The 10 best women’s players in the country — 2 of them will play at Maples Sunday

Besides being one of the key Pac-12 women’s basketball games of the season, Sunday’s meeting between No. 11 Stanford and No. 3 Oregon will showcase two of the very best players in the county.

Both Alanna Smith of the Cardinal and Sabrina Ionescu of the Ducks hope to lead their teams to the national title. But first things first. Even if Stanford wins Sunday, it would still need help from somebody else to knock Oregon out of first place. These two teams are probably going to face each other again in the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas.

The 1 p.m. game should draw one of the largest crowds of the season to Maples Pavilion.