Looking at Chicago State
The Chicago State Cougars come to Provo from the Great West Conference (Utah Valley and UT-Pan American in the same conference). They joined the conference prior to the 2009-2010 season. They were 9-23 last season. They are 1-2 on the year, with their lone win against a Division II school. They lost by 33 at DePaul and by 40 at Notre Dame. This season, they have 4 players averaging double digits in points: PG Christian Wall, PF Hajji Martin, SG Victor Scott, and SF Carl Montgomery. Montgomery also averages nearly 10 boards per game as well. Based on statistics alone, I would bank on Montgomery to be the "Tai Wesley" of this game. They are more of a past-paced high-octane offense like BYU, so it should be a "fun" game to watch, i.e. a lot of points scored.
What to Expect from BYU
Will there be some hangover from a physical and emotional game against Utah State? Almost certainly. But they did enough things poorly that I expect Coach Rose can find at least 5 or 6 guys on his 12-man bench that want to go out and bust their balls to show that they are better than they were on Wednesday. Will they shoot better? I anticipate so. Will they play better post defense? Yes, part of that is that the competition is a lot lower. Will they play more team-oriented on offense? It would be a very bad sign if they didn't.
Prediction
BYU will win this game handily. I would not be surprised to see BYU score in the 90's in this game. I am not sure they will clamp down on Chicago State's "streetball" style as well as they would like to, but it will be sufficient enough for a 20-point win. Depth, altitude, skill will prevail. Flat out athletic ability is probably in favor of the team with 13 of 15 guys from Chicago area high schools. BYU 89, Chicago State 67.
Football and Basketball Games on TV
The BYU basketball game is at 8pm and available on BYU-TV. It will also be available on the BYU-TV web site. You have to create a login for the site to use it, but it's a great option to watch this and future game (including a lot of football and basketball games NEXT season). Future games on BYU-TV this season include next Tuesday against Mississippi Valley State (7pm), Hawaii on Saturday, December 4th (4pm), and Arizona on Saturday, December 11th (4pm).
The BYU football game is at 4pm and is available on the Mtn. If you do not have the Mtn. Network on your cable/satellite package, you can often find games on Channelsurfing.net (I have watched several games there this season). There are a few other sites that you can occasionally find games at, but that has been the one I have had the greatest luck with. I do not know if it is on the lineup tomorrow, but feel free to check it out. No, they do not pay me for the free advertising...there aren't enough of you reading this for it to be worth their while! Tell your friends and family and fellow BYU fans. About my blog, that is, not channelsurfing.net...although you can tell them about that too...
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