Hawai'i won't have home court advantage here, and I suspect they'll be more like the team that lost to Loyola Marymount and Texas Southern. They also will have no one who can match up inside with OSU's trees.
I think OSU will be ready. After their last game against Liberty, Rueck said in an interview that the Beavers "could not have played any worse". They were very flat, uninspired, and lacked focus. Of course Liberty was just the opposite. No way is OSU going to play poorly tonight at home, especially after a big wake up call.
I can tell you that after Oregon State's last game, they are going to come out and attempt to put Hawaii away in the first quarter. Oregon State was down at half-time for the first time this year in their last game, and, it was for Coach Rueck's 500th win. I listened to a Scott Rueck interview from last night, and he is well aware of Hawaii's record, talent, and that they played excellent against NC State and Texas.
Minor correction - OSU was also down 4 points against Missouri State at half-time.
Thank you. I was there at that game as well....probably was not as worried, but, probably would have been had I had the benefit of watching Missouri State play before the game with OSU. Missouri State is a very solid team.
Did you forget that Texas sucks this year?
At Hawaii. Not the same when they have to travel across the ocean.
They did, at least defensively. They decided during practice this week that defense was going to be their emphasis. It showed.
The walk-on can flat out shoot. The bench goes bonkers when she connects on 3-pointers
