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Tuesday’s college basketball games to watch

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is expected to attend a halftime ceremony Tuesday night at alma mater Davidson, where the student section will be named in honor of the school’s all-time leading scorer.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is expected to attend a halftime ceremony Tuesday night at alma mater Davidson, where the student section will be named in honor of the school’s all-time leading scorer. AP

DUQUESNE (9-11, 2-5 Atlantic 10) at DAVIDSON (9-8, 2-4)

Belk Arena, Davidson, 7 p.m., Time Warner Cable (channels 77, 323)

With NBA All-Star Stephen Curry to be honored at halftime by alma mater Davidson, the game is a sellout. The student section will be named in honor of Curry, the school’s all-time leading scorer. ...Mike Lewis II leads Duquesne in scoring (12.3 points a game), but the Dukes are shooting only 43 percent from the floor. ...Peyton Aldridge has led Davidson in scoring seven of the past nine games.

WAKE FOREST (12-7, 3-4 ACC) at SYRACUSE (11-9, 3-4)

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, N.Y., 8 p.m., WMYT-TV

Wake Forest snapped a 25-game ACC road losing streak Saturday at Wake Forest, with John Collins (23 points, nine rebounds) leading the way. ...Syracuse, a preseason Top 25 team, is off to its worst start in Jim Boeheim’s 41 years as coach.

AUBURN (13-6, 3-4 SEC) at SOUTH CAROLINA (15-4, 5-1)

Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, 6:30 p.m., SEC Sports Network

Mustapha Heron (15.6 points, 6.2 rebounds) leads Auburn, which is coming off a victory over Alabama. Sindarius Thornwell is coming off a 34-point performance in the Gamecocks’ 85-69 loss Saturday at Kentucky.

Steve Lyttle

This story was originally published January 23, 2017 at 12:38 PM with the headline "Tuesday’s college basketball games to watch."

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