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Monmouth (8-6, 2-1) at Quinnipiac (8-5, 3-0) – 2:00 PM EST (ESPN3)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to the Nutmeg State where the Quinnipiac Bobcats will host the Monmouth Hawks in a battle of leaders in the MAAC. The Bobcats come into today’s game on a four-game winning streak that started against Bowling Green in the third place game of the Battle of the Boardwalk in Atlantic City. After Christmas break, the Bobcats won at Marist and then began a 3-game homestand with wins against Rider and Niagara at home. Rich Kelly averages 17.8 points a game for Quinnipiac; Kevin Marfo is on the brink of averaging a double-double with 9.5 points a game and 13.3 rebounds a game.
Monmouth started the season slowly with a 1-4 record, although that was largely a byproduct of playing guarantee games at Kansas, Kansas State and Pitt that were part of the Fort Myers Tip-Off Classic. The Hawks have since won seven of nine and includes a pair of easy conference wins at home against Iona and Canisius. Both Deion Hammond (15.4 PPG) and Ray Salnave (14.4 PPG) average double figures for the Hawks.