College basketball scores: Big 12-SEC challenge schedule, results on Saturday, Jan. 28

The college basketball season is heating up and this weekend, two conferences will take a break from their respective league schedules to wage war against each other. The 10th annual Big 12-SEC Challenge will take place on Saturday as 10 schools from each league will do battle.

Copying the mold of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, the Big 12-SEC Challenge came into existence during the 2013-14 season. All 10 teams from the Big 12 participates annually while the 14-team SEC leaves four programs out of the challenge every year. The Big 12 has historically had the upper hand in this challenge, owning a 4-3-2 series record and a 48-41 overall record. However, the SEC is closing the gap and has won the last two challenges.

Biggest Matchups

The two standing blue bloods of their respective conferences will meet for the 35th time with Kansas heading to Rupp Arena to meet Kentucky.

The Jayhawks are in need of a pick-me-up after losing three straight matchups in Big 12 play. A Quad 1 road victory could be what the doctor ordered for the defending national champions. Meanwhile, things were getting a bit dicey for John Calipari and his Wildcats earlier in the month before ripping off four straight victories. While they're starting to trend back off the NCAA Tournament bubble, a home victory over Kansas would make a huge statement.

The most anticipated game of this year's Big 12-SEC Challenge is the Rick Barnes Invitational as Barnes and No. 4 Tennessee will host his former program in No. 10 Texas.

Texas has managed to maintain its spot near the top of the Big 12 standings and has impressively done so in the aftermath of Chris Beard's firing earlier in the month. The Longhorns have won two straight and could potentially vault back into the top five of the AP poll with a road victory in Knoxville. Meanwhile, Tennessee is cruising right along through SEC play and have done so with the nation's top defense in adjusted efficiency. The Volunteers are being talked about as a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and a win here could help their case.

Schedule for 2023 Big 12/SEC Challenge

No. 15 Auburn vs. West Virginia, noon ET, ESPN

No. 2 Alabama vs. Oklahoma, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN

No. 12 Iowa State vs. Missouri, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN2

Texas Tech vs. LSU, 2 p.m. ET, ESPNU

Arkansas vs. Baylor, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN

No. 11 TCU vs. Mississippi State, 4 p.m. ET, ESPN2

No. 10 Texas vs. No. 4 Tennessee, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN

Florida vs. No. 5 Kansas State, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN2

No. 9 Kansas vs. Kentucky, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN2

  
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