The No. 15 Red Storm (17-3, 8-1 Big East) battle the Hoyas (13-7, 4-5). St. John's picked up a sixth straight win by surviving Xavier 79-71 in overtime on Jan. 22. That run includes a 63-58 victory over Georgetown at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 14.
The No. 12 Wildcats (14-5, 3-3 SEC) visit the No. 8 Volunteers (17-3, 4-3). Tennessee is 11-0 at home, and comes off a 53-51 loss to No. 1 Auburn. Kentucky is 5-1 facing ranked competition this season, with three wins over top-10 ranked foes.
The Bobcats (11-8, 5-2 MAC) and Rockets (11-8, 5-2) battle for third in the conference. Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Toledo has won 11 of 12 contests against Ohio. Sophomore guard Sonny Wilson paces the Rockets with 15.3 points per game.
The Gamecocks (10-10, 0-7 SEC) go up against the Bulldogs (14-6, 2-5). Georgia is 11-1 on home court this season, with the lone blemish coming by only two points to No. 1 Auburn. The conference rivals have split the past two season series.
The Demon Deacons (15-5, 7-2 ACC) try to cool off the streaking No. 21 Cardinals (15-5, 8-1). Louisville grabbed its ninth straight victory by topping SMU 98-73 on Jan. 21. Wake Forest's own six-game run was halted in a 63-56 loss to Duke on Jan. 25.
The Owls limp into this contest against the Bulls. Rice has dropped five in a row, while South Florida has lost four of its past five. South Florida guard Kobe Knox totaled 21 points and eight assists across two wins over Rice last season.
The streaking Rams (16-4, 6-1 A-10) head west to battle the Billikens (12-8, 5-2). VCU's six-game winning run includes a 78-62 victory over Saint Louis on Jan. 14. Journeyman guard Joe Bamisile paced the Rams with 23 points in the decision.
The Lobos (16-4, 8-1 MWC) look to stay hot as they visit the Rebels (11-8, 5-3). New Mexico has won nine of its last 10, with only a 71-70 upset loss to San Jose State breaking the run. UNLV is 9-2 at home after a 63-61 loss to Wyoming on Jan. 22.
The No. 15 Ducks (16-3, 5-3 Big Ten) and Golden Gophers (10-9, 2-6) go at it for the first time since 2002. Oregon bounced back from a 65-58 setback against then-No. 17 Purdue with an 82-71 victory over old Pac-12 foe Washington on Jan. 21.
Butler (8-11, 1-7 Big East) targets a 10th consecutive win over DePaul (10-10, 1-8). The Blue Demons scored their first conference victory of 2024-25 in their last road outing, while the Bulldogs did the same in their last date at Hinkle Fieldhouse.
Chase Hunter and the surging Tigers (16-4, 8-1 ACC) visit the Hokies (8-11, 3-5). Clemson has won four in a row. Hunter is averaging 20.5 points during the streak, raising his season number to 17.9 per outing. Virginia Tech has lost two straight.
The No. 23 Mountaineers visit the Big 12 foe Wildcats. Kansas State won both meetings in 2023-24 by a combined 18 points. West Virginia followed up a 64-57 upset of then-No. 2 Iowa State with a stunning 65-57 setback against Arizona State on Jan. 21.
The Seminoles complete their ACC trip to the Bay Area by playing the Cardinal. Stanford won the only meeting, 70-60 in the 2022 ESPN Events Invitational. Maxime Raynaud (STAN) contributed six points and seven rebounds off the bench in that game.