South Carolina State (0-15, 0-5) vs. NC A&T (8-9, 4-0) Corbett Sports Center, Greensboro, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: NC A&T looks for its seventh straight win in the head-to-head series over South Carolina State. In its last six wins against the Bulldogs, NC A&T has won by an average of 8 points. South Carolina State’s last…
Miami (8-6, 5-4) vs. Buffalo (7-6, 5-4) Alumni Arena, Buffalo, New York; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami seeks revenge on Buffalo after dropping the first matchup in Oxford. The teams last met on Dec. 15, when the Bulls outshot Miami 50.8 percent to 33.8 percent and hit five more 3-pointers en route to the 90-62 victory. SUPER SENIORS:…
Belmont (18-1, 12-0) vs. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (7-8, 5-4) Sam M. Vadalabene Center, Edwardsville, Illinois; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Belmont looks for its 25th straight conference win against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Belmont’s last OVC loss came against the Austin Peay Governors 86-78 on Jan. 25, 2020. Southern Illinois-Edwardsville is coming off a 68-60 win at home over Tennessee State on…
Tennessee State (3-13, 2-11) vs. Eastern Illinois (6-13, 3-9) Lantz Arena, Charleston, Illinois; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois seeks revenge on Tennessee State after dropping the first matchup in Nashville. The teams last played each other on Jan. 23, when the Tigers shot 46.9 percent from the field while limiting Eastern Illinois to just 32.8 percent en…
NFL-GOODELL Goodell: Many lessons learned in 2020 will carry forward TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL will carry forward the lessons learned from 2020. In his annual state of the league news conference Thursday, Goodell said topics for future discussion range from battling the pandemic to minority coaching hires to scheduling to the NFL’s working relationship…
No. 22 Florida (10-5, 6-4) vs. LSU (11-6, 6-4) Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 22 Florida looks to give LSU its seventh straight loss to ranked opponents. LSU’s last win vs a ranked opponent came against the then-No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers 82-80 on Feb. 23, 2019. Florida fell short in a…
Drexel (7-6, 2-4) vs. Hofstra (11-6, 7-3) Mack Sports Complex, Hempstead, New York; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra looks for its ninth straight win in the head-to-head series over Drexel. In its last eight wins against the Dragons, Hofstra has won by an average of 9 points. Drexel’s last win in the series came on Jan. 26, 2017,…
East Carolina (8-6, 2-6) vs. Memphis (11-6, 7-3) FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over East Carolina. In its last five wins against the Pirates, Memphis has won by an average of 13 points. East Carolina’s last win in the series came on Feb. 3, 2018,…
St. John’s (12-7, 6-6) vs. Providence (9-9, 5-7) Alumni Hall, Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. John’s looks for its fifth straight conference win against Providence. St. John’s’ last Big East loss came against the Marquette Golden Eagles 73-71 on Jan. 16. Providence lost 60-43 to Seton Hall in its most recent game. LEADING THE WAY:…
Sacramento State (6-5) vs. UC San Diego (3-5) RIMAC, San Diego; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento State and UC San Diego look to bounce back from losses. Both teams are coming off of ugly road losses in their last game. UC San Diego lost 71-59 to UC Riverside on Sunday, while Sacramento State fell 94-79 at Eastern Washington…
