Under the Radar Game of the Day: Wofford at Columbia, 7:00 PM Eastern, espn3
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After picking a thriller for yesterday’s UTR Game of the Day (Weber State defeated Central Michigan 63-60), we head to New York City as the Ivy League’s Columbia Lions play host to the Southern Conference’s Wofford Terriers. Columbia enters tonight’s game at 2-2 on the season, although neither loss was shocking (at Kansas State and at Northwestern). The Lions have been led so far by Maodo Lo (18 points in a win over Lehigh), Alex Rosenberg (a double-double in their opener) and Grant Mullins (22 points in the Northwestern loss). These three players, together with a deep bench, may be enough to help lead the Lions to their first NCAA tournament bid since 1968 this year in one of the most wide-open looking Ivy League races we have seen in some time.
Wofford is coming off of a school record 28 win season that saw them win the SoCon regular season and conference tournament titles. The Terriers are 1-2 so far this season, having fallen at Missouri and North Carolina. Spencer Collins has led the way so far this year, scoring in double figures in every game including 21 in their win over Maryland-Eastern Shore. Although the Terriers lost their top two players off of last season’s team, they are still talented enough to contend in the Southern. Picking up a win tonight, on the road against a team also among the favorites in its league, will go a long way towards proving that this is not a rebuilding year for the team.