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Penn (7-5, 0-1) at Princeton (5-8, 1-0) – 5:00 PM EST (ESPNU)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day features the signature rivalry of the Ivy League in basketball – the Princeton Tigers play host to the Penn Quakers. Princeton won the first game between both teams 78-64 last Saturday; Ryan Schweiger led the way with a career-high 27 points on 10-of-16 shooting in the Tigers’ win. Princeton started the season slowly with 7 losses in their first 8 games, but lately are on a string of four wins in their last five games.
Penn had a better start to their season that was highlighted by a win at Providence in November followed by a third place finish in the Wooden Legacy in Anaheim. They had wins against Central Florida and Long Beach State sandwiched around a loss against nationally ranked Arizona. The Quakers have only played three games after finals – one was a non-D1 win at home against Widener and another was a win at Howard before their league-opening loss at home against Princeton. AJ Brodeur leads Penn with 15.3 points a game and 8.6 rebounds a game.
OTHER NEWS, NOTES, AND GAMES
-Oregon trailed for much of the game, and needed overtime to get past Arizona, but they did hold on for the win. This was a game that could have completely changed the complexion of Arizona’s profile had they won it. The Wildcats still have work to do, but the silver lining as that they are playing at a very high level right now.
-Wichita State kept Memphis at arms length for pretty much the entire game, and picked up yet another impressive win. The Shockers are ranked 23rd, and should probably be ranked even higher.
-Stanford got a nice road win against a Washington team that had been playing well, but that may be entering a bit of a spiral. Quade Green, who was their starting point guard, will not be available for the rest of the regular season.
-Last, and certainly not least, Saint Mary’s got a big overtime win against BYU. BYU has played well and has some big wins on their resume, but I also think they’re leading the nation in close losses to good teams.
-MARYLAND AT IOWA (Big Ten). Maryland is looking like a protected seed, and although Iowa has had their ups and downs they’re still looking like a solid NCAA Tournament team. Both teams would benefit from a win tonight.
-BUTLER AT PROVIDENCE (Big East). Providence got off to a very slow start, but in their last four games they’ve looked amazing. Butler has just one loss on the season and has looked like a protected seed caliber team, but as well as Providence has been playing this won’t be an easy road game for them.