Three straight road losses should have Seton Hall longing for the friendly confines of the Prudential Center, where it battles St. John's on Sunday in a Big East contest. After a pair of narrow defeats to Marquette and Providence, the Pirates wrapped up their road trip by scoring 46 points in a 30-point setback to No. 1 Villanova.

Northwestern is trending toward its first NCAA Tournament berth, a path that the Wildcats hope continues Sunday against host Ohio State. The Wildcats have won three in a row, allowing an average of 60 points during the streak.

Xavier was unable to find success in a three-game Big East gauntlet, but hopes to get back into the win column when it hosts Georgetown on Sunday. The 19th-ranked Musketeers opened conference play with three straight wins while averaging 86.7 points before dropping three in a row to the league's top teams while posting 66.3 points per game.

Coming off an emotional 70-67 overtime victory at Houston, Memphis faces another tough test against defensive-minded UCF as both teams jockey for position near the top of the American Athletic Conference standings. Brothers Dedric and K.J. Lawson combined for 44 points and 26 rebounds to lead the way for the Tigers against the Cougars while senior guard Matt Williams exploded for 38 points as the Knights routed USF 86-64 in their most recent game.

Connecticut looks to snap a two-game slide when it hosts shorthanded East Carolina in an American Athletic Conference game Sunday. The Pirates are not only without their top scorer, B.J. Tyson, but coach Jeff Lebo also won't be with the team after undergoing hip surgery.

Neither Virginia Tech nor Clemson is playing particularly well of late, but at least the Hokies have escaped with a couple of wins in recent weeks. Virginia Tech seeks its third victory in four games Sunday while the host Tigers try to avoid a sixth straight loss.

Arizona State and USC have both lost four of their last six games and will be looking to turn things around when they meet Sunday evening for a Pac-12 game at USC. Both teams are also coming off losses against ranked teams, the Sun Devils at No. 3 UCLA and the Trojans against No. 13 Arizona, but neither went down easily in those losses.