SMU got back on track Thursday, halting a five-game slide with a 77-59 triumph at home over Connecticut. The Mustangs now look to avenge an earlier 71-65 loss to Central Florida as they visit the Knights for a Sunday afternoon matchup.

Villanova's recent stretch has gone from a loss to a slump to a mini-crisis. The 16th-ranked Wildcats aim to avoid a fourth loss in five games Sunday when they visit Xavier.

No. 25 Cincinnati can’t afford to look ahead as it goes on the road in search of an 11th win in 12 games overall Sunday afternoon against struggling Connecticut in American Athletic Conference play. The Bearcats, who trail first-place Houston by one game and host the Cougars in the regular-season finale on March 10, survived a scare against UConn at home on Jan. 12 before pulling out a 74-72 overtime victory.

Seventh-ranked Michigan looks to extend its home winning streak to 23 games when it battles No. 11 Michigan State on Sunday. The Wolverines took care of business on the road against Minnesota as they cruised to a 69-60 win to move into a tie with the Spartans at the top of the conference standings, and hope to knock off their instate rivals for the fourth consecutive time - which would be their longest streak in the series since the late 1990s. 

Sophomore Devon Daniels has had an uneven first season at North Carolina State but broke out Wednesday in an overtime victory against Boston College. The Wolfpack hope for more of the same from the Utah transfer on Sunday when they host Wake Forest and seek a season split in the ACC matchup.

Junior guard Rob Edwards is peaking at the right time for Arizona State, which aims for its third straight win Saturday in a Pac-12 game against visiting California. The Cleveland State transfer is averaging 22 points over the past two contests for the Sun Devils, who hope to close out their home schedule with a victory before hitting the road for their final three regular-season games.

Although a 20-victory campaign is well within reach, Minnesota has wasted a solid start and is quickly putting itself in danger of missing the NCAA Tournament for a second straight season. The Golden Gophers attempt to earn only their second win of the month and put a halt to their road woes Sunday when they visit Rutgers in a battle of Big Ten rivals who have dropped five of their last six.

Two teams eager to improve their seeding for next month’s Pac-12 tournament meet Sunday as Arizona faces visiting Stanford, which sits in a three-way tie for sixth place entering the weekend. Arizona is one game behind the Cardinal through Friday and hoping to make a late surge after snapping a seven-game losing streak with Thursday’s 76-51 win over last-place California.