Duke, Michigan headline college basketball weekend schedule of games to watch

With football nearly done and conference play in men’s college basketball ramping up, there are many more options available for your hoop-viewing entertainment. Our goal here in this weekly space is to help you pick out the most important games.

As fate would have it this week, most of our top choices on Saturday occur in the early afternoon window. That is not to say there won’t be any prime-time drama – there usually is in this sport –, but interested fans should definitely be paying attention to the brunch specials. As we always advise since we can’t hit every game, keep a close eye on the scoreboard and the remote in easy reach.

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Keeping all that in mind, here’s our Starting Five for this week.

No. 11 Nebraska at Indiana

Time/TV: Saturday, noon ET, BTN

If Marty MCFly’s DeLorean had just delivered you from the mid-1980’s to Blloomington’s Assembly Hall on this day, you’d undoubtedly be shocked to learn that it is the visiting Cornhuskers, not known historically for achievements on the hardwood, that enters this contest undefeated and flirting with a top-10 ranking. The Hoosiers have been up and down so far this season but are nevertheless dangerous at this storied venue. Nebraska’s roster doesn’t feature many household names, but the action at both ends of the floor usually goes through Dutch big man Rienk Mast. Indiana will look to Tucker DeVries to match his interior production and hope shooting guard Lamar Wilkerson has a good day at the arc.

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No. 22 Tennessee at Florida

Time/TV: Saturday, noon ET, ESPN

The defending NCAA champion Gators ran into a few speedbumps in the 2025 portion of this season. But they knocked off a ranked Georgia squad earlier this week and now look to claim another top-25 victory as the Volunteers come to Gainesville. Tennessee has also battled inconsistency with many new pieces in its lineup, but new arrivals Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament have been dominant in stretches. The Gators’ new-look…

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Publish date : 2026-01-09 11:03:00

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