Murray State (6-2, 5-2 D1) at Western Kentucky (6-3, 5-3 D1) – 2:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
The UTR Game of the Day returns from Finals Week with a matchup of teams from Western Kentucky and…a team from the central part of Kentucky that calls themselves WKU. Murray State comes into today’s game on a modest 3-game winning streak that includes wins over Evansville (their Missouri Valley opener), UT-Arlington and Southeast Missouri State. Jacobi Wood led the Racers with 23 points in a 20-point win against SEMO.
Western Kentucky got off to a slow start with back-to-back losses against Wichita State and Grand Canyon, but the Hilltoppers have won six out of their last 7 games. Two of their notable wins were a win at Evansville as well as a home win against Marshall. Babacar Faye averages 15 points a game and 7.7 rebounds a game for WKU.