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South Dakota State (2-2) at Bradley (3-1, 2-1 D1) – 8:00 PM EST (ESPN+)
The main card of tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes place in the heart of Illinois – the two-time defending Missouri Valley Tournament champion Bradley Braves host the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State. The Braves ended up winning two of three games in the Xavier Invitational and missed a golden opportunity to get a solid road win against the host Xavier Musketeers after missing the front end of a 1-and-1 with under a second remaining in regulation. In their last game against Oakland, Elijah Childs led Bradley with 16 points and 10 rebounds en route to a 74-60 victory.
South Dakota State is playing a schedule worthy of a potential NCAA Tournament at-large team, but they only managed a single victory in the Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls last week. They did get a win against Utah State in between losses to West Virginia and Saint Mary’s. Most recently, Baylor Scheierman had 23 points in a 71-68 victory at Iowa State.
Crowley’s Ridge College (0-0) at Arkansas State (0-3) – 8:00 PM EST
We also have a bonus game with an old UTR favorite! I cannot confirm if Crowley’s Ridge is still hosting open tryouts for their team (I will leave this to Chad to confirm), but Arkansas State will be looking for their first victory of the season tonight.