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It is Week 12 of the men’s college basketball season. Here are the top-10 games to watch this week, according to Andy Katz.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcca See the latest men’s basketball NET rankings<\/a><\/p>\n 1. Houston at Texas Tech<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 6:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN<\/p>\n The Cougars and Red Raiders already played one of the best games of the season. Houston won round one.\u00a0<\/p>\n 2. Illinois at Purdue<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 3 p.m. ET Saturday on FOX<\/p>\n The Illini have the depth and the scoring to beat Purdue in Mackey. The key will come down to how Kylen Boswell defends Braden Smith.<\/p>\n 3. Vanderbilt at Arkansas<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 9 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN<\/p>\n The Commodores and Hogs are coming off losses. The loser will have three losses and suddenly be in a deeper hole for winning the regular season.\u00a0<\/p>\n 4. Tennessee at Alabama<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 8:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN<\/p>\n The Vols are trying to avoid four losses already in the SEC. This is a key keep pace game for both teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n 5. Southern California at Wisconsin<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 4 p.m. ET Sunday on Big Ten Network\/Peacock<\/p>\n The Trojans nearly clipped Purdue. There will be plenty of big-time scorers on the floor with Chad Baker-Mazara, Nick Boyd and John Blackwell.\u00a0<\/p>\n 6. Washington at Nebraska<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 9 p.m. ET Wednesday on Big Ten Network<\/p>\n The Huskies are struggling but the Huskers are going for 19-0!<\/p>\n 7. Purdue at UCLA<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 10 p.m. ET Tuesday on Peacock<\/p>\n This is a make or break game for the Bruins. They have to get this one to change the narrative while the Boilermakers are going for the LA sweep.\u00a0<\/p>\n 8. San Diego State at Grand Canyon<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 11 p.m. ET Wednesday on FS1<\/p>\n The Lopes shocked Utah State and will go for another MWC takedown of a top team and send notice that they are in the title chase.\u00a0<\/p>\n 9. North Carolina at Virginia<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 2 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN<\/p>\n The Tar Heels got swept in the Bay Area. The Cavaliers are one of the hottest teams in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n 10. St. John\u2019s at Xavier<\/a><\/p>\n How to watch: 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday on TNT<\/p>\n This is the first of two father-son matchups in the Big East with Rick and son Richard Pitino.\u00a0<\/p>\n Andy Katz is an NCAA.com correspondent. Katz worked at ESPN for 18 years as a college basketball reporter, host and anchor. He’s covered every Final Four since 1992, and the sport since 1986 as a freshman at Wisconsin. He is a former president of the United States Basketball Writers Association. Katz can also be seen covering college basketball on Big Ten Network during the regular season. Follow him on Twitter at @theandykatz<\/a>.<\/p>\n The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NCAA or its member institutions.<\/p>\n 9 DII men’s basketball impact freshmen to watch in the second half<\/p>\n These teams have DII men’s basketball tournament aspirations, and several key freshmen are helping the cause. <\/p>\n READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n Catching up on the unbeatens, surprises and more in men’s basketball, now that college football is over<\/p>\n The college football season concluded on Monday, meaning all eyes are on college basketball. In case you wondering what you\u2019ve missed, here’s a recap of the men’s basketball season so far.<\/p>\n
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