Under The Radar Game of the Day – Thursday, November 17th

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Tennessee State (3-0) at Southern Illinois (2-1) – 8:00 PM ET (ESPN+)

We haven’t featured Tennessee State very often in our UTR Game of the Day, but this year figures to promise more appearances for the Tennessee State Tigers. They have won their first three games so far this season, including an 87-76 victory against Alabama A&M on Monday. Jr. Clay is currently averaging 21.7 points a game for TSU; they will need his production as they begin a 5-game road trip tonight that includes a trip to San Juan Capistrano as part of the SoCal Challenge this weekend.

Southern Illinois is coming off of a pair of games that have seen both a solid road win at Oklahoma State but also a decisive loss at Southern Indiana against a team that is beginning their transition up to Division 1 basketball. The Salukis will also be headed west after this game to the aforementioned SoCal Challenge, although they will be in a different 4-team bracket than Tennessee State. Both Lance Jones (15.3 PPG) and Marcus Domasl (14.3 PPG) lead the way for the Salukis.