Preview Roundups
January 31, 2019
Purdue at Penn St. 7:00 PM ET
Purdue will try to follow up a significant win over the Big Ten's leaders when it visits the conference doormats Thursday night with a matchup at Penn State. The 18th-ranked Boilermakers ran their winning streak to five games with a 73-63 victory over No. 8 Michigan State on Sunday, opening up a 23-point lead before fending off a late charge to avenge their last defeat.
Tulane at East Carolina 7:00 PM ET
One team’s losing streak will end when East Carolina hosts Tulane on Thursday in a matchup of struggling American Athletic Conference teams. The Pirates have dropped five straight contests and six of their last seven, while the Green Wave are in the midst of a nine-game skid.
Temple at Houston 7:00 PM ET
No. 13 Houston would love to avenge the lone blemish on its record Thursday when it hosts Temple in American Athletic Conference action. The Cougars' only defeat came earlier this month against the Owls, who now are trying to avoid losing for the third time in four games.
Xavier at Georgetown 8:00 PM ET
Still in search of its first winning streak in the Big East, Georgetown will have a good chance to get it Thursday against visiting Xavier. The Hoyas rode freshmen Mac McClung, James Akinjo and Josh LeBlanc to a critical win at St. John's, but it will all be for naught if they cannot thwart the struggling Musketeers.
Connecticut at Central Florida 9:00 PM ET
Central Florida tries to bounce back from its worst loss of the season when it hosts Connecticut on Thursday in an American Athletic Conference game. The Knights had won nine of their last 10 contests before they were routed 77-57 at Memphis on Sunday, getting outrebounded 46-28 - 21-12 offensively - and going 6-for-26 from 3-point range.
Arizona at Arizona State 9:00 PM ET
Following last week's dismal road trip, Arizona looks to regroup Thursday against rival Arizona State in Tempe. The Wildcats suffered two blowout losses at USC and UCLA and face another strong test against the Sun Devils, who have won five of their last seven games.
Oregon St. at Colorado 9:00 PM ET
Oregon State and Colorado have fallen on tough
times of late, both dropping three of their last four games to slide in the
Pac-12 standings. They meet Thursday night in Boulder, giving one of the
two the chance to start a much-needed turnaround.
Oregon at Utah 9:00 PM ET
Surging Utah has won four straight games and is
coming off its first ever Bay Area road sweep. The Utes will look to
build on the momentum Thursday night when they host Oregon.
Gonzaga at Brigham Young 11:00 PM ET
Fourth-ranked Gonzaga looks to record its 11th consecutive victory when it visits BYU in West Coast Conference play on Thursday. The Bulldogs have won by an average of 36.2 points during their 10-game winning streak but could be tested by the Cougars, who are 10-1 at home.