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Mercer (6-1, 3-1 D1) at Kennesaw State (3-4, 0-4 D1) – 2:00 PM EST (ESPN+)
Today’s UTR matinee takes us to Kennesaw, Georgia for an interstate matchup between the Owls and the surprising Mercer Bears out of the SoCon. While Mercer’s record is a little padded with 3 non-D1 wins, they are a respectable 2-1 away from home with wins at Georgia Tech and Georgia Southern. Their last game was an 88-81 loss at Georgia State that resulted in a season split with the Panthers. The Bears have balanced scoring with five players in double figures; they are led by Ross Cummings (15.5 PPG).
Kennesaw is still searching for their first win against a Division I opponent; all four losses have come against D1 competition. While losses at UAB, Creighton and Belmont were forgivable, they did lose at home against a hot-and-cold Samford team in their last outing. Spencer Rodgers (16.0 PPG) and Chris Youngblood (14.9 PPG) alone account for almost half the point production for the Owls this season.