Niagara (12-11, 8-5) at Fairfield (15-9, 9-4) – 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day heads to Fairfield, Connecticut for a matchup of two contenders in the Metro Atlantic – the Niagara Purple Eagles and the Fairfield Stags. Fairfield comes into tonight’s game having won six of their last eight games and currently sit two games behind conference leader Quinnipiac. Both Jalen Leach and Caleb Fields scored 17 points in the Stags’ most recent outing – a 64-62 win at Saint Peter’s.
Niagara is currently tied for third place in the MAAC with Marist; both teams are one game behind Fairfield in the conference standings. The Purple Eagles are coming off of a tough home loss to Iona; a potential game-tying shot from 3-point range in the closing seconds was blocked and resulted in a 74-71 loss. Ahmad Henderson II leads Niagara with 12.9 points per game.