The University of Hawai'i men's basketball team will not have much time to get ready for its next game.

Just all day.

Around 28 hours after losing to Cal State Fullerton last night, the Rainbow Warriors will host Idaho State tonight in a rare late-night game at the Stan Sheriff Center.

The 'Bows and Bengals are playing the game at an odd hour to accommodate ESPN's "College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon." The game will be televised nationally on ESPN as part of an inaugural 24 hours of college basketball coverage.

"It's a quick turnaround," Hawai'i head coach Bob Nash said. "We're going to have to get ourselves up."

The 'Bows are 0-2 to start this season, including last night's 90-76 loss to Cal State Fullerton. Tonight will be the third game in four days to open the season for Hawai'i.

"It's two losses in a row, but tomorrow is another day," Hawai'i leading scorer Roderick Flemings said. "Tomorrow is just another chance to make this better."

The hardest part might be the all-day wait.

Nash said the Hawai'i players will attend their usual classes in the morning, and then have a "shootaround" around 5 p.m. in the Sheriff Center. A pregame meal will follow around 6:30, and the players can rest for a few hours after that.

"I don't know, I've never prepared for an 11 p.m. tip-off," junior forward Brandon Adams said. "I'll try to sleep in longer, but I have a lot of homework to do, so I'll just do some homework, keep my mind busy. I don't like to sleep before games."

What's more, the 'Bows could be facing another tougher-than-expected opponent in Idaho State. The Bengals have four starters back from last season's team, including leading scorer Matt Stucki, a 6-foot-5 guard.

Idaho State is 1-0, with a 75-70 home victory over Eastern Oregon on Friday.

Lucas Steijn, a 6-11, 240-pound center, had 16 points and nine rebounds in the victory. Demetrius Monroe, a 6-8 forward, added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Stucki scored 13.

The Bengals arrived in Honolulu on Saturday, and held practices on Saturday night and yesterday.

Hawai'i's biggest concern might be itself. The youthful 'Bows — with no seniors — have faded in the second half of both losses this season.

"We need everybody to be in tune with what we're trying to get done," Nash said. "(Last night) we didn't have everybody on the same page."

It will be the first ESPN broadcast from the Sheriff Center since Feb. 19, 2005 (Hawai'i vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee).

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Josh Akognon's 41 points was a Sheriff Center record, but it was six points short of the Cal State Fullerton record.

It was also six points short of the record for a Hawai'i opponent (Marshall Rogers of Texas-Pan American scored 47 against the 'Bows in 1976).

However, his seven 3-pointers tied the record for most made by a Hawai'i opponent, and his 18 3-point attempts was the most by a UH opponent.

Akognon's 41 points topped the previous Sheriff Center record of 38 shared by New Orleans' Hector Romero and TCU's Marquise Gainous.

The most points scored by a Hawai'i player in the Sheriff Center is 37 by Tes Whitlock in 1994. He is now the video coordinator for the 'Bows.