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St. John's at Syracuse (7 p.m. ET, SNY): The Red Storm heads to Syracuse fresh off one of the worst shooting performances in memory. A 28 percent shooting night against Virginia Tech was perhaps less startling than that St. John's only lost by six. The days of Larry Wright and Eugene Lawrence knocking down jumpshots seems as long gone as Thanksgiving. The defense hasn't waned despite a couple of nights at the Holiday Festival when SJU couldn't get shots to fall. Norm Roberts will need that defense and the re-emergence of Anthony Mason -- who played well over the weekend -- to keep his team in the game. Syracuse probably has too much offensive firepower to lose this game, but the 2-3 zone will allow St. John's some open looks, so a great shooting night could mean a nailbiter. On the other hand, when's the last time St. John's had a great shooting night? I think Bootsy Thornton was involved.

Rutgers at South Florida (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2): You have to think that this was some sort of quota game for ESPN. Rutgers and South Florida are not two of the more attractive Big East teams, and matched up against each other, this is destined to draw a poor rating. The Bulls are the obvious choice to win thank to their offensive depth, and a Corey Chandler-less Scarlet Knights squad probably won't be able to score enough. The good news for Rutgers is that point guard Anthony Farmer has emerged as a dependable scoring threat. He's averaged 17 points per game over Rutgers' last three and has had at least a 50 percent eFG in each game. Dominique Jones has cooled off for USF, but someone new -- Aaron Holmes, Chris Howard -- steps up every night. A home win against one of the conference's worst teams is a must if USF is to make the next step toward Big East competitiveness.

Lafayette at Pittsburgh (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU): Hopefully a win over a Patriot League school will put smiles on the glum faces of Panthers fans, who have seen their season turn from magnificent to dreadful in the span of a few days. The most interesting aspect of this game is how Jamie Dixon uses Ronald Ramon, Keith Benjamin and Brad Wanamaker. DeJuan Blair and Sam Young should be able to dominate in the paint for Pitt.