Thursday, January 24, 2008

Hoops Preview: at Arizona

#6 WSU (16-1, 4-1) heads to the McKale Center in Tucson tonight to face the Wildcats of Arizona (12-6, 2-3). The Wildcats leads the all-time series, 48-13 and 23-7 at Tucson. The Cougars swept the series last season with a 77-73 victory in overtime at Friel Court Jan. 6 and a 72-66 win at Tucson Feb. 1. Arizona presents a three-pronged attack, led by freshman guard Jerryd Bayless (19.2 points a game), complemented by forward Chase Budinger and center Jordan Hill. The Wildcats come off of a 4 point loss at Stanford and a 4 point win at Cal last week, while the Cougars swept the Oregon schools at home.

Tip: 5:30 pm
TV: FSN NW

More game previews:
Seattle Times
WSU Athletics
Daily Evergreen

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