Preview Roundups
December 30, 2024
Western Michigan at Michigan St. 3:00 PM ET
Tom Izzo isn't sure what conclusions can be drawn from the first two months of this college basketball season.
Columbia at Rutgers 5:00 PM ET
In a season of raised expectations due to the arrivals of Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey, Rutgers is experiencing some underwhelming moments.
Monmouth-NJ at Auburn 6:30 PM ET
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl is cautioning his team not to overlook visiting Monmouth when they clash on Monday night, in what will be the Tigers' final nonconference game of the regular season.
New Hampshire at Iowa 7:00 PM ET
For Iowa, it's a chance to tune up going into the bulk of its Big Ten Conference schedule. For New Hampshire, it's an opportunity to collect a nice paycheck and perhaps even pull off a memorable upset.
Presbyterian at South Carolina 7:00 PM ET
South Carolina has won six straight games, and one of the catalysts has been the improved free-throw shooting of Nick Pringle.
Cincinnati at Kansas State 7:00 PM ET
Big 12 Conference play begins Monday as No. 17 Cincinnati travels to Manhattan, Kan., to face Kansas State, and neither team resides where most people thought they'd be at this point.
Alabama St. at Missouri 7:30 PM ET
Missouri will try to finish its nonconference home schedule unbeaten when it hosts Alabama State on Monday night in Columbia, Mo.
New Orleans at Vanderbilt 8:00 PM ET
Vanderbilt aims to conclude its nonconference schedule with a sixth straight win when it hosts New Orleans on Monday in Nashville, Tenn.
Houston at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ET
Having concluded the nonconference portion of its schedule with four consecutive wins, No. 15 Houston will open Big 12 play with something of a clean slate.
Texas Christian at Arizona 8:00 PM ET
Arizona and TCU go into Monday's Big 12 opener at Tucson, Ariz., with the Wildcats looking to score at a fast pace and the Horned Frogs wanting to shut them down after allowing only one opponent to reach 80 points through their first 11 games.
Oakland at Arkansas 8:00 PM ET
No. 23 Arkansas will close its nonconference schedule Monday night by hosting Oakland in Fayetteville, Ark., in the final tune-up before beginning Southeastern Conference play.
Southern at Nebraska 9:00 PM ET
Nebraska looks to stretch its season-long winning streak to five games when it hosts Southern on Monday night in Lincoln.
Bethune-Cookman at Mississippi State 9:00 PM ET
Mississippi State is back in the AP Top 25.
Iowa State at Colorado 9:00 PM ET
After spending the holidays at home, No. 3 Iowa State is ready to hit the road for its Big 12 Conference opener on Monday night.
Gonzaga at Pepperdine 10:00 PM ET
If there was one thing No. 14 Gonzaga failed to do in nonconference play, it was learn how to finish.