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Tuesday college basketball preview

LAWRENCE, Kan., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Bill Self and Tom Izzo renew their coaching rivalry in a non-conference matchup Tuesday when No. 5 Kansas hosts No. 4 Michigan State (1-0).

Self, in his first year at Kansas (1-0), faced Izzo six times when he was at Illinois, and the two split the victories..

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Eighth-ranked Florida seeks to remain perfect in season openers under coach Billy Donovan when it hosts Montana State (2-0).

No. 13 Oklahoma faces intrastate rival Tulsa for the first time in nearly seven years when the teams square off at the Lloyd Nole Center.

Oklahoma (2-0) and Tulsa (1-0) are two of the state's top programs with the Sooners reaching the last nine NCAA Tournaments and the Golden Hurricane reaching 20 victories the past five seasons.

No. 14 St. Joseph's (1-0) plays for the first time in 11 days when it visits Boston University (0-1)

Fifteenth-ranked Wisconsin (1-0) plays its home opener at the Kohl Center when it hosts Eastern Illinois (0-1).

No. 24 Maryland (1-0) continues a four-game homestand when it faces local rival George Mason (1-0) at the Comcast Center.

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