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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (7-4) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (8-5) Cedar City, Utah; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Arizona visits Southern Utah after Trenton McLaughlin scored 26 points in Northern Arizona's 86-76 loss to the Pepperdine Waves. The Thunderbirds are 6-0 in home games.

Marshall Thundering Herd (7-5) at Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-7) Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss hosts Marshall after Neftali Alvarez scored 21 points in Southern Miss' 69-65 loss to the Lamar Cardinals. The Golden Eagles have gone 4-1 in home games.

Evansville Purple Aces (3-8, 0-1 MVC) at Ball State Cardinals (4-6) Muncie, Indiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Evansville visits Ball State after Tayshawn Comer scored 20 points in Evansville's 80-54 loss to the UT Arlington Mavericks. The Cardinals are 1-2 in home games.

Ohio State Buckeyes (7-4, 1-1 Big Ten) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (10-1) New York; Saturday, 5:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio State and No. Kentucky square off in New York City, New York.

Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2) vs. UMass Minutemen (5-7) Springfield, Massachusetts; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMass takes on Arizona State in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Minutemen are 5-7 in non-conference play.

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (4-8) at East Carolina Pirates (8-4) Greenville, North Carolina; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Carolina hosts Gardner-Webb after C.J. Walker scored 23 points in East Carolina's 75-64 victory over the Florida International Panthers. The Pirates have gone 6-2 at home.

Northern Iowa Panthers (7-4, 1-0 MVC) vs. Washington State Cougars (9-3) Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Iowa and Washington State play at Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The Cougars are 9-3 in non-conference play.

Bucknell Bison (4-7) at Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-3) Spokane, Washington; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. Gonzaga takes on Bucknell after Braden Huff scored 25 points in Gonzaga's 102-72 win over the Nicholls State Colonels.

Tennessee State Tigers (4-8, 0-1 OVC) at Morehead State Eagles (5-6, 1-0 OVC) Morehead, Kentucky; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee State visits Morehead State after Brandon Weston scored 33 points in Tennessee State's 77-75 loss to the Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. The Eagles have gone 4-0 at home.

Kansas State Wildcats (6-4) at Wichita State Shockers (8-3) Wichita, Kansas; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State hosts Kansas State after Xavier Bell scored 21 points in Wichita State's 74-64 loss to the UMKC Kangaroos. The Shockers have gone 5-1 at home.

VMI Keydets (6-6) at Richmond Spiders (4-7) Richmond, Virginia; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: VMI visits Richmond after Rickey Bradley, Jr. scored 20 points in VMI's 100-61 victory against the Regent Royals. The Spiders have gone 2-2 in home games.

Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (2-10) at Rhode Island Rams (4-8) Kingston, Rhode Island; Friday, 11 a.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island comes into the matchup with Saint Francis (PA) as losers of five games in a row. The Rams have gone 2-3 at home.

Northwestern Wildcats (6-4, 0-1 Big Ten) vs. Charleston (SC) Cougars (8-1) Philadelphia; Friday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston (SC) faces Northwestern at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Cougars are 8-1 in non-conference play.

Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (1-11) at Boston College Eagles (9-4, 1-0 ACC) Boston; Friday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cent. Conn.

Kentucky after Jailyn Banks scored 23 points in Belmont's 73-70 loss to the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Wildcats have gone 6-0 at home. Kentucky is 7-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 12.2 turnovers per game.