vs. Southern Miss at C-USA tourney in Tulsa. Tip off at 2:15 on CBS CSN-300 on Charter expanded cable. Blazers probably need to make the finals of tourney. If they can beat Southern Miss and Memphis in next two days they have a shot. Blazers have beaten Southern Miss twice, but they've been tough games. It's hard to beat a team three times. The team that has lost twice knows the other team and usually makes some effective adjustments.
Blazers in desperate need of two victories. If they lose today it's over. Most likely have to win twice. Should be a tough game today. Can they shoot the ball well enough to win today? That's the major question. Should be a defensive struggle, so the Blazers will just need to shoot 40-45 percent. They need to work it inside and not jack up threes, though four or five threes would help.