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College Hoops Go-Round: January 16

By ChrisDobbertean

Friday was a quiet night for the major conferences but there were a few mid-major games on the night's schedule.

  • Mercer stayed in the pack that's a game behind Campbell in the loss column in the A-Sun. The Bears sneaked past USC-Upstate, 60-57.
  • Weber State is alone on top of the Big Sky. That's because Northern Colorado fell 85-69 at Portland State. Montana stays two games back in the loss column as they escaped Sacramento State, 57-56. In the bottom half of the league, Northern Arizona defeated Eastern Washington, 73-69.
  • In the lone Horizon game of the night, Loyola of Chicago won their city battle, 55-50, at Illinois-Chicago.
  • Ivy League play is slowly starting. Brown won at Yale, 75-66, to get their campaign started right.
  • There were two MAAC games on the schedule. Loyola (MD) defeated Marist, 68-61, in a nationally televised battle at the bottom. Meanwhile, St. Peter's defeated Rider, 77-66, to stay three games behind Siena in the loss column.
  • North Dakota State topped rivals South Dakota State, 79-67, in the lone Summit League game of the night.

It will be yet another busy Saturday. All times are p.m. Eastern unless noted

  • Dayton at Xavier, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN2): The Southwestern Ohio rivals are both unbeaten in the A-10.
  • No. 5 Syracuse at No. 10 West Virginia, 12 (ESPN): The Orange will be looking to make a statement in Morgantown, a place where they've struggled.
  • Ohio at Miami (OH), 12 (ESPNU): The Bobcats are looking for their first MAC win.
  • Louisville at No. 16 Pittsburgh, 12  (Big East/Full Court): The Cardinals really need a marquee win at this point, and they can get one at the Pete.
  • No. 24 Clemson at NC State, 12 (Raycom/Full Court): The Wolfpack topped ranked FSU in Tallahassee Tuesday.
  • Missouri at Oklahoma, 1 (ESPN2): A second straight home Big 12 win would do wonders for the Sooners' postseason chances.
  • Penn State at Iowa, 1 (Big Ten): Both teams are 0-4 in the Big Ten,
  • Texas Tech at No. 3 Kansas, 1:30 (BIg 12/Full Court): The Red Raiders will need to pull a big upset to avoid falling to 0-3 in the Big 12.
  • Alabama at Arkansas, 1:30 (SEC/Full Court): The Crimson Tide will look to rebound from their close loss to Vanderbilt against a Razorback team that barely lost at Mississippi State Thursday.
  • No. 21 Ole Miss at No. 9 Tennessee, 1:30 (SEC/Full Court): The Rebels will be a stiffer challenge than Auburn for the Vols. That means Mississippi will play for both halves.
  • No. 20 Georgia Tech at No. 12 North Carolina, 2 (ESPN2): The Saturday 2 p.m. timeslot was good to the Yellow Jackets last week, but playing UNC in Chapel Hill is a bit different from hosting Duke.
  • Tennessee State at Austin Peay, 2 (ESPNU): The Governors are 3-3 in the OVC, while the Tigers are 1-5.
  • Cleveland State at Valparaiso, 2 (Horizon League Network/Full Court): Mid-table Horizon battle.
  • California at Washington, 2:30 (FSN/Comcast SportsNet): The Pac-10 leading Golden Bears face a Husky team looking to get back to .500 in the conference.
  • College of Charleston at Chattanooga, 2:30 (SportSouth/FCS Atlantic/Full Court): The South Division-leading Cougars visit the North co-leaders in a rematch of last year's SoCon final.
  • Georgia at Mississippi State, 3 (ESPN2): Miss. State hopes UGA is a little easier to defeat than Arkansas, but Mark Fox will have his Bulldogs' ready to play.
  • Illinois at No. 7 Michigan State, 3:30 (CBS): The Big Ten's two remaining unbeatens meet in East Lansing.
  • New Mexico at Wyoming, 3:30 (the mtn.): The Lobos look to get to .500 in the Mountain West in Laramie, where the Cowboys have already beaten San Diego State.
