hhcmatt Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 Nebraska Cornhuskers (1-2) vs Idaho St. Bengals (1-2) Date: Friday Nov 19, 2021 Time: 6:00 pm Arena: PBA Broadcast: BTN+ Idaho State Bengals Head Coach: Ryan LooneyLocation: Pocatello, IDConference: Big SkyNickname: BengalsMascot: Benny the BengalLast time out: Lost to Seattle 77-51 Shirt not to wear: Orange, Tiger Opening Line: Nebraska by 12 Other: This is the second ever meeting between the two schools. Nebraska thumped IDSU 98-72 back at the Devaney in 1994. Idaho St hasn't beaten a Power 5 team since Oregon in 1986. They've gone 0-49 since then. Head coach Ryan Looney worked his way up to the Bengals after 15 years as head coach in the NAIA and Div II Trey McGowens is likely out until mid-January Player to watch: Robert Ford The Bengals' starting PG also happens to be one of the best rebounders in the conference. Last year Ford averaged 7.2 rebounds to go with 11.4 points and 3.1 assists. Has an inconsistent shot and is turnover prone. Player to watch: Brayden Parker Beefy 6'8" F/C Parker gets the most touches in the paint for a team that posts up as much as anyone. Parker is active on the offensive boards and will fire up 1-2 threes a game. Probable ISU Starters 20 Robert Ford III G Jr. 6-0 185 Portland, Ore. Clackamas Community College 2 Tarik Cool G Sr. 6-4 180 Chandler, Ariz. Lane Community College 3 Malik Porter F Sr. 6-5 215 Phoenix, Ariz. CSI 13 Daxton Carr F So. 6-7 215 Pocatello, Idaho Cal Poly 32 Zach Visentin C Fr. 6-9 260 Springville, Utah Springville HS Probable Rotation 22 Jared Rodriguez F Jr. 6-8 215 Glendale, Ariz. San Diego 25 Brayden Parker C So. 6-8 250 Preston, Idaho CSI 5 Austin Smellie G Jr. 6-5 195 Preston, Idaho Preston High School 1 Liam Sorensen G Fr. 6-4 205 Haldum, Denmark Get Better Academy Bench 0 AJ Burgin G Fr. 6-4 200 San Diego, Calif. San Diego High School 4 Emmit Taylor III G Jr. 6-4 195 Lapwai, Idaho North Idaho 10 Tommy Ball G Fr. 6-0 175 El Dorado Hills, Calif. Oak Ridge HS 12 James Carlson F Jr. 6-9 215 Coeur D’Alene, Idaho North Idaho 14 Kyle Karstetter F Fr. 6-7 210 Moses Lake, Wash. Moses Lake HS 24 Pablo Tamba G Fr. 6-6 200 Malaga Spain Unicaja-Andalucia 34 Gedeon Buzangu C Jr. 6-8 230 Kinsasha, Congo Miles Community College 44 Louis Stormark F Fr. 6-8 240 Alleroed, Denmark Get Better Academy The Rest of the Roster Leading scorer Tarik Cool can be streaky at points, especially when willing himself to the FT line. 2nd year Zach Visentin is getting the starts and has a nice touch inside but is foul prone. Malik Porter starts but is an undersized traditional PF who seems to be losing minutes to guys with an outside shot this year. Austin Smellie isn't a volume scorer but seems to be breaking out of his shooting slump from last year. Daxton Carr and Jared Rodriguez are stretch 4s that doesn't make enough 3s. Liam Sorensen is Danish and sometimes provides guard depth. UNL Game Notes Probable starters for Nebraska 1 Alonzo Verge G 6-3 5 Bryce McGowens G 6-7 23 Keon Edwards G 6-7 11 Lat Mayen F 6-9 13 Derrick Walker F 6-9 Bench 32 Wilhelm Breidenbach F 6-10 30 Keisei Tominaga G 6-2 0 C.J. Wilcher G 6-5 35 Eduardo Andre F 6-11 10 Kobe Webster G 6-0 14 Trevor Lakes F 6-8 3 Quaran McPherson G 6-3 33 Oleg Kojenets F 7-0 4 Jackson Cronin G 6-1 12 Sam Hoiberg G 6-0 15 Chris McGraw G 6-0 21 Jace Piatkowski G 6-3 The Skinny: Tonight begins a gauntlet of 3 home games in 5 days as Nebraska tries to rebound from a 1-2 start and the loss of program cornerstone Trey McGowens. Reportedly Keon Edwards will get the start after playing just 12 minutes in 3 games and will be looked upon to contribute in terms of rebounding and defense. Rebounding ability will certainly be needed tonight as it's the specialty of the Bengals. Idaho St brings in an experienced squad that returned all of its rotation pieces from last year. However, it's a team that couldn't hit much from outside, turned the ball over a lot, and put people on the FT line. Speed this team up a little and Nebraska could have it put away by half time. However, this Bengal squad plays slow, runs teams off the 3pt line, and rebounds quite well. If Idaho St makes a few shots tonight and hangs around until the end, the Huskers will be in danger. Look for Nebraska to make hay at the FT line tonight and turn Idaho St turnovers into a lead that the Bengals don't have the firepower to overcome. Prediction: Nebraska 80 - Idaho St. 62 View full article Quote
49r Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: Sam Houston State Bearkats 10 minutes ago, hhcmatt said: Probable SHSU Starters Quote
uneblinstu Posted November 19, 2021 Report Posted November 19, 2021 Gonna need some help with postgame threads the next few games. Quote
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