Northern Illinois and Western Michigan will square off in a matchup of MAC opponents. The teams square off Saturday for the first time this season.
Western Illinois hosts the Tennessee State Tigers after Raegan McCowan scored 21 points in Western Illinois' 73-60 loss to the UT Martin Skyhawks.
The largest of the wildfires ravaging the area shifted direction, triggering more evacuation orders and posing a new challenge to exhausted firefighters.