Mercyhurst College finds itself in a must-win situation when it plays host to Edinboro tonight at 7:30 in a men's basketball game that highlights the day's events.
At Tullio Arena, the Erie Otters will keep fighting for a place in the OHL playoffs when the play host to the Niagara IceDogs at 7 p.m.
The No. 4-ranked Gannon men's basketball team is on the road at Slippery Rock, and the Erie BayHawks will try to extend their winning streak to five games when they visit the Iowa Energy.
Read on for the day's full regional and national schedule:
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Non-region
Conneaut (Ohio) at Girard, 7:30 p.m. (Rice Avenue Middle School)
General McLane at Strong Vincent (Hammermill Center), 8:30 p.m., WCTL-FM/106.3 (105.9 downtown Erie; 100.7 Warren; 99.1 North East)
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Region 4
Northwestern at Girard, 6 p.m. (Rice Avenue Middle School)
Region 5
Meadville at Sharon, 7:30 p.m.
Non-region
North East at DuBois Central Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BOWLING
Metro Lague
At Eastland Bowl, 3:45 p.m.
Central Tech vs. Strong Vincent
East vs. Villa Maria
McDowell vs. Mercyhurst Prep
SWIMMING
Region 1
Hickory at Rocky Grove, 6 p.m.
Region 3
Warren, Mercyhurst Prep at East, 6 p.m.
Non-region
Corry at Oil City, 6 p.m.
WRESTLING
Region 4
Central Tech at Conneaut Lake, 7 p.m.
Meadville at Warren, 7 p.m.
Non-region
Fort LeBoeuf at General McLane, 7 p.m.
COLLEGES
MEN’S BASKETBALL
NCAC
Allegheny College at Hiram, 7:30 p.m.
PSAC West
Edinboro at Mercyhurst College, 7:30 p.m., WFSE-FM/88.9
No. 4 Gannon at Slippery Rock, 8 p.m., WJET-AM/1400, www.gannon.edu/athletics/werg/knightsound.html
AMCC
Penn State Behrend at Medaille, 8 p.m.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
PSAC West
Edinboro at Mercyhurst College, 5:30 p.m., WFSE-FM/88.9
Gannon at Slippery Rock, 6 p.m., WJET-AM/1400
AMCC
Penn State Behrend at Medaille, 6 p.m.
ERIE OTTERS
Niagara IceDogs at Erie Otters, 7 p.m., WFNN-AM/1330
ERIE BAYHAWKS
Erie BayHawks at Iowa Energy, 8 p.m., WFNN-AM/1330 (in full, after Otters game)
NBA
Denver at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Cleveland, 7 p.m., Fox Sports Ohio
San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m.
New York at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
NHL
Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.
San Jose at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Pittsburgh
Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Montreal at Edmonton, 10 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Top 25 Men
No. 1 Connecticut vs. No. 23 Syracuse, 7 p.m., ESPN
No. 2 Oklahoma at Baylor, 9 p.m., ESPN2
No. 3 North Carolina at No. 6 Duke, 9 p.m., ESPN
No. 7 Wake Forest at N.C. State, 7 p.m.
No. 8 Memphis vs. Tulsa, 8 p.m.
No. 14 Xavier at Dayton, 7 p.m., ESPN Classic
No. 20 Purdue vs. Penn State, 6:30 p.m., WPSE-AM/1450
Top 25 Women
No. 1 Connecticut at St. John’s, 7 p.m.
No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 16 Iowa State, 8 p.m.
No. 7 Baylor at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.
No. 10 Louisville at No. 22 Notre Dame, 7 p.m.
No. 12 Texas A&M at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.
No. 13 Texas vs. Kansas, 8 p.m.
No. 21 Xavier vs. George Washington, 7 p.m.
No. 25 DePaul vs. Seton Hall, 7 p.m.