Columbia (5-0) at Long Island (2-2, 1-2 D1) – 7:00 PM ET (NEC Front Row)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day takes us to the borough of Brooklyn where the Long Island Sharks host the Columbia Lions in a New York intracity matchup. After wins on the road against Loyola-Maryland and Villanova to start the season, Columbia is coming off of 3 straight wins at home against Delaware State, Lehigh and Mercyhurst. Geronimo Rubio de la Rosa is averaging 22 points and 5 rebounds through Columbia’s first 5 games.
Long Island is coming off of a West Coast road trip that featured a win at Air Force to open the trip; they lost to California Baptist 90-77 in their most recent contest. Dominique Daniels Jr. had 27 points in the losing effort for the Sharks against Calilfornia Baptist.