No. 24 Florida looks to keep pace in the SEC race when it hosts struggling Missouri on Thursday. The Gators are one game behind Kentucky and South Carolina in the conference standings, while the Tigers are winless in league play and have lost 12 straight overall. 

Michigan State looks to get a little momentum going when it travels to face Nebraska on Thursday in a Big Ten Conference contest. The Spartans are coming off a victory over rival Michigan, while the Cornhuskers upset nationally ranked Purdue on Sunday to snap their five-game losing streak.

Memphis, which survived a poor shooting performance in a win over East Carolina in its last game, visits South Florida on Thursday to face a team that has lost all nine of its American Athletic Conference contests and is coming off a 41-point drubbing at the hands of first-place Cincinnati. The Tigers, who are fourth in the AAC, shot only 30.3 percent against the Pirates on Saturday but came away with a 57-50 triumph thanks to their stout defense and domination on the boards.

Fifth-ranked Arizona is on quite a roll, having won 14 straight games to grab the top spot in the Pac-12 standings midway through the conference season. A huge showdown looms Saturday against second-place Oregon, but the visiting Wildcats first will have to guard against overlooking cellar-dwelling Oregon State on Thursday.

After opening last season’s Pac-12 schedule with road losses to Stanford and California, Utah is hoping for a more enjoyable visit to the Bay Area this week. The Utes have won three of their last four games to move into a three-way tie for third place in the Pac-12 as they prepare to visit Cal on Thursday.

No. 13 Oregon hasn't had to prevent a losing streak since November, but it is in that position as it heads into a Pac-12 matchup against visiting Arizona State on Thursday. The Ducks suffered a major upset Saturday at Colorado, falling behind early and primarily settling for jump shots the rest of the way in a 74-65 setback that halted their 17-game winning streak.

Colorado looks to build on its sweep of the Oregon schools on Thursday as the Buffaloes visit Stanford, which has dropped two in a row following a three-game winning streak. Colorado, which opened Pac-12 play with seven straight losses, snapped Oregon’s 17-game winning streak with a 74-65 victory over the visiting Ducks last Saturday.

Top-ranked Gonzaga is aiming to set a school mark for consecutive victories when it visits Brigham Young in Provo, Utah for Thursday's West Coast Conference game. The Bulldogs tied the record set by the 2014-15 team with 22 consecutive victories and were elevated to the No. 1 spot on Monday for just the second time in program history.

With the school-record streak for consecutive weeks in the Top 25 at 13 and growing, No. 19 Saint Mary's looks to continue mowing through the West Coast Conference competition when it tries for its ninth straight victory over host Pacific on Thursday. The Gaels won their nine WCC games by at least 11 points but their lone conference loss - 79-56 at No. 1 Gonzaga on Jan. 14 - could prevent them from winning the league title unless they prevail in the rematch Feb. 11.