Under the Radar Game of the Day: Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton, 10:00 PM Eastern, espn3
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Championship Week has begun as the Atlantic Sun and Patriot League tipped off last night and action continues tonight in the America East, Northeast and Ohio Valley Conferences. However, the UTR Game of the Day is limited to regular season games, as any and all conference tournament games would qualify as the Game of the Day. Tonight’s schedule, amazingly enough, features only one regular season game involving Under the Radar teams — the Big West contest between Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton. Therefore, despite the game lacking in any significant postseason implications, it is our Under the Radar Game of the Day.
Long Beach State enters play tonight with a record of 16-13 overall and 10-4 in conference play. The 49ers are still mathematically alive to win or share the conference regular season crown, but would need several major upsets to occur including a Hawai’i loss at UC-Davis tomorrow night and at least one more loss by UC-Irvine. The 49ers are led by Nick Faust, who has the ability to lead the team in scoring each night and is their most dangerous player form beyond the arc.
Cal State Fullerton enters the game with a record of 10-18 overall and 3-12 in conference play. A loss tonight will lock the Titans into last place and the 8 seed in the Big West tournament (Cal State Northridge will not be participating due to a self-imposed postseason ban). The Titans are led by Tre’ Coggins, who is also deadly from three-point range. Coggins is coming off a 24 point effort in a loss to UC-Santa Barbara — a game in which he hit 5 three-pointers. If he is able to knock down the long range shots tonight, Fullerton just may be able to celebrate Senior Day with a victory.