[needle]

Tied at 10 after about four-and-a-half minutes in the first half.

It's too much to ask for the team coming off an emotional high to play 40 minutes at full intensity. I expect a close game well into the second half. After that, it will depend on poise, confidence and the shots going in (or out).

Yes, I'm very nervous about this one.

The Massey 66th ranked team (us) should not be worried about defending home court against the 229th ranked team (them). If this is close down the stretch then we ought to be worried about our season as a whole...

Too early to put much stock in computer rankings, imo. Wouldn't shock me if Portland ends up rated higher than Montana State (Massey 177), for example (which, if you remember, had the lead against Stanford in the second half).

[needle]

Tied at 10 after about four-and-a-half minutes in the first half.

It's too much to ask for the team coming off an emotional high to play 40 minutes at full intensity. I expect a close game well into the second half. After that, it will depend on poise, confidence and the shots going in (or out).

Yes, I'm very nervous about this one.

The Massey 66th ranked team (us) should not be worried about defending home court against the 229th ranked team (them). If this is close down the stretch then we ought to be worried about our season as a whole...

Too early to put much stock in computer rankings, imo. Wouldn't shock me if Portland ends up rated higher than Montana State (Massey 177), for example (which, if you remember, had the lead against Stanford in the second half).