Akron (7-4, 5-4 D1) at Princeton (9-4, 8-4 D1) – 1:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day takes place in historic Jadwin Gym in Princeton, New Jersey where Princeton will host the Akron Zips in a Monday matinee. Princeton is currently in a stretch where they have won five out of their last six games; in their last outing, the Tigers are coming off of a memorable 83-82 win against Rutgers in the Never Forget Tribute that was played in Newark. Caden Pierce hit the game-winner for the Tigers in the win against Rutgers with 5 seconds remaining in the game.
Akron is coming off of a third place finish in the Don Haskins Classic in El Paso (formerly the Sun Bowl Classic); they lost to Yale 74-58 in the opening game and salvaged a 68-50 victory against Jackson State. Tavari Johnson averages 13.3 points a game and 3.5 assists a game for the Zips.