Washington Huskies (9-4, 0-1 Big Ten) at Northwestern Wildcats (7-5, 0-1 Big Ten) Evanston, Illinois; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sayvia Sellers and Washington visit Taylor Williams and Northwestern in Big Ten action. The Wildcats are 5-3 in home games.
St. John’s hosts Creighton in conference showdown
Creighton Bluejays (9-3, 1-0 Big East) at St. John's Red Storm (10-2, 0-1 Big East) New York; Saturday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lauren Jensen and Creighton take on Lashae Dwyer and St. John's in Big East play Saturday. The Red Storm have gone 5-1 in home games.
Strong leads No. 7 UConn against Providence after 22-point outing
Providence Friars (7-7, 0-1 Big East) at UConn Huskies (10-2, 1-0 Big East) Hartford, Connecticut; Sunday, 1:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. UConn hosts Providence after Sarah Strong scored 22 points in UConn's 72-70 loss to the USC Trojans.
Bryant Bulldogs and the Coppin State Eagles square off in Teaneck, New Jersey
Coppin State Eagles (8-6) vs. Bryant Bulldogs (7-4) Teaneck, New Jersey; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bryant faces Coppin State at Bogota Savings Bank Center in Teaneck, New Jersey. The Bulldogs are 7-4 in non-conference play.
Ross and Purdue Fort Wayne host Wright State
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (8-5, 3-0 Horizon) at Wright State Raiders (2-11, 0-3 Horizon) Fairborn, Ohio; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne takes on Wright State after Lauren Ross scored 27 points in Purdue Fort Wayne's 83-75 win over the Western Michigan Broncos. The Raiders have gone 2-3 at home.
Norfolk State visits Auburn after Gaston’s 35-point game
Norfolk State Spartans (11-4) at Auburn Tigers (9-3) Auburn, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Auburn hosts Norfolk State after Deyona Gaston scored 35 points in Auburn's 83-40 victory over the Alabama State Hornets. The Tigers are 5-0 on their home court.
Jacobs leads Fresno State against UNLV after 21-point game
Fresno State Bulldogs (9-4) at UNLV Rebels (8-4) Las Vegas; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Fresno State visits UNLV after Mia Jacobs scored 21 points in Fresno State's 66-55 victory over the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks. The Rebels are 7-1 in home games.
UAB faces Temple, aims for 6th straight home win
Temple Owls (6-5) at UAB Blazers (9-3) Birmingham, Alabama; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAB will try to keep its five-game home win streak alive when the Blazers play Temple. The Blazers are 5-0 on their home court.
Brown-Hagger and Illinois host Oregon
Illinois is 8-0 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.5 turnovers per game. The Ducks play their first true road game after going 9-3 to start the season. Oregon averages 73.8 points while outscoring opponents by 14.1 points per game.
Northern Kentucky and Oakland meet for conference matchup
Oakland Golden Grizzlies (4-7, 2-0 Horizon) at Northern Kentucky Norse (3-10, 0-2 Horizon) Highland Heights, Kentucky; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oakland plays Northern Kentucky in Horizon action Sunday. The Norse have gone 1-4 in home games.
Eads and Seton Hall host Butler
Seton Hall Pirates (9-3, 1-0 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (10-4, 0-1 Big East) Indianapolis; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Seton Hall visits Butler after Jada Eads scored 25 points in Seton Hall's 51-40 victory over the Providence Friars. The Bulldogs have gone 6-1 in home games.
Iona visits Hofstra following Von Essen’s 20-point outing
Iona Gaels (4-7, 2-0 MAAC) at Hofstra Pride (4-6) Hempstead, New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra takes on Iona after Emma Von Essen scored 20 points in Hofstra's 76-71 win against the Bucknell Bison. The Pride are 2-2 on their home court.
No. 1 UCLA hosts Markowski and Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers (10-2, 1-0 Big Ten) at UCLA Bruins (12-0, 1-0 Big Ten) Los Angeles; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska takes on No. UCLA after Alexis Markowski scored 20 points in Nebraska's 72-61 loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.
Saint Louis visits Kaur and Rhode Island
Saint Louis Billikens (6-7) at Rhode Island Rams (5-8) Kingston, Rhode Island; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island hosts Saint Louis after Harsimran Kaur scored 21 points in Rhode Island's 77-37 victory over the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash. The Rams have gone 3-3 at home.
JMU hosts Troy after Dyer’s 23-point game
JMU's average of 5.3 made 3-pointers per game is 2.0 fewer made shots on average than the 7.3 per game Troy allows. Troy has shot at a 40.0% clip from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points greater than the 38.2% shooting opponents of JMU have averaged. The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.