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Wright State (9-3, 7-3 D1) at Toledo (8-3, 7-3 D1) – 2:00 PM EST (ESPN+)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day takes place in the Glass City where the hometown Toledo Rockets will host the Wright State Raiders. The Raiders will be playing their second true road game of the year – their first was a win at Tennessee Tech. In addition to a third-place finish at the Gulf Coast Showcase, they also beat Western Kentucky at home earlier this month. The Raiders are without Loudon Love until at least New Year’s because of a fractured elbow, but Bill Wampler (14.5 PPG) has taken over as the team’s leader in his absence.
Toledo comes into today’s game with a bit of a surprising loss against Kansas City, although there is a familiar head coach for the Roos this year (former Wright State head coach Billy Donlon). While the Rockets have won consistently in the noncon portion of their schedule, their biggest missed opportunity came at Notre Dame where they blew a lead at the end of regulation and lost by 2 points in overtime. Toledo does have a very experienced starting lineup led by Marreon Jackson (16.9 PPG) and Luke Knapke (16.8 PPG/8.5 RPG).