SATURDAY

Tipoff: 2 p.m., Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh

Records: SMU (15-7, 4-5 ACC); Pittsburgh (9-14, 2-8 ACC)

TV: The CW (Thom Brennaman, Mike Gminski)

Notable: This will be the first time SMU will play at Pittsburgh … SMU won last year’s meeting, 83-63, in Dallas and also won, 76-67, at Madison Square Garden in 2016 … Both teams have lost two games in a row … SMU started the year 8-0 and has gone 7-7 since, losing to Vanderbilt, LSU, Clemson, Duke, Virginia, Louisville and NC State … All five Mustang starters average in double-figure scoring — senior guard Boopie Miller (19.1), senior guard Jaron Pierre Jr. (17.3), senior guard B.J. Edwards (14.0), senior forward Corey Washington (11.3) and 7-foot-2 sophomore Samet Yigitoglu (10.5)

Mirror prediction: SMU 78, Pitt 71

Mirror prediction record: 16-7

— Buck Frank

Men: SFU at Le Moyne

SATURDAY

Tipoff: 1 p.m., Ted Grant Court, Syracuse, N.Y.

Records: Saint Francis (6-16, 4-5 NEC) at Le Moyne College (11-13, 6-5 NEC)

TV: NEC Front Row (Chris Granozio, pxp; Don Familo, color)

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

Notable: While SFU holds a 6-4 all-time advantage in the series, with their win in January, the Dolphins hold a 3-2 advantage since joining the NEC in 2023-24. Wednesday’s loss to Mercyhurst was the Red Flash’s third. … Le Moyne is coming off a 79-78 loss at Wagner on Thursday. The Seahawks went ahead with 1.2 seconds left in regulation. Trent Mosquera averages 14.7 ppg and 5.7 rpg for the Dolphins, while Gen Garag (10.4 ppg) and Jakai Sanders (10.2 ppg) are also averaging double-figures scoring. Shiloh Jackson leads Le Moyne, averaging 14.8 ppg and 8.3 rpg along with 32 blocks, but Jackson has not played since Jan. 19 against LIU. In the Jan. 2 meeting in Loretto, Samuel Hinacapie paced the Dolphins with 18 points. … When Saint Francis returns to Loretto on Feb. 14, it will be celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the 1991 NEC Championship team and the jersey retirement of Joe Anderson and Mike Iuzzolino, two of the players who led the Red Flash in that title run. The celebration will be one day after the 35th Anniversary of Iuzzolino scoring 41 points against Robert Morris.

Mirror prediction: Le Moyne 80, SFU 74

Mirror prediction record: 18-4

— Dan Isenberg

Women: Michigan St. at PSU

SATURDAY

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

Records: Michigan State (19-4, 10-2 in Big Ten); Penn State (8-15, 1-11 in Big Ten)

TV: Big Ten+

Internet/radio: Penn State Sports Network on the Penn State app

Notable: Penn State’s overtime win against Purdue was its 300th Big Ten win in program history. … Gracie Merkle continues to lead the nation in field goal percentage and is 18th in most field goals. … Merkle and Amiya Evans returned from injury after missing two games when Penn State played Purdue. … Michigan State has lost two straight games but is ranked No. 12 in the AP Top 25. … Penn State leads the all-time series 31-26 but has lost four straight in the series.

Mirror prediction: Michigan State 90, Penn State 77

Mirror prediction record: 20-3

— Michael Boytim

Women: Le Moyne at SFU

SATURDAY

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

Records: Le Moyne (6-18 overall, 4-7 Northeast Conference); Saint Francis (2-20, 2-9 Northeast Conference)

TV: NEC Front Row

Notable: Le Moyne leads the all-time series 3-2 after earning a 73-69 win in Syracuse on Jan. 2 as both teams opened conference play. Three Red Flash players reached double figures led by Shelby Ricks’ 21 points, while Makyiah Ward totaled 15 and Sonia Sato added 13. The Dolphins placed four in double figures as Ashley Buragas had 16, Kayden Clark posted 13, Eli Clark recorded 12 and Sierra Linnin ended with 11. … SFU remains in ninth place in the NEC, while the Dolphins are tied with Stonehill for seventh. … Le Moyne’s longest winning streak of the season is two which it has done twice previously and are looking to equal that today. … Buragas leads the conference in field goal percentage at .507-percent. … After today, Saint Francis has just two home games left on its schedule as it will host Stonehill on Feb. 26 and Central Connecticut State on Feb. 28.

Mirror prediction: Le Moyne 75, Saint Francis 68

Mirror prediction record: 19-3

— Nate Ritchey

Men: USC at Penn State

SUNDAY

Tipoff: Noon, Bryce Jordan Center, University Park

Records: USC (17-6, Big Ten 6-6); Penn State (10-13, Big Ten 1-11)

TV: Big Ten Network

Radio: ESPN Radio 1450 & 103.7-FM State College

Notable: USC is on a two-game winning streak, having defeated Rutgers and Indiana back-to-back before heading east. The Nittany Lions are coming off a 41-point loss at Michigan, a team it lost to by only two points at home earlier this season. … The Trojans lost by 30 points at Michigan in early January, and even lost at home to Northwestern. … USC is coached by Eric Musselman, who once coached the Kings and the Warriors in the NBA. … The Trojans are led by Rodney Rice, who averages 20.3 points-per game. He also gets help from Chad Baker-Mazara (18.3), Ezra Ausir (16.0) and Alijah Arenas (11.8). Arenas, a five-star freshman guard, is also the son of former NBA star Gilbert Arenas.

Mirror prediction: USC 74, Penn State 71

Mirror prediction record: 22-1

— Scott Franco

Bucks will eventually play Giannis

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee coach Doc Rivers reiterated Friday that the Bucks have no plans to shut down Giannis Antetokounmpo for the rest of the season, though the two-time MVP’s return date from a calf strain remains uncertain.

Rivers spoke on the issue during the Bucks’ pregame availability a day after the trade deadline passed with Antetokounmpo remaining in Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo’s future had been the center of attention across the league in the weeks leading up to the deadline.

“He’s going to play when he’s healthy,” Rivers said. “We’ve just got to make sure he’s healthy. He’s getting close. He’s working out. He looks good. I would say hopefully sooner than later.”

The Bucks, who are 12th in the Eastern Conference standings, potentially could help their draft status by continuing to rest Antetokounmpo. Milwaukee will pick either in its own spot or in New Orleans’ spot in the first round, depending on which spot is less favorable.

Milwaukee entered Friday 15-15 with Antetokounmpo and 5-14 without him.

Antetokounmpo hasn’t played since straining his right calf on Jan. 23. Antetokounmpo said the night of the injury that he expected to be told he would miss four to six weeks, though the Bucks haven’t specified any timetable.

Whether Antetokounmpo is playing or not, his mere presence after the trade deadline lifted the spirits of the Bucks. They’d been dealing pretty much all season with reports that their star player was on the way out.

“It definitely addresses the elephant that we had in the room for the past few weeks, month or so,” guard Gary Harris said. “Now it’s time to focus, lock in. Rumors, speculation, all that stuff is done.”

As the deadline passed, Antetokounmpo issued a social media post with the message: “Legends don’t chase. They attract,” accompanying a meme of the scene from the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street” in which Leonardo DiCaprio’s character repeatedly yells, “I’m not leaving.”

“I think it was a relief,” Rivers said. “I thought Giannis’ tweet was a unifying thing for all the players as well.”

— The Associated Press