Mississippi State (10-9, 4-6) vs. South Carolina (5-6, 3-4) Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, South Carolina; Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina looks to extend Mississippi State’s conference losing streak to five games. Mississippi State’s last SEC win came against the Florida Gators 72-69 on Jan. 16. South Carolina is coming off a big 72-66 win over No. 22…
Chattanooga (13-5, 4-5) vs. East Tennessee State (11-6, 7-2) Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, Tennessee; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: East Tennessee State looks for its 11th straight win in the head-to-head series over Chattanooga. In its last 10 wins against the Mocs, East Tennessee State has won by an average of 15 points. Chattanooga’s last win in…
No. 15 Creighton (13-5, 9-4) vs. Marquette (9-9, 5-7) Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 15 Creighton presents a tough challenge for Marquette. Marquette has won two of its three games against ranked opponents this season. Creighton came up short in an 86-79 game to Georgetown on Wednesday. PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE: Senior leadership could play a…
Ohio (11-6, 7-4) vs. Bowling Green (10-8, 6-6) Stroh Center, Bowling Green, Ohio; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bowling Green looks for its fourth straight win over Ohio at Stroh Center. The last victory for the Bobcats at Bowling Green was a 96-72 win on Jan. 28, 2017. SUPER SENIORS: Bowling Green’s Justin Turner, Daeqwon Plowden and Trey Diggs…
Incarnate Word (7-8, 4-4) vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3-11, 0-5) American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Incarnate Word looks to extend Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s conference losing streak to seven games. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s last Southland win came against the Houston Baptist Huskies 84-78 on March 7, 2020. Incarnate Word beat Lamar by nine on…
Pittsburgh (9-5, 5-4) vs. No. 14 Virginia (12-3, 8-1) John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Virginia looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Pittsburgh. In its last five wins against the Panthers, Virginia has won by an average of 19 points. Pittsburgh’s last win in the series came…
No. 13 Texas Tech (13-5, 5-4) vs. Kansas State (5-14, 1-9) Fred Bramlage Coliseum, Manhattan, Kansas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 13 Texas Tech looks to give Kansas State its 12th straight loss to ranked opponents. Kansas State’s last win vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 12 West Virginia Mountaineers 84-68 on Jan. 18, 2020. Texas…
NJIT (6-8, 5-7) vs. Binghamton (2-13, 2-10) Events Center, Vestal, New York; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Two guards will be on display as Zach Cooks and NJIT will battle Brenton Mills and Binghamton. The senior Cooks has scored 22 percent of the team’s points this season and is averaging 16 over his last five games. Mills, a sophomore,…
Air Force (4-12, 2-10) vs. UNLV (6-9, 3-5) Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNLV looks for its ninth straight win over Air Force at Thomas & Mack Center. The last victory for the Falcons at UNLV was a 75-68 win on Jan. 4, 2014. STEPPING UP: A.J. Walker is averaging 14.1 points to…
Mississippi (9-8, 4-6) vs. Auburn (10-9, 4-6) Auburn Arena, Auburn, Alabama; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auburn seeks revenge on Mississippi after dropping the first matchup in Oxford. The teams last met on Jan. 6, when the Rebels outshot Auburn from the field 45.8 percent to 36.1 percent and recorded five fewer turnovers en route to an 11-point victory….
