North Carolina Central Eagles (2-12) at Coppin State Eagles (9-7) Baltimore; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Carolina Central faces Coppin State after Shakiria Foster scored 24 points in North Carolina Central's 77-76 victory against the Furman Paladins. The Coppin State Eagles are 4-0 in home games.
UIC visits Goebel and Northern Iowa
UIC Flames (4-7, 1-1 MVC) at Northern Iowa Panthers (7-6, 2-0 MVC) Cedar Falls, Iowa; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa hosts UIC after Ryley Goebel scored 20 points in Northern Iowa's 93-70 victory over the Valparaiso Beacons. The Panthers are 4-2 in home games.
Hayes, Cincinnati Bearcats take on the No. 11 TCU Horned Frogs
Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3, 1-1 Big 12) at TCU Horned Frogs (14-1, 2-0 Big 12) Fort Worth, Texas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jillian Hayes and Cincinnati visit Sedona Prince and No. TCU on Saturday.
Kansas faces Oklahoma State following Nichols’ 22-point game
Kansas Jayhawks (10-3, 0-2 Big 12) at Oklahoma State Cowgirls (12-1, 2-0 Big 12) Stillwater, Oklahoma; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kansas faces Oklahoma State after S'Mya Nichols scored 22 points in Kansas' 78-64 loss to the Iowa State Cyclones. The Cowgirls are 10-0 in home games.
Porter and Appalachian State host Southern Miss
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.
Valparaiso faces Drake following Earnest’s 21-point performance
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.