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SATURDAY
Women: PSU at Cincinnati
Tipoff: 2 p.m., Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio
Records: Penn State (0-1); Cincinnati (1-0)
TV: ESPN+
Notable: Penn State beat Cincinnati last year in the teams' first-ever meeting. Penn State is coming off a loss at home to Cleveland State. ... Cincy went 11-20 last season and won its opener against East Texas A&M by eight points. ... First-year coach Tanisha Wright is Penn State's seventh coach in program history. ... PSU has just one player from last year's roster on the current team.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 66, Cincinnati 60
Mirror prediction record: 0-1
-- Michael Boytim
SUNDAY
Men: Pitt vs. Penn State
Tipoff: 8 p.m., The Palestra, Philadelphia
Records: Pittsburgh (2-0, 0-0 ACC); Penn State (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
TV: ESPN2 (Mike Corey and Tim Welsh)
Notable: It's the 150th all-time matchup between the two in-state rivals. PSU leads the series 76-73 ... Pitt won last year's meeting, 80-46, at the Giant Center in Hershey on Dec. 21, 2025. The only players returning from that game are Penn State's Josh Reed, who scored nine points in 31 minutes, and Ivan Juric, who had no points and three rebounds in 14 minutes, and Pitt's Macari Moore, who didn't score in two minutes of action ... After trailing by 13 points at halftime, Pitt outscored Buffalo, 48-16, in the second half on Thursday night to win, 80-61. Georgia Tech transfer Baye Ndongo had 23 points and 21 rebounds for the Panthers, who made just 5-of-23 from 3-point range after going 14-of-26 in their opening win over Rider ... Penn State is coming off a 97-93 win over Tennessee Chatanooga in a game the Nittany Lions led, 54-31, at the break. ... Penn State won because it can shoot free throws. It went 43 of 49 from the line. ... Reed led Penn State with 25 points. Roko Prkacin, who scored 28 off the bench in a win over Canisius earlier in the week, scored 13 points.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 77, Pitt 69
Mirror Pitt prediction record: 2-0
Mirror Penn State prediction record: 2-0
-- Scott Franco and Buck Frank
AREA COLLEGE
SFU men come up short at home
LORETTO -- The Saint Francis University men's basketball team opened up its 2026-27 season Friday night inside the DeGol Arena, losing to fellow Division III foe Susquehana, 101-93, in area collegiate action.
The Red Wolves, down 45-40 at halftime, got 23 pints from Trey Weiand to go with 15 points from Taurean Consiglio. Mason Douglas added 11 points to go with 10 from Carson Rhodes.
Susquehanna, which was also playing its first game of the season, got 21 points each from K.J. Carson and Bryce Rollerson.
The Red Wolves play at Messiah College on Wednesday.
Lady Red Wolves roughed up in opener
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- In its first game as a Division III program, the Saint Francis University women's basketball team, playing a Division I opponent in Yale, lost 106-24, Friday night in area collegiate action.
The Lady Red Wolves, down 22-1 after one quarter and 47-4 at halftime, got 10 points from Demi Marshall and six points each from Sarah Miller and Demi Marshall.
Ciniya Moore led Yale (2-0) with 15 points. Teammate Lea Vukic added 14.
Saint Francis plays at Division I North Texas on Wednesday.
Bad overtime for Juniata women
HUNTINGDON -- The Juniata College women's basketball team was outscored 17-4 in overtime Friday night en route to a 60-47 loss to Dickinson College in area collegiate basketball action.
It was the season opener for both teams.
The Lady Eagles, up 25-21 at halftime, got 10 points and eight rebounds from Cate Clark to go with nine points and 12 rebounds from Laney Gerdich.
Brooke Chang came off the bench to lead Dickinson with 14 points.
Juniata hosts Penn State Altoona on Tuesday.
Trio lead Mount women to victory
CRESSON -- Molly Kosmack, Kyle Rebert and Makenna Weimert teamed up to help the Mount Aloysius women's basketball team open its season with a 71-63 win over Waynesburg Friday night.
Kosmack totaled 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Lady Mounties, who trailed 17-13 after one quarter. Rebert added 14 points while Weimert came off the bench to score 14 points.
Waynesburg got 16 points from Kara McFadden.
The Mount, which led 30-27 at halftime, plays at Westminster on Tuesday.
-- From Mirror reports
NBA
Porzingis steps away from game
SAN FRANCISCO -- Golden State Warriors center Kristaps Porzingis announced he is stepping away from basketball to prioritize his health due to an undisclosed matter in a social media post on Friday.
Porzingis did not reveal the nature of the issue in a message posted on his X account, and the 31-year-old dSelected fourth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2015 draft, Porzingis was on his sixth team in 11 seasons.
The issue appears to date to last season when the Latvian missed significant time after being acquired by Golden State in a trade with Atlanta. The Warriors, however, fully anticipated Porzingis to be ready for this season after signing him to a two-year, $40 million contract in late June.
The Associated Press
Porzingis' status has been uncertain since late September, when the Warriors announced he would be out indefinitely with a health issue and not travel with the team to Hawaii for training camp.
On Oct. 14, the team said the Porzingis would spend time with staff and teammates in some capacity while still out indefinitely after he met with general manager Mike Dunleavy and Vice President of Player Health and Performance Dr. Rick Celebrini a day earlier.
A week later, the Warriors reversed course by saying Porzingis wasn't going to be with the team for "the immediate future," with coach Steve Kerr failing to provide further insight ahead of the team's season opener at the Los Angeles Lakers.
In his message, Porzingis said he intends to work with the Warriors to "find a solution that makes sense."
He closed his message by writing: "I'm thankful to my family and close ones for always being there. Much appreciation to all of you for the support. Onwards and upwards."
The Associated Press