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Unrivaled women’s basketball live updates: Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart in action Saturday

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MEDLEY, Fla. – WNBA stars Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier and Brittney Griner will be in action as the second weekend of Unrivaled women’s basketball continues Saturday night.

Stewart and the Mist (0-3) will face Reese and the Rose (0-2) in a battle of winless teams in the first matchup at 6 p.m. ET.

Collier and the Lunar Owls (2-0) hope to stay undefeated against Griner, Satou Sabally and the Phantom (1-2) in the second game at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Here’s everything you need to know as USA TODAY Sports provides live updates from tonight’s Unrivaled games at Wayfair Arena.

Breanna Stewart (30) of the Mist collides with Allisha Gray (15) of the Lunar Owls.

Breanna Stewart (30) of the Mist collides with Allisha Gray (15) of the Lunar Owls.

How to watch Unrivaled games on TV Saturday night

Unrivaled is available on cable television on TruTV in the United States, and TSN+ in Canada.

How to live stream Unrivaled games on Saturday night

Unrivaled games are also available to live stream on MaxYouTube and Sling TV.

Watch: Unrivaled games on Sling TV

Mist (0-3) vs. Rose (0-2) preview

Stewart had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Rickea Jackson added 24 points, but the Mist fell 74-69 to the Phantom on Friday night to fall to 0-3. They hope to avoid two winless weekends.

Kaleah Cooper (19.0) and Chelsea Grey (17.5) are the leading scorers for Rose, while Reese averages 10 rebounds through the first two games. The Vinyl and Lunar Owls beat Rose last weekend.

Lunar Owls (2-0) vs. Phantom (1-2) preview

Collier is Unrivaled’s leading scorer averaging 29.0 points from the Lunar Owls’ first two games, wins against the Mist and Rose last week.

Griner and Sabally each scored 29 points to help Phantom get its first win of the season against the Mist on Friday night. Griner was able to play through a hip pointer to score the game-winning basket. She’ll play on Saturday.

Alyssa Thomas has knee injury at Unrivaled Friday night

Alyssa Thomas, of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, has a right knee injury after leaving the Laces’ win in the second game Friday. The Laces return to action Monday.

Sabrina Ionescu not playing Unrivaled games in Week 2

WNBA champion Sabrina Ionescu won’t be available for Phantom, after participating in promotional activities during NBA Paris Games this week.

Unrivaled Week 2 games on Monday

The second weekend of Unrivaled games ends Monday on TNT:

Vinyl vs. Lunar Owls at 7:30 p.m.

Rose vs. Laces, 8:30 p.m.

What is Unrivaled?

Unrivaled – the new women’s basketball league started by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart – will play its inaugural season from January to mid-March.

Six teams with 36 of the best women’s basketball players in the world, including Sabrina Ionescu and Brittney Griner, will compete in 3-on-3, full court games for the next nine weeks.

Where is Unrivaled playing games?

Games will be played at Wayfair Arena in Medley, Fla., which is in the Miami metropolitan area, about 7 miles from Miami International Airport.

Unrivaled team names and rosters

  • Laces: Stefanie Dolson, Tiffany Hayes, Kate Martin, Kayla McBride, Alyssa Thomas, Jackie Young.

  • Lunar Owls: Shakira Austin, Napheesa Collier, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Allisha Gray, Courtney Williams, Cameron Brink (IR).

  • Mist: DiJonai Carrington, Aaliyah Edwards, Rickea Jackson, Jewell Loyd, NaLyssa Smith (relief player contract), Breanna Stewart, Courtney Vandersloot.

  • Phantom: Natasha Cloud, Brittney Griner, Natisha Hiedeman (relief player contract), Sabrina Ionescu, Marina Mabrey, Satou Sabally, Katie Lou Samuelson.

  • Rose: Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Lexie Hull, Angel Reese, Azura Stevens, Brittney Sykes.

  • Vinyl: Aliyah Boston, Rae Burrell, Jordin Canada, Dearica Hamby, Rhyne Howard, Arike Ogunbowale.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Unrivaled games today: How to watch on TV, scores, highlights

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