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.
Missouri State hosts Ford and Murray State
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.
Evansville visits Thomas and Illinois State
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.
Spear leads No. 15 Tennessee against No. 9 Oklahoma after 20-point showing
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.
Asare leads VCU against Dayton
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.
Butler visits Forbes and Marquette
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.
Moore and North Texas host Memphis
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.
Green leads No. 19 Alabama against Missouri after 27-point showing
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.
Wichita State faces UAB on 3-game losing streak
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.
‘Got a spell on him’: Inside King Kohli’s last stand… and one regret he will have after Boland blitz
It was a clash of icons and a contrast in receptions when Scott Boland crossed paths with Virat Kohli for the Indian champion’s final stand at the SCG on Saturday afternoon during what could prove the pivotal session of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
How Aussie trap ended Kohli era with whimper; ‘lottery’ that will decide series: Talking Pts
As the Border-Gavaskar Trophy saw another 15 wickets fall on a chaotic day two in Sydney, India have been thrown their biggest curveball yet this series. But so far, they’ve navigated it under considerable pressure.
Appropriately with a fadeaway jumper, LeBron passes Jordan for most 30+ point games ever
LeBron now has 563 30+ point games in his 22-year NBA career, including three of his last four games.
Nelly Junior Joseph’s buzzer beater lifts New Mexico past Nevada in OT, 82-81
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.
Carter glad Kings lit beam in ‘special’ NBA debut against his father
Devin Carter's father, Grizzlies assistant coach Anthony Carter, had a front-row seat to the Sacramento Kings rookie's NBA debut against Memphis.
No. 8 Marquette beats Creighton 79-71 to stay unbeaten in Big East play
Kam Jones overcame a slow start to collect 22 points to help Marquette claim victory against Creighton.