Ben Gold couldn’t go to his family, so his family came to him. The New Zealand native doesn’t make it back home very often, and not at all in the throes of a busy season for the 10th-ranked Marquette men’s basketball team.

No. 10 Marquette was knocked off its perch atop the Big East standings when Xavier ended the Golden Eagles' six-game winning streak Saturday. The Golden Eagles will try to carry lessons learned ...

The Huskies and Golden Eagles joined Iowa State and Tennessee in a group of ranked teams upset by unranked foes

Michigan State moved up one spot to No. 7 and was followed by the Vols, who balanced out their close loss to Auburn by beating No. 14 Mississippi State. Marquette and Purdue — which beat then-No. 21 Michigan — rounded out the top 10.

There was change at the top of this week's USA TODAY Sports Bracketology with Alabama rising to a No. 1 seed at the expense of SEC rival Tennessee.

Ole Miss coach Chris Beard will become just the fourth coach in the last 100 years to face Texas after leaving Austin.

No. 10 Purdue begins the second half of league play while wrapping up a three-game homestand on Friday when Indiana visits Mackey Arena for the 220th

No. 1 Auburn (19-1) did not play. Next: at No. 23 Mississippi, Saturday. No. 2 Duke (18-2) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina, Saturday. No. 3 Iowa St. (17-3) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas St.

This week's Starting Five detailing the biggest games of the men's basketball weekend has six matchups due to an impressive schedule Saturday.

The Huskies have lost three times since the first meeting with the Blue Demons, an 81-68 road victory. UConn is coming off a 76-72 loss to Xavier and have alternated wins and losses for their last six games since the first meeting with DePaul. The squad sits at 14-6 and is 6-3 in the conference, two games behind Marquette and St. John’s at the top.

The Texas A&M men’s basketball team fell remained No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25, but fell two spots to No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll.

No. 25 UConn (14-6) vs. DePaul (10-11), 8 p.m. No. 16 Oregon (16-4) at UCLA (15-6), 10:30 p.m. No. 18 Illinois (14-6) at Nebraska (12-8), 8:30 p.m. No. 19 Memphis (16-4) at Tulane (11-9), 9 p.m.