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Well, I'm ready for this one! We are favored too...that's nice!
If we show up ready tonight, they are in severe trouble. The formula is simple; Score, rebound, defend. They have one of the worst assist to turnover ratios in the nation. Pressure them.
Remember, Beavers build dams. Golden Flashes build championships!
Go Flashes!

The Beavers enter tonight's game at 3-9 with a home record of only 3-5. Of their three wins, the most impressive looks to be a 72-64 victory over UTSA who I believe I saw play in the NCAA tournament a few years back at Quicken Loans Arena. The other two wins are over Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical and Southern Oregon. They have been smoked in some losses including 83-58 at Nevada and 74-57 at Mississippi State. Just looking at the schedule, the Flashes should be able to hang with OSU.

The player that Kent State must stop is 6'8 220 pound forward Tres Tinkle. Note to self, leave the name alone because after this cat puts up 31 points tonight you will regret it. But on the other hand, he has only played in six games, so maybe his season has been flushed away? Either way, Tinkle averages 20 points and 8 rebounds per night. Another big man, 6'10 250 pound Drew Eubanks averages 13 points and 8.6 rebounds per night to go along with 34 blocked shots. Big men from big schools like this worry me. I hope the Flashes can body this guy up and keep him off the boards a bit.

Making his way back into action recently is 6'4 guard Stephen Thompson Junior. This guy played all 40 minutes in a loss to Long Beach State a few nights ago. Thompson is hitting for 14 per night. Also keep an eye on 6'4 wings Ronnie Stacey and Kendall Manuel.

This one will be revealing. While it wouldn't be a win to brag about, it would show that the Flashes are mature enough (but more importantly talented enough) to go on the road and beat a wounded power 5 team. Hey, anytime you get a chance to play on one of the 28 ESPN stations, its a good thing.

burden, lets see if some reverse psychology can do the trick...

Oregon State 65
Kent State 58
Free throw shooting does the good guys in

Their head coach is Wayne Tinkle. Apparently, they like a good Tinkle.

The player that Kent State must stop is 6'8 220 pound forward Tres Tinkle.

Tres Tinkle is out. Unless you've heard differently...

Oh. They are having Tinkle problems. (Insert joke here.)

Tinkle couldn't hit the rim anyway.

(12-21-2016 02:17 PM)fallsdog Wrote:  Tinkle couldn't hit the rim anyway.

+ like 1000

By the way, the game is on ESPNU tonight at 11 EST.

I like it.

Game shifted temporarily to ESPNNews until the Clemson-SC game ends.

And 5 minutes in people at ESPN are saying why did we televise these two teams?

The first 5 min have set the game of basketball back 35 years.

8 minutes in 2-16, 0-6 from three, 3 turnovers but we're only down 4? I'll take it I guess...

We should win this game by double digits.

Wow... what did I just watch? It felt like we dominated the game in every aspect but the ball wouldn't go in.

Fallsdog, looks like you were spot on as far as free throws goes...

(12-21-2016 11:50 PM)anti-zip Wrote:  Wow... what did I just watch? It felt like we dominated the game in every aspect but the ball wouldn't go in.

Fallsdog, looks like you were spot on as far as free throws goes...

May be one of the most athletic teams in a long time. Tough to watch our guard play. Need to defend the arc much better in 2nd half and make half the easy shots we've clanked in the 1st half

Just realized something crazy. This is only our second game in an opponents gym. Other than the Northeastern game all other road games were neutral site games.

Did I mention that we can not shoot?

Any good MAC team would be blowing us out tonight!!

This is the worst basketball game I've ever watched.

Someone needs to ask Elias if a team has ever had 30 offensive rebounds, forced 25 turnovers and lost by double digits. Bet that has NEVER happened in the history of D1 basketball.