UNC-Greensboro (8-3, 7-3 D1) at Vermont (7-4, 6-4 D1) – 7:00 PM EST (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day is a matchup of two potential NCAA Tournament teams where the Vermont Catamounts will play host to the UNC-Greensboro Spartans. Vermont started their season looking like a serious NCAA contender with a 4-0 start that included a win at St. John’s. While a loss at Virginia was inevitable, they recently went through a stretch of three losses in four games that included Ls against Rider, Cincinnati and Yale. Anthony Lamb (16.6 PPG/8.3 RPG) is looking very much like a candidate for America East preseason player of the year.
It’s hard to believe that a team could be 7-3 in D1 play and have a win at Georgetown, yet be one of the nation’s unluckiest teams. But the Spartans of UNC-Greensboro have looked the part with a pair of losses that have come courtesy of half-court buzzer beaters against Montana State and NC State (at home, no less). This game and their subsequent home game against Northern Kentucky will be important checkpoints for UNC-G and their own postseason aspirations. Isaiah Miller is averaging 17.5 points a game through the Spartans’ first 11 games.