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-Big 5!!!  Penn snapped a 15 year losing streak to Nova, and I think a 25 Big 5 game winning streak for Nova, with their 78-75 win yesterday.  Penn sprinted out to an early 14-2 lead, and while Nova came back they never really got control of the game.  To Penn’s credit, every time the momentum seemed to be going toward Nova, they would come up with a big play.  For the Quakers, it’s a huge feel good win, but it’s also an important win on paper.  They’re suddenly putting together quite a nice resume and may be hovering around the bubble, or even inside of it, if they can hold serve and blow through the Ivy League.

-Colorado had to overcome an early 17 point deficit at New Mexico, but came back and picked up the win.  The Buffs are now 8-1 on the year, and while we haven’t talked all that much about them, they are a Pac Twelve team that doesn’t appear to suck.

-LIPSCOMB AT LOUISVILLE.  This is a buy game, but it’s one of the more interesting buy games that you’ll see.  Lipscomb has already picked up road wins at TCU and SMU, and while Louisville is the better team and they are at home, Lipscomb should still be able to play really well.

-UMASS AT TEMPLE.  This is an old Atlantic Ten rivalry from when the A10 had its classic ten team lineup.  Temple has done fairly well so far this season and just needs to hold serve in games like this when they’re playing sub-tournament caliber teams at home.

-MURRAY STATE AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS.  This is a really good UTR game between two possible (and perhaps even probable) NCAA Tournament caliber teams.  Murray State’s only loss on the year was at Alabama, and SIU has won 7 of their last 8 since dropping their first two to Kentucky and Buffalo.  Both teams need quality wins on their resume in order to jump out to the committee, so this game is rather important.

-LSU AT HOUSTON.  This is a big road test for an LSU team that is probably better than what their current resume indicates.  Houston is unbeaten, but they’re also facing what is probably their biggest test of the year even though they are at home.

-SAN DIEGO AT OREGON.  San Diego is off to a really good 8-2 start, whereas Oregon has somewhat underachieved this year.  The Ducks are at home and are undoubtedly favored to win this game, but they’re not so much better than San Diego that they can just overlook them.  If San Diego picks up this road win then we have to start talking about them as a possible at-large worthy team.

-Columbia @ Boston College
-LIU Brooklyn @ Stony Brook – A win gets Stony Brook to an impressive 8-2
-Chattanooga @ Georgia State – Georgia State has proclaimed themselves first place in the SEC, and can get to 7-3 overall tonight
-Northwestern State @ Texas Tech
-Coppin State @ UNC Greensboro
-Jacksonville State @ Wichita State
-Chicago State @ DePaul
-Portland State @ BYU

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VILLANOVA AT PENN (Big Five).  Nova stumbled in the first few weeks of the season, but they’ve been on a roll since.  They can once again sweep the Big Five if they can win on the road against a Penn team that has played really well, but appears to be overmatched tonight.

-GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT UCF.  Georgia Southern is off to a really good start and has a chance to add a really nice win to their resume and elevate themselves even more.  We still think UCF will end up in the NCAA Tournament, but they still have some work to do and need to take care of business in games like this.

-NJIT AT FORDHAM.  Fordham has had some really bad losses, and I think that we’re so used to Fordham being bad that we’re looking at their two losses more than their seven wins.  They host an NJIT team that is off to one of their best starts ever.  This isn’t technically a UTR game because of Fordham, but it has a UTR feel to it simply because there is no spotlight on it, but this game probably intrigues me more tonight than just about any other game that’s being played tonight.

-SAVANNAH STATE AT SOUTH DAKOTA STATE.  THE TEAM OF THE PEOPLE IS BACK IN ACTION!!!!  If nothing else, this should be a very fun game to watch.  Both teams can score, and it should be a very fast paced affair with a lot of points.

-COLORADO AT NEW MEXICO.  It’s rare that you see a one loss power conference team that’s been as quiet as this Colorado team, but they’ve only lost one game, they have some decent wins on their resume, and they’ve got a good chance at picking up another true road game tonight, so maybe we should start paying attention to the Buffs.

-DENVER AT WYOMING (Front Range).  We at Hoops HD Love the Front Range!!!  Colorado and Colorado State don’t play the full Front Range schedule anymore, but the fantastic spirit of this mythical conference lives on in great, high level match-ups like this one!!

-JOHNSON & WALES (nondiv1) AT NORTHERN COLORADO (Maybe Front Range!!).  Johnson & Wales may be a law firm, but then again it may be a college.  We aren’t really sure.  What we do know is that it is in Colorado!  That raises this question of whether or not this is a Front Range game.  We at Hoops HD Love the Front Range!  We certainly would never want to neglect highlighting one of their games.  Maybe this is.  Maybe it’s not.  Johnson & Wales wouldn’t be considered a member of the classic Front Range lineup, but bands like Guns & Roses toured with different lineups, and people still said it was G&R.  Colorado and Colorado State no longer play the full Front Range schedule.  Is this a sufficient substitute??  Northern Colorado, in all seriousness, has looked like one of the better Big Sky teams, and shouldn’t have any trouble against a non-div1 law firm.  But, maybe they will!  Maybe this is a Front Range game!  And if it is, you can just throw all the records out the window!!!

-SC State @ Liberty -Liberty can improve to 8-2
-Charleston Southern @ Furman
-Loyola MD @ Maryland
-Mississippi Valley State @ Louisiana Tech
-North Florida @ Minnesota