Preview Roundups
December 21, 2024
North Florida at Florida 12:00 PM ET
After winning 10 straight games by double digits, No. 7 Florida passed a much different sort of test in its most recent outing.
Chattanooga at Indiana 12:00 PM ET
Indiana coach Mike Woodson wants his team to play like the Hoosiers teams he played for under Bob Knight, while working the ball inside and playing tough man-to-man defense.
Virginia Tech at Saint Joseph's 12:00 PM ET
After a brutal stretch of losses, Virginia Tech appears to be showing signs of life in recent weeks.
Syracuse at Maryland 12:00 PM ET
With five losses to power conference teams and five wins over mid-majors, there's been a frustrating uniformity for Syracuse in its second season under Adrian Autry.
Princeton at Rutgers 12:00 PM ET
Rutgers fans are still beaming after their team's buzzer-beating win over heated rival Seton Hall last weekend.
Penn St. at Drexel 12:00 PM ET
Penn State takes its high-octane offense on the road Saturday when it visits Drexel in Philadelphia.
Connecticut at Butler 12:00 PM ET
Struggling Butler gets another big opportunity to right the ship on Saturday when it plays host to No. 11 UConn at Indianapolis in Big East play.
Marquette at Xavier 12:00 PM ET
No. 9 Marquette hits the road for the first time in Big East play when it faces host Xavier on Saturday at Cincinnati.
Duke at Georgia Tech 12:00 PM ET
Aiming to extend their winning streak to six games and to continue their dominance over Georgia Tech, No. 5 Duke travels to Atlanta on Saturday to play its second Atlantic Coast Conference contest.
Southern Methodist at Boston College 12:00 PM ET
SMU can stretch its winning streak to six games Saturday when it goes on the road to face Boston College in an ACC matchup at Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Mississippi State at Memphis 12:30 PM ET
No. 21 Memphis will use its full-court press on Saturday to try to shake up a visiting Mississippi State team that ranks among the best at taking care of the ball.
Sam Houston St. at Pittsburgh 1:00 PM ET
Pittsburgh aims to extend its home winning streak to 13 games on Saturday afternoon when it concludes non-conference play against Sam Houston.
Lamar at Texas Tech 1:00 PM ET
Texas Tech and visiting Lamar each close out their pre-Christmas schedule with a Saturday matinee in Lubbock, Texas, as both teams seek momentum for their respective conference seasons.
Texas A&M-CC at Houston 2:00 PM ET
No. 15 Houston will look to close its nonconference schedule with a fourth straight win as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi comes to town on Saturday.
Mount St. Mary's at Miami-Florida 2:00 PM ET
After dropping seven in a row, Miami broke out of its funk with a much-needed 94-75 win over Presbyterian last Sunday.
Fairleigh Dickinson at Minnesota 2:00 PM ET
Minnesota has been waiting for almost two weeks to turn the page on a pair of ugly losses.
Florida Atlantic at Michigan St. 2:00 PM ET
If the season statistics are any indicator, it should be a high-octane contest when Florida Atlantic pays a visit to No. 20 Michigan State on Saturday afternoon in East Lansing, Mich.
Louisville at Florida State 2:00 PM ET
Louisville ventures on the road for the second time in a week when it faces Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.
Wake Forest at Clemson 2:00 PM ET
Coming off of back-to-back losses, No. 25 Clemson will host Wake Forest in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday afternoon.
North Carolina A&T at Arkansas 2:30 PM ET
Boogie Fland is considered a one-and-done college player and his play continues to show why.
Bellarmine at Colorado 3:00 PM ET
Colorado lost its top five scorers from last year's NCAA Tournament team, so the start of this season was centered on replacing those points.
Austin Peay at Vanderbilt 3:00 PM ET
Vanderbilt brings a four-game winning streak into its next-to-last tune-up for Southeastern Conference play with Austin Peay on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.
UCLA at North Carolina 3:00 PM ET
North Carolina's last pre-Christmas game might come with a form of desperation.
DePaul at Northwestern 4:00 PM ET
Northwestern senior guard Brooks Barnhizer enters Saturday's visit from DePaul in Evanston, Ill., on a four-game double-double streak.
Villanova at Creighton 4:00 PM ET
Villanova could be finding its rhythm at an opportune time.
Central Michigan at Arizona 4:00 PM ET
Arizona heads into its final nonconference game of the season Saturday against Central Michigan, needing a win to get over .500.
Arizona State at Massachusetts 4:00 PM ET
Arizona State will attempt to avoid back-to-back losses Saturday when it plays a nonconference game against Massachusetts at the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass.
Purdue at Auburn 4:30 PM ET
The status of Auburn star Johni Broome remains unknown for Saturday afternoon's non-conference showdown between the No. 2 Tigers and No. 16 Purdue at Birmingham, Ala.
Queens University of Charlotte at Mississippi 5:00 PM ET
Although his team did enough to win on Tuesday, Ole Miss coach Chris Beard hardly was enamored of certain aspects of the game, notably how his offense struggled holding on to the ball and how his club was outrebounded.
Ohio St. at Kentucky 5:30 PM ET
Kentucky coach Mark Pope has a bit of a dilemma heading into the matchup between his No. 4 Wildcats and Ohio State on Saturday as part of the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Jacksonville at Central Florida 6:00 PM ET
UCF looks to extend a pair of lengthy home-court winning streaks on Saturday evening when the Knights play Jacksonville in the final nonconference game of the regular season for both schools.
Utah at Iowa 6:00 PM ET
Though the Utah basketball team has never played in the state of South Dakota, the Utes are no stranger to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Kansas State at Wichita St. 7:00 PM ET
Kansas State coach Jerome Tang likes to say, "The difference between a Christmas and a Merry Christmas is a win."
Oregon at Stanford 8:00 PM ET
Longtime Pac-12 rivals will meet as non-conference foes when Stanford and No. 10 Oregon duel in the opener of the four-team San Jose Tip-Off men's basketball event on Saturday night in California.
Bucknell at Gonzaga 9:00 PM ET
Looking at the schedule, it would appear Bucknell will have had 13 days to prepare for Saturday night's matchup against No. 13 Gonzaga in Spokane, Wash.
California at San Diego St. 10:30 PM ET
No. 23 San Diego State and Cal will look for a momentum-builder when they complete the non-conference portion of their schedules Saturday in the nightcap of the four-team San Jose Tip-Off in California.