Fordham could be a pesky team to beat if:
- Micah Mason is cold, or if Derrick Colter keeps the ball out of his hands
- DU doesn't do a good job of defending the trio of Jon Severe, Branden Frazier and Mandell Thomas
- Ovie Soko and Dominique McKoy don't take advantage of Fordham's thin frontcourt
- The Rams get to the FT line often 

Severe, Frazier and Thomas are averaging a combine 50 ppg. They like to chuck it from 3 (half of Severe's shots come from beyond the arc), but their shooting percentages are not great and they are all prone to cold nights. The Fordham guards rebound well to help out a frontcourt that consists of Ryan Rhoomes and, well, little else. Travion Leonard's 6-8, 275 lb. body might look big during warmups, but the sophomore is producing only 5.5 ppg and 4.7 rpg. Rhoomes might be up for the challenge of Soko, but he can't handle Ovie and McKoy together. Watkins may be due for a breakout game, and a guy like LG Gill should get both time and scoring opportunities tonight.

Duquesne's advantages are the athleticism of Soko and McKoy, and of course, Micah "Can't Miss" Mason. That, and the unselfish play and good defense that has highlighted the past three games. I would guess that if tomorrow's box score shows Soko with 20 and 10, McKoy with 8-10 rebounds, Mason with a dozen or more points, and White with a couple steams and 15 points, that we're looking at a 74-66 DU win -- especially if you see a Colter-like shooting line for Severe. We also need to keep from fouling the Rams; they are 10 percentage points better than us from the FT line.

Hopefully the only thing Severe that folks in Pittsburgh remember tonight is the temperature.