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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — No. 8 Virginia hosts 12th-ranked Villanova to help tip off a busy day of college basketball today. Coach Tony Bennett's Cavaliers take an 8-1 record into the showdown, but haven't played since Dec. 8. The Wildcats are also 8-1 after a convincing 39-point win over LaSalle Sunday.
NEW YORK (AP) — No. 7 Duke takes a seven-game winning streak and 9-1 mark into its meeting with Utah at Madison Square Garden. The Utes have built an 8-2 mark that includes wins over Texas Tech and BYU. The game is a rematch of a Sweet Sixteen meeting between the two teams that the Blue Devils won on the way to a national championship.
NEW YORK (AP) — No. 11 North Carolina faces 22nd-ranked UCLA in the first game of a doubleheader at the Barclays Center. The 8-2 Tar Heels are looking for their sixth win in the last seven games. After struggling through the early portion of the season, the 8-3 Bruins have reeled off five straight wins including a victory over then No. 1 Kentucky and a road win at Gonzaga.
BOSTON (AP) — Top-ranked Michigan State puts its 11-0 record on the line with an afternoon tip-off at Northeastern. A Spartans victory would tie the school record for the best start to a season. MSU's arrival has prompted the first sellout at Matthews Arena since 1995.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Patrick Kane leads the Blackhawks into his home town for an afternoon game at Buffalo. Chicago's sharpshooter tops the NHL with 47 points and has recorded at least a point in 27 of the last 28 games.
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