2pm CT | No. 2 Freed-Hardeman (TN) @ No. 1 Georgetown (KY)
What a matchup this is today! Our first No. 1 vs No. 2 game of the season! The Mid-South is never shy on having some of the best teams in the country. FHU is coming off a National Title and Georgetown is one of the most tradition rich programs in the NAIA. These two teams have played against one another in the past three Mid-South Tournament Championships games. GTown and Freed are each 5-5 over the past 10 matchups with Freed winning the last two and four of the past five meetings. Freed does come into this game after suffering a road loss to RV Cumberlands on Thursday. Which dropped them to 4th in the, very early, Mid-South Standings. After today, the Lions will have played, arguably, the other best two teams in the league, on the road. Not that any game in the Mid-South is easy, but even a loss today, doesn’t necessarily hurt the Lions for a regular season title. Both of these two teams play very similar styles. Both average around 87ppg. FHU gives up 71ppg while G’Town gives up just 68.4ppg. They both make it very difficult for you to run any offense or get clean baskets. Both teams are also super balanced on the offensive end and bring studs off the bench! Both teams are so well coached and are built for deep post season runs once again!
3:00pm CT | No. 22 Florida Memorial (FL) @ No. 15 Keiser (FL)
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A game that features the two best defensive teams in the Sun Conference! What normally happens when we say that an offensive outbreak will happen today! FloMo comes in as winners of 5-straight. They seem to finally have flipped the switch from a bit of an inconsistent 1st half of the season, and it started with back-to-back wins over Top 25 opponents with a 20pt win over No. 10 Bethel (IN) and a 6pt win over No. 24 Ave Maria. FloMo have won 4 of the past 6 meetings in this matchup. They are led by Calvin Payton and Latavious Mitchell but have five guys averaging double figures! For Keiser, they come into this one off a tough road loss to No. 24 Ave Maria. A game that they had controlled the tempo early but then let the high-powered Ave offense get going in the 2nd half. Their only 3 losses on the season though come to Top 25 opponents. They are led by Vincent Miszkiewicz and Calvin Bobo Sirmans! As we said, expect this one to be in the 60’s or low 70’s!
3:45pm CT | No. 3 Northwestern (IA) @ RV Concordia (NE)
Two teams who started the season inside the Top 15 in the country. Northwestern has only climbed since as they were undefeated prior to losing on Wednesday to No. 12 Dordt. The Red Raiders though, have been magical all season long! They start two Freshman in Jesse Van Kalsbeek and Jalen Langsy, who have both been phenomenal! But the staple of the program, Alex Van Kalsbeek, is having a NAIA NPOY type season once again! He’s been so fun to watch over his career and despite coming off the home loss to Dordt, Coach Korver will have his Red Raiders turning the page and ready for this game today! For CUNE, they have won 10 of their past 11 games, with that only loss coming on the road vs No. 6 Arizona Christian. They have played like the Bulldog team we all thought they would be in the preseason. They are led by Tristan Smith and Noah Schutte! Interesting enough, both Noah Schutte and Alex Van Kalsbeek, became their programs All-Time leading scorers on the same night last week! Both of these teams are also super efficient offensively, ranking inside the Top 10 in the NAIA. If you want to watch two teams, who run their stuff, get great shots and will add in some sneaky athleticism, then this is your game!
8pm CT | No. 21 Lewis-Clark State (ID) @ RV Oregon Tech
These two teams have had some BATTLES over the past few seasons! LCSC has won 4 of the past 6 meetings, however, OIT won the last one last year. This is a young group for LCSC, who is also battling injury. It’s coming at a bad time as they are also in one of their toughest stretches of their season. They have lost two of their last three games and absolutely need to STEAL a road win today over a tough Oregon Tech team! The Warriors are led by Sophomores, Alton Hamilton and MaCarhy Morris, who will both need to have big games today on the road! For the Owls, they come in as winners of 8-straight games. This is the first of a tough three game home stretch for Oregon Tech. They’d love to get this one before hosting No. 5 College of Idaho next Friday! The Owls are led by a terrific guard trio of Jameson Guerra, Keegan Shivers and Kam Osborn. This is a very veteran group who has played a lot of games together! The Owls only home loss this season came at the hands of No. 6 Arizona Christian! This would be a big one to stay 1-game back of College of Idaho!
Top 25 Games
No. 1 Georgetown vs No. 2 Freed-Hardeman | 2pm CT | Georgetown Athletics YouTube
No. 3 Northwestern (IA) @ RV CUNE | 3:45pm CT | GPAC Network
No. 4 LSU Alexandria @ Texas College | 3pm CT |
No. 5 College of Idaho vs Warner Pacific | 6pm CT | Yotes Team1Sports
No. 6 Arizona Christian vs Life Pacific (CA) | 3pm CT | GSAC Network
No. 7 The Master’s (CA) @ Park-Gilbert (AZ) | 8:30pm CT | GSAC Sports Network
No. 8 Langston vs OPSU | 4pm CT | SAC Sports Network
No. 8 Baker (KS) vs Culver-Stockton (MO) | 2pm CT | Heart Conference Network
No. 10 Bethel (IN) @ Taylor (IN) | 2pm CT | Taylor Athletics YouTube
No. 11 Montana Tech vs Providence (MT) | 5pm CT | Montana Tech YouTube
No. 12 Dordt (IA) @ Midland (NE) | 3:45pm CT | GPAC Network
No. 13 Dalton State (GA) vs Brewton-Parker (GA) | 3pm CT | Dalton State HudleTV
No. 14 Grace (IN) vs MVNU (OH) | 2pm CT | Grace Sports Network
No. 15 Keiser (FL) vs No. 22 Florida Memorial | 3pm CT | Sun Digital Network
No. 16 Pikeville (KY) vs Tennessee Wesleyan | 3pm CT | UPIKE Sports Network
No. 18 Huntington @ Goshen (IN) | 2pm CT | Goshen HudleTV
No. 19 Rocky Mountain (MT) vs Montana Western | 5pm CT | Rocky Athletics YouTube
No. 20 Hope International @ OUAZ | 3pm CT | GSAC Network
No. 21 Lewis-Clark State (ID) @ RV Oregon Tech | 8pm CT | Oregon Tech Owls YouTube
No. 22 William Woods (MO) vs Mission (MO) | 3pm CT | William Woods Team1Sports
No. 22 Ave Maria (FL) vs St Thomas (FL) | 3pm CT | Sun Digital Network
No. 25 Rio Grande (OH) @ Brescia (KY) | 1pm CT | Brescia HudlTV
