Saturday hoops spotlight: TV times for top games

No. 16 Purdue (19-4)

at No. 3 Maryland (20-3)

ESPN, 4 p.m. ET

The Boilermakers make their attempt to do something no other Big Ten team has managed yet, beat Maryland in Xfinity Center. The Terrapins haven’t dropped a league home game since joining the conference a year ago, though they nearly gave one up on the road at Nebraska in their most recent outing. Purdue lacks Maryland’s star power but has five players averaging at least nine points a game. The Boilermakers will need that balance to counter the hostile environment as well as the inside out duo of Melo Trimble and Diamond Stone.

No. 4 Villanova (19-3)

at No. 11 Providence (18-5)

Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m. ET

This Big East rematch should be well worth watching if it’s even close to the first encounter between these contenders. It might have a different look, however, as both squads might be shorthanded this time. Villanova C Daniel Ochefu is in concussion protocols and might have to sit out his third game, while the Friars’ leading scorer Ben Bentil is day-to-day with an ankle injury. Providence’s lack of consistent perimeter shooting was on evidence again in a midweek loss at DePaul. The Wildcats had no such issues in a home triumph against Creighton but might have a hard time maintaining their hot shooting on the road.

No. 13 Baylor (17-5)

at No. 12 West Virginia (18-4)

ESPN2, 8 p.m. ET

Neither team’s most recent Big 12 outing went according to script. The Mountaineers picked up a much needed road win at Iowa State, one of the toughest venues for visitors in the conference, while the Bears were outplayed at home by Texas. West Virginia might not be able to shoot as well on a regular basis, but Baylor PG Lester Medford will still have to deal with the constant full-court pressure that keeps the Mountaineers in most games.

Saturday's full TV schedule (times are p.m. ET)

No. 6 Kansas at TCU,ESPN, noon

Temple at Central Florida, ESPNU, noon

Marquette at No. 5 Xavier, FS1, noon

George Washington at Virginia Commonwealth, CBSSN, noon

Cincinnati at Memphis, ESPN2, noon

Davidson at Duquesne, NBCSN, 12:30

No. 14 Iowa State at Oklahoma State, ESPN2, 2

No. 10 Michigan State at Michigan, CBS, 2

Rutgers at Nebraska, ESPNU, 2

North Carolina State at Duke, ESPN, 2

DePaul at Creighton, FSN, 2

Northern Iowa at Drake, CBSSN, 2

Delaware at William & Mary, NBCSN, 2:30

No. 4 Villanova at No. 11 Providece, FS1, 2:30

Missouri at Alabama, SEC, 3

New Mexico at San Diego State, CBSSN, 4

Florida at No. 19 Kentucky, CBS, 4

No. 23 South Carolina at No. 8 Texas A&M, ESPNU, 4

No. 16 Purdue at No. 3 Maryland, ESPN, 4

Stanford at California, ESPN2, 4

Butler at St. John's, FSN, 4:30

No. 20 Arizona at Washington, Fox, 4:30

Auburn at Georgia, SEC, 5:30

Mississippi State at LSU, ESPN2, 6

No. 2 Oklahoma at Kansas State, ESPNU, 6

Arizona State at Washington State, Pac-12, 6:30

No. 1 North Carolina at Notre Dame, ESPN, 7

Tennessee at Arkansas, SEC, 8

Vanderbilt at Ole Miss, ESPNU, 8

No. 13 Baylor at No. 12 West Virginia, ESPN2, 8

No. 21 Indiana at Penn State, BTN, 8

Colorado at Oregon State, Pac-12, 8:30

Georgetown at Seton Hall, CBSSN, 9

Hawaii at Cal Poly, ESPNU, 10

Gonzaga at Pepperdine, ESPN2, midnight

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