For the first time this season, the West Virginia Mountaineers (12-4, 3-2 Big 12) will host a ranked opponent on their home floor as the No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones (15-1, 5-0 Big 12) come to town for what promises to be one of the most thrilling matchups of the afternoon.

Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a 64-57 win over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday night, ending the Cyclones' national-best 12-game winning streak.

Jan 7, 2025; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers guard Javon Small (7) shoots a three pointer during the second half against the Arizona Wildcats at WVU Coliseum.

The Duke Blue Devils extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 12 games, surviving Boston College’s early hot shooting and physical play to beat the Eagles behind Cooper Flagg’s 28 points.

Micah Parrish scored 11 of his career-high 22 points in the final six minutes to lead Ohio State to a 73-70 upset of No. 11 Purdue on Tuesday night in West Lafayette, Ind. The Buckeyes trailed by 16 points in the waning moments of the first half but produced 10-0 and 15-0 runs in the second half to snap Purdue's 26-game home winning streak.

Only three teams — Alabama, Florida and No. 6 Tennessee — held the same spot from a week ago. The chaotic week allowed No. 8 Michigan State to move into the top 10 for the first time this season and No. 22 Missouri into the poll for the first time since 2022-23.

Mike Lopresti breaks down who to look for and who's missing in the top ranks of this men's college basketball season so far.

All Times EST No. 3 Iowa St. (15-2) vs. UCF (12-5), 8 p.m. No. 4 Alabama (15-3) vs. Vanderbilt (15-3), 7 p.m. No. 6 Tennessee (16-2) vs. No. 14 Mississippi St. (15-3), 7 p.m. No. 10 Marquette

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Javon Small scored 12 of his 27 points in the final two minutes to lead West Virginia to a win over No. Iowa State, ending the Cyclones' national-best 12-game winning streak. Amani Hansberry added 12 points for the Mountaineers (13-4,

Grant Nelson scored a season-best 25 points and collected 11 rebounds to help No. 4 Alabama notch a 102-97 victory over No. 8 Kentucky in a high-octane Southeastern Conference contest in Lexington, Ky.

Time to shuffle the teams and file another weekly ballot in the Associated Press Top 25 poll. 1. Auburn (17-1) — Freshman guard Tahaad Pettiford, a 44% three-point shooter, carried the Tigers past Georgia. They’re off until Tennessee visits Saturday.