Murray State (10-8, 5-3) at Belmont (13-6, 6-2) – 9:00 PM ET (CBS Sports Network)
For several years, the fate of the Ohio Valley Conference hung in the balance with the Murray-Belmont rivalry. Tonight will be the first time they face off as conference rivals in the Missouri Valley as the Racers travel to Nashville to face Belmont. Murray State did come back to earth in the conference after a winless road trip against Drake and Northern Iowa. Rob Perry leads the Racers with 14.9 points a game.
Belmont is currently in a 3-way tie for first place in the Valley alongside Southern Illinois and Indiana State. The Bruins are currently in a stretch where they have won 7 out of 8 games overall; the only loss in that stretch was against the aforementioned Salukis on the road. They only play Indiana State once and Drake twice, so there is a bit of an easier schedule for the Bruins as they contend for the Valley regular season title. Ben Shepard averages 18 points a game and 4.8 rebounds a game for Belmont.