CLEMSON (13-10) at MARYLAND (21-5)
Site: Cole Field House, College Park
Time: 1:30 p.m.
TV/Radio: Chs. 54, 7/WBAL (1090 AM)
Outlook: The seventh-ranked Terrapins (10-3 ACC) will try to complete an unbeaten season at home, their first since the 1979-80 season. Though the Tigers (3-10) played them tough at Littlejohn Coliseum -- Maryland escaped, 56-51 -- they should have fewer problems today. Sophomore Joe Smith (19.6 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 3 bpg) was 8-for-8 in the first meeting, but Clemson's zone prevented him from getting the ball down the stretch. The )) Terps are a much better perimeter shooting team at home, especially juniors Johnny Rhodes (14.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.9 apg, 2.9 spg) and Duane Simpkins (11.0 ppg, 5.0 apg). The Tigers have lost four straight. Greg Buckner (12.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg) has been one of the league's top freshman, but a lack of height and depth are hurting Clemson as the season has worn out.
WINTHROP (6-19) at UMBC (13-12)
Site: UMBC Fieldhouse
Time: 3 p.m.
Outlook: UMBC (10-5 Big South) has won four straight and seven of nine. Only two opponents have scored more than 70 points against UMBC in its past eight games. Winthrop (3-12) is last in the league in scoring defense (82.8) and opponents are shooting 48 percent against it.
UMES (12-13) at HOWARD (9-16)
Site: Burr Gymnasium, Washington
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Outlook: UMES (8-7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) has won six of its past seven and is within one game of third-place North Carolina A&T.; Terrell Harris ranks in the top 10 in five MEAC offensive categories. Howard (8-7) has dropped three straight and is tied with UMES and Bethune-Cookman for third.
COPPIN (17-8) at MORGAN (5-20)
Site: Hill Field House
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Radio: WEAA (88.9 FM), WOLB (1010 AM)
Outlook: The last time Coppin State played at Hill, it was upset by Morgan State in the MEAC tournament quarterfinals. The Eagles (14-1 MEAC) have won 14 straight and are one of the hottest teams in the nation. Stephen Stewart is averaging 14.7 points and 6.4 rebounds. The Bears (5-10) have lost two of their past three. Terrence Wright, the MEAC leader with a .601 field-goal percentage, averages 12.9 points.
MOUNT (14-11) at FDU (14-11)
Site: Rothman Center, Hackensack, N.J.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Radio: WQSI (820 AM)
Outlook: Mount St. Mary's (12-5 Northeast) won its third consecutive game with an 81-77 overtime victory over Marist Thursday to move into sole possession of second place in the conference. Fairleigh Dickinson (10-7) has lost three in a row.
NAVY (17-8) at LEHIGH (10-14)
Site: Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pa.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Radio: WNAV (1430 AM)
Outlook: Navy (9-4 Patriot League) has won four straight on the road to raise its away record to 5-6. The Midshipmen have won nine of 10, only losing to Lehigh in that stretch.
The Engineers (5-8) defeated Navy by eight earlier this year. Lehigh, which has lost five of its past six, is led by Rashawne Glenn (17.8 ppg). Michael Heary (13.6) tops Navy in scoring while averaging 20 minutes.
UNC-ASHEVILLE (11-14) at TOWSON STATE (11-13)
Site: Towson Center
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Radio: WITH (1230 AM)
Outlook: Towson State plays its final regular-season Big South game against UNC-Asheville, the Tigers' first conference opponent. The Tigers (5-10 Big South) completed their biggest comeback in school history by reversing a 25-point deficit to defeat Winthrop by two Thursday and clinched the No. 7 seed. Ralph Blalock (18.8 ppg), Towson State's leading scorer who missed the past three games with a fractured left thumb, has been cleared to play tonight. UNC-Asheville (7-8), which made 23 of 58 shots (40 percent) against UMBC on Thursday, is second in
the Big South in field-goal percentage (.456).
SALISBURY STATE WOMEN (21-5) at MARYMOUNT (22-4)
Site: Butler Gym, Arlington, Va.
Time: 6 p.m.
Outlook: The winner of the Capital Athletic Conference title game receives an automatic Division III tournament bid. Second-seeded Salisbury State split with top-seeded Marymount during the regular season and has set a school record for wins in a season. Marymount has won 17 straight games and is going after its fifth straight CAC championship. Salisbury State, which is pursuing its first NCAA berth, is coming off a 69-56 CAC semifinal victory over Goucher. G Kristi Kauffman (12.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg), the best three-point shooter in the CAC, scored a career-high 29 points in that game. The Sea Gulls are led by senior C Kim Roth (15.8 ppg, 12.4 rpg).
GOUCHER MEN (17-9) at YORK (20-6)
Site: Wolf Gymnasium, York, Pa.
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Outlook: In its fifth year, Goucher is playing for its second straight Capital Athletic Conference crown and its first trip to the Division III tournament. The second-seeded Gophers, led by senior G David Clark (16.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and sophomore C Predrag Durkovic (16.0 ppg, 8.2 rpg), have won nine of their past 12 games. York, which has won 17 of its last 18 games, is led by senior C Daniel Johnson (20.6 ppg) and senior F Jeff Landis (11.8 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 5.6 apg). York, also going for its first NCAA tournament berth, swept Goucher in the regular-season series.
JOHNS HOPKINS WOMEN (20-5) at URSINUS (20-4)
Site: Heffelrich Hall, Collegeville, Pa.
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Outlook: The winner of this game will not win its first Centennial Conference title but will earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament, which doubled its women's field this season to 64 teams. With the top eight teams from each region guaranteed a spot in the tournament, Hopkins, ranked second in the Mid-Atlantic Region, is a virtual shoo-in, while the Mustangs, ranked No. 9 in the Mid-Atlantic, are on the bubble. Amy Dodrill (15 ppg) leads Hopkins, and Centennial Conference Player of the Year Ellen Cosgrove (23.4 ppg) paces Ursinus.