With Week 5 of men's college basketball underway, here are Andy Katz's top 10 games to watch.
1. Duke at Michigan State, 12 p.m. ET Saturday on FOX: This is the return of Michigan State going to Cameron Indoor Stadium during the 2020-21 COVID-19 season when the Champions Classic game was moved to campus β hosting Duke. The Spartans are trying to pull off quite a non-conference trifecta of beating the three biggest blue bloods in one season in Kentucky, North Carolina and Duke. MSU already beat Arkansas, too. Duke will travel to East Lansing after hosting Florida so it will be a rigorous week for the Blue Devils.
2. UConn at Kansas, 9 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN2: The Huskies are back at full strength and looking every bit a title contender while Kansas was able to go 3-0 in Las Vegas without super freshman Darryn Peterson (hamstring).
3. Louisville vs. Indiana, Indianapolis, 2 p.m. ET Saturday on CBS: Love that this rivalry is back, and in Indy. This game is prior to the Big Ten football championship between Indiana and Ohio State. Downtown Indy is going to be wild!
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4. Florida at Duke, 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN: The reigning national champs need to get their backcourt in order after losing to TCU in San Diego. The Cameron Boozer-Alex Condon matchup will be appointment viewing.
5. North Carolina at Kentucky, 9:30 p.m. ET Tuesday on ESPN: The ACC-SEC Challenge is serving up some headline games. Both schools could use another quad one win after each had a setback within the last two weeks.
6. Missouri vs. Kansas, Kansas City, 1 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN: So glad this rivalry was resuscitated last year after a 13-year hiatus due to realignment. The Tigers have flown under the radar this season but appear to be legit in the SEC. We know Kansas is going to compete for the top spot in the Big 12.
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7. Louisville at Arkansas, 7:15 p.m. ET Wednesday on ESPN: The Hogs nearly clipped Duke but couldnβt hold on late. Louisville has been rolling, but this is the first of two tough non-conference road games this week (the Cardinals still go to Tennessee).
8. Gonzaga vs Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET Friday on ESPN2: The Wildcats have quite the homestand. This game is huge for the Wildcats no matter what happens against North Carolina (Dec. 2), but clearly will rise in importance if the UNC game goes sideways. The Zags desperately need a positive outcome after the debacle in the finale against Michigan in Las Vegas.
9. Illinois vs. Tennessee, Nashville, 8 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN: The Vols got clipped in their finale in Las Vegas by Kansas and the Illini couldnβt catch UConn. Illinois did beat Texas Tech at home, but could use a quality W away from home.
10. Auburn at Arizona, 10 p.m. ET Saturday on ESPN: Both Auburn and Arizona continue a ridiculously hard non-conference slate. Bravo to both programs for continuing to play elite games.
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