CORVALLIS -- "It's a great draw," said one of the coaches the day before the NCAA Tournament first-round matchup between No. 2-seed Oregon State and 15th-seeded Troy.
The quote did not come from Scott Rueck, who leads a Beavers team that shared the Pac-12 regular-season title, won the conference tournament and is currently ranked sixth nationally. It came from Troy's Chanda Rigby, who is leading the Trojans into March Madness for the first time since 1997.
That's because of the clash in styles that will meet at Gill Coliseum Friday afternoon.
OSU leads the nation in field-goal percentage defense (31.