Big West Trivia: The conference can claim one NCAA championship from 1990 when UNLV was a member and, under Jerry Tarkanian, the Running Rebels beat Duke 103-73 (which is, I think, the largest margin of victory in NCAA men's basketball tournament history). For what it's worth, the other Big West members back then were UCSB, Fresno State, Long Beach State, UCI, Cal State Fullerton, Pacific, San Jose State, New Mexico State and Utah State. From 1983 to 1991, if I figured this right, there were at least three years when teh Big West got more than one NCAA invitation, thanks to UNLV.

Weber State is not ranked #2 without reason. I missed the first half, but the Wildcats are very good on offense, defense and special teams. No shame in losing to them especially at their house--with fans.

Great run by Larison, followed by fouled up game management!

Yes, they need to throw on first down, mix things up more. And stop trying QB runs. It's a one score game. Time to shift the momentum.

I hope the Ags open up the offense now.

Thanks, DrMike

ESPN has nothing about this game. Anyone know what website shows halftime stats?

Just tuned in. Aggie defense must have been playing exceptionally well.

I can't recall any game where three players on the same team fouled out in regulation.

Does anyone know how the NCAA extension of eligibility is going to work for next year? For example, do players who have already used a redshirt year get another one? If a player is able to graduate and cannot get into a grad program get another year? I'm thinking about whether guys like McLaughlin and Taze Moore of CSUB will be around next year? How about Koehler?

I don't think we're gonna win....

Ags have 0 pts. from the foul line, that accounts for 8 of the 12 point difference at the half. Sow and McLaughlin are pretty tough to stop without giving them free throws.

Listening to Coach Les talk about the start of the CSUB game, it was interesting to hear that the team was kind of dazzled at the start, since most of them had never played in the Big West Tournament before nor had they faced the Roadrunners. Now that they have one game under their belt and they know the team they're facing, they should be in better shape. The trouble is the talent that the Gauchos have. If they are to beat them the Ags need to play a perfect game and a key will be to minimize turnovers and generally play smart. I also hope they can make more 3s than they've been making lately.

I'm too old to take finishes like this. Since the UC school finished 1-2-3-4 in the seedings, I guess it would be no surprise if the final four is an all UC affair. Bring on the Bruins! Ags finished 2 of 10 from 3-pt. Seems like their long range shooting has faded recently?

So much for settling down...

I think both teams will settle down in the second half. 3-point shooting might make the difference: whichever team gets hot to win.

Good to see the guys keep their composure after making all those turnovers and getting down by 10. They really stepped up on both defense and handling the ball. Also it's worth noting that both teams have the same number of rebounds at the half and both shooting over 50% from the field. Aggies can win this thing.

ESPN gives the Aggies only a 27.2% chance of winning. Does anyone know how they figure these odds? My guess (and it is a pure guess) is that they run computers simulations of the games, maybe thousands?

Versus Sports lists 126 FCS teams, but well over two dozen (including Sac State) have not played any games. I'm assuming those schools have cancelled football for this season. Versus also ranks the Aggies at #7. It's an interesting website https://www.versussportssimulator.com/FCS/rankings

Does anyone know how many FCS teams are playing this spring? It looks like some of them played a good part of their schedule in the fall. In fact, North Alabama in the Big South has played 4 games (so far?) all in the fall, whereas Kennesaw State the projected Big South playoff team played none. The whole thing is very strange this year, but what else is new?