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….
UNC Wilmington (7-8, 1-5) vs. Elon (3-6, 0-5) Schar Center, Elon, North Carolina; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington looks to extend Elon’s conference losing streak to seven games. Elon’s last CAA win came against the William & Mary Tribe 68-63 on March 8, 2020. UNC Wilmington fell 89-83 at home to Hofstra on Sunday. TEAM LEADERS: Elon’s…
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…
