It’s Week 11 of the men’s college basketball season, and Andy Katz has you covered with the top-10 games to watch this week.
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1. No. 11 BYU at No. 15 Texas Tech
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN/ESPN2
This matches two of the best players at their respective positions in AJ Dybantsa (BYU) and Christian Anderson (Texas Tech). Expect a physical game in Lubbock.Ā
2. No. 19 Florida at No. 10 Vanderbilt
How to watch: 2 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
The Commodores are the team to beat in the SEC and the Gators are surging at the right time to make another run at an SEC title.
3. No. 2 Iowa State at Kansas
How to watch: 9 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN
The Jayhawks continue to be inconsistent despite Darryn Petersonās return. Iowa State is a machine, especially on the defensive end. This seems like a must-win for the Jayhawks.Ā
4. No. 3 UConn at No. 25 Seton Hall
How to watch: 12 p.m. ET Tuesday on truTV
The Huskies have had issues in prior years in Newark despite their success in the Big East. There is a talent gap, but the Pirates always make up for that with their toughness and grit. This should be a wild one at the Rock.Ā
5. Iowa at No. 5 Purdue
How to watch: 6:30 p.m. ET Wednesday on Big Ten Network
The Hawkeyes, led by Bennett Stirtz, have the shooting to hang with the Boilermakers in Mackey. This will be a tough defensive test for Purdue, which has met the moment ever since the loss to the Hawkeyes’ rival, Iowa State.Ā
6. St. Johnās at Villanova (at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia)
How to watch: 8 p.m. ET Saturday on Peacock
This pits the two teams that are in the chase, with possibly Seton Hall and Creighton, to finish second in the Big East.Ā
7. Miami (Fla.) at No. 22 Clemson
How to watch: 2:15 p.m. ET Saturday on the CW Network
These are two of the surprise teams in the ACC. Both are looking like NCAA tournament teams, something that was hard to predict in the preseason.Ā
8. No. 5 Purdue at Southern Cal
How to watch: 6 p.m ET Saturday on Peacock
The Boilermakers make their first Big Ten LA swing against a Trojan team that could have Alijah Arenas playing in this showdown.Ā
9. New Mexico at San Diego State
How to watch: 8 p.m ET Saturday on CBSSN
This has consistently been a good rivalry in the Mountain West. Sad that it may not continue with the Aztecs going to the new Pac-12. The winner will have a slight edge in the chase to stay with Utah State.Ā
10. No. 6 Duke at Stanford
How to watch: 6 p.m. ET Saturday on ACCN
The Blue Devils start the week at Cal in their first ACC Bay Area road swing. The Cardinal have proven to be a tough out, and how the Blue Devils respond on the second game of this road swing will be intriguing to follow.Ā
