James Madison at Elon, 6:00 PM Eastern, flohoops.com
Elon, North Carolina is the site for today’s Under the Radar Game of the Day as the Elon Phoenix host the surprising James Madison Dukes in an important Colonial Athletic Association contest. James Madison has very quietly (due in part to not having played as many game due to COVID) snuck up on the rest of the league and sits at 5-1 in CAA play (10-5 overall) and tied in the loss column for first place with 7-1 Northeastern. The Duke, led my Matt Lewis’ 20.5 points per game, have won four in a row. In fact, their only conference loss came during a split of two game at Northeastern a couple weeks ago. Being able to win games against the rest of the league, such as today’s contest, will therefore be key to them trying to claim the conference regular season crown.
Elon has struggled so far this season, and the Phoenix enter play today at 0-5 in conference and 3-6 overall. Hunter McIntosh (18.1 points per game) is the key offensively for Elon. He did score 19 against the Dukes in their matchup last week, but will need a lot more help tonight, as James Madison cruised in that game by a score of 78-57. However, if the Phoenix can find a way to slow JMU down and get some more offense from the rest of the team, they could make a serious impact on the race for this season’s conference championship.