Standard Examiner:
"Now anybody can win the league," said WSU senior Arturas Valeika. "Everybody's 0-0 and it doesn't matter what place you're in. If you have three good nights you're in the NCAA tournament."
"The whole key is to come out aggressive and attack the game," Rahe said. "This time of year it comes down to that and the team that defends the best and rebounds the best will win the game."
MSU hasn't won a Big Sky tournament game since 1999.
Deseret News:
Still, as the Wildcats prepare for tonight's first-round game against Montana State, which tips off at 7:05 p.m. before what is expected to be a large crowd at the Dee Events Center, Rahe was full of compliments. And it didn't seem like typical coachspeak, either.
"They just have so many ways that they can score," Rahe said. "They are a difficult matchup for us. The last time we played them here, they outplayed us for 30 minutes before we came back to beat them. They can really score the ball, so I expect this to be a close game."
As of now, the Wildcats are defending the Big Sky crown they won last season. It goes without saying that Weber State seeks another title and another trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Actually getting it won't be easy.
"If we're going to be successful in this tournament we have to be the more aggressive team," Rahe said. "The more aggressive team is the team that
