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Stephen F. Austin (26-3, 17-1) at Abilene Christian (19-10, 14-4) – 8:30 PM EST (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to the Southland Conference for a potential preview of the conference championship game between the SFA Lumberjacks and the defending champion Abilene Christian Wildcats. The Jacks have already clinched the regular season title in the Conference and are playing for the remote possibility of an at-large NCAA bid in the event they lose one of their final two regular season games against either Abilene Christian, Sam Houston State or a conference tournamen game. They have a big road win against Duke in hand, but with only five conference games played outside of Tier 4, it is highly recommended that SFA win out the remainder of the way to get in. Kevon Harris leads the Jacks with 17.6 points a game.
Abilene Christian is still playing for second place and a double bye into the semifinal round of the conference tournament – even with a loss tonight, they would be tied at 14-5 in conference play with Nicholls going into the final regular season contest. After losing at Northwestern State in early February, ACU is currently on a seven-game winning streak going into Senior Day at home. Their last game was a decisive 85-69 victory against Sam Houston State led by a 23-point performance from Peyton Ricks.