Ohio (10-6, 4-0) at Akron (11-5, 4-0) – 6:00 PM ET (CBS Sports Network)
Tonigiht’s UTR Game of the Day matches up a pair of leaders in the MAC as OU travels north up Interstate 77 to take on the Akron Zips. The Bobcats blew out Northern Illinois and Ball State on their last homestand, but this will be the first of their games against the top half of the conference. AJ Clayton averages 16.8 points a game and 6.3 rebounds a game for Ohio.
Akron has beaten a pair of MAC foes from Ohio thus far – they opened up MAC play with a 3-point win at Bowling Green and defeated Toledo 85-78 in their last contest. Akron also learned today that they will play South Alabama in the upcoming MAC-Sun Belt Challenge (Ohio U will host Appalachian State in the same series). Tavari Johnson averages 11.8 points a game and 4.2 assists a game for the Zips.
