Let the hype begin.

Top-ranked Memphis and No. 2 Tennessee both won Wednesday night, setting up a showdown between the teams Saturday. It will be the first 1-2 meeting since No. 2 Ohio State beat No. 1 Wisconsin 49-48 last Feb. 25.

"It's step up time now," said Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, who refused to talk about the game earlier in the week, instead insisting the Auburn Tigers were the more important Tigers.

"Everybody's going to be challenged."

The Vols (24-2, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) easily dispatched Auburn (13-11, 3-8) on Wednesday night, winning 89-70.

Saturday's matchup will be just the fifth time that a 1-2 meeting will be with teams from the same state. Cincinnati and Ohio State locked up twice in the 1960s and Duke and North Carolina met twice in the 1990s.

"We've got a good one ahead of us," said Chris Douglas-Roberts, who had 29 points in Memphis' 97-71 win over Tulane. "We're evenly matched, it's going to be a good one."

Last year, Memphis lost to Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., 76-58. This year the game will be on the Tigers' home court.

"We're playing the most talented team we've ever played in our building," said Memphis coach John Calipari, who won his 400th game Wednesday night.

Ramar Smith scored a season-high 19 points, Tyler Smith added 13 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and JaJuan Smith and Chris Lofton both had 12 points for the Vols, who extended their home winning streak to 30 games.

Memphis (26-0, 12-0 Conference USA) had already shaken off one scare, a one-point victory over UAB, and did not want another. And Tulane (15-10, 5-6) did not threaten the Tigers much.

Miami 96, No. 5 Duke 95

At Coral Gables, Fla., The Hurricanes beat the Blue Devils for the first time in 45 years, scoring 15 consecutive points to build a big lead early in the second half and holding on to win.

Ranked No. 2 just last week, the Blue Devils (22-3 overall, 10-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) lost for the second time in four days.

No. 3 North Carolina 84, North Carolina State 70

At Raleigh, N.C., Tyler Hansbrough had 32 points — including 16 during the decisive 11-minute run — to help North Carolina beat rival North Carolina State.

No. 8 Butler 51, Illinois-Chicago 46

At Chicago, A.J. Graves scored 14 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer in the final minute, and Butler closed in on the top seed in the Horizon League Tournament.

No. 11 Wisconsin 71, Illinois 57

Trevon Hughes scored 18 points and Marcus Landry added 17 to help Wisconsin beat host Illinois and move into a first-place tie in the Big Ten.

No. 19 Michigan State 86, Penn State 49

Raymar Morgan scored 16 points and Michigan State remained unbeaten at home with a victory over Penn State.

The Spartans (21-5, 9-4 Big Ten) were coming off back-to-back road losses which likely knocked them out of the conference championship chase.