COLUMBUS, Ohio (Interstat) — The Niagara Purple Eagles, seeking their first win of the season, face a formidable challenge Sunday against the No. [rank not provided] Ohio State Buckeyes at Value City Arena.

Niagara (0-6) is coming off a 70-47 home loss to Fordham on Wednesday. Jisca Bila scored 14 points and Jordyn Williams added 13 in the defeat. The Purple Eagles have lost all six of their games by double digits this season.

Ohio State (5-1) enters the contest riding high after a tight 83-81 victory over West Virginia. Freshman guard Jaloni Cambridge led the Buckeyes with 22 points, while Chance Gray dished out seven assists and Brynleigh Martin scored 16 points off the bench. The Buckeyes’ only loss came on the road against then-No. [rank not provided] Connecticut.

The matchup pits a struggling Niagara offense, which has failed to score more than 58 points in a game, against an Ohio State team averaging 80.2 points per contest at home. The Buckeyes are 4-0 in Columbus this season.

Sunday’s game tips off at [time not provided] and is the first-ever meeting between the two programs. Following this contest, Niagara travels to face Buffalo on Dec. 3, while Ohio State begins Big Ten Conference play at Northwestern on Dec. 7.