The sequence of Pepper's impossible 3 from corner with the foul followed by the 10 second violation and then another Pepper 3 was one of the great moments in Aggie basketball history. I couldn't believe Pepper was even able to get that shot off with 6'8 Da Silva draped all over him.

How about TY dropping 30 also? He has grown so much since he came here. He struggled to keep his emotions in check last year and teams took advantage of it and tried to get under his skin and it affected his play at times. He's playing with a quiet confidence now and he led the Aggies in scoring during Pepper's recent 3 game drought. He's fearless, has great quickness and his defense is tenacious.

Throughout the game, our defense was a thing of beauty. Everyone was working so hard. Les does a great job of rotating players in and out and giving them a blow because it takes so much energy to continuously play defense that hard. We forced several shot clock violations and a several desperation shots as the shot clock wound down.

I loved it when Tim Plough came onto the floor and led the crowd in a Go Ags cheer. He got the crowd energized even more. Les and the players talked about how the team feeds off the energy from the crowd. In the radio post-game, Pepper said that the crowd reaction after he makes a 3 is the best feeling in the world.

This game was a great example of how much fun Aggie basketball can be when we have a good crowd that gets into the game. So much fun!

The Ags don't play this coming Saturday but here's the schedule for the rest of the teams:

Long Beach @ Irvine
Hawai'i @ Riverside
San Diego @ CSUN
Santa Barbara @ Fullerton
Bakersfield @ Cal Poly

I looked at the box score and Marcus Tsohonis did not play and he's their leading scorer at 17.1 ppg. I didn't see any other key players out for them.

This was a really good win for the Aggies. Great game, great crowd and energy in the building...a perfect send off for our seniors. Eli and TY with 30 apiece! Wow...can anyone remember if we've ever had two players with 30 points apiece in a game?

2/29 Scores:

Aggies 75 Hawai'i 63
Fullerton 76 Long Beach 71
Bakersfield 70 San Diego 57
Irvine 89 CSUN 64
Santa Barbara 83 Cal Poly 75

Current standings:

Yes, the Ags have clinched a 4 seed.

Eli is back and TY is right there with him!

38-32 Aggies at the half.

Both teams shooting lights out to start.

I like the promotions they have going tonight. It's a Team Aggie event so there will be food and drinks for the Team Aggie donors. Honoring the seniors before the game is always a nice tribute for the players and their families. I believe this is the first time that the seniors will address the crowd after the game also. I think this is a great idea also. I hope we have a good crowd and the students show up.

Kihei Clark, a 5'9 PG out of Woodland Hills, originally committed to the Aggies 2018 and then switched to Virgina. Virginia went on to win the 2019 National Championship in his freshman year. He played in all 38 of their games (35-3) and started in 20 of them including the national championship game.

There's a lot on the line for both teams tonight. It will probably be a nail biter.

Huge game for the Aggies. Need to get back on track and play really good basketball in these final 3 games so that we have some positive momentum heading into the BW Tournament.

The Ags should have no problem getting emotionally up for this game. The team will want to send our 5 seniors off with a win in their final game at home and the Ags have a good rivalry with Hawai'i. I expect this game will be a real dogfight and I think it will be a very physical game. The Ags will need to come out aggressively from the get go, seize the home court advantage and get the crowd into the game.

The predicted rain could keep some of the fair weather, Aggie fans at home but I'm hoping the magnitude of this game and the chance to see our seniors for the final time will motivate majority of them to make it to the game regardless of the weather. Our seniors deserve to be sent off with a big, appreciative crowd.

We need to win this game in a big way! Go Ags!

I've watched Ezra a few times in the past 2 years when Vandy has been playing on a nationally televised game. He's continued to grow and excel against top tier teams in the SEC. I was bummed when he left but he has certainly shown that he has talent to play at the top level of college basketball. Many players, who are lured away by the bright lights of playing on a bigger stage, end up riding the bench more than playing. That's not been the case with Ezra.

An Aggie lineup with Manjon, Pepper, Johnson on the floor at the same time would have been amazing. Can you imagine teams trying to slow down all 3 of those players at once? It would have been a nightmare for our opponents!

I think Eli has been pressing lately and has also been affected by the intensity of the smothering defenses teams have been throwing at him recently. Both have affected him and he has looked frustrated at times. I hope he relaxes a bit and finds his rhythm Thursday against Hawai'i.

I remember Les saying that Pepper had an offer to transfer last year to a big time program but he decided he wanted to stay at Davis and help win a championship for Les. It's not going to be easy for that to happen now but it certainly would be great if we somehow manage to win the tournament. I'd love to see the team and especially our graduating seniors get a chance to play in the post-season.

Thanks. I just saw that email in my inbox too.

It certainly looks like it will be a huge rebuilding year. We'll have a lot of talent to replace since we're losing Pepper, Adebayo, Milling, Manu and apparently Rocak too. Les will have to have an incredible recruiting year to fill the void left by these players.

Yikes, we'll be losing a whole lot. Where did you read about him leaving?

I wonder why Rocak is not staying to play another year? Is he graduating and simply getting on with his career?

I think we will see the Ags break out of their slump against Hawai'i. The Aggies and the Bows have a pretty good rivalry going and it's senior night for the Aggies. It will be the last home game for Pepper, Adebayo, Milling and Manu so the Ags should have no problem being emotionally ready for the Rainbow Warriors. I expect there will be a good crowd on hand also.