UW seeks payback

According to the Seattle P-I the Huskies will be ready for the game against the Beavers tonight. Apparently, they still remember the 17 point loss at Gill last year. Of course, they beat the Beavers by 40 last season at Hec, so maybe the Beavs will still be pissed about that.

UW seeks payback for rare blowout

"Oregon State really has our number," senior forward Mike Jensen said.

The UW never used to lose at Edmundson Pavilion and couldn't win against the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion, and now that's been reversed.

The Beavers hope to keep everyone guessing tonight, with their past inroads not lost on the home team.

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"They do have a chance of beating us here," UW senior guard Brandon Roy said. "There's no 32-game home win streak anymore; we have a two-game losing streak (at home).

"We've got to take them seriously. They beat Arizona. We're not good enough to overlook them."

That rare blowout to the Beavers is reminder enough.

I guess we'll see how the Beavs do without Lamar Hurd and against a Husky team with a lot of confidence. The Beavs need to shoot very well and rebound to win. If the shooting % drops below 50%, the Beavs will lose (barring a total collapse by the Huskies).