Belmont (1-1, 0-1 D1) at Lipscomb (2-1) – 8:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
The first half of tonight’s UTR Doubleheader includes the Battle of the Boulevard between the Belmont Bruins and the Lipscomb Bisons. Belmont will be seeking their first D1 win of the year after a tough loss at home to Furman 76-74 last Friday. Despite 26 points from Brody Peebles, the Bruins gave up a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds left to provide the losing margin. Lipscomb already has a win at Duquesne and a home win against Wofford to their credit; their only loss to date was on the road at Arkansas.
UC-Riverside (0-2) at California Baptist (2-0) – 10:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
The second half of tonight’s doubleheader takes us to the Battle for Riverside between the UC-Riverside Highlanders and the California Baptist Lancers. UCR was a darkhorse pick in some circles to win the Big West this year, but their first week was spent on the road on the losing end of buy games at Oregon and at BYU. The Lancers, on the other hand, are in the midst of a 6-game homestand to start the season; they have defeated Incarnate Word and Kennesaw State to begin their season. Their future in the WAC looms uncertain with the departures of Grand Canyon to the Mountain West and Seattle to the West Coast Conference.