With the GLIAC race tightening up, the games start to mean even more for teams like the Northern Michigan University men’s basketball team as the second half of the conference season begins tonight at Vandement Arena in Marquette.

No. 7 Michigan St. (18-2) did not play. Next: at Southern Cal, Saturday. No. 8 Tennessee (17-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 Florida, Saturday. No. 9 Marquette (18-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 25 UConn, Saturday. No. 10 Purdue (17-5) beat Indiana 81-76. Next: at Iowa, Tuesday.

Army at Colgate, 6 p.m. George Washington at UMass, 6 p.m. La Salle at St. Bonaventure, 6 p.m. Maryland at Penn St., 6 p.m. Rhode Island at Fordham, 6:30 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7 p.m. Butler at Seton Hall, 7 p.m.

Michigan State moved up one spot to No. 7 and was followed by the Vols, who balanced out their close loss to Auburn by beating No. 14 Mississippi State. Marquette and Purdue — which beat then-No. 21 Michigan — rounded out the top 10.

No. 7 Michigan St. (18-2) at Southern Cal (12-8), 4:30 p.m. No. 9 Marquette (18-3) vs. No. 25 UConn (15-6), 8 p.m. No. 11 Kansas (15-5) at Baylor (13-7), 4 p.m. No. 12 Kentucky (15-5) vs. Arkansas (12-8), 9 p.m. No. 13 Texas A&M (16-5) at South Carolina (10-11), 8:30 p.m.

No. 10 Purdue begins the second half of league play while wrapping up a three-game homestand on Friday when Indiana visits Mackey Arena for the 220th

The Texas A&M men’s basketball team fell remained No. 13 in the Associated Press Top 25, but fell two spots to No. 15 in the USA Today coaches poll.

Michigan State moved up four spots in both major college basketball polls on Monday coming off home wins over Penn State and Illinois last week to break into the Top 10 for the first time this season at No.

Koby Brea scored 18 points and Jaxson Robinson added 17 to help No. 12 Kentucky post a 78-73 victory over No. 8 Tennessee on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn. Otega Oweh logged 14 points, Ansley Almonor had 12 on four 3-pointers and Amari Williams recorded 10 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the Wildcats (15-5,

Arkansas men’s basketball first-year coach John Calipari makes his long-awaited return to Kentucky when his Razorbacks face the 12th-ranked Wildcats at 8 p.m. Saturday at Rupp Arena. Calipari, who spent the previous 15 years in the Bluegrass State, is expecting to be booed upon his return.

Tennessee, Michigan State and Marquette are listed as No. 2 seeds ... Following an upset loss at Vanderbilt, Kentucky fell to the 3-line in DeCourcy's latest projections. The Wildcats are joined ...