Omaha (6-7, 5-7 D1) at Eastern Washington (6-3, 4-3 D1) – 9:00 PM EST (WatchBigSky.com)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Cheney, Washington where the Eagles of EWU will host the Omaha Mavericks. The Eagles come in to the game losing their buy games at Saint Louis, Boston College and Washington, but they do own a win against Belmont and have ran the table against the remainder of their schedule so far. This is only their third home game against D1 competition with the wins being against the aforementioned Belmont and North Dakota. Kim Aiken Jr is averaging a double-double (15.3 PPG/12.0 RPG) for the Eagles.
Omaha has had a few highlights among the way – they won the undercard portion of the Cayman Islands Classic that they hosted. They beat Southern and Loyola to claim that title. Since then, they did have a rough go with a four-game losing streak that included losses at Saint Mary’s and Arizona. That streak was snapped with a home win against UTRGV on Sunday. Matt Pile also averages a double-double (12.0 PPG/10.8 RPG) for the Mavericks.
OTHER NEWS, NOTES, AND GAMES
-FLORIDA VS PROVIDENCE (Brooklyn, NY). Florida has been somewhat disappointing, but they still have a high ceiling and heading into the Holidays with increased practice time is when this team might start hitting its stride. Providence has been even more disappointing, and is starting to show signs of not ever hitting their stride.
-OKLAHOMA AT CREIGHTON. This is another tough road game for the Sooners. They’ve got a few somewhat notable wins against Minnesota, Oregon State, and Missouri, but this would be their most impressive win of the season up to this point if they’re able to pull it off. Creighton is a very respectable 8-2 on the season and is unbeaten at home.
-SAN FRANCISCO AT STANFORD. Both teams have bloated record, and Stanford has some nice wins on their resume. Both are Bay Area teams, so it should be a fun match-up.
-DENVER AT NORTHERN COLORADO (Front Range). Not really a big game, but we at Hoops HD love the Front Range!!
-PURDUE AT OHIO. This is a road test that is probably tougher than what it appears. The Boilers have looked really good at times this season, but are also coming off a somewhat surprising decisive road loss to Nebraska. Ohio is a modest 6-3 on the year, and should be jacked way up for this one. It’s not often that they get to host Big Ten teams.
-MIAMI FL AT TEMPLE. We really like this Temple team, and although Miami has shown signs of improvement, it is a very winnable game for Temple. Having said that, this is the kind of win that could turn Miami’s season around, so it is a good opportunity for them.
-UMBC @ Georgetown
-SEMO @ Ohio State
-North Texas @ Dayton
-NC Central @ Louisiana Tech
-Marysville (nondiv1) @ Saint Louis
-Grambling @ Marquette
-North Florida @ Florida State
-Grand Canyon @ New Mexico
-UC Irvine @ UTEP
-Seattle @ Washington