UC-Davis (2-1, 1-1 D1) v. North Dakota State (2-1, 1-1 D1) – 4:00 PM ET
Today’s UTR Game of the Day actually takes us to Missoula, Montana – both UC-Davis and North Dakota State are playing in a nonbracketed MTE with host school Montana. NDSU opened up their season with an 80-76 win in overtime at Western Michigan, although they took a big step up in competition with an 89-60 loss at #9-ranked Creighton in their last outing. Boden Skunberg has averaged 15.3 points a game for the Bison in their first 3 regular-season contests.
In their first game against D1 competition, UC-Davis erased a 19-point deficit at home against Pepperdine and hit a walk-off shot at the buzzer to beat the Waves 79-78. Ty Johnson scored 28 for UC-Davis and hit the buzzer-beating shot. On Sunday, the Aggies opened up play in the MTE event with a 78-65 loss against the host Montana Grizzlies.