College Basketball

The Hoosiers visit the No. 10 Boilermakers. Purdue leads the rivalry series with 127 wins to 92 losses. Braden Smith (PUR) is among the nations leaders with 8.9 assists per game. Oumar Ballo (IU) has six double-doubles across his past eight contests.

The No. 9 Golden Eagles (18-3, 9-1 Big East) welcome the No. 25 Huskies (15-6, 7-3) to Cream City. UConn swept all three meetings with Marquette last season, including a 73-57 victory in the Big East Tournament final, the Huskies' first since 2011.

The Wildcats brace for a Big East battle with the Bluejays. Villanova has dropped two straight, and four of its last five. Creighton won the first meeting this season, 86-79 behind Steven Ashworth's double-double and 23 points from Ryan Kalkbrenner.

The Scarlet Knights (11-10, 4-6 Big Ten) host the Wolverines (15-5, 7-2). Rutgers' sweep of Michigan in 2023-24 included an 82-52 decision at home. The Knights have won three in a row over the Wolverines for the first time to cut the series to 16-4.

The No. 12 Red Storm roll with the No. 19 Huskies. St. John's remained atop the Big East standings after knocking off No. 11 Marquette for its ninth straight win Feb. 4. UConn last played when it beat then-No. 9 Marquette on Feb. 1.

The No. 11 Golden Eagles (18-5, 9-3 Big East) face the Bluejays (17-6, 10-2). Creighton's eight-game win streak began after losing to Marquette on Jan. 3. Marquette dropped back-to-back games for the first time this season, to UConn and St. John's.