The Stan Sheriff Center has been a house of high-scorers already this season.

It could go up another level tonight when the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team hosts Chicago State at 7:05.

The Rainbow Warriors are 4-3 and have a four-game home winning streak. The Eagles are 3-5.

On Saturday, Roderick Flemings scored 37 points to lead the 'Bows to a 75-55 victory over Eastern Washington.

"I wasn't forcing anything, I was just making my normal shots," he said. "I just want to come out and play the same way."

Earlier this season, Cal State Fullerton's Josh Akognon set a Sheriff Center record with 41 points against the 'Bows.

That could be challenged tonight by Chicago State's David Holston. The 5-foot-8 senior guard is second in the nation in scoring with 26.9 points per game. Only All-American Stephen Curry of Davidson is averaging more (31.9).

Holston led the country in 3-pointers last season with 4.6 per game, and is first again this season with 5.1 per game.

"He's a gifted athlete who can score it from anywhere," Hawai'i head coach Bob Nash. "He can shoot it from way beyond the NBA (3-point) line, or he can go by you and take it to the rack."

Holston has scored at least 30 points in five of the team's eight games this season.

Hawai'i assistant coach Larry Farmer, who scouted the Cougars, said of Holston: "He's a very clever player, very crafty with the ball. But the thing that stands out is his toughness. He's a little guy, but he's not afraid of anybody."

The Cougars have already played six games away from home, and head coach Benjy Taylor said Holston has been able to win over crowds at every stop.

"Teams have tried all kinds of defenses against him, and he still puts up big numbers," Taylor said. "Because of his size, and his style of play, and his demeanor, he's a treat for the people to watch."

So is Flemings.

The 6-7 junior tied the record for most points scored by a Hawai'i player in the Sheriff Center with his 37-point outburst Saturday. The overall UH record for most points in a game is 45 set by Tony Davis in 1959.

Flemings — or perhaps other Hawai'i players — could have another high-scoring game tonight. Chicago State averages 80.0 points per game, but allows 84.8 per game.

What's more, the Cougars like to use a three-guard lineup, featuring the 5-8 Holston, 6-1 Mike Wilson and 6-2 John Cantrell. One of those guards will likely have to defend Flemings.

"They might try to double-team me, I don't know," Flemings said. "But I like to get my teammates involved anyway."

The 'Bows should also have a size advantage in the post. Hawai'i's inside duo of 6-9 Bill Amis and 6-8 Petras Balocka is combining for 23.7 points and 13.3 rebounds per game.

Chicago State will start an inside tandem of 6-6 Tawrence Walton and 6-7 Carl Montgomery.

Farmer noted that the Cougars make up for their lack of size with athleticism. Cantrell, for example, "plays way above the rim," Farmer said.

Hawai'i committed a season-low 12 turnovers against Eastern Washington, but the Cougars are a ball-hawking team that averages 10.6 steals per game.

"They like to press, so we have to be very committed in attacking their pressure," Farmer said.

The 'Bows and Cougars have shared a common opponent this season. Hawai'i lost 68-58 at Illinois; Chicago State lost 89-50 at Illinois.

The Cougars arrived in Honolulu on Friday, and the players were in attendance for the Hawai'i-Eastern Washington game Saturday.

Taylor did not attend the game, and said he did not ask his players for a scouting report.

"Trust me, they don't know what to look for," he said with a laugh. "We knew what Hawai'i was about before (Saturday). They're very athletic and rangy. We won't see too many teams with 6-7 and 6-8 wings, so that's a concern."

NOTES

Nash said reserve forward Brandon Adams was limited to two minutes in Saturday's game because "he didn't have the greatest week of practice."

Marquis Young, a 6-9, 290-pound junior center for Chicago State, is expected to play his first game of the season today. He was ineligible for the first eight games.