Georgetown Hoyas (17-13, 8-11 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (12-18, 3-16 Big East) Chicago; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Georgetown visits DePaul after Jayden Epps scored 20 points in Georgetown's 75-73 win against the Villanova Wildcats. The Blue Demons have gone 10-8 in home games.
Indiana hosts Thornton and Ohio State
Ohio State Buckeyes (17-13, 9-10 Big Ten) at Indiana Hoosiers (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten) Bloomington, Indiana; Saturday, 3:45 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State takes on Indiana after Bruce Thornton scored 29 points in Ohio State's 116-114 overtime win against the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The Hoosiers are 13-4 on their home court.
Southeast Missouri State meets Little Rock in OVC Tournament
Southeast Missouri State ranks second in the OVC with 13.8 assists per game led by Rob Martin averaging 4.6. The Trojans' record in OVC games is 13-8. Little Rock is seventh in the OVC with 31.7 rebounds per game led by Mwani Wilkinson averaging 7.2.
Sears leads No. 7 Alabama against No. 1 Auburn after 30-point showing
Auburn scores 85.0 points per game, 4.3 more points than the 80.7 Alabama allows. Alabama scores 21.9 more points per game (91.1) than Auburn gives up to opponents (69.2). TOP PERFORMERS: Johni Broome is averaging 18 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.4 blocks for the Tigers.
Cleveland leads Miami (FL) against NC State after 29-point showing
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.
Johnson leads UCF against West Virginia after 36-point showing
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.
UCLA hosts USC following Agbo’s 26-point game
USC Trojans (15-15, 7-12 Big Ten) at UCLA Bruins (21-9, 12-7 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: USC visits UCLA after Chibuzo Agbo scored 26 points in USC's 92-61 victory over the Washington Huskies. The Bruins are 14-2 on their home court.
Lampkin, Syracuse Orange to host McKneely and the Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia is 8-12 in games decided by 10 or more points. Syracuse makes 45.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.0 percentage points higher than Virginia has allowed to its opponents (43.7%). Virginia averages 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than Syracuse gives up.
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks take on the Eastern Washington Eagles in Big Sky Tournament
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.
Brown hosts Yale following Lewis’ 22-point game
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.
Blackwell and No. 12 Wisconsin host Penn State
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.
Madsen leads Utah against No. 23 BYU after 23-point game
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.
Hayes leads Texas Southern against Prairie View A&M after 20-point performance
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.
Liberty visits Western Kentucky after Peter’s 33-point showing
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.
Dayton visits VCU following Shulga’s 22-point game
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.