Ball State (13-5, 4-1) at Kent State (15-3, 5-0) – 6:30 PM ET (CBS Sports Network)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day features a matchup of the top two teams in the MAC as the Ball State Cardinals head east to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes. Ball State has only stumbled once in conference play with a loss at Ohio University, but they did need a last-minute and a 3-point play by Mickey Pearson to defeat Western Michigan 71-70. This was on the heels of a strong start to MAC play with wins at Toledo and a win at home against defending MAC champion Akron.
Kent State has now won 9 games in a row after a loss at Gonzaga back in December; this is a stretch of games that includes wins against New Mexico State and UTEP in the Sun Bowl Classic in El Paso in December. The Golden Flashes did struggle a bit in their first two road games in MAC play against Miami and Ohio U, but they did get a more decisive win at Eastern Michigan in their last outing. Sincere Carry had 14 points and 5 assists in that win against EMU.