Under the Radar Game of the Day: Lafayette at Boston University

Lafayette at Boston University, 12:00 PM Eastern, CBS Sports Network

There are only 8 games on the college basketball schedule today, and 2 of those (Notre Dame-North Carolina and Yale-Cornell) were postponed from Saturday.  Apparently, some other sport has a big event tonight that the schedule-makers think everyone is going to be watching.  However, in lieu of watching 6 and a half hours of people talking about what is going to happen in that big game, we here at Hoops HD suggest that you spend the afternoon watching college basketball, starting with today’s Under the Radar Game of the Day (on “the Roof” in Boston) between Lafayette and Boston U.

The visiting Lafayette Leopards have struggled so far this season, entering play today at 2-9 in Patriot League play and 6-16 overall.  They have not won since January 5 against Army.  Matt Klinewski has been a consistent double-digit scorer for Lafayette so far this season, hitting that mark in 12 consecutive games, including a career high 34 in his team’s earlier home loss to BU.  The Boston University Terriers currently sit at 12-11 overall and 7-4 in league play, half a game behind Navy for second place.  After starting conference play 5-0, the Terriers have hit some bumps, losing 4 of their last 6 games including a home game to Navy on Thursday.  Eric Fanning was the one standout for BU in that game, leading the team with 21 points.  However, they will need more than just Fanning if they want to challenge for a spot near the top of the conference standings.  It all starts today for the Terriers, and they cannot overlook this Lafayette team.