Category: Basketball

Tennessee State Tigers (5-11, 1-4 OVC) at Western Illinois Leathernecks (8-8, 2-3 OVC) Macomb, Illinois; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sean Smith and Western Illinois host Brandon Weston and Tennessee State in OVC play Saturday. The Leathernecks have gone 5-2 in home games.

Vermont Catamounts (9-8, 2-0 America East) at Bryant Bulldogs (7-9, 1-0 America East) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Vermont takes on Bryant after TJ Hurley scored 23 points in Vermont's 67-63 win over the UMass-Lowell River Hawks. The Bulldogs have gone 3-2 in home games.

Texas State Bobcats (9-7, 2-2 Sun Belt) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (7-9, 2-2 Sun Belt) Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas State visits Southern Miss after Tylan Pope scored 27 points in Texas State's 74-73 win over the Troy Trojans. The Golden Eagles have gone 7-1 in home games.

Nicholls State Colonels (9-6, 3-1 Southland) at McNeese Cowboys (10-5, 4-0 Southland) Lake Charles, Louisiana; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: McNeese faces Nicholls State after DJ Richards scored 20 points in McNeese's 92-69 win over the Northwestern State Demons. The Cowboys are 5-1 in home games.

Villanova Wildcats (11-5, 4-1 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (13-3, 4-1 Big East) New York; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova visits St. John's after Eric Dixon scored 23 points in Villanova's 68-66 win over the UConn Huskies. The Red Storm have gone 10-0 at home.

North Carolina Tar Heels (10-6, 3-1 ACC) at NC State Wolfpack (9-6, 2-2 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina visits NC State after RJ Davis scored 26 points in North Carolina's 82-67 win over the SMU Mustangs. The Wolfpack have gone 9-1 at home.

Northern Iowa Panthers (9-7, 3-2 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (10-6, 2-3 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa plays Illinois State in MVC action Saturday. The Redbirds are 6-2 in home games.

UNC Greensboro Spartans (10-6, 3-0 SoCon) at Samford Bulldogs (13-3, 3-0 SoCon) Birmingham, Alabama; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Samford faces UNC Greensboro after Jaden Brownell scored 20 points in Samford's 81-68 win over the VMI Keydets. The Bulldogs have gone 9-0 in home games.

UCF Knights (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) at Arizona Wildcats (9-5, 3-1 Big 12) Tucson, Arizona; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCF visits Arizona after Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 22 points in UCF's 75-74 win over the Colorado Buffaloes. The Wildcats are 6-1 in home games.

Saint Mary's Gaels (14-3, 4-0 WCC) at San Diego Toreros (4-13, 1-3 WCC) San Diego; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Diego hosts Saint Mary's (CA) after Kjay Bradley Jr. scored 21 points in San Diego's 93-80 loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs. The Toreros are 4-7 on their home court.

Indiana Hoosiers (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (11-4, 2-2 Big Ten) Iowa City, Iowa; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iowa hosts Indiana after Josh Dix scored 31 points in Iowa's 97-87 overtime victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Hawkeyes are 9-1 in home games.

Florida A&M Rattlers (3-9, 0-1 SWAC) at Southern Jaguars (7-8, 2-0 SWAC) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida A&M visits Southern after Milton Matthews scored 20 points in Florida A&M's 62-55 loss to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. The Jaguars are 3-0 in home games.

Washington State Cougars (13-4, 3-1 WCC) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-4, 4-0 WCC) Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington State visits No. Gonzaga after Ethan Price scored 28 points in Washington State's 95-94 overtime loss to the Pacific Tigers.

Kentucky Wildcats (12-3, 1-1 SEC) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (14-1, 2-0 SEC) Starkville, Mississippi; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky takes on No.