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Hoops Du Jour

Men: Penn State at Drexel

SATURDAY

Tipoff: Noon, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia

Records: Penn State (9-2, 1-1 Big Ten); Drexel (8-4, 0-0 Coastal Athletic Association)

Radio: Sirius XM Ch. 389

Notable: The game is being played at the Wells Fargo Center, home of the Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers, just six miles away from the Drexel campus. … The Lions are 6-0 all-time against the Dragons. They have not met since 2015. … Drexel has yet to play a conference game this season and will play one more non-conference game at Campbell before getting into its CAA schedule. … Penn State is top-10 in the country in points per game (89.6), field goal percentage (51.6), steals per game (10.5), turnovers forced per game (17.64), scoring margin (+22.3), and assists per game (19.3). … Penn State will also return to Philadelphia later this season in a Jan. 5 home game with Indiana at the Palestra.

Mirror prediction: Penn State 84, Drexel 62

Mirror prediction record: 10-1

— Andy Stine

Men: Sam Houston at Pitt

SATURDAY

Tipoff: 1 p.m., Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh

Records: Sam Houston (6-5, 0-0 CUSA); Pittsburgh (9-2, 1-0 ACC)

TV: ACC Network Extra (Jason Earle and Nick Rivers)

Notable: Pitt has won 12 straight games at the Petersen Events Center … The Panthers are ranked No. 11 in the NCAA NET rankings … This will be Pitt’s last game until Jan. 1 … Sam Houston’s five losses are to Nevada, Baylor, Appalachian State, UNC-Wilmington and Indiana … Chris Mudge is in his second season as the Bearkats’ coach, going 21-12 last year … Guards Lamar Wilkerson (20.1 ppg.) and Dorian Finister (11.8 ppg., 6.7 rpg.) lead Sam Houston.

Mirror prediction: Pitt 89, Sam Houston 73

Mirror prediction record: 9-2

— Buck Frank

Men: Saint Francis at Robert Morris

SATURDAY

Tipoff: 1 p.m., UPMC Events Center, Moon Township

Records: Saint Francis (5-8, 0-0 Northeast); Robert Morris (5-8, 0-2 Horizon)

TV: ESPN+

Notable: Saint Francis playing Robert Morris as its final game before Christmas has become a Red Flash tradition, with Saturday’s matchup being the fourth year in a row the teams have played before the holiday. The Colonials left the Northeast Conference for the Horizon League in 2020. … SFU looks to end a 5-game losing skid against its former conference rival. This will be the 93rd meeting in the all-time series between the two teams dating back to the 1977-78 season, but just the ninth non-conference, regular-season meeting. Robert Morris leads the all-time series, 54-38, and is 25-17 at home. … Alvaro Folgueiras leads the Colonials, averaging a double-double with 11.7 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Kam Woods is not far behind with 11.6 points per game, while Josh Omojafo (11.1 ppg.) and Amarion Dickerson (10.8 ppg.) also average double figures in scoring.

Mirror prediction: Robert Morris 75, Saint Francis 70

Mirror prediction record: 12-1

— Dan Isenberg

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