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Toledo (4-1, 3-1 D1) vs. UC-Irvine (6-0, 5-0 D1) – 7:30 PM EST (Live Stream)
It’s rare that we have a team featured in our UTR Game of the Day two days in a row (Toledo), but that is what we have with the aforementioned Toledo Rockets advancing to the championship game of the Gulf Coast Showcase against the UC-Irvine Anteaters. The Rockets had a 1-point lead against Louisiana at halftime and shot 62% from the field in the 2nd half to pull away with a 77-64 win. Jaelan Sanford and Nate Navigato had 17 points each for the Rockets.
UC-Irvine came into the tournament with a win at Texas A&M already under their belts. The Anteaters have beaten UT-San Antonio and Tulane to earn their way into tonight’s championship game. Collin Welp currently leads the Anteaters with 10.8 points a game (as a reserve): while he is the only player currently averaging double figures in points per game; they get pretty balanced scoring with 4 other guys who have also averaged at least 8.7 points per game in all 6 games that UC-Irvine has played to date.