A pair of teams sporting identical 2-3 records in American Athletic Conference play get together on Thursday night, as the Houston Cougars pay a visit to the 23rd-ranked Memphis Tigers.
LaQuinton Ross had a game-high 19 points to lead the third-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to a 76-64 win over the Delaware Blue Hens as a part of the Gotham Classic.
In a battle of mentor versus underling, Kevin Stallings leads his 18th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores into battle against former assistant King Rice, now the first-year head coach of the Monmouth Hawks.