Since the Orange Bowl dominates Tuesday night’s college sports schedule, the college hoops schedule is pretty light. But four games on the television schedule deserve some attention.
Tuesday College Hoops: No. 2 Texas And No. 4 Purdue Hope To Avoid Upset Bug
- Second-ranked Texas visits Arkansas for the second straight season. This time, the Longhorns would like to avenge the stunning 67-61 loss they suffered at the hands of the Razorbacks almost exactly one year ago.
- No. 4 Purdue, fresh off a huge win over eighth-ranked West Virginia on New Year’s Day, hosts Minnesota. The Golden Gophers are 2-0 in the Big Ten, thanks to wins over Penn State and Iowa. A trip to Mackey Arena will be a completely different test, however.
- In other Big Ten action, Illinois, a team licking their wounds after losing an overtime thriller against Gonzaga Saturday, hosts an Iowa team in search of its first conference win.
- Mountain West play starts Tuesday night with a big one. New Mexico has jumped up to 15th in this week’s AP poll, and they start their league slate at dangerous San Diego State. Sadly, this is a matchup many won’t be able to see, as it airs on The Mountain network. However, you’ll be able to discuss the game over at the Mountain West Connection.
Here are all the links you’ll need to follow and discuss these games here on SB Nation.
FINAL: No. 2 Texas 96, Arkansas 85
The Razorbacks put up a fight in Courtney Fortson’s return from suspension, but the Longhorns were too much in the end.
Longhorn game preview and discussion at Burnt Orange Nation
Razorback game preview and discussion at Arkansas Expats
FINAL: No. 4 Purdue 79, Minnesota 60
The Boilermakers pulled ahead at the end of the first and didn’t look back to stay unbeaten.
Golden Gopher game preview and discussion at The Daily Gopher
Boilermaker game preview and discussion at Hammer And Rails
FINAL: Illinois 59, Iowa 42
The Illini had no trouble with the Hawkeyes, who remain winless in the Big Ten.
Hawkeye game preview and discussion at Black Heart Gold Pants
Fighting Illini game preview and discussion at Hail To The Orange
San Diego State 74, No. 15 New Mexico 64
The Lobos were stunned by the Aztecs on the road. Live score
Game preview and discussion at Mountain West Connection
For more on Tuesday’s college basketball schedule, visit Blogging The Bracket.
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