The 9th-ranked Michigan State Spartans have a rebound performance in mind as they get back to the Breslin Center on Monday night to face the No. 24 USC Trojans.

Kansas is led by freshman star Darryn Peterson (19.3 PPG, 3.8 RPG), who is making his return after missing nine of KU's first 13 outings. Flory Bidunga (14.7 PPG, 9.2 RPG), Tre White (14.5 PPG, 7.0 RPG), and Melvin Council Jr. (12.9 PPG, 5.2 APG) have also been key contributors.

Basketball fans should keep an eye on freshman standout guard Khloe Ison, who has been making waves for St. Frances Academy this season. These conference rivals will meet again in late January when St. Frances makes the return trip to Roland Park Country.

Over the next month, High School Sports Live will broadcast 15 basketball games and wrestling matches on PennLive. The partnership provides readers with even more live broadcast coverage, complementing PennLive’s already extensive offerings.

The defending state champion Millennium Tigers (8-3, 0-0) will travel to Phoenix on Monday night to face the Desert Vista Thunder (3-9, 2-0) in an Arizona 6A Central Basketball league clash that features a rematch of last year’s state semifinal thriller.

The battle of the Eagles takes flight Monday night in Kissimmee as Montverde Academy (6-5) travels to face Poinciana High School (4-4) in a nonleague boys basketball contest.

Virginia Tech women's basketball was blown out by No. 13 Louisville, 85-60; read below for a game thread, organized in reverse chronological order. The Hokies lose by 25. They shot 0-for-16 from three and were outscored in the paint, 40-30. Next up is Syracuse in New York on Thursday, Jan. 8.

UNC is just moments away from playing their first ACC true road game of the season against SMU. This is the first time that these two teams have faced off in conference play in the state of Texas, which is something that is still an adjustment for my ACC purest brain to compute.