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Thursday’s slate and what to watch

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Mike Miller

It’s one of those fabulous days where the slate arrives and we’ve already had college hoops on TV thanks to the early season tournaments. So if you missed that glorious Purdue-Iona game, well, sorry about that.

The good news? There are plenty of games left.

(All times ET; TV info from HDSportsGuide.com)

Maryland vs. Alabama, 5 p.m. (ESPN2)
No ACC team has lost this season. This ends tonight. Alabama ‘s defense is already thriving and the offense has actually been better than expected. The Terps should hang for a while, but this margin could hit double-figures.

Arizona at St. John’s, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
So many off-court storylines here, headed by Kevin Parrom’s return to NYC since being shot in September and Steve Lavin’s slow return to full health after prostate cancer surgery. And the game? Well, I’m just hoping it’s entertaining given how spotty the young teams have looked thus far.

VCU at Seton Hall, 5 p.m. (ESPNU)
Is it an upset when Shaka Smart’s involved?

Texas A&M at Miss State, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
The SEC’s future meets up in the 2K Sports Classic. The Aggies has coach Billy Kennedy back on the sideline, but star Khris Middleton is out because of an injury. That should make this one closer than the Aggies would like. Of course, if Renardo Sidney ever decides to play well, the Bulldogs might actually win.

EAST
Penn at Rider, 7 p.m.
Maine vs. UConn at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7 p.m.
Loyola (Md.) at UMBC, 7 p.m.
NJIT at UMass, 7 p.m.
Alcorn St. at West Virginia, 7 p.m.
Lyndon St. at Yale, 7 p.m.
Sacred Heart at Rutgers, 7:30 p.m.

SOUTH
Northwestern St. at Alabama St., 7 p.m.
Florida Christian at Bethune-Cookman, 7 p.m.
NC A&T at Campbell, 7 p.m.
Mercer at Furman, 7 p.m.
Asbury at Morehead St., 7 p.m.
Hampton at Richmond, 7 p.m.
UNC Pembroke at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.
Prairie View at Florida Gulf Coast, 7:05 p.m.
Coker at East Carolina, 7:30 p.m.
W. Carolina at Presbyterian, 7:30 p.m.
North Florida at Florida, 8 p.m.
Tenn. Temple at Murray St., 8:30 p.m.

MIDWEST
Fairfield at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
N. Illinois at Iowa, 8 p.m.
Niagara at Missouri, 8 p.m.
SIU-Edwardsville at Illinois St., 8:05 p.m.
W. Illinois at Michigan, 8:30 p.m.
Lipscomb at Illinois, 9 p.m.

SOUTHWEST
Southern U. at Rice, 8 p.m.
UT-Martin at Arkansas St., 8:05 p.m.

FAR WEST
Southern Miss. at Denver, 9 p.m.
Idaho at Montana, 9 p.m.
Montana St.-Billings at S. Utah, 9 p.m.
Pacific at Nevada, 10 p.m.
E. Washington at Oregon, 10 p.m.
Southern Cal at San Diego St., 10 p.m.
Canisius at UNLV, 10 p.m.
Sacramento St. at Washington St., 10:05 p.m.

TOURNAMENTS

2K Sports Classic
At New York
First Round
Texas A&M vs. Mississippi St., 7 p.m.
St. John’s vs. Arizona, 9 p.m.

DirecTV Charleston Classic
At Charleston, S.C.
First Round
Tulsa 65, W. Kentucky 49
LSU vs. Northwestern, 3 p.m.
VCU vs. Seton Hall, 5:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech vs. Saint Joseph’s, 8 p.m.

Puerto Rico Tipoff
At San Juan, Puerto Rico
First Round
Temple 69, W. Michigan 55
Purdue 91, Iona 90
Maryland vs. Alabama, 5 p.m.
Wichita St. vs. Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

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