Men: Washington at Penn St.

SATURDAY

Tipoff: 2 p.m., Jordan Center, University Park

Records: Washington (12-12, Big Ten 3-10); Penn State (13-1, Big Ten 3-11)

TV: Big Ten Network

Radio: WRAX 106.5-FM

Satellite: Sirius XM Ch. 380 & 970

Notable: These are the two bottom teams in the Big Ten, with Washington just one game ahead of the Nittany Lions in the standings. If the postseason tournament started now, these two teams, plus Northwestern, would miss the Big Ten event. … Penn State has lost six games in a row and is 1-10 in its last 11 games. … The Nittany Lions are 10-4 at home. … The Huskies, under first-year coach Danny Sprinkle, are coming off a 93-69 loss at Ohio State. They are 1-6 in true road games. … Great Osobor is Washington’s leading scorer at 15.3 ppg. He gets help from Tyler Harris (12.5) and Zoom Diallo (10.9). … Yanic Konan Niederhauser returned to the Penn State lineup in the loss to USC earlier this week. He scored three points. … Puff Johnson is still out of the Penn State lineup. He has missed six straight games.

Mirror prediction: Penn State 79, Washington 78

Mirror prediction record: 19-6

— Scott Franco

Men: Miami at Pitt

SATURDAY

Tipoff: Noon, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh

Records: Miami (6-18, 2-11 ACC); Pittsburgh (14-10, 5-8 ACC)

TV: ESPN2 (Mike Monaco and Randolph Childress)

Notable: Pitt sophomore point guard Jaland Lowe (16.5 ppg.) was in concussion protocol and is “most likely out” for the game, according to coach Jeff Capel … The Panthers have dropped four straight and eight of their last 10 games … The Hurricanes are 0-10 away from home … Miami is coming off a 91-84 win over Syracuse on Tuesday and also beat Notre Dame, 63-57, last Saturday … Bill Courtney is Miami’s interim head coach after Jim Larranaga stepped down on Dec. 26. Larranaga took Miami to the Elite Eight in 2022 and the Final Four in 2023 … Hurricanes fifth-year player Nigel Pack, who has averaged more than 10 points per game throughout his career, hasn’t played since Dec. 10 due to a foot injury … Senior guard Matthew Cleveland averages 16.1 points per game for Miami, and 6-foot-10 center Lynn Kidd, a Virginia Tech transfer, averages 11.0 points and 6.8 rebounds.

Mirror prediction: Pitt 76, Miami 71

Mirror prediction record: 18-6

— Buck Frank

Men: Saint Francis at CCSU

SATURDAY

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

Records: Saint Francis (10-16, 5-7 NEC) at Central Connecticut State (18-6, 9-2 NEC)

TV: NEC Front Row

Notable: The Blue Devils have won five of the last six meetings in the series to even the all-time series at 28 games apiece. The last win for SFU in New Britain was a 79-63 victory during the 2021-22 season. … The league-leading Blue Devils are led by Jordan Jones with 13.6 points per game, while Devin Haid (13.2 ppg.) and Jayden Brown (10.7 ppg.) also averaging double figures. Jones also powers the team in assists (81) and steals (39), while Abdul Momoh paces CCSU in rebounding (6.1 rpg.) and blocks (31). … With the 79-74 loss at Stonehill Thursday, the Flash and Skyhawks have flipped positions in the NEC standings. Stonehill is now 5-6 and a half-game ahead oSFU in the loss column, but also has the tiebreaker after taking both tilts this season. If the tournament began today, Saint Francis would return to Stonehill for the quarterfinals. CCSU is 2.5 games ahead of LIU (8-4), while FDU is in third at 7-4. Saint Francis defeated FDU, 75-71, earlier this season. Chicago State also sits at 4-7, while Wagner is 4-8 and Le Moyne is 3-8. SFU closes the season at home against FDU (Feb. 22) and Chicago State (March 1).

