UC-Irvine (6-0, 5-0 D1) vs. Kent State (5-1, 4-1 D1) – 9:30 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day goes north to Lethbridge, Alberta for the Western Slam between the UC-Irvine Anteaters and the Kent State Golden Flashes. UC-Irvine already beat Kennesaw State 76-59 in the first game of the event; this is a 4-team round robin nonbracketed multi-team event that also features Towson. Bent Luechten is averaging 15.8 points a game and 9.7 rebounds a game for the Anteaters.
Kent State also started off the Western Slam with a 65-54 victory; their win came against Towson. Kent’s only blemish was a 79-56 loss against an Auburn team that could potentially be ranked #1 in the country next week. VonCameron Davis is averaging 16.3 points a game for Kent State.