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Men: Binghamton at PSU
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park
Records: Binghamton (0-0); Penn State (0-0)
TV: Big Ten-Plus
Radio: WRKY-FM 104.9
Notable: Binghamton's top three offensive weapons going into the 2024-25 season are Chris Walker, Nehemiah Benson and Ben Callahan-Gold. The Bearcats, a Division I program that competes in the American East Conference, went 15-15 last season. ... The five veterans returning for the Nittany Lions include all-everything guard Ace Baldwin, the only active D-I player this season who has 1,000-plus career points and 600-plus career points on his resume. Joining him will be D'Marco Dunn, Nick Kern, Puff Johnson and Zach Hicks. ... There are a handful of freshmen on the roster,the most interesting being forward Hudson Ward, who hails from Canada where he averaged 26.2 ppg scholastically. The other two, Jahven Carter and Dominick Stewart, both totaled more than 3,100 points in a four-year high school career in Tennessee and California, respectively.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 65, Binghamton 55
Mirror prediction record: 0-0
-- Scott Franco
Men: Radford at Pitt
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh
Records: Radford (0-0, 0-0 Big South); Pitt (0-0, 0-0 ACC)
TV: ACCN Extra (Jason Earle and Nick Rivers)
Notable: Guards Jaland Lowe and Ishmael Leggett are Pitt's top returners, along with forwards Zack Austin, Guillermo Diaz Graham and Jorge Diaz Graham ... Top incoming transfers for Pitt are center Cam Corhen (Florida State) and guard/forward Damian Dunn (Houston) ... Pitt freshman guard Brandin Cummings is the younger brother of former Panther Nelly Cummings... Darris Nichols, a native of Radford, Va., begins his fourth season as the Highlanders' coach ... Radford went 16-17 last season with a win at West Virginia.
Mirror prediction: Pitt 71, Radford 58
Mirror prediction record: 0-0
-- Buck Frank
Men: Saint Francis at Dayton
Tipoff: 7 p.m., UD Arena, Dayton
Records: Saint Francis (0-0, 0-0 NEC); Dayton (0-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
TV: ESPN+ (Alex Mikos and Brooks Hall)
Notable: Saint Francis begins its 13th season under coach Rob Krimmel and 119th in program history. Tonight marks the eighth meeting in the all-time series with the Flyers dating back to the 1954-55 season. This will be the seventh meeting at Datyon and the first since the 2013-14 season. The Flyers lead the matchup 5-2. ... Dayton finished 25-8 overall and 14-4 in Atlantic 10 action and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2023-24. ... Sophomore guards Ace Talbert and Bobby Rosenberger III will serve as team captains for the Red Flash heading into the 2024-25 season. Rosenberger is the top returning scorer from last season (9.0 ppg), while Talbert led in assists (62). ... Junior Chris Moncrief begins his second season in Loretto alongside junior East Carolina transfer Valentino Pinedo. Sophomore Aidan Harris rounds out the expected starting five for tonight. ... The Flyers return four of their five starters, including DaRon Holmes II, who led the team in scoring (20.4 ppg.) and rebounding (8.5 rpg.).
Mirror prediction: Dayton 77, Saint Francis 65
Mirror prediction record: 0-0
-- Dan Isenberg
Women: Bucknell at PSU
Tipoff: 5 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park
Records: Bucknell (13-18 in 2023-2024); Penn State (22-13 in 2023-2024)
TV: Big Ten-plus
Radio: Penn State Sports Network on Penn State app & 1390-AM
Notable: Penn State has not lost a non-conference home game since Dec. 18, 2022 and is on an 11-game winning streak, the fifth-longest in school history. ... Penn State is 14-0 against Bucknell in the all-time series including last year's 94-51 win. ... PSU was ranked in the top 10 in 3-point shooting and scoring offense last year during its run to the WBIT semifinals.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 80, Bucknell 59
Mirror prediction record: 0-0
-- Michael Boytim
Women: NJIT at Saint Francis
Tipoff: 7 p.m., DeGol Arena, Loretto
Records: NJIT (0-0); Saint Francis (0-0)
TV: NEC Front Row
Notable: This is the second all-time meeting between the two schools as NJIT won 68-41 last season. ... Saint Francis returns 10 players while welcoming four freshmen and a transfer. ... The Red Flash were selected to finish fifth in the preseason Northeast Conference poll, while the Highlanders were tabbed eighth in America East. ... NJIT has leading scorer Alejandra Zuniga (14.7 points per game) back.
Mirror prediction: NJIT 64, Saint Francis 47
Mirror prediction record: 0-0
-- Nate Ritchey