Three top-25 women’s basketball matchups to take place on Thursday

The GIST: Why leave all the fun to the men? It’s also shaping up to be a wild stretch of women’s basketball, with three top-25 matchups tipping off tomorrow. We’re talking everything from big dogs to underdogs — woof, woof.

🐱 No. 14 Kentucky at 🐏 No. 16 UNC — 5 p.m. ET — ESPN2: Undefeated Kentucky is on a roll, while North Carolina is looking for its first ranked win of the season. Wildcats center Clara Strack has been a force for Kentucky, averaging a double-double per game, but UNC boasts its own talented young bigs. This is going to be good.

🐮 No. 4 Texas at 🍀 No. 10 Notre Dame — 7 p.m. ET — ESPN: This game features not one, but two superstar duos. Senior Rori Harmon leads Texas alongside her sophomore teammate Madison Booker. For the Irish, it’s all about sophomore Hannah Hidalgo and senior Olivia Miles. Grab your goggles because this is must-see TV.

😈 No. 8 Duke at 🐓 No. 3 South Carolina — 9 p.m. ET — ESPN: Duke is on a roll after beating No. 13 Kansas State and No. 11 Oklahoma last week, but nothing would compare to knocking off the defending champs.

• Meanwhile, SC responded to suffering its first loss in 43 games late last month by beating its next two opponents by an average of 44 points. Consider that statement made.