Category: Basketball

Valparaiso Beacons (4-8, 1-1 MVC) at Drake Bulldogs (8-5, 2-0 MVC) Des Moines, Iowa; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso takes on Drake after Leah Earnest scored 21 points in Valparaiso's 93-70 loss to the Northern Iowa Panthers. The Bulldogs are 4-1 in home games.

Appalachian State Mountaineers (6-6, 2-0 Sun Belt) at Southern Miss Eagles (5-8, 1-1 Sun Belt) Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Appalachian State visits Southern Miss after Zada Porter scored 23 points in Appalachian State's 82-67 win against the South Alabama Jaguars. The Eagles have gone 4-1 in home games.

Evansville Purple Aces (4-9, 0-2 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (7-6, 1-1 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois State hosts Evansville after Nevaeh Thomas scored 25 points in Illinois State's 96-69 victory over the Indiana State Sycamores. The Redbirds are 3-2 in home games.

Murray State Racers (8-3, 2-0 MVC) at Missouri State Bears (9-4, 1-1 MVC) Springfield, Missouri; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Murray State visits Missouri State after Haven Ford scored 22 points in Murray State's 92-69 win against the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Bears have gone 5-0 in home games.

Oklahoma Sooners (12-2, 0-1 SEC) at Tennessee Volunteers (13-0, 1-0 SEC) Knoxville, Tennessee; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Tennessee hosts No.

Dayton Flyers (7-6, 1-1 A-10) at VCU Rams (7-7, 1-1 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VCU hosts Dayton after Mary-Anna Asare scored 37 points in VCU's 65-63 victory over the Duquesne Dukes. The Rams have gone 5-2 at home.

Wichita State Shockers (6-9, 0-2 AAC) at UAB Blazers (9-5, 0-2 AAC) Birmingham, Alabama; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State heads into the matchup with UAB after losing three games in a row. The Blazers are 5-1 in home games.

Missouri Tigers (11-5, 0-1 SEC) at Alabama Crimson Tide (14-1, 1-0 SEC) Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Alabama takes on Missouri after Zaay Green scored 27 points in Alabama's 79-69 win against the Florida Gators.

North Texas Eagles (10-4, 2-0 AAC) at Memphis Tigers (3-9, 1-0 AAC) Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Texas plays Memphis after Jaaucklyn Moore scored 24 points in North Texas' 84-78 victory against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. The Tigers have gone 3-4 in home games.

Butler Bulldogs (10-6, 0-3 Big East) at Marquette Golden Eagles (9-4, 1-1 Big East) Milwaukee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marquette faces Butler after Skylar Forbes scored 20 points in Marquette's 77-45 loss to the UConn Huskies. The Golden Eagles are 6-1 in home games.

Nelly Junior Joseph grabbed a loose ball and knocked down a jumper from just inside the free throw line as time expired in overtime to lift New Mexico to an 82-81 win over Nevada on Friday night. The Lobos (12-3) moved to 4-0 in the Mountain West Conference with the win in the 1,000 college basketball game played on New Mexico's home court, The Pit. Nevada (8-7, 0-4) tied the game with a second left in regulation when Nick Davidson hit two free throws to tie the game at 70-70.

Kam Jones overcame a slow start to collect 22 points to help Marquette claim victory against Creighton.

Zapala fueled a 12-0 run to build a 14-point lead for the Spartans.