Hoops du Jour
SUNDAY
Men: Buffalo at Penn State
Tipoff: 2 p.m., Jordan Center, University Park
Records: Nittany Lions (6-1), Bulls (4-3)
TV: Big Ten Network
Radio: SiriusXM Satellite
Notable: Penn State is coming off its first loss, to Clemson, in the Sunshine Slam tourney final. … Buffalo is coming off a win over North Carolina A&T. The Bulls have also beaten Old Dominion, Fredonia State and Morgan State. They have lost to Vermont, Bryant College and Notre Dame. The loss to Notre Dame was by only six points. … Ryan Sabol leads the Bulls with 18.6 points-per game. He gets help from Tyson Dunn (13-3) and Ben Michaels (10.5). … Penn State is led by Ace Baldwin (15.7) Zach Hicks (15.8), Puff Johnson (11.5) and Yanic Konin Niederhauser (12.2). … The Bulls are 1-2 away from home this year. … Buffalo has a player on its roster, Anquan Boldin Jr., who is the son of the longtime NFL wide receiver Anquan Boldin.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 90, Buffalo 68
Mirror prediction record: 6-1
— Scott Franco
Men: Radford at Saint Francis
Tipoff: 2 p.m., DeGol Arena, Loretto
Records: Radford (6-2, 0-0 Big South); Saint Francis (3-5, 0-0 Northeast)
TV: NEC Front Row
Notable: Radford is one of three teams on Saint Francis’ schedule for the first time, but the Highlanders are the only NCAA Division I team with the distinction. The Red Flash defeated Penn State Schuylkill, 96-57, on Nov. 20 while the Frankies’ next opponent, Penn State Shenango, is in Schuylkill’s conference. Schuylkill defeated Shenango 97-84 on Nov. 23. … The Highlanders went 2-0 at the Sunshine Slam in Daytona earlier this week, picking up wins over Chicago State and Purdue Fort Wayne to win the tournament title. … Jarvis Moss leads Radford with 17.5 points per game, while Truth Harris has a team-best 7.1 rebounds per game. Harris played the 2022-23 season with Saint Francis Brooklyn. He posted zero points and two rebounds in an 87-61 Saint Francis win in Loretto on Jan. 20, 2023, then registered 15 points and 11 rebounds in a 72-64 win in Brooklyn on Feb. 16, 2023.
Mirror prediction: Radford 77, Saint Francis 70
Mirror prediction record: 7-1
— Dan Isenberg
Women: SFU at Duquesne
Tipoff: 2 p.m., UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, Pittsburgh
Records: Saint Francis (1-7); Duquesne (3-2)
TV: ESPN+ and SportsNet Pittsburgh
Notable: The two programs have met 43 times with Saint Francis claiming 10, while Duquesne has won 12 straight in the series. SFU’s last victory was 66-54 in OT on Nov. 27, 2007. … The Red Flash pulled down 13 offensive rebounds during Tuesday’s loss to Saint Joseph’s. … Dukes assistant coach Vanessa Abel was an assistant with the Red Flash for two seasons (2016-17 and 2017-18) when Saint Francis went 41-25, including 29-7 in Northeast Conference play.
Mirror prediction: Duquesne 74, Saint Francis 59
Mirror prediction record: 7-1
– Nate Ritchey