Penn St. at Indiana 6:30 PM ET
A pair of Big Ten teams hoping to break free from the middle of the pack meet Tuesday in Indiana as the Hoosiers host Penn State in the first meeting since a triple-overtime thriller last February. Behind a career-high 28 points by Robert Johnson, Indiana picked up a big road win with a 75-71 triumph at Minnesota on Saturday to pull to .500 early in the conference schedule.
Georgetown at St. John's 6:30 PM ET
Poor shooting and poor defense has Georgetown reeling heading into Tuesday's Big East game at St. John's. The Hoyas were blown out for the first time this season Saturday at home by No. 22 Creighton and will need to rebound to avoid a third straight defeat to the Red Storm.
South Carolina at Alabama 7:00 PM ET
With the college football season finally coming to a close Monday, the focus on Alabama's campus shifts to men's basketball - yet another reason why the Crimson Tide need to clean things up heading into Tuesday's encounter with visiting South Carolina. Alabama's dismal showing from beyond the arc led to a 19-point loss to Georgia last time out, the Crimson Tide's third loss in the past four games.
Texas A&M at Kentucky 7:00 PM ET
Two weeks removed from being a top-five team, reeling Texas A&M hopes to avoid an 0-4 start to SEC play when the Aggies travel to No. 20 Kentucky on Tuesday. The Wildcats are looking for a rebound of their own after having a three-game winning streak snapped Saturday at Tennessee.
Tulane at Memphis 7:00 PM ET
Memphis claimed its first American Athletic Conference victory Saturday, defeating Tulsa 76-67 to end its three-game skid. The Tigers remain at home for the second straight outing, taking on a Tulane team that fell to Tulsa on Sunday but rebounded four days later with a 73-70 victory over SMU, the Green Wave's 11th triumph, five more than last season's total.
Baylor at West Virginia 7:00 PM ET
Entering the week with 14 straight wins and a sparkling-new
No. 2 national ranking, West Virginia is the hottest team in the nation’s
top-ranked conference. The Mountaineers also are in the midst of a rugged
scheduling stretch which continues Tuesday with a home game against Baylor.
Texas Tech at Oklahoma 7:00 PM ET
No 8 Texas Tech is off to a 3-0 start in Big 12 play for only the second time in school history and has yet to trail in conference action, quite an accomplishment when you consider two of the wins were over then-No. 18 Baylor (77-53) and at 13-time defending champion Kansas (85-73). But now the Red Raiders play two top-10 ranked teams in the span of five days this week beginning with a Tuesday night game at No. 9 Oklahoma.
Boston College at North Carolina 8:00 PM ET
No. 18 North Carolina hopes to avoid its first three-game losing streak in four years when vastly-improved Boston College pays a visit for an ACC matchup on Tuesday night. The Tar Heels, who are off to their worst league start (1-2) since going 0-3 in 2013-14, lost by one point at Florida State last Wednesday and shot just 29.6 percent from the field while turning the ball over 19 times in a 61-49 setback at Virginia on Saturday.
Syracuse at Virginia 8:00 PM ET
Virginia once again is among the top defensive teams in the country and may be coming off its top defensive effort of the season. After holding the defending national champions to 49 points, the third-ranked Cavaliers aim to suffocate visiting Syracuse on Tuesday.
Wisconsin at Nebraska 8:30 PM ET
Nebraska is coming off a game in which it wishes it could get a mulligan for the first 10 minutes, while Wisconsin would probably like nothing more than to forget about its last outing altogether. A pair of teams hoping to sneak back over .500 in Big Ten play meet Tuesday when the Badgers travel to Lincoln to meet the Cornhuskers.
Butler at Creighton 8:30 PM ET
The good news for Butler is that the remainder of its schedule won't be nearly as difficult as it has been for the last 1 1/2 weeks, but the bad news is that its most challenging stretch of the season isn't quite over yet. The Bulldogs will play the last of four straight ranked Big East opponents Tuesday when they visit No. 22 Creighton.
Purdue at Michigan 9:00 PM ET
Seventh-ranked Purdue puts its impressive winning streak on the line when it faces Michigan on the road Tuesday. The Boilermakers have won 11 consecutive games -- which is the third-longest streak in the nation -- and are coming off a 74-62 victory against Nebraska on Saturday as they hope to improve to 5-0 in Big Ten play for the first time since 1989-90 by avenging an 82-70 defeat to Michigan at Crisler Center last season.
Tennessee at Vanderbilt 9:00 PM ET
Tennessee finds itself under .500 in SEC play entering Tuesday’s contest at Vanderbilt, but despite dropping their first two conference games, the No. 23-ranked Volunteers are soaring after knocking off Kentucky on Saturday. Tennessee struggled in losses to Arkansas and Auburn, but rallied from eight points down at halftime and displayed the toughness coach Rick Barnes publicly challenged last week in beating the Wildcats.
Mississippi at Auburn 9:00 PM ET
Auburn is off to its best start in 18 years, but it has been nearly six years since the Tigers have beaten Ole Miss. They’ll try to run their winning streak to 13 games Tuesday and beat the visiting Rebels for the first time since 2012.
Seton Hall at Marquette 9:00 PM ET
Stopping Markus Howard will need to be the priority for No. 15 Seton Hall when it plays a Big East game Tuesday at Marquette. Howard has gone off for 89 points in the last two games for the Golden Eagles and the sophomore had some success against the Pirates last season.
Iowa State at Kansas 9:00 PM ET
Kansas coach Bill Self knows he needs more production in the backcourt if the Jayhawks are going to secure a 14th consecutive Big 12 Conference championship. After slipping by Texas and TCU sandwiched around a loss to Texas Tech, the 12th-ranked Jayhawks will host an Iowa State team on Tuesday that ended their 54-game home-court winning streak - 51 in Allen Fieldhouse - last season.
