Today’s Action
7:00 PM: Drexel (10-15, 6-7 CAA) vs. Hofstra (6-20, 3-10 CAA) – NBC Sports Network
Having lost 3 of 4 February games, the Dragons will roll out the welcome mat for the Hofstra Pride, a team it defeated on the road January 23rd thanks to a half-court buzzer beater by Frantz Massenat. Drexel will need to contain Hofstra’s Taran Buie (Penn State transfer and half brother of former Penn State guard Talor Battle), who tied a season-high with 29 points going 7-11 from behind the arc in the teams’ first meeting.
Drexel needs to take care of business against a team lower in the standings to build momentum toward the CAA conference tournament and best utilize its puncher’s chance at making the big dance. Only 7 teams are eligible for the CAA conference tournament as ODU and Georgia State are banned due to announcing a conference change and UNC-Wilmington and Towson are prohibited from participation due to low APR scores. Drexel currently sits at 5th in conference seeding, 2 games behind George Mason for a 4 seed and home court advantage in the first round.
9:00 PM: Villanova (16-10, 7-6 Big East) vs. Rutgers (13-11, 4-9 Big East) – ESPNU
Villanova, coming off its best road win of the season Saturday over Connecticut, will look to stay the course at home against the struggling Scarlet Knights in the teams’ only meeting of the season. Saturday’s win was a huge shot in the arm for the tournament chances of the Wildcats, a team currently projected to be on the bubble of the tournament field. With 3 of its final 5 games coming against ranked opponents, it’s critical that Villanova hold serve tonight and continue to build its tournament resume.
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