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Auburn heads home fresh off of handing Arkansas the worst loss in the 31-season history of Bud Walton Arena in its Southeastern Conference opener. The Tigers, up nine spots in the Top 25 poll this week to No. 16, can extend their winning streak to eight games when it welcomes Texas A&M on Tuesday night. Behind Chad Baker-Mazara, Johni Broome, Jaylin Williams and Tre Donaldson, the visiting Tigers rolled to an 83-51 victory over the

No. 14 Duke rides a six-game winning streak into Pitt’s Petersen Events Center to take on the Panthers in an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils (11-3, 2-1) are coming off a 67-59 win over Notre Dame on Saturday, Duke’s first road victory of the season. Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 23 points — 19 in the second half — for the winners. It was the third game this season —

No. 17 Colorado State looks to get back on track Tuesday at Boise State after suffering a loss in which it struggled late at Utah State on Saturday night. The Broncos (10-4, 1-0 Mountain West) are coming off Friday’s 78-69 win at San Jose State and dropped four spots in the latest Top 25 poll. The Rams (13-2, 1-1) lost 77-72 to newly ranked Utah State after they could not convert a field goal attempt

Two of the nation’s top 3-point shooting teams will square off when No. 14 Baylor hosts No. 18 BYU in Waco, Texas, on Tuesday. Both teams will be looking to bounce back from shaky offensive performances in their respective Big 12 openers. The Cougars (12-2, 0-1 Big 12) found life in their new conference to be as tough as advertised after falling 71-60 to Cincinnati on Saturday. BYU led by as many as 10 points

Top-ranked Purdue has been riding high since its only loss of the season and will look to continue that trend when it visits Nebraska in a Big Ten Conference game on Tuesday night in Lincoln, Neb. On Monday the Boilermakers will laying low in Lincoln with an early arrival to avoid the weather system carrying significant snowfall across Iowa, Illinois and Indiana on Tuesday. The Boilermakers (14-1, 3-1 Big Ten) have won seven straight since

No. 6 Kentucky has climbed up the rankings thanks to a stretch in which it has won nine of its past 10 games. The Wildcats will try to continue their recent success when they play host to Missouri on Tuesday in Lexington, Ken. Kentucky coach John Calipari credits his team’s newfound depth for its strong start. The Wildcats sport a balanced offensive attack, featuring five players with scoring averages in double figures: Antonio Reaves (19.0

One team will look to make it two straight wins in Big 12 play while another aims to rebound from a disappointing home loss when Cincinnati hosts No. 20 Texas on Tuesday night. The visiting Bearcats (12-2, 1-0) rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to stun No. 12 Brigham Young 71-60 on Saturday night in its Big 12 conference debut. It was Cincinnati’s highest-ranked win since beating No. 12 Houston in the 2019 American Athletic

No. 2 Houston has been virtually unstoppable but will be tested by Iowa State on Tuesday in a Big 12 Conference matchup in Ames, Iowa. The Cougars (14-0, 1-0 Big 12) rolled past West Virginia 89-55 at home on Saturday afternoon in their Big 12 debut as L.J. Cryer poured in 20 points and Damian Dunn added 14 for Houston. The Cougars, the last unbeaten team in Division I, shot 53.1 percent from the floor

No. 15 Memphis shoots for its eighth straight win on Sunday when it hosts SMU, winners of four in a row, in an American Athletic Conference headliner. Jahvon Quinerly drilled a 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left as the Tigers (12-2, 1-0) survived squandering a seven-point lead in 17 seconds during the final minute to escape with a 78-75 win over Tulsa on Thursday night. Quinerly connected three times from beyond the arc and finished with

Michigan State has surrendered no more than 75 points in a game during the five-game winning streak it brings to Northwestern on Sunday night. “I said at the beginning of the year, I thought it was one of my best defensive teams ever,” Spartans coach Tom Izzo said. “And that’s starting to at least come a little bit now. That’s been a big difference.” There’s more good news for Michigan State (9-5, 1-2 Big Ten):