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Preview Roundups
January 03, 2017
Arkansas at Tennessee 6:30 PM ET
After a fine defensive effort in the SEC opener, Tennessee has a chance to open 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2009-10 when it hosts Arkansas on Tuesday. That Volunteers team, led by forwards Wayne Chism and Scotty Hopson, won 28 games and advanced to the Elite 8 before falling 70-69 to Michigan State.
Mississippi at Florida 7:00 PM ET
No. 24 Florida has jumped back into the national rankings thanks to a three-game winning streak and looks to improve to 2-0 in SEC play when it hosts Ole Miss on Tuesday. Gators guard KeVaughn Allen, who is 10-of-18 from 3-point range in the team's last two victories, averaged 21 points in a pair of triumphs over the Rebels last season.
Wisconsin at Indiana 7:00 PM ET
Indiana looks to change its course after two consecutive losses when the No. 25 Hoosiers host No. 11 Wisconsin in a Big Ten showdown on Tuesday night. Indiana was shocked by Nebraska 87-83 at home in the conference opener after turning the ball over 19 times before shooting an uncharacteristic 32.2 percent from the field in a 77-62 loss to No. 9 Louisville on Saturday.
North Carolina at Clemson 7:00 PM ET
Clemson looks to build off an inspiring comeback victory and extend its winning streak to 10 games when 16th-ranked North Carolina pays a visit for an ACC contest Tuesday night. The Tigers trailed by 10 with under five minutes to go in their league opener Saturday before scoring the game’s final 15 points for a 73-68 win at Wake Forest while North Carolina was getting upset at Georgia Tech.
Boston College at Wake Forest 7:00 PM ET
Ky Bowman is finally starting to carry over what he does in practice into the games and it has made a big difference for Boston College, which faces its first ACC road game Tuesday at Wake Forest. After struggling over the first nine games, the freshman guard produced 21.2 points per contest over the last five games for the Eagles, who won four of their last five contests.
East Carolina at Central Florida 7:15 PM ET
Central Florida takes aim at its first 3-0 start in American Athletic Conference play when it hosts East Carolina on Tuesday. The Knights won four straight games overall, including back-to-back conference games by double digits.
Alabama at Mississippi St. 8:30 PM ET

After completing relatively weak non-conference schedules, Alabama and Mississippi State crank up the competition level a notch when they open SEC play Tuesday in Starkville, Miss. Alabama has won six of the last seven meetings and has been victorious in three straight visits to Mississippi State.

Texas A&M at Kentucky 9:00 PM ET
Freshman guards Malik Monk and De'Aaron Fox garner much of the publicly involving Kentucky coach John Calipari's latest blue-chip recruiting class, but another first-year player could ultimately carry the Wildcats to the promised land. Bam Adebayo, a 6-10 freshman forward, is getting more attention from opposing defenses and hopes that trend continues when No. 6 Kentucky hosts Texas A&M on Tuesday in an SEC contest.
Oklahoma at Texas Christian 9:00 PM ET
Oklahoma will likely be without leading scorer Jordan Woodard for a third straight game when the Sooners visit TCU for a Big 12 contest Tuesday night. Woodard missed the first game of his four-year career Dec. 21 against Auburn after aggravating a leg injury in practice and was absent for Oklahoma's conference opener Friday against No. 3 Baylor due to an undisclosed medical condition not related to the leg injury.
Kansas St. at Kansas 9:00 PM ET
With most pundits already conceding an unprecedented 13th straight Big 12 regular-season title to No. 2 Kansas, the Jayhawks surprisingly had a battle in its opener against TCU. Kansas is likely in for another Tuesday when equally-hot Kansas State makes the 75-mile trek down I-70 for the Dillons Sunflower Showdown in an attempt to snap a nine-game losing streak in Lawrence.
West Virginia at Texas Tech 9:15 PM ET
There might not be a more fitting nickname for a college basketball squad than No. 7 West Virginia's moniker of "Press Virginia." The Mountaineers lead the nation in steals and turnovers forced behind their electric pressing defense and look for their ninth consecutive victory when they visit Texas Tech on Tuesday for a Big 12 matchup.