Whew - that was some game! I wasn't sure fatigue wouldn't do us in but OMG the women just kept the effort up. Norris had a horrid shooting night - except for those 3s toward the end when they were needed. She did great vacuuming up the rebounds, though. And the John Havlicek award has to go to Baker. She came in, jump started things, made some key buckets, got hands in for steals, and eventually fouled out but a huge effort. Do you think they know who John Havlicek was?

Wish there were more people there.

I salute the solitary band member who stood for the national anthem.

I thought Nils did a really good job in the 2nd half - much of his work won't show up in the stats but he was a factor on the defensive end. I watched a few of his interactions with Les as he came off - Les seemed to find positive things to say (based entirely on his body language.)

Marcus Wilson just plays such a steady game - you look up and suddenly he has 20 points.

Les was really managing Nico. His shoulder must be bugging him and maybe something else?

Sevilla made some killer 3's. He missed a few but they kept feeding him and he came through. A mentally tough kid.

Cooper walked to the locker room with his jersey pulled up over his head.

Totally agree with the "block out" coaching. Very weird officiating. We were laughing at times because they had their choice of three fouls and three people and chose traveling .

Note that Nico didn’t play down at Poly

The football guys added so much to the game. They were great.

I'll never see Pasternak again without him arguing with a line judge. You nailed it.

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Well, that was some game to watch! Very physical. Cooper had two quick fouls that limited his usefulness for most of the first half.

In the second half what I'll call the "quick hands" line-up really made a difference - forcing turnovers, getting transition buckets, and (gasp) making free throws. The defense really harried the Gouchos after they briefly took the lead.

Definitely a good win for the Ags.

At least one of the officials is a Big West regular - I've seen him for several seasons. The others I'm not so sure about.

I just shrug about officiating unless it egregious. This game wasn't that. The officiating seemed consistent over the course of the game. I hate when the officials go into the half and come out with an entirely new theory about how to call the game. THAT just does't work for me. Unless, and it's a big unless, they lost control of the game in the first half and are trying to re-establish some player boundaries. That shouldn't happen often, however.

I watched the UCSD-UCI game and the announcers were applauding the officials for "just letting them play." Which always makes me ask: "Why have rules if we're not going to enforce them?"

As I watched the game today I saw us lose the snappy passing and start dribbling more and more. That doesn't suit us. Fagbemi is especially dribble-happy and it seems to infect the rest of the team.

But it's Nico that really makes the Aggie team - when he's out there he's taking care of business - directing players but in a positive way. He contributes more than the stats show.

Great times. Remind me why we need to run away from the Big West?

The combo of Tom Woods and Gordy in the backcourt was especially nice because Woods was a terrific passer and Gordy had those lightning cuts that Tommy could pick out like no one else. Johnson and Cupps gave excellent corner support.

I'm hoping we never see home whites again - Tahoe Blue all the way!

Oh - no band this afternoon. I guess they stayed home to watch football?

Just before the National Anthem Nico suggested they were staying in them until they lose. I'd say it's a good call.

New school colors?? If only we had an in with Nike like a certain university to the north of us.

I saw the score. ICK! Double ICK. The watch later tonight will be painful.

Toke I agree. I suppose they were worried that if Irvine missed the 2nd shot intentionally after making the first they'd have a shot at the rebound and score with maybe another foul. It's all 4D chess to me at the end, though.

It was a good win by the Ags. I'm sure the Anteaters will be VERY grumpy about it. They made some crucial mistakes. Now if the Ags could reliably shoot free throws I'd be happier. Sheesh. Take a lesson from Poly!

Nico played a strong game and Sevilla played a hard defense. Just a fine team effort by the Aggies. And a good game to watch.

I admit I'd like to strangle Turner though. I guess his players are used to him.

The Ags will need to be on target from the 3pt range, I think, and their D will definitely need to be at the highest level. If everyone is healthy and not croaking from the flu then I think we have a pretty good shot at a really good game.

What has happened to Hawai'i in conference?

There was an interesting interaction between an official and the UCD cheer squad who were sitting along the baseline in the blue area. He chased them off - telling them they needed to be behind the white line. He threatened to stop play unless they moved, which they did. I saw them talking with Rocko about it. In the 2nd half they moved to the other end of the court but eventually left before the end of the game.

So I looked up the rule. There's supposed to be "restraining line" 6' back from the baseline. During play no one is to be between that restraining line and the baseline. The backboard's support structure's leading edge is 6' from the baseline. I'm watching the women's game and the restraining line clearly marked on the court at Fullerton.

I've never seen this called before. Maybe it's becoming a player safety thing.