The trapping zone defense that LB was using was very effective and created a lot of problems for us. They would trap the ball near half court and then cut off the passing lanes. They did it so well that it almost seemed like they had 6 players on the floor. Great win for the Aggies against that kind of pressure.

I did! :lol:

Ags advance 55-45. The Aggie D was the difference in this game and made up for the 22 TO's.

43-36 Ags after the 3rd Q.

The fouls are piling up on the Ags which is going to be a problem since we don't get much production from the bench. Hall, Harris and Konrad all have 3 halfway through the 3rd Q.

32-25 Ags at the half. However, the Ags have started to turn the ball over as they have done all season. 12 TO's already.

It's almost unbelievable to watch this team make such poor passes when pressured. They get trapped on the sidelines when they pull up the dribble, trapped players bring the ball down low and into the double team and make TO's and other players don't go to the open space when a teammate is in trouble with the ball. These are fundamental mistakes. It' maddening to watch it happen over and over again.

15-8 Ags after the 1st quarter. The defense has been very good so far. We can win this game if we take care of the ball. Hall had 3 TO's on 3 straight possessions. We can't do that and win.

#1 Hawaii 48 #9 Bakersfield 47 Final

Both teams were 21-52 for 40% overall and both couldn't hit their 3's. FT's and solid D by the Ags won the game. Both teams had their big men in foul trouble but having Koroma sit so much hurt Poly more. The Aggie D forced 17 TO's that led to 17 points. We'll have to shoot much better from outside to have a chance against Fullerton. Survive and move on...

The only reason we are leading is because Koroma has been on the bench with foul trouble but now, with Murphy and Anigwe in foul trouble, Koroma is back in and that's trouble for the Ags.

Pretty good defense by the Ags. We've forced 10 TO's. 22 of our 27 points were in the paint. 0-5 from 3. Neither offense seems like they can create much separation. This game will probably go down to the wire.

Bakersfield 58 CSUN 45 Final

#9 Bakersfield 24 #8 CSUN 23 at the half.

#7 Fullerton 70 #10 Cal Poly 64 Final

#9 Bakersfield 63 #8 CSUN 62 OT Final

Big West Tournament preview from college sports madness:

https://www.midmajormadness.com/2022/3/7/22966239/big-west-tournament-preview-from-underrated-in-the-preseason-to-the-favorites-in-the-postseason-ncaa

Excellent article and quotes from Biggs.

There's hope!

Oops...I edited my first post and it now shows the women's bracket not the men's.

Tough matchup for the Aggies against Long Beach. The Beach is athletic and quick. They pressured the Ags into 26 TO's in the loss to them on Thursday. So they will be pressuring the Ags all over the court since they know that we have not been good at taking care of the ball.

However, this is also a great opportunity for the Aggies to show that they are better than that. I'm sure that loss due to 26 TO's didn't set well with the team. Now they have a chance to redeem themselves.

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