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Gophers Host Badgers

Wisconsin's defense was nothing short of dominant in its last game, holding the Big Ten's highest-scoring team to its lowest point total of the season.

The 13th-ranked Badgers have also shut down border rival Minnesota nearly every time they've played them in recent years, a trend they hope continues as they visit Williams Arena on Sunday for the first time in the Tubby Smith era.

Longhorns Host Baylor

It has been nearly a decade since Baylor beat Texas, but that's not very daunting for a Baylor team that's ending a lot of droughts lately.

After moving into the Top 25 for the first time in 39 years with their best start since 1945-46, the 25th-ranked Bears look to snap their 20-game losing streak against the No. 10 Longhorns as the Big 12 rivals meet in Austin on Saturday.

Only One Undefeated

As the nation's last remaining undefeated team, Memphis has already separated itself from the rest of Division I.

With one more win, the top-ranked Tigers can do the same with their own program's history, as they would become the first Memphis team to start a season with 21 straight victories.

The Tigers look to win their 30th consecutive Conference USA game - including postseason - and 44th in a row at home when they face Texas-El Paso on Saturday.

Big East Treat

As impressive as Marquette has been at home in Big East play, it has been equally awful on the road. The Golden Eagles try again for their first conference road victory Saturday afternoon when they face Cincinnati.

The No. 17 Golden Eagles (15-4, 5-3) have averaged 78.0 points and shot 40.2 percent from 3-point range in their five Big East wins. Marquette, though, scored only 62.7 points per game and shot 37.4 percent in three conference defeats outside the Bradley Center - games it lost by an average of 17.0 points.

No Issues For Duke

For the second straight game, Duke found itself trailing by nine points at halftime. Just as before, the third-ranked Blue Devils knew how to respond.

Greg Paulus scored 22 points and freshman Kyle Singler added 19 to help Duke rally past North Carolina State 92-72 on Thursday night, keeping the Blue Devils alone atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.