Guard Andrew Rowsey dusted off the cobwebs to lead Marquette to victory on Saturday.  He’ll need to have a similar performance if the Golden Eagles are going to travel to No. 13 Butler on Monday and snap the Bulldogs' 13-game home winning streak.

Fourteenth-ranked Xavier concludes one of the toughest seven-day stretches for any team in college basketball this season when it hosts No. 8 Creighton on Monday afternoon as part of the Big East's day-long Martin Luther King Jr. Marathon. The week for the Musketeers began with a 79-54 thumping at defending NCAA champion and No. 3 ranked Villanova on Tuesday and included a 83-78 setback at No. 13 Butler on Saturday.

In a season marked by winning and losing streaks, St. John's is currently experiencing one of the latter heading into Monday's Big East game against visiting DePaul. The Red Storm, who have enjoyed a pair of three-game winning streaks, need a victory over the Blue Demons to avoid their second five-game losing streak of the season.

Seton Hall has been a bit of a nemesis for third-ranked Villanova in recent years but hasn't posted a road win in the series since 1994. The Wildcats aim for their 15th straight home win over the Pirates when the rivals square off Monday in a rematch of last year’s Big East Tournament final.

North Carolina and Syracuse both reached the Final Four last season, but only one is playing like a contender heading into Monday’s meeting in Chapel Hill. The 12th-ranked Tar Heels have won four in a row, highlighted by a 96-83 victory over No. 10 Florida State on Saturday, while the Orange still are looking for their first win away from home this season.

Georgetown has built some momentum with back-to-back wins following its 0-4 start in Big East Conference play, and will try to keep it going Monday night in a home game against Providence. The game will wrap up a four-game homestand for the Hoyas and also conclude the season series, with the Friars having won the first meeting 76-70 on Jan. 4.

Despite 16 straight wins and a perfect 5-0 mark in Big 12 play, Kansas coach Bill Self is not concerned if his squad will be elevated to the No. 1 spot in the polls this week. The No.2 Jayhawks had to rally from a halftime deficit for the second straight game Saturday, and will look for a more solid 40-minute performance Monday when they visit high-scoring Iowa State.