At this point, there’s no way around it. Oregon State is lacking cohesion and struggling greatly, as they sit at 1-4 overall on the year and things may not get easier in the Emerald Coast Classic. Wake Forest is a formidable opponent and the Beavers have a serious task ahead of them to not pick up their fifth-straight defeat.
Steve Forbes has a stellar group of guards leading the way for the Demon Deacons, beginning with Alondes Williams and Daivien Williamson, the latter of who followed Forbes to Winston-Salem from East Tennessee State. Since then he’s emerged as a team leader, and this season his shooting seems to have dramatically improved.