  • Notre Dame at Cincinnati, 4 (ESPNU): The Bearcats will be looking to rebound from a tough loss to St. John's. The Fighting Irish are in need of a decent Big East road win.
  • No. 13 Kansas State at Colorado, 4 (Big 12/Full Court): The Buffs already toppled Baylor in Boulder this week.
  • Oklahoma State at No. 22 Baylor, 4 (Big 12 /Full Court): Both teams are looking to bounce back after disappointing road defeats earlier in the week.
  • No. 2 Kentucky at Auburn, 4 (SEC/Full Court): This is shaping up to be a very bad week for the Tigers.
  • Maryland at Boston College, 4 (Raycom/Full Court): The Terps will try to do what Harvard, Rhode Island, and Maine have already done, win at the Conte Forum.
  • Arizona at Oregon, 4:30 (FSN/Comcast SportsNet): The Wildcats lost at Oregon State Thursday, while the Ducks fell to ASU.
  • Wichita State at Creighton, 5 (ESPN2): The Shockers look to knock off the Blue Jays for the second straight Saturday.
  • No. 6 Purdue at Northwestern, 5:30 (Big Ten): This is a must-win for the fading Wildcats. But the Boilermakers need to find their groove again as well.
  • Texas A&M at No. 1 Texas, 6 (ESPNU): The Longhorns look to keep rolling.
  • Colorado State at No. 18  BYU, 6 (the mtn.): The Cougars should be able to knock the Rams out of the bracket Saturday afternoon.
  • Vanderbilt at South Carolina, 6 (SEC on CSS/Full Court): This is the type of game the Commodores can't afford to drop in the SEC, even if it's on the road.
  • Arizona State at Oregon State, 6:30 (select FSN outlets/FCS Atlantic): The Beavers will be in search of their third straight Pac-10 win, while the Sun Devils will be looking for their fourth.
  • Morgan State at South Carolina State, 7 (ESPN2): The Bulldogs are a game behind (in the loss column) the visiting Bears in the MEAC.
  • USC at UCLA, 7:30 (FS Prime Ticket/FCS Pacific): With the Trojans out of the postseason and Bruins struggling, there isn't much luster on this one.
  • Miami (FL) at Virginia, 8 (ESPNU): The Cavaliers will look to stay unbeaten in the ACC. They'll take on a Hurricane team that looked awful in Blacksburg Wednesday.
  • UCF at Tulsa, 8 (CBS College): The Golden Hurricane look to move to 4-0 in C-USA.
  • LSU at Florida, 8 (SEC on FSN/Full Court): The Gators and Tigers are both in search of their first SEC win.
  • Iowa State at Nebraska, 8 (FS Midwest/Full Court): The Cyclones and Cornhuskers are in the same boat in the Big 12.
  • Florida International at Western Kentucky, 8 (FCS Central): The Hilltoppers look to hand Isiah Thomas another Sun Belt defeat and cement their place at the top of the league in the process.
  • Prairie View A&M at Jackson State, 9 (ESPN2): The two unbeaten teams in the SWAC clash.
  • No. 13 Wisconsin at Ohio State, 9 (Big Ten): With a win, the Badgers will stay a game behind the MSU-Illinois winner. The Buckeyes, meanwhile, can get back to .500 in the Big Ten with a win.
  • Fresno State at New Mexico State, 9 (Full Court): The Bulldogs look to rebound from their loss to Louisiana Tech in Las Cruces.
  • Boise State at Utah State, 9 (Full Court): The Broncos are still looking for their first WAC win. They probably won't get it in Logan.
  • Utah at UNLV, 10 (CBS College): The Utes can move to .500 in the MWC with a win in Vegas, while the Runnin' Rebels want to stay in touch with the BYU-Colorado State winner.
  • TCU at San Diego State, 10 p.m. ET (the mtn.): The Aztecs need to beat the Horned Frogs to get back to .500 in the conference.

For information about games that will only be telecast regionally, like Denver at UL-Monroe, Youngstown State at Butler, La Salle at Richmond, Columbia at Cornell, Virginia Tech at No. 25 Florida State, Memphis at Rice, Wright State at Milwaukee, No. 17 Gonzaga at San Diego, and Portland at St. Mary's , visit Matt Sarz' College Sports on TV site.