Nineteen of the teams currently ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 poll will be in action Saturday as a stacked college basketball schedule takes center stage here in mid-January. The fun begins in Lexington when No.

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Jan 11, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Shakeel Moore (0) yells after dunking the ball against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the second half at Fifth Third Arena. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images / Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Shakeel Moore has been a game-changer for Kansas Basketball.

No. 7 Marquette (15-3) beat DePaul 85-83, OT; lost to Xavier 59-57. No. 8 Kentucky (14-4) beat No. 11 Texas A&M 81-69; lost to No. 4 Alabama 102-97. No. 9 Kansas (13-4) lost to No. 2 Iowa St. 74-57; beat Kansas St. 84-74.

Grant Nelson scored a season-best 25 points and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 102-97 victory over No. 8 Kentucky in a high-octane Southeastern Conference contest in Lexington, Ky.

Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a win over No. Iowa State, ending the Cyclones' national-best 12-game winning streak. Amani Hansberry added 12 points for the Mountaineers (13-4,

No. 1 Auburn (16-1) at No. 23 Georgia. Next: vs. No. 6 Tennessee, Saturday. No. 2 Iowa St. (15-1) at West Virginia. Next: vs. UCF, Tuesday. No. 3 Duke (15-2) at Boston College. Next: at Wake Forest, Saturday.

All events are Tucson times. Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts.

Iowa St. at West Virginia, 1 p.m. Ohio St. at Penn St., 1 p.m. Seton Hall at UConn, 1 p.m. William & Mary at Northeastern, 1 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Hofstra at Elon, 1 p.m. LSU at Florida, 1 p.m.

Grant Nelson had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 8 Kentucky 102-97 on Saturday in a matchup of two of the top

No. 7 Texas (17-2) beat Auburn 74-57. No. 8 Maryland (16-1) beat No. 24 Minnesota 99-92. No. 9 Ohio St. (17-0) beat Wisconsin 80-69. No. 10 TCU (19-1) beat UCF 90-81; beat No. 23 Utah 81-73.

"If CMS reduces it below 90%, I will be the first to push to eliminate, as that was not the deal we made," said Rep. Donny Lambeth of Forsyth County.