Highlighted Games for Tuesday, Feb 10th

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TONIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

-KENT STATE AT AKRON (MAC).  Chad Sherwood’s UTR Game of the Day.  CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE

-NOTRE DAME AT CLEMSON (ACC).  This may be a trap game for the Irish as they look to rebound from getting absolutely pasted by Duke over the weekend.  Clemson had some bad losses early to Winthrop and Gardner Webb in the same week.  It was a bad week, because without that, they’d be 16-7 on the year and a very respective 6-5 in the ACC.  As weak as the bubble is, they’d be within reach of it.

-GEORGETOWN AT SETON HALL (Big East).  Both programs still appear to be safe, but both also appear to be backpedaling, especially Seton Hall.  They need to avoid losing and falling to 5-7 in league play.

-MICHIGAN STATE AT NORTHWESTERN (Big Ten).  Michigan State is squarely on the bubble, and every game has a pivotal feel to it.  A win means they pick up a conference road win.  A loss means they fell to a team that won’t even make the NIT.

-KENTUCKY AT LSU (SEC).  LSU is certainly a tournament caliber team (at least most of the time) and this is a huge showcase game for them at home.  Kentucky is the #1 team in the nation, and they’re certainly capable of winning on the road against tournament caliber teams.

-CINCINNATI AT TEMPLE (American).  Temple is inside the bubble and the more they continue to win, the safer they will feel.  Cincinnati is in better shape than Temple right now, at least on paper, but they’re still not in a situation to where they can survive going into a slump and losing four out of five.  There is room for improvement, and any time you can get a quality road win, it helps.

-KANSAS AT TEXAS TECH (Big Twelve).  Kansas can still end up on the #1 line, but saying they need to avoid losses in a game like this…well…goes without saying.

-XAVIER AT MARQUETTE (Big East).  Xavier is in relatively good shape, but they still need wins away from home.  Failing to beat a sub NIT team, which Marquette certainly looks like, will further the argument that Xavier can be world beaters at home, but can’t beat mediocre teams on the road.

-WISCONSIN AT NEBRASKA (Big Ten).  Wisky is knocking on the door of the #1 line.  Nebraska has had a disappointing year, but it’s still not easy to win on the road in a game that is a showcase for the home team.

-ARKANSAS AT AUBURN (SEC).  Arkansas is in good shape and although Auburn is way outside the picture, Arkansas will still get some credit if they’re able to beat them on the road.

-DAYTON AT SAINT LOUIS (Atlantic Ten).  Dayton is inside the bubble, but I wouldn’t go so far to say that they are entirely safe.  They can’t afford to go into the tank, and can really use a road win.  Again, road games aren’t easy to win, but tournament caliber teams need to be able to beat sub-NIT teams on the road.

-NEW MEXICO AT COLORADO STATE (Mountain West).  Colorado State needs to take care of business at home against a non-tournament team.