Delaware (6-4) at Princeton (8-3) – 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day heads to historic Jadwin Gym where the Princeton Tigers will host area rival Delaware. The Blue Hens come in to tonight’s game with a 3-game winning streak that includes wins against Davidson, Siena and in-state rival Delaware State. However, the Blue Hens are already 0-2 against the Ivy League; they have losses against Penn and Cornell on their ledger. Jameer Nelson Jr. has averaged just under 20 points a game for Delaware this season.
Princeton did get off to a slow start this season with close losses against Hofstra and Navy, but then went on an 8-game winning streak that included wins against Army and Northeastern in the London Basketball Classic during Thanksgiving weekend. That winning streak was put to an end with their loss against Iona on a neutral court in Union, New Jersey. Tosan Evboamwan leads the Tigers with 13.3 points a game and 6.7 rebounds a game.
OTHER NEWS AND NOTES:
-Last night was a pretty chalky night. Santa Clara did hold on to beat UC Irvine and had control of the game late. Seattle U also fell at Oregon State 73-58.
-Big East play gets underway tonight as Xavier travels to Georgetown and Creighton heads to Marquette. Xavier is looking for their second true road win of the season and can get to 9-3 overall with a win, and Creighton is trying to snap a losing streak, but it won’t be easy against a Marquette team that has played really well at home this year.