Tipoff: 7 p.m., Merkert Gymnasium, North Easton, Mass.

Records: Saint Francis (7-22, 5-11 NEC) at Stonehill (10-19, 7-9 NEC)

TV: NEC Front Row

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

Notable: Tonight is the eighth all-time meeting between the programs. Stonehill is 3-0 at home and holds a 4-3 overall advantage. A win would complete the first season sweep against Stonehill since joining the NEC. … Stonehill defeated Le Moyne on Feb. 21 to snap a 5-game losing streak that began against the Dolphins, similar to SFU’s 8-game skid that was begun and ended by New Haven. … Jermann Koffi leads the Skyhawks with 13.1 ppg while Davante Hacket (12.0 ppg) and Chas Stinson (11.1 ppg) also average double figures. Last time against Stonehill in Loretto, Ahmad Harrison hit a 3-pointer as time expired to lift the Red Flash past Stonehill, 63-61, on Jan. 19. … The win at New Haven evened SFU with Chicago State at five wins each, but if the regular season ended today, the Cougars would be in the postseason over the Red Flash. Since Chicago State defeated CCSU on Saturday, that win trumps the Red Flash’s best win against FDU (85-82, Jan. 4) for the tiebreaker. The simple way for SFU to clinch a postseason berth is to beat either Stonehill and CCSU, and Chicago State lose at LIU and Wagner.

Mirror prediction: Saint Francis 72, Stonehill 69

Mirror prediction record: 21-8

— Dan Isenberg

Women: Stonehill at SFU

Tipoff: 7 p.m., DeGol Arena, Loretto

Records: Stonehill (10-16 overall, 6-9 Northeast Conference); Saint Francis (2-24, 2-13 Northeast Conference)

TV: NEC Front Row

Notable: Stonehill leads the all-time series 5-2. … The Skyhawks claimed a 59-57 win in the previous meeting on Jan. 15. Gemma Walker led SFU with 17 points, while Shelby Ricks had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Brooke Paquette fronted three Stonehill players in double figures with 17 points. … Tonight’s game is Senior night for the Red Flash as graduate players — Aleah James, Sonia Sato, Cassandra Hawthorne and Shelby Ricks — will be honored along with two seniors (Zaiha Minnis and Bati Assefa). The ceremony will begin at 6:40 p.m. … Reese Roggenburk tops the Skyhawks with 7.5 rebounds, shoots 89-percent from the foul line and 56-percent from the floor. … The Skyhawks are currently in seventh place in the conference, while Saint Francis is in the ninth spot. ….

Mirror prediction: Stonehill 65, Saint Francis 61

Mirror prediction record: 23-3

— Nate Ritchey

Okorie too much for Panthers

STANFORD, Calif. — Ebuka Okorie scored 34 points, his sixth 30-point game of the season, and Stanford rallied in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 75-67 on Wednesday.

The Cardinal (17-11, 6-9 ACC) overcame a 34-32 halftime deficit behind a 28-point second half from Okorie. Benny Gealer added 12 points, and Aidan Cammann finished with 11.

Pitt (10-18, 3-12) was led by Cameron Corhen’s 22 points and eight rebounds, while Barry Dunning Jr. added 19 points on four 3-pointers.

Pitt built a 63-57 advantage with 7:08 remaining before Stanford answered with a decisive stretch. Okorie scored nine points during an 11-1 run that gave the Cardinal a 68-64 lead with 3:27 left, including back-to-back 3-pointers.

The Panthers cut the deficit to four on a Dunning 3-pointer with 1:44 remaining, but Stanford responded with a tip-in by Cammann and closed the game at the free-throw line, holding Pitt without a field goal over the final three minutes.

Pittsburgh is at California on Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (10-17): Corhen 8-13 5-6 22, Siulepa 2-5 2-4 6, Minor 2-7 0-0 6, Witherspoon 1-6 2-2 4, Dunning 7-11 1-3 19, Indrusaitis 4-7 0-0 10, Mullen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-49 10-15 67.

STANFORD (16-11): Rohosy 2-6 0-0 4, Thompson 4-6 0-0 8, Cammann 5-13 1-1 11, Gealer 5-9 0-0 12, Okorie 11-19 9-9 34, Young 0-1 0-0 0, Dent-Smith 2-4 0-0 6, Giltay 0-0 0-0 0, Agarwal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-58 10-10 75.

Halftime–Pittsburgh 34-32. 3-Point Goals_Pittsburgh 9-23 (Dunning 4-7, Indrusaitis 2-4, Minor 2-7, Corhen 1-1, Siulepa 0-2, Witherspoon 0-2), Stanford 7-20 (Okorie 3-6, Dent-Smith 2-4, Gealer 2-6, Thompson 0-1, Cammann 0-3). Rebounds–Pittsburgh 26 (Corhen 8), Stanford 28 (Rohosy 8). Assists–Pittsburgh 13 (Corhen, Witherspoon 4), Stanford 11 (Okorie 6). Total Fouls–Pittsburgh 14, Stanford 11.

Lady Lions knock off USC at home

UNIVERSITY PARK — Sophomore Kiyomi McMiller went over the 1,000-point mark on Wednesday night, scoring a career-high 40 points to lead the Penn State women’s basketball team to an 85-82 upset win over USC in Big Ten action at the Jordan Center.

Penn State is 11-17 overall while the Lady Trojans are 17-11. It was the sixth straight 30-plus point game for McMiller.

A layup by McMiller and a corner 3-pointer from Moriah Murray helped Penn State take a 77-73 lead with 2:51 to go in the game. The Lady Lions made seven free throws down the stretch to secure the win, improving to 4-13 in the Big Ten. USC feell to 9-8.

Gracie Merkle totaled 15 points for the Lady Lions while Nyla McFadden added 10 points and nine rebounds. The Lady Trojans were led by Kara Dunn’s 24 points and 22 from Jazzy Davidson.

Penn State is at Indiana on Saturday.

SOUTHERN CAL (17-11): Williams 0-1 3-4 3, Davidson 8-19 3-3 22, Dunn 8-13 2-4 24, Jones 3-10 2-2 10, Smith 7-13 2-4 19, Iwuchukwu 2-3 0-0 4, Mendes 0-0 0-0 0, Raulusaityte 0-1 0-0 0, Samuels 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 28-63 12-17 82

PENN STATE (11-17): Evans 0-1 3-4 3, Merkle 7-8 1-2 15, Cleante 2-5 2-4 7, McMiller 15-24 3-4 40, Murray 2-5 0-0 6, Okokoh 0-0 0-0 0, McFadden 4-5 2-2 10, Santana 1-2 1-2 4, Steele 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 31-50 12-18 85

SCORE BY QUARTERS

USC 26 20 13 23 — 82

Penn State 24 15 19 27 — 85

3-Point Goals–Southern Cal 14-33 (Davidson 3-8, Dunn 6-10, Jones 2-7, Smith 3-7, Samuels 0-1), Penn St. 11-19 (Cleante 1-3, McMiller 7-10, Murray 2-4, Santana 1-2). Assists–Southern Cal 18 (Davidson 5), Penn St. 15 (McMiller 6). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds_Southern Cal 31 (Dunn 6, Smith 6, Williams 6), Penn St. 30 (McFadden 9). Total Fouls–Southern Cal 21, Penn St. 16. Technical Fouls–None. A–1,650.

From Mirror, wire reports