Lipscomb (7-4, 6-4 D1) at Middle Tennessee (8-3, 6-3 D1) – 7:30 PM ET (ESPN+)
Tonight’s UTR Game of the Day heads down I-24 from Nashville to nearby Murfreesboro for a matchup between the Lipscomb Bisons and the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Lipscomb comes into tonight having won 4 straight games (5 overall) against D1 opponents; the most notable game in the bunch was an 80-62 victory at Chattanooga. Jacob Ognacevic is averaging 17.6 points a game and 7.3 rebounds for the Bisons.
The Blue Raiders have won two of their last three games against D1 competition; their best win was a 76-69 victory against a floundering UAB team. MTSU’s only three losses this year are all against teams from the Missouri Valley – Bradley, Belmont and Murray State. Essam Mostafa averages 13.3 points a game and 8.7 boards a game for the Blue Raiders.