for 14th.
Watch Donovan Mitchell score 41, Cavaliers come back from 22 down to beat Celtics 123-116
It's an important win confidence-wise for Cleveland to get this win.
Magic’s Jalen Suggs officially out indefinitely with knee injury
Suggs had missed the Magic's last 14 games with a knee issue, it would be a surprise if he returns this season.
OG Anunoby’s three-pointer lifts Knicks over Grizzlies in exciting 114-113 comeback win
The Knicks came back in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, 114-113, on OG Anunoby's late three-pointer.
Nets lose steam in fourth quarter, fall 121-102 to Trail Blazers
Shaedon Sharpe scored 25 points, Dalano Banton had 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a 121-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night.
UCLA fades in loss to No. 20 Purdue, complicating its path in the Big Ten tourney
Trey Kaufman-Renn sparks Purdue to a 76-66 win that essentially ends UCLA's chance of a top-four finish in the Big Ten and a double-bye in the conference tournament.