Morgan State (7-15, 3-3) at North Carolina Central (13-8, 5-1) – 7:30 PM ET
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day goes down to Durham, North Carolina for a visit between the Bears of Morgan State and the hometown NC Central Eagles. Morgan State started the year at 4-14 with only 1 win against Division 1 competition, but the Bears have finally started to play up with wins in three of their last four games. This includes a win against preseason favorite Howard at home and a win at South Carolina State where Kameron Hobbs hit a shot at the buzzer to give Morgan State a 72-70 victory.
And as fate would have it, a loss at South Carolina State is the only thing that has prevented NC Central from a perfect record in the MEAC so far. Since that game, the Eagles picked up road wins at MD-Eastern Shore and Delaware State and returned home to blow out Coppin State 77-46. Fred Cleveland Jr. led the way with 19 points in the win against Coppin State.
.
OTHER NEWS, NOTES, AND HIGHLIGHTED GAMES:
-Purdue got a massive road win at Wisconsin 75-69. They made some great defensive plays all throughout the game and picked up one of the more impressive singular road wins that any team has this season. That adds to what what was already a very strong case that they should be the overall #1 seed.
-Illinois needed overtime, but managed to hold off Nebraska 87-84. For the Huskers, this would have been a huge and much needed road win for their resume. To date they only have one true road win away from home and will need to pick up a couple more before the season ends.
-MIAMI FL AT VIRGINIA (ACC). Virginia has started to play better lately, and has likely played their way inside the bubble. Miami FL still has some work to do, and a win tonight would be a nice start.
-TAMU COMMERCE AT MCNEESE (Southland). With the loss over the weekend, it may be too late for McNeese to get inside the bubble, but perhaps they’ll at least get a look if they win out.
-KANSAS AT KANSAS STATE (Big 12). It’s a rivalry game, and a tough road game for a Kansas team that is coming off a very impressive performance against Houston and who could still reach teh #1 line if things fall right. K State needs this win just to help them reach the field.