Mirror prediction: CCSU 75, Saint Francis 66

Mirror prediction record: 19-7

— Dan Isenberg

Women: CCSU at SFU

SATURDAY

Tipoff: 4 p.m., DeGol Arena, Loretto

Records: Central Connecticut State (6-17 overall, 5-5 Northeast Conference); Saint Francis (9-15, 7-4)

TV: NEC Front Row

Notable: Saint Francis is in third place, while Central Connecticut State follows in the fourth spot. … In Thursday’s loss to Stonehill, the Red Flash were outscored 41-17 in the second half. … Marissa Shelton led SFU with a career-high 18 points against the Skyhawks. … Saint Francis won the earlier meeting by a 79-63 score on Jan. 2. … Meghan Kenefick and Belle Lanpher led the Blue Devils with 18 points each in Thursday’s 76-74 loss to Mercyhurst.

Mirror prediction: Saint Francis 69, Central Connecticut State 67

Mirror prediction record: 19-5

— Nate Ritchey

Women: Wisconsin at Penn St.

SUNDAY

Tipoff: 1 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park

Records: Wisconsin (11-14, 2-12 in Big Ten); Penn State (10-15, 1-13 in Big Ten)

TV: Big Ten+

Internet: Penn State Sports Network on the Penn State app

Notable: Penn State is 16-10 all time against Wisconsin. … Penn State has lost six straight since knocking off top-10 ranked Ohio State for its only Big Ten Conference victory. … Though Penn State is currently last in the Big Ten, there is still hope to move up and make the Big Ten Tournament. Purdue, Wisconsin and Rutgers each have only two conference wins, and Northwestern has just one. The bottom three teams miss the conference tournament.

Mirror prediction: Wisconsin 70, Penn State 61

Mirror prediction record: 22-3

— Michael Boytim

Celebrity All-Star game won by Team Bonds

OAKLAND, Calif. — TV star Rome Flynn scored 22 points, leading Team Bonds to a 66-55 over Team Rice in the NBA All-Star celebrity game on Friday night. Ex-NFL star Terrell Owens scored 18 points for Team Rice.

Central boys take care of Rams

MARTINSBURG — The Central High School boys basketball team jumped out to a 23-9 first-quarter lead Friday night en route to a 67-48 win over Penns Valley in the regular-season finale for the Scarlet Dragons.

Eli Muthler’s 21 points were tops for Central (18-4), which also got 12 points from Mason Byler. Teammate Zach Lingenfelter added 10 points.

The Scarlet Dragons are now off until Monday, Feb. 24, when they will play the winner of Huntingdon-Juniata for the District 6 Class 4A championship.

PENNS VALLEY (48): F. Ironside 1 0-0 2, C. Ironside 4 2-2 12, Webster 1 0-0 3, Patel 5 0-0 10, Althouse 3 0-0 6, Fetterolf 3 0-0 6, Shouey 2 0-0 4, Battaglia 2 0-0 4, Parson 0 1-2 1. Totals: 21 3-4 48.

CENTRAL (67): E. Muthler 7 3-4 21, Byler 4 0-0 12, Klotz 0 0-0 0, Black 3 0-0 7, J. Muthler 2 2-2 8, Lingenfelter 4 0-0 10, Bassler 0 0-0 0, Heuston 4 0-0 9, D. Hoover 0 0-0 0, Beltz 0 0-0 0, Hartman 0 0-0 0, Beach 0 0-0 0, Schenk 0 0-2 0, Gach 0 0-0 0. Totals: 24 5-8 67.

SCORE BY QUARTERS

Penns Valley 9 17 9 13 — 48

Central 23 17 17 10 — 67

3-point goals: Penns Valley 3 (C. Ironside 2, Webster); Central 14 (Byler 4, E. Muthler 4, J. Muthler 2, Lingenfelter 2, Heuston, Black)

Records: Central (18-4), Penns Valley (11-11)

JV: Penns Valley, 40-34. High scorers: Battaglia, PV, 16; Hoover, C, 14.

Great Commission boys down BCC

DUNCANSVILLE — The Great Commission School boys basketball team defeated Blair County Christian, 36-25, in area high school action Friday night.

Alex Guise led the Bears with 14 points and six rebounds to go with 11 points from Elijah Best.

BCC got 11 points from Jonathan Marucci.

Great Commission will play Northumberland Christian this Thursday in the first round of the Allegheny Christian Athletic Association playoffs.

BLAIR COUNTY CHRISTIAN (25): Walter 2, J. Marucci 11, Lundy 6, Helman 6.

GREAT COMMISSION (36): Guise 14, E Best 11, Summers 4, Z. Best 5, Miller 2.

From Mirror, wire reports