An exciting weekend of college basketball continues Saturday on CBS when New Mexico hosts San Diego State in a clash of two of the top programs from the Mountain West. The Lobos are one of two teams from the conference that has yet to lose a game in league play heading into the second weekend of the new year.

Boise State and New Mexico are both on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble entering Friday’s Mountain West Conference men’s basketball game at The Pit.

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The metrics are starting to come around on the Boise State men’s basketball team. After routing Wyoming 96-55 Tuesday night in Mountain West Conference play, th

New Mexico and No. 25 Utah State increased their stranglehold on the Mountain West Conference men’s basketball race Saturday with a pair of impressive home victories. Earlier in the day ...

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Starting at ESPN, veteran March Madness prognosticator Joe Lunardi has Clemson up one spot in his latest NCAA Tournament projections. Lunardi moved the Tigers from a No. 8 seed to a No. 7 seed after their 78-75 road win in overtime at Pittsburgh over the weekend.

Army at Holy Cross, 6 p.m. Boston U. at Navy, 7 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 7 p.m. Lafayette at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Lehigh at American, 7 p.m. Xavier at St. John's, 7 p.m. Furman at VMI, 6 p.m.

Boise State and Colorado State are tight together in the standings as they meet in this college basketball odds, prediction, and pick.

Notre Dame at Boston College, 7 p.m. Siena at Mount St. Mary's, 7 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. St. Peter's at Merrimack, 7 p.m. UCLA at Rutgers, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 6 p.m.

When coach Joe McKeown traveled to Philadelphia in December for the Hawk Classic at Saint Joseph’s University, it wasn’t just another stop on Northwestern’s non-conference schedule. It was a return to his roots.