After spending more than a week on the road, the Miles men's and women's basketball teams are set to embark on their final homestand beginning Saturday when they host Kentucky State. The women will tip at 1 p.m. with the men to follow at approximately 3 p.m.

The Lady Bears (17-3 overall, 13-1 SIAC) can effectively sew up the SIAC Western Division with a win against their closest competitors. Miles leads the Thorobrettes by two games in the loss column with five conference games remaining. Kentucky State (16-5, 12-3) also has one fewer SIAC contest on its schedule, so a loss to the Lady Bears would put it almost impossibly behind in the league standings. Also facing KSU, Miles is in the midst of a 15-game win streak at Knox-Windham Gymnasium.

This game is a rematch from almost three weeks ago, when both teams met in Kentucky. They both came in undefeated in conference play but it was Miles that came away with a 70-61 victory that the Lady Bears controlled for most of the battle. As it did then, this matchup features the two top players in the SIAC, Miles guard Iemyiah Harris and KSU guard Gracen Kerr. They are top-2 in the conference in scoring, assists, and assist/turnover ratio. While Harris leads the league in 3-point shooting, Kerr comes in third in that metric. As free throw shooters, Harris is third while Kerr checks in at fourth.

On the men's side, Miles (15-5, 10-4) has stabilized its grasp of the SIAC Western Division and could conceivably wrap up the division's top seed for the SIAC Tournament with a win and some help on Saturday. Earning the win over a surging Kentucky State squad won't be an easy task. The Thorobreds (9-11, 6-10) are moving up in the West, having won three straight and 5-of-6, a run that started with an 85-76 win over the Golden Bears on Jan. 22.

KSU is one of the least effective teams on the defensive side of the ball in the SIAC, surrendering nearly 80 points per contest. But with the ball in their hands, the Thorobreds are one of the most dangerous outfits in the conference, scoring more than 80 points per game. They shoot the 3 better than most teams and are effective controlling the paint, leading the league in rebounds while placing third in blocked shots. While Miles still still ranks as arguably the best defensive squad in the SIAC, the offensive profile has diversified. The Golden Bears have shot the ball extremely well from the outside, placing fourth in 3-point shooting percentage, and they turn the ball over at the lowest rate in the conference.