Kansas Jayhawks (15-5, 6-3 Big 12) at Baylor Bears (13-7, 5-4 Big 12) Waco, Texas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Baylor plays No. Kansas after VJ Edgecombe scored 28 points in Baylor's 93-89 overtime loss to the BYU Cougars.
Le Moyne visits Wagner after Koroma’s 21-point game
Wagner is shooting 41.1% from the field this season, 4.1 percentage points lower than the 45.2% Le Moyne allows to opponents. Le Moyne scores 14.0 more points per game (74.7) than Wagner gives up (60.7). The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
Arizona State hosts Love and Arizona
Arizona Wildcats (14-6, 8-2 Big 12) at Arizona State Sun Devils (12-8, 3-6 Big 12) Tempe, Arizona; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona plays Arizona State after Caleb Love scored 22 points in Arizona's 86-75 overtime win over the Iowa State Cyclones. The Sun Devils have gone 5-3 at home.
Wright and Valparaiso host Illinois State
Valparaiso Beacons (10-12, 3-8 MVC) at Illinois State Redbirds (13-9, 5-6 MVC) Normal, Illinois; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Valparaiso visits Illinois State after All Wright scored 22 points in Valparaiso's 79-75 loss to the Southern Illinois Salukis. The Redbirds have gone 9-3 in home games.
VMI faces Western Carolina following Johnson’s 20-point showing
VMI Keydets (10-12, 4-5 SoCon) at Western Carolina Catamounts (6-14, 2-7 SoCon) Cullowhee, North Carolina; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VMI faces Western Carolina after TJ Johnson scored 20 points in VMI's 74-67 win over the Wofford Terriers. The Catamounts are 5-5 on their home court.
Bryant visits Moore and NJIT
Bryant Bulldogs (13-9, 7-0 America East) at NJIT Highlanders (5-17, 2-5 America East) Newark, New Jersey; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NJIT hosts Bryant after Tim Moore Jr. scored 24 points in NJIT's 83-62 win over the UMass-Lowell River Hawks. The Highlanders have gone 4-5 at home.
Mashburn leads Temple against East Carolina
East Carolina Pirates (12-9, 4-4 AAC) at Temple Owls (13-8, 5-3 AAC) Philadelphia; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Temple hosts East Carolina after Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 34 points in Temple's 90-89 overtime win over the Charlotte 49ers. The Owls are 9-0 in home games.
BYU visits UCF after Hall’s 34-point outing
UCF averages 79.9 points and has outscored opponents by 1.2 points per game. The Cougars are 5-4 in conference games. BYU is 0-1 in one-possession games.
Portland State takes on Montana State following Myers’ 28-point performance
Portland State Vikings (13-8, 5-3 Big Sky) at Montana State Bobcats (9-13, 4-5 Big Sky) Bozeman, Montana; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland State visits Montana State after Qiant Myers scored 28 points in Portland State's 92-78 loss to the Montana Grizzlies. The Bobcats have gone 7-2 at home.
Robinson and the Northern Kentucky Norse take on conference foe Oakland
Northern Kentucky Norse (9-13, 4-7 Horizon League) at Oakland Golden Grizzlies (10-13, 7-5 Horizon League) Auburn Hills, Michigan; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Horizon League foes Oakland and Northern Kentucky meet on Saturday. The Golden Grizzlies have gone 6-2 in home games.
Bass and Lindenwood host Eastern Illinois
The Lions have gone 9-2 in home games. Lindenwood ranks fifth in the OVC in rebounding averaging 32.9 rebounds. Jadis Jones leads the Lions with 6.1 boards.
Northern Arizona visits Northern Colorado following Hawthorne’s 32-point performance
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (13-8, 4-4 Big Sky) at Northern Colorado Bears (15-6, 7-1 Big Sky) Greeley, Colorado; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado plays Northern Arizona after Isaiah Hawthorne scored 32 points in Northern Colorado's 67-62 victory over the Eastern Washington Eagles. The Bears have gone 9-1 in home games.
Jackson and UIC host Indiana State
Indiana State Sycamores (10-12, 4-7 MVC) at UIC Flames (15-7, 7-4 MVC) Chicago; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UIC plays Indiana State after Javon Jackson scored 25 points in UIC's 93-70 win against the Bradley Braves. The Flames are 7-3 in home games.
Tennessee Tech heads to Southern Indiana for conference showdown
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (11-11, 6-5 OVC) at Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (9-12, 4-7 OVC) Evansville, Indiana; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: OVC foes Southern Indiana and Tennessee Tech will play on Saturday. The Screaming Eagles have gone 7-3 in home games.
Nevada hosts Thomas and UNLV
UNLV Rebels (11-10, 5-5 MWC) at Nevada Wolf Pack (11-10, 3-7 MWC) Reno, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNLV visits Nevada after Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 22 points in UNLV's 76-71 loss to the Utah State Aggies. The Wolf Pack are 8-4 on their home court.