Mississippi (13-9, 8-7) vs. Vanderbilt (6-13, 2-11) Memorial Gym, Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Devontae Shuler and Mississippi will go up against Scotty Pippen Jr. and Vanderbilt. The senior Shuler has scored 23 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 18 over his last five games. Pippen,…
Southeastern Louisiana (7-14, 5-8) vs. Northwestern State (8-15, 7-5) Prather Coliseum, Natchitoches, Louisiana; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southeastern Louisiana looks for its fourth straight win over Northwestern State at Prather Coliseum. Northwestern State’s last win at home against the Lions came on Jan. 30, 2016. SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Northwestern State’s Trenton Massner has averaged 12.3 points and 4.5 rebounds…
Central Michigan (6-14, 2-11) vs. Ball State (8-11, 6-8) John E. Worthen Arena, Muncie, Indiana; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ball State looks to extend Central Michigan’s conference losing streak to eight games. Central Michigan’s last MAC win came against the Eastern Michigan Eagles 75-64 on Jan. 16. Ball State is coming off a 90-71 home win over Kent…
Pepperdine (10-10, 6-5) vs. San Diego (3-9, 2-6) Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two senior guards will be on display as Colbey Ross and Pepperdine will battle Joey Calcaterra and San Diego. Ross has scored 23 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 19.2 over his last five games. Calcaterra is…
Western Michigan (4-14, 3-10) vs. Toledo (18-6, 13-3) Savage Arena, Toledo, Ohio; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Toledo looks for its ninth straight win in the head-to-head series over Western Michigan. In its last eight wins against the Broncos, Toledo has won by an average of 11 points. Western Michigan’s last win in the series came on Feb. 21,…
No. 13 Creighton (17-5, 13-4) vs. Xavier (12-5, 5-5) Cintas Center, Cincinnati; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Creighton presents a tough challenge for Xavier. Xavier has played a ranked team only once this season and lost. Creighton won easily 77-53 at home against DePaul in its last outing. SAVVY VETERANS: Senior leadership could play a big role…
Oregon (14-5, 9-4) vs. Cal (8-17, 3-16) Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oregon looks for its ninth straight win in the head-to-head series over Cal. Oregon has won by an average of 14 points in its last eight wins over the Golden Bears. Cal’s last win in the series came on Feb. 11, 2016, an…
Kent State (14-6, 11-5) vs. Miami (11-9, 8-7) John D. Millett Hall, Oxford, Ohio; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kent State goes for the season sweep over Miami after winning the previous matchup in Kent. The teams last met on Feb. 2, when the Golden Flashes shot 44.4 percent from the field while limiting Miami’s shooters to just 39.4…
Vanguard vs. California Baptist (11-8) CBU Events Center, Riverside, California; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The California Baptist Lancers will be taking on the Lions of NAIA school Vanguard. California Baptist is coming off a 65-62 road win over Grand Canyon in its most recent game. TEAM LEADERS: Gorjok Gak has averaged 12.8 points and 9.9 rebounds to lead…
Buffalo (11-7, 9-5) vs. Ohio (13-6, 9-4) Convocation Center, Athens, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Ohio looks for its seventh straight conference win against Buffalo. Ohio’s last MAC loss came against the Kent State Golden Flashes 89-79 on Jan. 16. Buffalo won 85-73 over Central Michigan in its last outing. BIG MEN ON CAMPUS: Ben Vander Plas has…
