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Preview Roundups
February 28, 2016
Penn St. at Michigan St 12:00 PM ET
Seventh-ranked Michigan State looks to continue its winning ways when it hosts Penn State on Sunday. The Spartans are one of the hottest teams in the nation as they have won seven of their last eight games and are coming off an impressive 81-62 victory over Ohio State to keep their slim chances alive of grabbing a share of the Big Ten title.
Xavier at Seton Hall 12:30 PM ET
Fifth-ranked Xavier took a big step toward becoming a potential No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament when it knocked off top-ranked Villanova, 90-83, on Wednesday. Now the Musketeers must try and avoid a letdown when they play their final Big East Conference road game of the season on Sunday at Seton Hall.
Houston at Connecticut 1:00 PM ET
Connecticut put together one of its most dominant performances of the season last time out, hammering USF 81-51 on the road on Thursday. Now just a game out of first place, the Huskies return to Storrs to host Houston as the race for the American Athletic Conference regular season title comes down to the wire.
Duke at Pittsburgh 2:00 PM ET
Duke and Pittsburgh are catching the attention of the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee for very different reasons. The 18th-ranked Blue Devils eye their seventh win in eight games Sunday when they visit the Panthers, who have lost four of their last six with each of those defeats coming against a ranked team.
St. John's at Creighton 2:30 PM ET
Creighton is hoping to shake off a two-game losing streak and build momentum as the Big East tournament looms on the horizon. The Bluejays have a good chance to get back on the winning track on Sunday when St. John's, losers of 18 of 19 games, travels to Omaha looking for its first road win this season and second win in conference play.
Tulane at Southern Methodist 3:00 PM ET
SMU has won consecutive games for the first time since starting the season 18-0, and the Mustangs enter Sunday’s home game against Tulane looking to stay on top of the American Athletic Conference. The Mustangs, who have just the regular-season league title to play for given they are banned from the postseason due to NCAA sanctions, are tied with Temple for first place with three games remaining after Nic Moore delivered late in Thursday’s 69-62 victory at Memphis.
Iowa at Ohio St. 4:00 PM ET
Iowa picked a poor time to play its worst basketball of the year but may have caught a break due to a season-ending injury to a key player of its next opponent. The eighth-ranked Hawkeyes attempt to put a stop to a stretch in which they have dropped three of their last four on Sunday when they visit Ohio State in the Buckeyes' regular-season home finale.
Tulsa at Memphis 4:00 PM ET
Winning three games in a six-day span not only has vaulted Tulsa into the race for the American Athletic Conference’s top spot, but it has given the Hurricane a big confidence boost. Tulsa travels to Memphis on Sunday looking to win for the sixth time in seven games, beginning the weekend a half-game behind AAC co-leaders SMU and Temple after smashing the Owls 74-55 Tuesday.
Arizona State at Colorado 4:30 PM ET

Colorado went a long way toward solidifying its NCAA Tournament resume Wednesday with a 75-72 win over 10th-ranked Arizona. That also means, though, that the Buffaloes can’t afford to let up in Sunday’s home game against struggling Arizona State. 

Michigan at Wisconsin 6:00 PM ET
Wisconsin hopes to continue its late-season surge when it hosts Michigan on Sunday in a crucial clash rife with NCAA Tournament implications. The Badgers were on the outside looking in after splitting their first 18 games of the season but have won nine of their last 10 contests, including a 67-59 victory over eighth-ranked Iowa on Wednesday, to move on the right side of the bubble.
Virginia Tech at Wake Forest 6:30 PM ET
Despite a midseason swoon in which it lost seven of eight games, Virginia Tech has certainly made strides this season under second-year coach Buzz Williams. The Hokies will try for their first three-game winning streak in ACC play in over six years when they visit Wake Forest on Sunday.
Washington St. at Oregon St. 6:30 PM ET
Oregon State likely can't finish in the top four of the Pac-12 Conference standings, but the Beavers can definitely leapfrog a few teams if they win games like Sunday's against visiting Washington State. The Cougars have lost 14 straight and look like easy pickings for Oregon State, which comes in equal in the loss column with Stanford and Washington and one behind USC and Colorado with a week left in the regular season.
Minnesota at Illinois 8:00 PM ET
Illinois ends its home campaign looking to end a two-game losing streak and dispel some bad taste from an ugly setback when it hosts Minnesota on Sunday night in a Big Ten Conference contest. The Illini were outscored 47-19 in the second half on their way to a 27-point loss to Indiana on Thursday, while the Golden Gophers are riding their first winning streak since late November, having won their last two contests.
Southern California at California 8:00 PM ET
USC, which appeared to be a lock for the NCAA Tournament just three weeks ago, heads into Sunday’s contest at surging California squarely on the bubble after losing four of its last five games. The fading Trojans face an uphill battle against the Bears, who have won six straight overall and can improve to a perfect 18-0 at Haas Pavilion with a victory Sunday.
Washington at Oregon 8:30 PM ET
Oregon can inch closer to the Pac-12 Conference regular season title if the 13th-ranked Ducks can defeat visiting Washington on Sunday night. Oregon is one game up on California and Utah in the loss column with three games remaining and the Ducks are feeling very comfortable at home, winning a program record 24 straight at Matthew Knight Arena.