SATURDAY

Tipoff: 8 p.m., Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh

Records: Louisville (12-5, 2-3 ACC); Pittsburgh (8-9, 1-3 ACC)

TV: ESPN2 (Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander)

Notable: Louisville is ranked No. 20 in the nation … Louisville won both meetings last season and leads the all-time series 23-11 … The Cardinals have lost three of four games, including a 79-70 home loss Tuesday to No. 16 Virginia. They have also lost to Arkansas, Tennessee, Stanford and Duke … Pitt is coming off an 89-66 win at Georgia Tech … Senior guard Ryan Conwell is averaging 19.5 points per game for Louisville, which has played the last seven games without freshman star point guard Mikel Brown Jr. (lower back injury).

Mirror prediction: Louisville 77, Pitt 72

Mirror prediction record: 11-6

— Buck Frank

Men: CCSU at SFU

SATURDAY

Tipoff: 2 p.m., DeGol Arena, Loretto

Records: Central Connecticut State (9-6, 3-1 NEC) at Saint Francis (4-13, 2-2 NEC)

TV: NEC Front Row (Pat Farabaugh, pxp; Bernie Jubeck, color)

Live stats: https://sfuathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary

Notable: It’s the first meeting between the two teams since they met in the 2025 NEC Tournament Championship game. The Red Flash seek their third win in the past four games and first regular-season win over the Blue Devils since Dec. 31, 2024. … CCSU’s Darin Smith Jr. paces the NEC in scoring with 20.3 points per game, while Rogers and Frazier are both averaging 11.7 points per game. Jay Rogers leads the NEC and ranks fourth in the nation with 7.3 assists per game, while Max Frazier leads the team with 6.9 rebounds per game. … SFU sophomore Ralph Martino Jr. has posted back-to-back double- figure performances for the first time in his career after posting 10 points against Wagner on January 8 and a career-high 15 points against LIU two days later. He made 81.8 percent of his shots (9-for-11) and was 66.7 percent from behind the arc in New York. Martino also tied his career high with four assists against the Seahawks. The sophomore is averaging 9.3 points per game since the start of NEC play. … Saint Francis is 12-12 with senior Chris Moncrief in the starting lineup, including 2-1 this season in NEC games and 10-2 dating back to last season against an NEC opponent. The Red Flash is 2-0 this season when he reaches double figures (14 points vs FDU and 15 points vs Wagner) and 8-2 overall when he scores double figures.

Mirror prediction: CCSU 81, SFU 70

Mirror prediction record: 14-3

— Dan Isenberg

Women: SFU at CCSU

SATURDAY

Tipoff: 1 p.m., Detrick Gymnasium, New Britain, CT

Records: Saint Francis (1-15, 1-4 Northeast Conference); Central Connecticut State (0-16, 0-5 Northeast Conference)

TV: NEC Front Row

Notable: Saint Francis leads the all-time series 37-17. The Red Flash won six straight from Feb. 9, 2019 through Jan. 21, 2022. However, the Blue Devils have taken five of the seven meetings since. … SFU is currently tied with Chicago State in eighth place in the NEC standings, while CCSU is in the last spot. … SFU out-rebounded Stonehill, 43-38, on Thursday as Shelby Ricks pulled down 10 to go along with her 10 points. … First year Central Connecticut State coach Kristin (Lamb) Caruso played at UConn from 1986-90, including being apart of the Huskies first Final Four team in 1990. Caruso finished her college career with 1,244 points and 564 rebounds. She began her coaching career on Geno Auriemma’s staff from 1990-93. … This season marks the 40th that CCSU has played in Division I and the 55th overall. … Jessica Farrell had 21 points and nine rebounds in the Devils’ loss to Mercyhurst on Thursday.

Mirror prediction: Saint Francis 59, Central Connecticut State 58

Mirror prediction record: 14-2

— Nate Ritchey

Men: Penn State at Maryland

SUNDAY

Tipoff: Noon, Xfinity Center, College Park, Md.

Records: Penn State (9-8, Big Ten 0-6); (Maryland 7-10 Big Ten 0-6)

TV: Big Ten Network

Radio: ESPN Radio 1450 State College

Satellite: SiriusXM 382 & 972

Notable: Penn State, already without Kayden Mingo and Tibor Mirtic because of injury, most likely will miss Freddie Dilione V, who injured his ankle in the loss to UCLA Wednesday night. He was averaging 14.1 ppg. Mingo was averaging nearly 15.0 ppg. … The Terps are coached by Buzz Williams, in his first year in Maryland after coaching in such places as Marquette and Texas A&M. … The last time Penn State played in College Park was 2023, an 81-75 overtime loss for the Nittany Lions. Overall, PSU is 2-11 at Maryland. … The Terps’ best win this year is an 89-82 victory at No. 15 Marquette. They have also lost recently to USC (by 16 points) and UCLA (12 points). … Maryland’s top scorers include Pharrel Payne (17.5), David Colt (13.8) and Darius Adams (13.8). In PSU’s lost to UCLA this past Wednesday, Dominick Stewart and Josh Reed led the team in scoring (16 and 12, respectively).

Mirror prediction: Maryland 74, Penn State 71

Mirror prediction record: 16-1

— Scott Franco

Women: Rutgers at PSU

SUNDAY

Tipoff: 1 p.m., Rec Hall, University Park

Records: Rutgers (8-9, 0-6 in Big Ten); Penn State (7-11, 0-7 in Big Ten)

TV: Big Ten+

Notable: Rutgers has lost five games in a row. … Nene Ndiaye leads Rutgers with a scoring average of 14.4 points per game and is one of three starters averaging double figures. … Only Moriah Murray and Kiyomi McMiller have started all 18 games for PSU. … Gracie Merkle leads the Lady Lions with a scoring average of 19.2 points per game.

Mirror prediction: Penn State 72, Rutgers 69

Mirror prediction record: 17-1

— Michael Boytim