The top-ranked Duke Blue Devils play their first true road game of the season on Saturday, when they make the short trip to Raleigh to take on the 20th-ranked NC State Wolfpack in a key Atlantic Coast Conference showdown.
A pair of local rivals step out of conference to complete Big 5 City series play on Saturday afternoon, as the Temple Owls entertain the ninth-ranked Villanova Wildcats.
The second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes are off to a sensational start, and they are heavily favored in tonight's non- conference clash with the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs.
Two teams heading in opposite directions will meet at the Liacouras Center on Saturday afternoon, as the 24th-ranked Memphis Tigers take on the Temple Owls in American Athletic Conference action.