Games of Interest - January 16 through 23, 2017

[njhoya78]

Baylor’s hold on the top spot in the Associated Press Top 25 lasted just one week, and Villanova reclaimed the #1 ranking by leapfrogging over Kansas. The Big East continues to have four ranked teams, as Creighton advanced one slot into a tie with West Virginia for #7, Butler fell one slot to #13, and Xavier plummeted seven positions to #22. South Carolina (#24) and Maryland (#25) returned to the AP Top 25, while Kansas State, Southern California and Minnesota all fell out of the rankings; the Top 25 consisted of 26 teams last week.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

Monday, January 16

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Marquette at #13 Butler, 12:00 noon (Fox Sports 1)
#8 Creighton at #22 Xavier, 2:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
DePaul at St. John’s, 4:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Seton Hall at #1 Villanova, 6:30 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Providence at Georgetown, 9:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Coppin State at Howard, 7:00 pm
Syracuse at #9 North Carolina, 7:00 pm (ESPN)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#2 Kansas at Iowa State, 9:00 pm (ESPN)

Tuesday, January 17

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Michigan at #17 Wisconsin, 9:00 pm (ESPN)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#5 Kentucky at Mississippi State, 7:00 pm (ESPN)
#21 Purdue at Illinois, 7:00 pm (Big Ten Network)
Texas at #6 Baylor, 7:00 pm (ESPN 2)

Wednesday, January 18

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Kansas State at Oklahoma State, 9:00 pm (ESPN-U)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#19 Florida at #24 South Carolina, 6:30 pm (SEC Network)
#15 Notre Dame at #10 Florida State, 7:00 pm
Oklahoma at #7 West Virginia, 7:00 pm (ESPN 2)
Temple at #20 Cincinnati, 7:00 pm (CBS Sports Network)
#16 Virginia at Boston College, 8:00 pm

Thursday, January 19

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Connecticut at Southern Methodist, 7:00 pm
Davidson at La Salle, 7:00 pm (CBS Sports Network)
Drexel at Elon, 7:00 pm
#25 Maryland at Iowa, 7:00 pm
Mercer at North Carolina Greensboro, 7:00 pm
South Carolina Upstate at Florida Gulf Coast, 7:00 pm
California at #11 Oregon, 9:00 pm

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#14 Arizona at Southern California, 9:00 pm (Pacific 12 Network)
Clemson at #12 Louisville, 9:00 pm (ESPN)
Arizona State at #3 UCLA, 11:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
#4 Gonzaga at Santa Clara, 11:00 pm (ESPN-U)
Pacific at #23 Saint Mary’s, 11:00 pm

Friday, January 20

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled

Saturday, January 21

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Providence at #1 Villanova, 12:00 noon (FOX)
#13 Butler at DePaul, 2:00 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Marquette at #7 Creighton, 2:30 pm (FOX)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Syracuse at #15 Notre Dame, 12:00 noon
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, 2:00 pm (ESPN-U)
Howard at North Carolina A&T, 4:00 pm
South Carolina Upstate at Stetson, 4:00 pm
#17 Wisconsin at Minnesota, 4:30 pm (Big Ten Network)
The Citadel at North Carolina Greensboro, 5:00 pm
Stanford at #11 Oregon, 6:00 pm
William & Mary at Elon, 7:00 pm
Troy at Arkansas State, 8:00 pm (ESPN 3)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
#9 North Carolina at Boston College, 12:00 noon
#21 Purdue at Pennsylvania State, 12:00 noon (Big Ten Network)
Vanderbilt at #19 Florida, 12:00 noon (CBS)
Georgia Institute of Technology at #16 Virginia, 2:00 pm
#12 Louisville at #10 Florida State, 2:00 pm
Texas at #2 Kansas, 2:00 pm (CBS)
#14 Arizona at #3 UCLA, 4:00 pm (CBS)
#20 Cincinnati at Tulane, 4:00 pm (CBS Sports Network)
Miami at #18 Duke, 4:00 pm (ESPN 3)
South Carolina at #6 Kentucky, 6:00 pm (ESPN)
#7 West Virginia at Kansas State, 6:00 pm (ESPN 2)
#6 Baylor at Texas Christian, 8:00 pm (ESPN-U)
Portland at #4 Gonzaga, 8:00 pm (ESPN 3)
Pepperdine at #23 Saint Mary’s, 11:00 pm

Sunday, January 22

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
St. John’s at Seton Hall, 12:00 noon (Fox Sports 1)
Georgetown at #22 Xavier, 2:00 pm (CBS)

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
La Salle at Virginia Commonwealth, 2:00 pm
East Carolina at Connecticut, 6:00 pm (CBS Sports Network)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
No games scheduled

Monday, January 23

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
No games scheduled

OUT-OF-CONFERENCE
Texas Christian at Oklahoma State, 7:00 pm (ESPN-U)
Howard at North Carolina Central, 7:30 pm
Norfolk State at Coppin State, 7:30 pm
South Alabama at Arkansas State, 8:00 pm (ESPN 3)

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25
North Carolina State at #18 Duke, 7:00 pm (ESPN)
#4 Gonzaga at Portland, 8:00 pm

[hoyaboya]

Marquette up 9 at Butler with 15+ minutes to play...would be huge road win for Wojo's boys if they can pull it out.

