montana st -4-: this one seems to set up well. san jose st, mired in a three game losing streak, is playing shorthanded right now because of injuries, basicly dressing ten and playing seven. offensively, they are a one-man team behind sr forward marquin chandler, with no other consistent option. the short rotation has put the starters in the position of having to log excessive minutes - chandler and two other starters played 35+ minutes in friday's 21 pt home loss to uc-irvine.
a month ago, montana st dropped a one point decision in san jose while playing without their starting center, 6'11'' al beye. chandler had a field day in the paint and carried the day for the spartans. tonight, san jose makes its first trip ever to bozeman to play at altitude for the first time this season. with beye back in the paint, life shouldn't be so easy for chandler and san jose's short rotation is bound to take its toll in the second half. btw, spartans played two games at altitude last year, a 29 point loss at nevada and a 21 point loss at boise.
montana st is playing its third straight home game, having knocked off a couple of cream puffs in the last week. tonight they ride that momentum, get their starting center back and find themselves in an ideal situation to avenge the early season loss to the spartans. a double digit victory margin doesn't seem unreasonable.
g/l
a month ago, montana st dropped a one point decision in san jose while playing without their starting center, 6'11'' al beye. chandler had a field day in the paint and carried the day for the spartans. tonight, san jose makes its first trip ever to bozeman to play at altitude for the first time this season. with beye back in the paint, life shouldn't be so easy for chandler and san jose's short rotation is bound to take its toll in the second half. btw, spartans played two games at altitude last year, a 29 point loss at nevada and a 21 point loss at boise.
montana st is playing its third straight home game, having knocked off a couple of cream puffs in the last week. tonight they ride that momentum, get their starting center back and find themselves in an ideal situation to avenge the early season loss to the spartans. a double digit victory margin doesn't seem unreasonable.
g/l