Michigan State looks to extend its winning streak to 11 when it visits Nebraska in a Big Ten Conference matchup Thursday. The No. 6 Spartans are coming off a 71-56 victory at Penn State on Sunday, while the Cornhuskers have a two-game winning streak after beating No. 25 Indiana on the road on Monday.

Fifth-ranked Gonzaga strives to record its 20th consecutive victory over Loyola Marymount when it hosts the Lions in Thursday's West Coast Conference contest. The Bulldogs have notched 28 straight home wins against Loyola Marymount since suffering a 91-79 loss on Feb. 7, 1991.

After recording its first road sweep in six years, Washington returns home Thursday to face a Stanford team eager to climb back into the Pac-12 race. Senior point guard David Crisp has provided a welcome spark for the Huskies, who have won five straight by an average of 13 points.

Chase Jeter completed his general studies degree in December at Arizona, but the Duke transfer's basketball career with the Wildcats is just getting started as they host Oregon on Thursday for a Pac-12 contest. Jeter, a 6-10 junior center, recorded a career-high 23 points and nine rebounds while shooting 8-for-11 from the field in an 87-65 victory at California on Saturday, and received a compliment from a high place afterward.

With a road win at preseason favorite Oregon followed by a home sweep of USC and UCLA, Oregon State is off to its best start in Pac-12 play since the 1992-93 season. But the Beavers, picked to finish 10th in the conference's preseason media poll, know they have little time to celebrate with a difficult road trip ahead beginning with Thursday night's game at Arizona State.

Two teams searching for their first conference victory meet Thursday when California visits Washington State, which is hoping to have leading scorer and rebounder Robert Franks back in the lineup. The senior forward has missed the past four games with a hip injury but could return to face a Cal team that is allowing a Pac-12-worst 80.1 points per game.