PEPPERDINE VS. AMERICAN.Tipoff: 9:30 p.m., Stan Sheriff Center Stan Sheriff Center is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Honolulu. The arena opened in 1994 as the Special Events Arena. It is home to the following teams at the University of Hawaiʻi:
TV/Radio: None Pepperdine (4-6) update: Even with a losing record, the Waves will be one of the favorites entering the three-day Rainbow Classic in Honolulu. The eight-team field is headlined by host Hawaii, which has opened 4-2 and lost in the Maui Invitational championship. The NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association still has not ruled on junior forward Yakhouba Diawara Yakhouba Diawara (born August 29 1982 in Paris) is a French professional basketball player currently with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He is 6 ft 7 in and 225 lb (102.1 kg). , an expected starter, and it looks less and less likely he will play this season. American (3-6) update: The Eagles are coming off a 78-74 loss at Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame , which should be a wake-up call for Pepperdine. American starts no player taller than 6-foot-7, with freshman guard Andre Ingram leading the team in scoring at 12.2 points a game. - Ross Siler USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. vs. LAFAYETTE Tipoff: 5 p.m., Sports Arena TV/Radio: No TV; 1540-AM USC (4-4) update: A loss tonight would be a new low in a season that's already seen setbacks against Western Michigan and Cal Poly. The Trojans have lost two nonconference home games for the first time since 1998. One reason for the struggle is the defense, which is allowing opponents to shoot 47.8 percent from the field. Meanwhile, the Trojans keep missing from the perimeter, hitting just 3 of 22 3-pointers against Cal Poly. USC's women's team plays UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX at 3 p.m., and tickets are good for both games. Lafayette (8-1) update: The Leopards beat Princeton, Cornell and La Salle with a lone loss to Rutgers, and they've received a vote in the past two Associated Press Top 25 polls. Lafayette starts four seniors, with guard Justin DeBerry averaging 16.3 points and 4.3 assists. This is the first meeting between the schools. - Scott Wolf |
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