Saint Peter's Peacocks (6-8, 1-5 MAAC) at Sacred Heart Pioneers (6-11, 2-4 MAAC) Fairfield, Connecticut; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart takes on Saint Peter's after Tanner Thomas scored 30 points in Sacred Heart's 93-75 loss to the Siena Saints. The Pioneers are 4-2 on their home court.
Radford visits Charleston Southern following Johnson’s 30-point performance
Radford Highlanders (13-6, 3-1 Big South) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (5-14, 1-3 Big South) North Charleston, South Carolina; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston Southern hosts Radford after RJ Johnson scored 30 points in Charleston Southern's 102-97 overtime loss to the Winthrop Eagles. The Buccaneers are 4-2 on their home court.
Johnson and FGCU host Queens
Queens is sixth in the ASUN giving up 73.2 points while holding opponents to 43.5% shooting. FGCU averages 70.6 points per game, 2.6 fewer points than the 73.2 Queens gives up. Queens scores 8.2 more points per game (77.2) than FGCU gives up (69.0).
Davidson visits Rhode Island after Bailey’s 21-point game
Davidson Wildcats (12-5, 2-2 A-10) at Rhode Island Rams (13-4, 2-3 A-10) Kingston, Rhode Island; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson plays Rhode Island after Reed Bailey scored 21 points in Davidson's 79-76 loss to the La Salle Explorers. The Rams are 9-1 in home games.
Creighton visits No. 14 UConn following Ashworth’s 20-point game
Creighton Bluejays (11-6, 4-2 Big East) at UConn Huskies (13-4, 5-1 Big East) Storrs, Connecticut; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Creighton visits No. UConn after Steven Ashworth scored 20 points in Creighton's 84-64 victory against the Providence Friars.
Bellarmine visits Kimble and Eastern Kentucky
Bellarmine Knights (3-15, 0-5 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (8-10, 2-3 ASUN) Richmond, Kentucky; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Kentucky hosts Bellarmine after George Kimble III scored 27 points in Eastern Kentucky's 97-90 overtime loss to the Austin Peay Governors. The Colonels have gone 4-2 in home games.
Robinson and No. 8 Kentucky host No. 4 Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide (14-3, 3-1 SEC) at Kentucky Wildcats (14-3, 3-1 SEC) Lexington, Kentucky; Saturday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Kentucky plays No.
Abreu and Drake host Indiana State
Drake Bulldogs (15-2, 5-2 MVC) at Indiana State Sycamores (9-9, 3-4 MVC) Terre Haute, Indiana; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Drake visits Indiana State after Daniel Abreu scored 23 points in Drake's 66-62 win against the Illinois State Redbirds. The Sycamores have gone 4-3 in home games.
Patterson, Northwestern State Demons to host Hines and the SE Louisiana Lions
SE Louisiana Lions (9-8, 3-3 Southland) at Northwestern State Demons (8-9, 4-2 Southland) Natchitoches, Louisiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern State takes on SE Louisiana in a matchup of Southland teams. The Demons are 6-2 on their home court.
Wright State faces Northern Kentucky following Huibregtse’s 31-point showing
Wright State Raiders (9-10, 3-5 Horizon League) at Northern Kentucky Norse (9-10, 4-4 Horizon League) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wright State faces Northern Kentucky after Alex Huibregtse scored 31 points in Wright State's 120-113 overtime loss to the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. The Norse are 8-3 on their home court.
McGlockton and the Vanderbilt Commodores host conference foe No. 6 Tennessee
Tennessee in SEC play Saturday. The Commodores are 9-1 on their home court. Vanderbilt averages 9.7 turnovers per game and is 12-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
Dillon leads Bradley against Murray State after 20-point game
Bradley Braves (15-3, 6-1 MVC) at Murray State Racers (10-8, 4-3 MVC) Murray, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bradley visits Murray State after Connor Dillon scored 20 points in Bradley's 118-65 win over the Indiana State Sycamores. The Racers are 5-2 on their home court.
Cincinnati hosts Arizona State after Freeman’s 26-point showing
Arizona State Sun Devils (10-6, 1-4 Big 12) at Cincinnati Bearcats (11-5, 1-4 Big 12) Cincinnati; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State visits Cincinnati after BJ Freeman scored 26 points in Arizona State's 95-89 loss to the UCF Knights. The Bearcats have gone 7-2 at home.
Wake Forest faces Virginia Tech following Sallis’ 30-point game
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (13-4, 5-1 ACC) at Virginia Tech Hokies (8-9, 3-3 ACC) Blacksburg, Virginia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest takes on Virginia Tech after Hunter Sallis scored 30 points in Wake Forest's 80-67 win against the Stanford Cardinal. The Hokies are 7-3 in home games.
Northern Iowa visits Southern Illinois after Dibba’s 22-point game
Northern Iowa Panthers (11-7, 5-2 MVC) at Southern Illinois Salukis (7-11, 2-5 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Illinois hosts Northern Iowa after Ali Abdou Dibba scored 22 points in Southern Illinois' 73-51 victory against the Missouri State Bears. The Salukis are 4-3 in home games.