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Marshall (1-0) at Wright State (0-0) – 7:00 PM (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Dayton, Ohio for the season debut of the Wright State Raiders – they are the consensus favorite to win the Horizon League this season. While they won the regular season title last year, an early upset in the Horizon League Tournament would have relegated them to the NIT were it not for the COVID-19 pandemic. Loudon Love averaged 15.9 points a game and 9.2 rebounds a game last year; he is only 26 rebounds from becoming Wright State’s all-time rebounding leader and less than 100 points away from cracking the school’s Top 10 list of all-time leading scorers.
Even with head coach Dan D’Antoni having to rebuild after Marshall went to the 2018 NCAA Tournament and beat Wichita State in the process, Hillbilly Ball is alive and well. Marshall beat Arkansas State 70-56 thanks to a 17-points from Taevion Kinsey. Also keep an eye on Jarrod West; he had 5 steals against ASU and is only one steal away from tying the all-time steals mark at Marshall.