Under The Radar Game of the Day – Wednesday, January 18th

UMBC (13-6, 3-1) at UMass-Lowell (15-4, 3-2) – 6:00 PM ET (ESPN+)

Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day returns to eastern Massachusetts for a matchup in the America East between the UMBC Retrievers and the UMass-Lowell River Hawks. UMBC has won 10 out of their last 12 games; their only losses in that span were at Maryland and at Vermont in their conference opener. Last time out, UMBC beat one-time conference foe Hartford 87-62; Jacob Boonyasith had 19 points in the win against the Hawks that included a 4-for-6 performance beyond the 3-point arc.

However, it is UMBC that is in a tie for first place and not UMass-Lowell; the River Hawks had increased expectations after a surprising 12-2 start in nonconference play that included a road win against the flagship UMass across the state. They’ve lost 2 of their last 3 games against Albany on the road and Binghamton (the other co-leader in the America East) on the road. Everette Hammond averages 12.7 points a game and 5.4 rebounds a game for the River Hawks.