Grambling (13-12, 7-5) at Texas Southern (11-13, 8-3) – 8:30 PM EST
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Houston for a SWAC matchup between two of the top three contenders – the Grambling Tigers hit the road to take on the Texas Southern Tigers. Grambling came into the weekend on a four-game winning streak, but they missed a golden opportunity to get even closer to first place after losing 75-69 at first-place Prairie View on Saturday. Devante Jackson leads Grambling with 13.4 points a game.
Texas Southern got a nice comeback win against Jackson State over the weekend to stay within a half-game of first-place Prairie View. The Tigers found themselves down by 14 points early in the second half, but an eventual 18-2 run later in the half put TSU up by 6 points; they would go on to win 77-74. That win also snapped a two-game losing streak for the Tigers; not only did they lose their return game against Prairie View; they were also upset on the road at Alabama State. Yahusa Razas (11.5 PPG/10.3 RPG) currently averages a double-double for TSU.
Other News and Notes
-Xavier is at Saint John’s tonight. Every game is pivotal for X as they seem to be inside the bubble, but still have work to do in order to remain safe.
-Kansas will also try and hold serve tonight against Iowa State