Towson (16-7, 8-2) at Hofstra (15-8, 8-2) – 7:00 PM ET (FloHoops)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day goes up to Long Island for a matchup of two teams tied for 2nd place in the Colonial Athletic Association; the Towson Tigers travel up I-95 and the Long Island Expressway to meet the Hofstra Pride. Hofstra scored one of the biggest wins last week when they went on the road and beat Charleston 85-81 to temporarily end the Cougars’ run in the Top 25. It just wasn’t one night either – Hofstra has still won 7 out of their last 8 games. Aaron Estrada averages 21.3 points a game and 5.4 rebounds a game for the Pride.
Towson started the season 8-1 and looked like they themselves might be a possible at-large NCAA team until hitting a 5-game rough patch in December that included losses against Clemson and Charleston. Since that stretch, the Tigers have won 6 straight games (and 8 of their last 9). Nicolas Timberlake averages 15.9 points a game for Towson.
And since this is Groundhog Day, it is decreed that if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, we will get six weeks of the Puppet Bunker starting in March. And if he does not see how shadow, then we will get six weeks of the Puppet Bunker starting in March.