Robert Morris (0-0) at Marshall (0-0) – 7:00 PM (Stadium/CUSA.tv)
Hillbilly Ball is back! Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to the Tri-State region of WV/KY/OH where Marshall will play host to Robert Morris. The Thundering Herd won last year’s CIT Tournament, but most of the top players from that team have graduated and moved on. In their last exhibition, Marshall won a 92-59 contest against Rio Grande of Ohio – Mikel Beyers had 15 points and 6 rebounds in that game for the Herd.
Robert Morris has become a perennial contender in recent years in the Northeast Conference – they have averaged 20 wins a season over the span of a decade. Three of the top seven players return from last year, including brothers Josh Williams (14.5 PPG, 2.5 APG) and Jon Williams (6.5 PPG, 4.3 APG). Tonight’s game is also the first game for both schools as part of the Men Against Breast Cancer exempt event.