Florida International (9-3, 5-3 D1) at Ohio (7-4, 6-4 D1) – 2:00 PM EST (No TV)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Southeast Ohio where the OU Bobcats will play host to the Golden Panthers of Florida International. FIU comes into the game with a record bloated against 4 non-D1 opponents, but they do have one road win in recent weeks that came at Florida Gulf Coast. They are coming off of a non-D1 win against Florida Memorial and a tough 82-73 loss on the road against in-state foe South Florida. Brian Beard Jr. leads the Golden Panthers with 20.6 points per game and 6.6 assists per game. As a team, FIU is currently averaging 95.5 points per game at the moment.
OU also has faced South Florida, but they were blown out in their meeting in November that came in the Jersey Mike’s Jamaica Classic. However, the Bobcats’ best win of the year came at home against Marshall in a 101-84 win earlier in the season. Jason Carter leads OU with 17.9 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game; Teyvion Kirk averages 15.7 PPG and 6.0 RPG for the Bobcats as well.