Central Connecticut State (6-4, 5-4 D1) at Fairfield (5-5, 3-5 D1) – 7:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day will be the feature game in the state of Connecticut tonight as the Blue Devils of CCSU make the short drive from New Britain to take on the Fairfield Stags in a Connecticut Six matchup. While CCSU still hasn’t played a game in the Northeast Conference yet, they are 2-1 against teams from the Atlantic 10 with wins against Saint Joseph’s and UMass-Amherst; they did snap a 4-game winning streak with a loss at Rhode Island in their last outing. Jordan Jones (12.5 PPG, 3.6 APG, 2.4 steals per game) will be a player to watch for the Blue Devils.
Fairfield recently enjoyed a modest 3-game winning streak with home wins against Vermont, Fairleigh Dickinson and Rider. In the game against Rider, Peyton Smith hit a game-winning shot with 1.6 seconds left to give the Stags the win. More recently, Fairfield lost a 101-94 shootout at Mount St. Mary’s to end the aforementioned 3-game winning streak.