Tip-off: 11 a.m. Wednesday, NIU Convocation Center
Media: Video: ESPN3; Radio: 98.9 FM/1360AM
Records: Huskies 12-4 overall, 5-0 in MAC West; Zips 7-9 overall, 0-5 in MAC East
Last game: The Huskies won, 77-73, at Toledo; the Zips lost, 80-70, at Ball State
Leading scorer: (NIU) Courtney Woods, 17.6 ppg; (Akron) Hannah Plybon, 17.9 ppg
Leading rebounder: (NIU) Ally Lehman, 10.8 rpg; (Akron) Hannah Plybon, 5.5 rpg
Also: (NIU) Kelly Smith, 10.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg; (Akron) Alex Ricketts, 11.