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North Florida (4-6, 3-6 D1) at Florida International (7-2, 4-2 D1) – 7:00 PM EST (CUSA.TV)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Miami, Florida for a matchup of Sunshine State rivals – the Ospreys of North Florida will visit the Panthers of Florida International. FIU has bloated their overall record with 3 non-D1 wins, but 3 of their 4 wins in D1 were away from home (2 in the Bach Classic in New York against Columbia and Youngstown State) that includes a road win at Florida Gulf Coast. Brian Beard Jr. leads the Panthers with 21.9 points a game and 7 assists per game.
North Florida comes into the game with wins in 2 of their last 3 games – the wins were at home against Florida A&M and on the road at Charleston Southern. They were also competitive in a road loss at Minnesota where they were down 1 point at the 5-minute mark, but the Gophers ended up winning 80-71. Noah Horchler averages a double-double for the Ospreys with 15.2 points a game and 10.3 rebounds a game.
PUPPET NOTES
-Not much was going right for Houston at the end of the first half against LSU, and they were noticeably frustrated going into the half, but they made some good adjustments and came from behind to win the game. That says a lot about their toughness. The Cougars remain unbeaten and are building quite a resume.
-Louisville got a battle from Lipscomb, but managed to hold on. For Lipscomb, this would have been the kind of win that could have put them even further inside the bubble. As it stands now their resume is still good with two pretty good road wins, and if they blow through the ASun they may be okay even if they slip up in the conference tournament, but WOW winning at Louisville would have really helped.
-Murray State went into Southern Illinois and totally blew their doors off. A very impressive showing for the Racers, who currently have just one loss.
Tonight, UMES is at Duquesne, Savannah State is at Wiscnosin, Samford is at home against Morehead State, Tulsa is hosting New Orleans, and Eastern Washington is visiting San Francisco. Those are the only games involving teams that are on the radar, and none are really that good. If you need a night off, you can take tonight off.