Preview Roundups
November 12, 2021
Western Michigan at Michigan St 6:30 PM ET
Michigan State's new starting backcourt got off to a shaky start, and coach Tom Izzo will look for significant improvement when the Spartans host Western Michigan on Friday in East Lansing, Mich.
Central Arkansas at Butler 6:30 PM ET
Butler struggled a bit in its season-opening win against crosstown rival IUPUI on Tuesday night.
Kent St. at Xavier 6:30 PM ET
Xavier will look to build some momentum on Friday night when the Musketeers welcome Kent State to Cincinnati in what is the season opener for the Flashes.
Western Kentucky at Minnesota 6:30 PM ET
The Minnesota men's basketball team discovered something about new head coach Ben Johnson following Tuesday's season-opening win against Missouri-Kansas City.
Niagara at Ohio St. 7:00 PM ET
Ohio State learned a lot about itself in a season-opening win against Akron, maybe more than the No. 17 Buckeyes had anticipated.
Northern Illinois at Indiana 7:00 PM ET
After nearly letting a 21-point lead slip in its opening game, Indiana will look to bring more intensity for 40 minutes on Friday night when it hosts Northern Illinois.
Furman at Louisville 7:00 PM ET
Louisville earned the win Tuesday night in Mike Pegues' debut as the interim head coach.
Wofford at Clemson 7:00 PM ET
Clemson hopes to continue its recent mastery over visiting Wofford on Friday when the in-state rivals play their respective second games of the season.
Holy Cross at Boston College 7:00 PM ET
The Earl Grant era at Boston College began with an easy victory over nonconference opponent Dartmouth.
Army at Duke 7:00 PM ET
The introduction of a new batch of Duke basketball players went well on a national stage.
Radford at Virginia 7:00 PM ET
Three seasons removed from winning the NCAA championship, No. 25 Virginia is plotting its course for another overachieving campaign under Tony Bennett.
Robert Morris at Kentucky 7:00 PM ET
The No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats will be hoping to regain their shooting touch when they entertain Robert Morris in their home opener Friday night in Lexington, Ky.
Charleston Southern at Mississippi 7:00 PM ET
Ole Miss coach Kermit Davis was glad to see his team pass its first test with ease on Tuesday.
Western Carolina at Wake Forest 7:30 PM ET
Justin Gray already has one thrill as Western Carolina's first-year head coach.
Stetson at Georgia Tech 7:30 PM ET
Georgia Tech will try to bounce back from a surprising loss in the season opener when it hosts Stetson on Friday in Atlanta.
Texas State at Louisiana State 8:00 PM ET
Darius Days made the season opener easy for his LSU teammates.
UL Monroe at Auburn 8:00 PM ET
Wendell Green Jr. aims to follow up a successful debut with another strong performance on Friday when No. 22 Auburn hosts Louisiana-Monroe.
Rice at Houston 8:00 PM ET
No. 15 Houston opened its season Tuesday with a nod to its recent past, unfurling the 2021 Final Four banner at the Fertitta Center in advance of its non-conference game with Hofstra.
South Dakota State at Alabama 8:00 PM ET
Alabama was dominant in its season-opening home win Tuesday night, but that came as no surprise to its players.
Abilene Christian at Texas A&M 8:00 PM ET
Texas A&M will play its second game without suspended coach Buzz Williams on Friday night when the Aggies host Abilene Christian in College Station, Texas.
Grambling State at Texas Tech 8:00 PM ET
Texas Tech got a lot of firsts out of the way in Tuesday's 2021-22 season opener.
Oakland at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM ET
Oklahoma State got off to a good start in its quest to prove that it can have success without Cade Cunningham.
Texas-San Antonio at Oklahoma 8:00 PM ET
Jalen Hill's scoring output jumped off the page in Oklahoma's season-opening win over Northwestern State.
Tarleton State at Kansas 8:00 PM ET
The back story of Ochai Agbaji does not reflect the typical recruit that a blueblood program lands.
Green Bay at Wisconsin 8:00 PM ET
Unofficially, it will be Ryan Family Night at Kohl Center on Friday when in-state rival Green Bay visits Wisconsin in Madison.
High Point at Northwestern 8:00 PM ET
When looking at High Point and Northwestern, you might need to do a double take because these programs are very much alike.
Kansas City at Iowa 8:00 PM ET
In Iowa's first game without Luka Garza, a worthy successor may have been revealed in Keegan Murray.
Oregon St. at Iowa State 8:00 PM ET
Iowa State will try to accomplish something it hasn't done in nearly two years and that's win consecutive games when it hosts Oregon State on Friday night in Ames, Iowa.
Pittsburgh at West Virginia 8:30 PM ET
Pittsburgh will look to enter the win column for the first time in 2021-22 when it visits West Virginia in the latest edition of the Backyard Brawl in Morgantown, W.Va., on Friday night.
Virginia Tech at Navy 8:30 PM ET
What would life be like for Navy after the graduation of Cam Davis?
Sam Houston St. at Nebraska 8:30 PM ET
Nebraska attempts to apply lessons learned from an opening-night defeat when it plays host to Sam Houston on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb.
New Hampshire at Marquette 8:30 PM ET
Marquette looks to remain perfect under Shaka Smart as it hosts New Hampshire on Friday night in Milwaukee.
Indiana St. at Purdue 8:30 PM ET
The reasons the Purdue Boilermakers entered the season as a top-10 team were on full display Tuesday night.
Incarnate Word at Baylor 8:30 PM ET
No. 8 Baylor begins the mission of meshing seven returnees and five newcomers and opens defense of its NCAA title on Friday versus Incarnate Word in Waco, Texas.
Brown at North Carolina 9:00 PM ET
With the first game of the Hubert Davis era in the books, there shouldn't be much change for No. 19 North Carolina in terms of approach.
Texas Rio Grande Valley at Arizona 9:00 PM ET
New Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd has been preaching about "playing fast with fundamentals."
Arkansas St. at Illinois 9:00 PM ET
No. 11 Illinois won as expected, but not like most people would have expected.
Princeton at South Carolina 9:30 PM ET
South Carolina coach Frank Martin said he believes his team's opening-night 78-60 win over South Carolina-Upstate was good preparation for his team's next game, which could be viewed as a glance in the mirror.
Seattle at Washington St. 10:00 PM ET
Just a couple of days into the 2021-22 college basketball season and Seattle University and Washington State already have a common opponent entering Friday night's game in Pullman, Wash.
Southern Methodist at Oregon 11:00 PM ET
The No. 13 Oregon Ducks started the 2021-22 college basketball season with a victory.
Stanford at Santa Clara 11:00 PM ET
Stanford and Santa Clara hope to build upon impressive openers when the San Francisco Bay Area rivals duel Friday night on the Broncos' home court for the first time in 13 years.
Villanova at UCLA 11:30 PM ET
A showdown of top-four teams on Friday night will help set the tone for the 2021-22 college basketball season, as No. 2 UCLA welcomes No. 4 Villanova to Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.