Preview Roundups
January 23, 2019
Providence at Xavier 6:30 PM ET
Xavier already has lost as many conference games as it did in 2017-18, when it went 15-3 in league play to win the Big East regular-season title. The Musketeers have split their first six games in conference play this season and will hope a return home will get them back on track when they host struggling Providence on Wednesday night.
Texas at Texas Christian 7:00 PM ET
Texas finally got over the hump in a tight Big 12 game to end a string of three straight close losses. The Longhorns will try to build some momentum and move over .500 in conference play when they visit TCU on Wednesday.
Purdue at Ohio St. 7:00 PM ET
Value City Arena has not been kind to Purdue, but the Boilermakers were winners in their last visit in 2017 for only the second time in 15 games on Ohio State's home court and will try to make it two in a row in Columbus on Wednesday night. Purdue will face an Ohio State team that's in the throes of a four-game Big Ten losing streak and received more bad news Tuesday when it was learned that forward Kyle Young will be out several weeks with a stress fracture.
Tennessee at Vanderbilt 7:00 PM ET
Tennessee plays its first game as the No. 1 team in the nation when the Volunteers go after a 13th straight victory Wednesday night at struggling rival Vanderbilt in an SEC contest. Tennessee won its first four league games by an average of 25 points before holding on to edge Alabama 71-68 at home on Saturday to vault into the No. 1 spot for the first time since 2008.
Georgia at Louisiana State 7:00 PM ET
LSU is off to its best start in SEC play since 2006 and has won its last 17 home games, and looks to keep pace with No. 1 Tennessee at the top of the conference when it hosts Georgia on Wednesday. The Tigers never were threatened in Saturday’s 89-67 thrashing of South Carolina, extending their winning streak to seven games by winning the rebounding battle 49-29 and hitting 32-of-35 free-throw attempts.
East Carolina at Houston 8:00 PM ET
Houston has proven that it can rebound nicely from a bump in the road. The 17th-ranked Cougars are 3-0 since suffering their only loss of the season and hope to post another victory Wednesday, when they host East Carolina in American Athletic Conference action.
Central Florida at Tulane 8:00 PM ET
Central Florida got back on track Saturday, rebounding from their only conference loss -- 75-67 to Wichita State -- to defeat Tulsa 64-62 to match the school's best start in American Athletic Conference play (4-1). Now the Knights head on the road, where they are just 1-2 this season, for a Wednesday night meeting with a Tulane team that has lost seven in a row after falling to Connecticut 87-71 Saturday.
DePaul at Marquette 8:30 PM ET
Sam and Joey Hauser swept the Big East men's basketball awards this week, with the former being named the conference's player of the week while the latter kept it all in the family by capturing freshman honors. The Hauser brothers look to continue their torrid play as 11th-ranked Marquette bids for its sixth straight victory on Wednesday against Big East rival DePaul at Fiserv Forum.
Missouri at Arkansas 9:00 PM ET
Neither Missouri nor Arkansas can afford another loss after sluggish starts to SEC play, so the intensity should be ramped up when the Razorbacks host the Tigers on Wednesday. The border rivalry already is charged with former Missouri coach Mike Anderson now leading Arkansas, but there will be even more on the line with both teams trying to avoid falling further in the conference standings.
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State 9:00 PM ET
Oklahoma came away with a 74-64 home victory over Oklahoma State on Jan. 5 and will be looking for a Bedlam season sweep Wednesday when the Sooners go on the road to face the Cowboys. The Sooners have dropped three of four since the win over their intrastate rival and are tied with Oklahoma State for eighth (2-4) during Big 12 play since finishing their non-conference schedule tied for the league’s best record (11-1).
Wisconsin at Illinois 9:00 PM ET
Wisconsin looks to build off its best win of the season when it visits Illinois on Wednesday In Big Ten play. The Badgers lost four of their previous five games before beating sixth-ranked Michigan 64-54 on Saturday to hand the Wolverines their first loss of the campaign while adding a marquee Top 10 win to their resume, and they hope to ride the momentum to their 14th consecutive victory over the Fighting Illini.
Colorado St. at Nevada 11:00 PM ET
It's been a landmark season so far for seventh-ranked Nevada, which equaled the school record with a 14-0 start to the season and is 18-1 after 19 games for the first time in school history. The Wolf Pack can add another milestone to the list on Wednesday night when it hosts Colorado State in Mountain West play.