Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (9-4, 3-1 OVC) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (8-6, 5-0 OVC) Charleston, Illinois; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Illinois faces Tennessee Tech after Ella Lune scored 23 points in Eastern Illinois' 69-56 victory against the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars. The Panthers are 6-0 on their home court.
Northern Illinois visits Mobley and Akron
Northern Illinois Huskies (7-6, 1-1 MAC) at Akron Zips (7-7, 1-1 MAC) Akron, Ohio; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Akron takes on Northern Illinois after Alexus Mobley scored 23 points in Akron's 74-54 loss to the Toledo Rockets. The Zips are 5-3 in home games.
Houston takes on BYU on 3-game skid
BYU ranks ninth in the Big 12 in team defense, giving up 61.2 points while holding opponents to 37.2% shooting. The Houston Cougars are 0-3 in Big 12 play. Houston has a 1-8 record against opponents over .
Jacksonville State faces Western Kentucky after Pierre’s 20-point game
Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8-6, 0-1 CUSA) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (10-5, 1-1 CUSA) Bowling Green, Kentucky; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville State takes on Western Kentucky after Jaron Pierre Jr. scored 20 points in Jacksonville State's 83-71 loss to the Kennesaw State Owls. The Hilltoppers are 8-1 on their home court.
Saint Joseph’s (PA) hosts McConell and Duquesne
Duquesne Dukes (9-5, 0-3 A-10) at Saint Joseph's (PA) Hawks (12-2, 3-0 A-10) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Duquesne visits Saint Joseph's (PA) after Megan McConnell scored 26 points in Duquesne's 64-62 loss to the Fordham Rams. The Hawks are 6-1 in home games.
Morehead State visits Lee and Little Rock
Morehead State Eagles (6-8, 1-3 OVC) at Little Rock Trojans (5-8, 3-1 OVC) Little Rock, Arkansas; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Little Rock faces Morehead State after Faith Lee scored 23 points in Little Rock's 67-63 victory over the Tennessee State Tigers. The Trojans have gone 3-3 at home.
Arkansas visits Auburn after Higginbottom’s 23-point performance
Auburn scores 71.5 points and has outscored opponents by 14.6 points per game. The Razorbacks have gone 0-2 against SEC opponents. Arkansas is 3-1 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.6 turnovers per game.
UMass visits Dayton after Wolf’s 33-point game
UMass Minutewomen (7-7, 2-1 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (8-6, 2-1 A-10) Dayton, Ohio; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dayton hosts UMass after Ivy Wolf scored 33 points in Dayton's 69-49 victory against the VCU Rams. The Flyers are 7-2 on their home court.
Cunningham, Arizona Wildcats to host Littlepage-Buggs and the Baylor Bears
Baylor Bears (12-3, 2-1 Big 12) at Arizona Wildcats (11-5, 2-1 Big 12) Tucson, Arizona; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Breya Cunningham and Arizona host Darianna Littlepage-Buggs and Baylor in Big 12 play. The Wildcats are 7-2 on their home court.
Rhode Island visits Davidson after Morgan’s 20-point performance
Rhode Island Rams (7-8, 2-0 A-10) at Davidson Wildcats (8-7, 3-0 A-10) Davidson, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Davidson hosts Rhode Island after Issy Morgan scored 20 points in Davidson's 94-53 victory over the Saint Louis Billikens. The Wildcats have gone 6-0 at home.
Marshall visits McDaniel and JMU
JMU ranks fourth in the Sun Belt in team defense, giving up 63.3 points while holding opponents to 37.4% shooting. The Thundering Herd are 0-3 in Sun Belt play. Marshall is third in the Sun Belt with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game led by Alasia Hayes averaging 4.0.
No. 7 UConn hosts Kanerva and Xavier
Xavier Musketeers (5-9, 0-3 Big East) at UConn Huskies (13-2, 4-0 Big East) Hartford, Connecticut; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Xavier visits No. UConn after Meri Kanerva scored 20 points in Xavier's 65-60 loss to the DePaul Blue Demons.
Suarez and George Mason host Richmond
George Mason Patriots (12-2, 2-1 A-10) at Richmond Spiders (11-5, 2-1 A-10) Richmond, Virginia; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: George Mason plays Richmond after Paula Suarez scored 22 points in George Mason's 83-63 victory over the Saint Bonaventure Bonnies. The Spiders have gone 4-2 at home.
Illinois hosts No. 23 Iowa after Bryant’s 20-point performance
Iowa Hawkeyes (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (11-4, 1-3 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Illinois hosts No. Iowa after Genesis Bryant scored 20 points in Illinois' 68-61 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Grayson and the Southern Miss Eagles take on conference foe UL Monroe
Southern Miss Eagles (5-9, 1-2 Sun Belt) at UL Monroe Warhawks (5-9, 1-2 Sun Belt) Monroe, Louisiana; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Melyia Grayson and Southern Miss visit Jakayla Johnson and UL Monroe in Sun Belt action. The Warhawks are 3-3 in home games.