Akron (19-6, 11-1) at Toledo (16-9, 10-2) – 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day heads west along Route 224 in Ohio from Akron to Toledo for a matchup between the top two teams in the MAC. Akron has won four out of their last five games since a surprising loss at Miami University. Most notable of the four wins was a 77-70 home win against Toledo; Ali Ali had 26 points in the victory against Toledo.
The Rockets come into tonight having won five out of their last seven games; included in that stretch was a tough 109-104 double-overtime loss at Appalachian State during the MAC-Sun Belt Challenge. In their last contest, Dante Maddox Jr. had 21 points (including the go-ahead shot with under a minute left) to give the Rockets an 85-83 home win against Ohio University.