Eastern Washington (13-7, 7-0) at Montana State (10-11, 5-3) – 9:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Bozeman, Montana in the heart of Big Sky Country for a matchup between the hometown Montana State Bobcats and the Eastern Washington Eagles. The Eagles are currently on a 9-game winning streak that includes all 7 of their league contest along with nonconference wins against South Dakota and North Dakota State back in December. Cedric Coward averages 13.6 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game for EWU.
Montana State had a tough 3-game losing streak near the end of the calendar year, but the Bobcats come into tonight’s game having won 4 out of their last 6 contests. Among league contenders, the Bobcats split home games against Northern Colorado and Montana and lost road games at Weber State and Portland State. Robert Ford III averages 15.1 points a game and 8 rebounds a game for Montana State.