Under the Radar Game of the Day – Sunday, January 11, 2015: Murray State at Jacksonville State

Murray State at Jacksonville State, 6:00 PM Eastern, CBS Sports Network

The UTR Game of the Day heads from Jacksonville, Florida yesterday to Jacksonville, Alabama today as the Jacksonville State Gamecocks host the Murray State Racers in Ohio Valley Conference play.  The visiting Racers enter this evening’s game with a record of 12-4, including being 2-0 in conference.  Their RPI (107), BPI (84) and KenPom (83) are all best in the OVC to date.  The Racers have won 10 games in a row, including wins over Evansville and Illinois State, both solid programs out of the Missouri Valley Conference.  While a 2-4 start to the season had us questioning whether this Murray State team would really be as good as we thought they were, they are one of the hottest teams in the country right now and look poised to run through the OVC on their way to an NCAA tournament bid.

Jacksonville State will be looking to cool off the Racers tonight.  The Gamecocks enter the game with a record of 8-9 overall and 1-2 in OVC play.  While the have struggles so far this season, all 9 of their losses did come on the road.  The Gamecocks will be looking to improve on their 7-0 home court record in order to pull off the upset tonight.  D.J. Felder will need to lead the way for the upset to happen.  He dropped 18 points and pulled down 9 rebounds, just missing the double-double, against Austin Peay in a win three nights ago.  A repeat performance tonight could leave the Gamecocks celebrating a victory.