Longwood (13-5, 2-1) at Winthrop (11-7, 1-2) – 2:00 PM ET (ESPN+)
Today’s UTR Game of the Day goes to Rock Hill, South Carolina for the first leg of the Winwood Cup between the Longwood Lancers and the host Winthrop Eagles. The Lancers have won two straight games and seven of ten overall; in their last outing, Longwood beat UNC-Asheville 85-76. Michael Christmas had 27 points to lead the Lancers and give them a taste of Christmas in January.
Since a five-game winning streak back in December, Winthrop is trending in the wrong direction with four losses in their last six games. After a win against USC-Upstate to open up league play, the Eagles lost back-to-back road games against Radford and Gardner-Webb. Kelton Talford averages 15.7 points a game and 8.1 rebounds a game for Winthrop.