Preview Roundups
January 11, 2017
Houston at East Carolina 6:00 PM ET
East Carolina looks to snap a three-game skid when it hosts Houston in an American Athletic Conference game Wednesday. The Pirates need to find some offense, having failed to score more than 62 points in any of their last five outings but enter the contest 8-2 at home.
South Carolina at Tennessee 6:30 PM ET
In his time as head coach at Kansas State and South Carolina, Frank Martin’s teams have been known for tough defense. His current squad, which forced 25 turnovers in a triumph over Texas A&M this past weekend, seeks its first 3-0 start in SEC play since 1996-97 when the Gamecocks travel to play Tennessee on Wednesday.
Georgia at Mississippi 7:00 PM ET
Two of the top scorers in the SEC meet Wednesday when Yante Maten and Georgia visits Deandre Burnett and Ole Miss. Maten is second in the league in scoring at 20.2 points per game while Burnett ranks third at 19 points per contest, and the Bulldogs and Rebels look to build off narrow victories Saturday.
Minnesota at Michigan St 7:00 PM ET
Minnesota looks to gain revenge for its only loss in conference play when it travels to face Michigan State in a Big Ten contest Wednesday. The No. 24 Golden Gophers blew a 13-point halftime lead and fell in overtime to the Spartans 75-74 in the Big Ten opener for both teams Dec. 27.
Pittsburgh at Louisville 7:00 PM ET
Louisville may have opened its ACC schedule in dubious fashion, but the Cardinals reminded everyone why they are still as big of a threat as any team to come away with the league crown in their last time out. After becoming the last team in the ACC to secure a conference victory over the weekend, No. 15 Louisville returns to the KFC Yum! Center for the first of three in a row Wednesday when it hosts Pittsburgh.
Tulane at South Florida 7:00 PM ET
Two teams still looking for their first American Athletic Conference win of the season do battle Wednesday night as Tulane visits South Florida. Tulane is reeling heading into this one, losing its first three AAC games by an average of 23.3 points while having dropped five straight overall.
Seton Hall at Marquette 7:00 PM ET
Marquette faces visiting Seton Hall on Wednesday for the second time in 11 days, but this time it will try to keep victory from slipping away in the final minute. The Golden Eagles allowed the Pirates to score six unanswered points in the final 38 seconds to steal a 69-66 Big East victory.
Texas Christian at Texas 8:00 PM ET
Texas looks to continue dominating its series with instate rival TCU when it hosts the Horned Frogs in Big 12 play Wednesday. The Longhorns have won 14 consecutive home meetings with TCU, including the last five matchups by an average margin of 16 points in Austin, and hope to improve to 8-2 at the Frank Erwin Center this season.
North Carolina at Wake Forest 8:00 PM ET
North Carolina’s junior guard Joel Berry II struggled through three straight sub-par performances to end 2016 and has authored the perfect response in the first two games of 2017. Berry will try to follow up his third ACC Player of the Week honor of the season with another strong effort when the 12th-ranked Tar Heels visit Wake Forest on Wednesday night.
Memphis at Tulsa 8:00 PM ET
Memphis coach Tubby Smith returns to the school at which his head coaching career began when his Tigers visit Tulsa for an American Athletic Conference contest on Wednesday. Memphis is looking for its fourth straight overall victory and third in a row against the Golden Hurricane.
Louisiana State at Texas A&M 8:30 PM ET
It has been a difficult season for Texas A&M, which is winless through three SEC contests entering Wednesday’s home matchup with LSU. The Aggies have won just eight times in 14 games after starting last season 17-2, and look to take better care of the basketball after recording 25 turnovers in each of their past two defeats, losses to Kentucky and South Carolina.
Michigan at Illinois 9:00 PM ET
Michigan looks to keep its head above water in Big Ten play when it hits the road to face Illinois on Wednesday in the first of two meetings over the next 11 days. The Wolverines have dropped two of their first three conference games, including a 77-70 setback to Maryland on Saturday, and hope to avoid their first 1-3 start in the Big Ten since 2011 by beating the Fighting Illini for the third consecutive time.
N.C. State at Boston College 9:00 PM ET
North Carolina State will try to recover from an embarrassing defeat when they visit Boston College on Wednesday for an ACC clash. The Wolfpack followed up an impressive 26-point win over Virginia Tech with a 107-56 setback at rival North Carolina on Sunday, their second-worst defeat in program history.
Temple at Connecticut 9:00 PM ET
Connecticut got 17 points from Rodney Purvis to snap a four-game losing streak with a 64-49 victory over Central Florida on Sunday. The Huskies look to continue climbing the American Athletic Conference standings when they host Temple on Wednesday.
Butler at Creighton 9:00 PM ET
Butler's reputation as a giant-killer has only grown this season, as the program has knocked off each of the four ranked teams it has faced in 2016-17. The 13th-ranked Bulldogs will get two more chances this week to further prove they deserve that label - the first of which will come Wednesday when they visit No. 8 Creighton.
Iowa St. at Oklahoma St. 9:00 PM ET
Oklahoma State has lost its first three conference games for the first time since the 1995-96 season and the Cowboys will try to end their skid Wednesday night against visiting Iowa State in a Big 12 matchup. Oklahoma State's bad start is somewhat justified, as two of the losses came against top-ranked Baylor and No. 9 West Virginia, though the other came against 7-8 Texas, which lost to Iowa State by nine points on Saturday.
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