Under the Radar Game of the Day – Sunday, February 18th

Niagara (13-11, 9-5) at Quinnipiac (19-5, 11-2) – 2:00 PM ET (ESPN+)

Today’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to Hamden, Connecticut for a 1-2* matchup in the Metro Atlantic between the Niagara Purple Eagles and the host Quinnipiac Bobcats. I use the 2* note here because Niagara is in a 3-way tie for second place along with Marist and Fairfield. Niagara won 65-63 in what was the UTR Game of the Day two nights ago; the Purple Eagles held Fairfield scoreless for the final two minutes to seal the road win.

Quinnipiac had been on a 10-game winning streak, but that streak came to an end last weekend at Mount St. Mary’s by a 96-79 score. The Bobcats still have a 2 1/2 game lead over the three 2nd-place teams and a 3-game lead against Iona in the MAAC standings. Matt Balanc averages 18.3 points a game for Quinnipiac.