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Brown (7-6, 0-0) at Yale (11-4, 0-0) – 7:00 PM EST (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to the Ivy League where the Yale Bulldogs will host the Brown Bears in the Ivy League opener for both teams. Brown got off to a hot start this year with wins in four of their first five games, the most notable one perhaps being their win at cross-state rival Bryant. A win at home against Rhode Island was no doubt their signature nonconference win – leading to the Ocean State Championship sponsored by Hoops HD! Brandon Anderson has averaged over 20 points a game for the Bears thus far.
Yale had the best record of any team in the Ivy League in the nonconference season – they had a seven-game winning streak from the end of November into December. Wins at home against Vermont and on the road against UMass and Clemson highlighted this winning streak. Paul Atkinson averages 16.5 points a game and 7.2 rebounds a game for the Bulldogs.
OTHER NEWS NOTES AND GAMES
-Gonzaga beat Santa Clara by 50. I was trying to tout Santa Clara as a potential NCAA team. I’ll show myself out now.
-Oregon fell on the road to Wazzu. I don’t want to say it’s a crippling loss, but it really does set them back because when it comes to conference road wins the fruit usually doesn’t hang a whole lot lower than it does at Wazzu. It was the first time to Cougars had beaten a top ten team in twelve years, and they are out to a much better than normal 11-7 start now.
-Everything else last night was either chalky or off the radar.
-DAYTON AT SAINT LOUIS (Atlantic Ten) (***SPOTLIGHT GAME***). IT IS PERHAPS THE GREATEST MADE UP TROPHY GAME IN THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE SPORTS!! IT IS THE ARCH BARON CUP!!! This is a big one tonight. It may end up being Dayton’s biggest true road win of the season, so this would help out their resume if they’re able to win it, and help further verify that they are a protected seed caliber team. Saint Louis is kind of flirting with the bubble and could use a big win like this to shore up their chances.
-WISCONSIN AT MICHIGAN STATE (Big Ten). This is a resume building opportunity for both teams. Michigan State is trying to solidify that they are a protected seed and perhaps play their way back up to the top two lines, and Wisconsin is trying to make up for a slow start and really boost their potential seeding as well.
-MICHIGAN AT IOWA (Big Ten). This would be a nice win for Michigan because it would finally give them a true road win, and to do that against a pretty good Iowa team would check a big box for them on their resume.