Columbia (9-4, 0-0) at Cornell (10-3, 0-0) – 6:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Ithaca, New York for the Ivy League opener between the Columbia Lions and the Cornell Big Red. Columbia went a surprising 9-4 in nonconference play, highlighted by wins at Temple and at Fairleigh Dickinson. In the win against FDU, Avery Brown led the Lions with 16 points.
Cornell also comes into Ivy League play with a respectable 10-3 record. Highlights include wins at Fordham and wins at home against Monmouth and Colgate. Their only losses came at George Mason, at Syracuse and at Baylor where the Bears christened their new arena. Nazir Williams had 17 points in Cornell’s loss at Baylor.