Samford plays conference rival East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (14-10, 5-4 SoCon) at Samford Bulldogs (8-16, 3-5 SoCon) Birmingham, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kennedy Langham and Samford host Meghan Downing and East Tennessee State in SoCon play. The Bulldogs are 6-4 in home games.

Little Rock hosts Tennessee Tech following Walker’s 21-point game

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (18-5, 12-2 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (13-11, 11-4 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tennessee Tech takes on Little Rock after Anna Walker scored 21 points in Tennessee Tech's 65-54 victory over the Eastern Illinois Panthers. The Trojans are 7-4 on their home court.

Ziegler leads Saint Joseph’s (PA) against Richmond

Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (20-4, 11-2 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (20-5, 11-1 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Joseph's (PA) visits Richmond after Laura Ziegler scored 43 points in Saint Joseph's (PA)'s 83-45 win against the Loyola Chicago Ramblers. The Spiders are 8-2 in home games.

Duke gets right in blowout of Cal

Duke took a step forward defensively and did just enough everywhere else to cruise back into the victory column. The Blue Devils sailed past California 78-57 Wednesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, leading from start to finish in a blowout that never felt particularly close. Cooper Flagg scored 27 points, Tyrese Proctor added 18 and Khaman Maluach had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds as Duke put Saturday’s defeat at Clemson – its first ACC shortcoming – in the rearview mirror.

Dent and New Mexico defeat Wyoming 71-67

Donovan Dent scored 20 points and Jovan Milicevic secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining as New Mexico took down Wyoming 71-67 on Wednesday night. Dent added six rebounds, seven assists, and three steals for the Lobos (21-4, 13-1 Mountain West Conference). Tru Washington scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line and added three steals.