[hoyainspirit]

Jan 16, 2017 13:17:11 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Marquette up 9 at Butler with 15+ minutes to play...would be huge road win for Wojo's boys if they can pull it out.

Should we have an interest in who wins this? What outcome helps us, if any?

[hoya95]

Jan 16, 2017 13:36:25 GMT -5 hoyainspirit said:

Jan 16, 2017 13:17:11 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Marquette up 9 at Butler with 15+ minutes to play...would be huge road win for Wojo's boys if they can pull it out.

Should we have an interest in who wins this? What outcome helps us, if any?

We have so much work to do before it would even matter. It's just easier for me to root against Wojo and the guy who called us lazy (no matter if it was true).

[EtomicB]

Jan 16, 2017 13:36:25 GMT -5 hoyainspirit said:

Jan 16, 2017 13:17:11 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Marquette up 9 at Butler with 15+ minutes to play...would be huge road win for Wojo's boys if they can pull it out.

Should we have an interest in who wins this? What outcome helps us, if any?

I'd prefer to see Butler win, they're in the NCAA already..

Marquette is still trying to build a resume, a win @ Butler would be huge for them..

[EtomicB]

The Baldwin kid for Butler is the truth..

[hoyaboya]

Jan 16, 2017 13:51:55 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

The Baldwin kid for Butler is the truth..

Yes, he is. There are some very good freshmen guards in this conference. The St. John's duo, the Marquette PG, DiVincenzo for Nova - to name a few.

[hoyaboya]

Jan 16, 2017 13:42:02 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

Jan 16, 2017 13:36:25 GMT -5 hoyainspirit said:

Should we have an interest in who wins this? What outcome helps us, if any?

I'd prefer to see Butler win, they're in the NCAA already..

Marquette is still trying to build a resume, a win @ Butler would be huge for them..

I tend to agree with this. We don't really need Marquette locking up the 5th or 6th NCAA slot from the Big East. We have a very long way to go to even worry about that. In addition to thinking about the Hoyas chances, I'd like to see the Big East do as well as possible in the NCAA Tournament. Given the teams Butler has beaten this season, they have a shot to do some damage in the Tourney, if they get a decent seed. As such, I'm hoping they go 11-7, 12-6 in the conference, something like that, to get at least a 4 or 5 seed in the NCAAs.

[HometownHoya]

Butler scored 63! points in the second half. In their past two games their second half vs first half points are 121-50.

They're beatable but you can't fall asleep in the second if you have a lead.

[3xhoya]

Watson injured his knee, came back in and re-injured it. He was carried off the court. Very concerning for Creighton.

[hoyainspirit]

Jan 16, 2017 14:18:50 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Jan 16, 2017 13:51:55 GMT -5 EtomicB said:

The Baldwin kid for Butler is the truth..

Yes, he is. There are some very good freshmen guards in this conference. The St. John's duo, the Marquette PG, DiVincenzo for Nova - to name a few.

And Jagan Mosely.

[95hoya]

Watson is the best PG in the conference. They are not a top team without him and become very beatable

[wolveribe]

Reports are that Watson said he heard a pop and "I'm done"

Really sad to see.

[hoyazeke]

Jan 16, 2017 15:13:01 GMT -5 hoyainspirit said:

Jan 16, 2017 14:18:50 GMT -5 hoyaboya said:

Yes, he is. There are some very good freshmen guards in this conference. The St. John's duo, the Marquette PG, DiVincenzo for Nova - to name a few.

And Jagan Mosely.

Beat me to it......

[hoyapac]

Jan 16, 2017 15:59:15 GMT -5 95hoya said:

Watson is the best PG in the conference. They are not a top team without him and become very beatable

Not today. Creighton gets it done without Watson.

[hoyazeke]

Jan 16, 2017 15:59:15 GMT -5 95hoya said:

Watson is the best PG in the conference. They are not a top team without him and become very beatable

I agree with most of your post but Creighton is still very good without Watson. Just not elite. I'm glad that we haven't played them yet because it does make our odds of beating them greater at both venues.........

[95hoya]

They have enough good players. But they were a final four contender with Watson. Not anymore.

How good is that Patton kid, he is a pro. Just watch the talent on our rivals and it signals a much needed change in our recruiting strategies.

[hoyaboya]

Jan 16, 2017 16:55:17 GMT -5 95hoya said:

They have enough good players. But they were a final four contender with Watson. Not anymore.

How good is that Patton kid, he is a pro. Just watch the talent on our rivals and it signals a much needed change in our recruiting strategies.

Totally agree with comments on Watson and Patton. Sucks for the Big East if Watson is done. Creighton probably not a second weekend team without him. And if Patton's smart, he's going pro after this year.

That said, Creighton has recruited well and has some studs coming in, so I think they'll be a top half of the conference team for the forseeable future.

[EtomicB]

Jan 16, 2017 16:55:17 GMT -5 95hoya said:

They have enough good players. But they were a final four contender with Watson. Not anymore.

How good is that Patton kid, he is a pro. Just watch the talent on our rivals and it signals a much needed change in our recruiting strategies.

He's a red-shirt kid too, just sayin'..

[HometownHoya]

Sounds like Watson avoided a season ending injury: