Bengals Head to Hawaii for Rainbow Wahine Classic

POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State Bengals head to Hawaii for the Rainbow Wahine Showdown hosted by the University of Hawaii. The Bengals will face off against Washington, Hawaii and Air Force over three days.
The only game of the three that will have Video/radio will be the matchup between the Bengals and Hawaii. Mark Liptak will have the call on KISU 91.1 FM Nov. 25 at 5:30 PM MT. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN+
Live Stats will be provided for all three contests.  

Links / How to Follow
November 24 – ISU vs Washington, 3:00 PM MT – Live Stats
November 25 – ISU vs Hawaii, 5:30 PM MT – Live Stats | Watch | Listen
November  26 – ISU vs Air Force, 5:30 PM MT – Live Stats

Opponents at a Glance
Washington –

• The Huskies are 4-0 on the season coming into the matchup with the Bengals
• On Nov. 6, they defeated Big Sky member Sacramento State 76-28 holding the Hornets to single-digit scoring in three of the four quarters
• The Huskies scored a season-high 113 points as they defeated North Carolina Central 113-39 on November 9^th.
• The Huskies' last meeting with the Bengals came in the 2022 season, a 56-39 win in Seattle
• #14 Dalayah Daniels leads the Huskies in scoring, averaging 11.3 pts per game.
• The Huskies are holding a very strong +23 rebound margin
• Ball Security will be important as the Huskies are averaging 22.5 points off of turnovers.

 
Hawaii –

• The Hawaii Rainbow Wahine are 1-3 on the season with losses to Stanford, Santa Clara and Idaho. Hawaii picked up their lone win against San Francisco 65-51 on Nov. 17.
• Hawaii is averaging 49 points per game with a -13.5 scoring margin from their opponents. They have also been outrebounded with a -14.8 margin on the glass
• They are led in scoring by #14 Brooklyn Rewers averaging 11.3 ppg.
• #23 MeiLani McBee is strong from behind the 3pt arc, averaging 4.8 made three pointers per game through the first four contests.
• This is the 4^th overall meeting of the two programs. Hawaii has a 3-1 series lead. The previous meeting of the Bengals and Rainbow Wahine came in 2017 with the Bengals clawing out a 64-62 overtime win.
• Three of the four contests in the series have been decided by three points or less

 
Air Force –

• The Air Force Falcons are 3-1 on the season with wins coming against Denver, Regis and Army. The lone loss came to the University of Houston on Nov. 10 a 99-61 spread.
• The Falcons' previous win came Nov. 17 as they took down Army 83-61 in Colorado Springs.
• The Falcons are averaging 71.8 points per game while their opponents PPG is 72.8, skewed slightly by the single loss to Houston.
• They are strong shooters from the floor averaging .391 from the field and grabbing 40.5 rebounds per game.