Category: NCAA Basketball

Purdue Boilermakers vs. Iowa Hawkeyes Game Preview

Blue Devils head into game at Syracuse looking to halt trend, plus more preview notes for Wednesday night

Kevin Willard didn’t panic when Maryland stumbled early in the Big Ten schedule. He just wanted his Terrapins to be in solid position as the calendar turned to February. They’re right on time.

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We're hitting the home stretch of the 2024-25 men's college basketball regular season, and these teams need to step it up.

The No. 9 Michigan State Spartans face off against the UCLA Bruins tonight on Peacock at 10 PM ET.

The Hoosiers go head-to-head with No. 21 Badgers tonight on Peacock at 9 PM ET.

The Southeastern Conference has been the dominant men's basketball conference and now the league holds three No. 1 seed in the latest Bracketology.

"We're not playing fast enough," head coach Dusty May laughed. "We're not playing hard enough, from my point of view."

Troy Trojans (15-7, 8-3 Sun Belt) at James Madison Dukes (14-9, 7-4 Sun Belt) Harrisonburg, Virginia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Troy will attempt to continue its four-game win streak with a victory over James Madison. The Dukes have gone 10-2 in home games.

Northern Iowa Panthers (14-9, 8-4 MVC) at Missouri State Bears (8-15, 1-11 MVC) Springfield, Missouri; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tytan Anderson and Northern Iowa visit Michael Osei-Bonsu and Missouri State in MVC play. The Bears are 6-5 in home games.

Villanova Wildcats (12-10, 5-6 Big East) at DePaul Blue Demons (11-12, 2-10 Big East) Chicago; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Villanova visits DePaul after Wooga Poplar scored 24 points in Villanova's 62-60 loss to the Creighton Bluejays. The Blue Demons are 10-5 on their home court.

Illinois State Redbirds (14-9, 6-6 MVC) at UIC Flames (15-8, 7-5 MVC) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UIC faces Illinois State after Ahmad Henderson II scored 20 points in UIC's 88-83 loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Flames have gone 7-4 in home games.

Fordham scores 75.6 points per game, 2.8 more points than the 72.8 Rhode Island allows. Rhode Island averages 78.9 points per game, 2.2 more than the 76.7 Fordham allows. The matchup Wednesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

Belmont Bruins (15-8, 7-5 MVC) at Bradley Braves (18-5, 9-3 MVC) Peoria, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bradley hosts Belmont after Jaquan Johnson scored 27 points in Bradley's 83-69 loss to the Northern Iowa Panthers. The Braves are 10-2 on their home court.