Washington Versus Eastern Washington Preview

When you think of Eastern Washington you might think of Football and their red turf. But when the Washington Huskies and the Eastern Washington Eagles renew their in-state rivalry tomorrow at Hec. Ed. they will be playing basketball and it won't be on red turf.

This will be the Huskies last tune up before heading to the tropical island of Maui, where they will take part in the Maui Invitational. The key for the Huskies will be trying to get their best players being their best players. This includes having Matthew Bryan Amaning rebounding, Vernoy Overton playing good defense and Isaiah Thomas scoring at a consistent rate. All of these things will have to be present in Maui if the Huskies plan to make some noise next week.

The Eagles are out of the Big Sky conference which only received only one NCAA tournament bid last year, which went to the Montana Grizzlies who gave the Dawgs a run for their money for the whole game. Washington did end up wining the game 63-59.

Eastern Washington only won nine games last year, which was three less from two years ago. The team should be fired up playing a team that is picked by some to go far in the NCAA tournament. Eastern Washington hasn't had a wining season since 2007.

During the past meetings versus Eastern Washington, The Huskies have done a great job winning all of the games since December 2002. That Huskies team was very inexperienced. The likes of Nate Robinson and Bobby Jones were bench players.

However, having lack of experience should not be a factor tomorrow night. The Huskies almost have the same game plan as they did last year which was run. Last year the Huskies were most dangerous when they ran up and down the floor. The Huskies will be able to have an advantage every game to just run the opponent out of the gym. This will be vital in the Maui as they will have the least amount of travel of every team except for the host. So making their opponents run will be a great way to ware down the opposing teams they play next week.

Okay, I know I look like an idiot by giving you the keys to next weeks big tournament but the reality of tomorrows game is it's a tune up game for The Maui Invitational because if the Huskies goof around tomorrow you can expect the Huskies will not accomplish their goals next week. The game will be a high scoring game with the final score being 96-71 Huskies.

The game will tip off at 7pm and will be televised on FSN NW.