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Article: WAC stars have aligned: Vandals play big game in small Memorial Gym.
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- The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)
- Article date:
- February 22, 2007
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Byline: Jim Meehan
Feb. 22--There hasn't been much reason to write the following prior to an Idaho men's basketball game the last few years: Get there early.
But there is some drawing power for tonight's contest with Nevada. First, it's senior night for three Vandals, including top scorer Keoni Watson. Second, Nevada has emerged as one of the best programs in the West with three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Third, the game will be played in cozy Memorial Gym, seating capacity of 1,500, instead of the spacious Cowan Spectrum inside the Kibbie Dome. The Dome is occupied by the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, forcing relocation of the ...