BOISE, Dec. 14 - The Boise State Women's Basketball Team hosts Sacramento State tomorrow afternoon. Both teams enter this contest having just played down to the wire. The Broncos recently lost a heartbreaker to Arizona, and the Hornets slid past Pacific in the final seconds. With these close contests still in mind, the Bronco-Hornet match-up is sure to be an emotionally charged game, placing composure at a premium.
Sacramento State has been shooting the lights out, especially from 3-point range. Their fundamentals have improved throughout every game, but turnovers--fueled by low-level anxiety--remain an Achilles’ heal. If the Hornets can transform their collective apprehensiveness into confident aggressiveness, they will handle the ball as well as they shoot. The result: an easy win.
Boise State, in contrast, enters the game undefeated at home and with a winning record. This certainly is evidence that they play composed when presented with home-court advantage. To win, their composure will need to be complimented by shooting that is on pace with the Hornets. More importantly, they will need to add to their productive offense a solid defense… and keep out of foul trouble.
On paper--by the numbers--shooting is even between these two teams. The game, then, will be won by the squad that is better able to earn time at the free-throw line. A sustained, aggressive posture on offense, and few mental mistakes on defense, will thus determine the champion.
Who's going to take it strong to the rim? Tune in and find out!
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