College basketball glance: Feb. 4

Men

Northern Illinois at Bowling Green

Time: 6 p.m.

Records: NIU is 2-18, 1-7; BGSU is 10-11, 4-4

TV: SportsTime Ohio

Radio: 99.1 FM, 1470 AM

Series: BGSU leads 28-25

Notes: The Falcons look to claim back-to-back wins for the first time since late November. … The Huskies enter the contest on a five-game losing streak, and are winless in eight road games this season. … BG has won the last five meetings of these two teams, including a 74-54 win in the opening round of last year's MAC tournament that stands as the final game ever played at Anderson Arena. … The Huskies are led in scoring by freshman Abdel Nader (10.5) after senior Tim Toler was dismissed from the team four games ago. … BG senior Dee Brown finished with a season-high 21 points at Western Michigan and is within 72 of the 1,000-point plateau. … Senior Scott Thomas and junior Jordon Crawford each have 281 career assists, leaving both just two shy of breaking into the top 10 in school history.

Buffalo at Toledo

Time: 7 p.m.

Records: UB is 13-6, 6-2; UT is 10-12, 2-6

Radio: 1370 AM

Series: UT leads 11-5

Notes: UT coach Tod Kowalczyk and his staff will wear bow ties as part of the second-annual "Tie One On" event designed to raise money for cancer care. ... UB has won five in a row, including double-digit home wins over MAC division leaders Akron and Eastern Michigan. … UB leads the MAC in scoring at 73.6 points -- 2.5 more than fourth-ranked UT. … UB sophomore Javon McCrea is fourth in the MAC in scoring at 16.1 points and senior Mitchell Watt is sixth at 15.2. McCrea and Watt are tied for fourth in rebounding at 7.5. … UT guard Dominique Buckley leads the MAC in free-throw shooting at 87 percent. … Over the past three games UT guard Rian Pearson is averaging 24.6 points and 9.6 rebounds. Pearson ranks third in the MAC in both statistical categories. … UB's Zach Filzen is averaging a team-high 31.8 minutes and is connecting on 43 percent of his 3-point attempts (59 of 135). … UB leads the league in blocked shots (5.5) and assists (16.6).

Women

Toledo at Kent State

Time: Noon

Records: UT is 14-7, 7-2 MAC; KSU is 5-14, 4-5

Radio: 1230 AM

TV: SportsTime Ohio

Series: UT leads 35-28

Notes: UT has won six in a row, while KSU has lost two straight, falling in double digits to Ball State and Northern Illinois. … KSU won a season-high three in a row prior to its two-game slide. … The Rockets have won 11 straight games against the MAC East, dating back to a loss to Bowling Green in the 2010 MAC championship game. … KSU is led by guard Trisha Krewson (11.8 points and 5.9 rebounds) and forward Diamon Beckford (10.6, 6.0). … KSU ranks 11th in the MAC in scoring at 57.8 points. … UT is ranked No. 19 in the country among mid-major programs, according to collegeinsider.com. … UT center Yolanda Richardson is leading the league in field goal percentage (74 percent) and blocks (2.9). … Richardson and Janelle Reed-Lewis were feeling ill in Wednesday's 71-60 win over Akron, and UT coach Tricia Cullop expects them to be healthier for this game.

Western Michigan at Bowling Green

Time: 2 p.m.

Records: WMU is 6-16, 3-6 MAC; BGSU is 19-3, 9-0

Radio: 88.1 FM

Series: BG leads 32-22

Notes: It is still unknown if BG coach Curt Miller will return to the bench. Miller has missed the last two games after suffering a mild stroke. ... The Falcons look to avenge a 66-55 loss in Kalamazoo, Mich., last year. … Western Michigan is the last MAC team to have beaten BG, as the Falcons carry strings of 20 consecutive MAC wins and 17 straight regular-season victories over league foes into this contest. … WMU ended a six-game losing streak with a 102-92 home win over Buffalo. … The Broncos are led by senior G Maria Iaquaniello, who averages 13.4 points per game. … With a win, BG would reach the 20-win plateau for the ninth consecutive season, extending their MAC record. It would mark the program's 17th 20-win season, also a MAC record. … BG has won 12 straight games overall, 11 in a row at home. … Senior Jessica Slagle has led BG in scoring each of the last three games and has averaged 16.0 points per game in her last six contests.