Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball is desperately trying to find a spark as it hunts its first win in three weeks. Here are three things to watch.

The Oregon State women’s basketball team went cold down the stretch but was able to hang on for a 74-72 overtime win Thursday night at Santa Clara.A.J. Marotte

Oregon State sits at No. 59, behind Gonzaga (No. 10) and St. Mary's (No. 33), but ahead of Santa Clara (No. 66), Washington State (No. 75) and San Francisco (No. 77). The rest of the conference is outside the top 150.

The next three weeks could indicate a lot about whether the West Coast Conference will send multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament this season. The league's bigg

Too many bad losses and not enough good wins have left the MW with only two teams on solid ground for at-large bids.

Defending WCC champion Saint Mary’s, which is 2-0 in Quad 1 but 1-3 in Quad 2, has the second strongest resume in the conference. The Gaels are generally projected as a double-digit seed or among the first 4-8 teams on the outside looking in. Oregon State has the third highest NET (59) but is 0-4 in Quad 1.

The Pilots had two shots at a win, missed them both and Ejim was carried to the locker room. Well, that last part is not true, but maybe it should have been. The grad senior scored a career-high 35 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and was, once again, the hero as the Bulldogs won for the fifth consecutive time.

Washington State guard Tara Wallack scored 12 points Saturday in the Cougars' 69-61 home loss to Gonzaga. Washington State could have taken over sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference with a win but instead are in a five-way tie atop the standings.

Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion and current World No. 5, is now the highest-ranked player in the Farmers Open, followed by No. 6 Ludvig Aberg. Others in the top 25 entered are Keegan Bradley (11), Sahith Theegala (13), Sungjae Im (19), Aaron Rai (22) and Tony Finau (25).

In the first meeting of Gonzaga and Washington State since the Cougs joined the WCC, it was an intense game with a lot of respect between coaches and players.

Purdue basketball travels three time zones to Washington and then Oregon for its first visits to Boilermakers' new Big Ten counterparts.

"There might be" a chance sophomore guard Isaiah Watts, who has been out since Dec. 18 with a hand injury, returns this week for Washington State men's basketball.