The Aggies are playing tough defense and are blocking out well. Let's keep it going!

The Ags came to play. They lead the Ducks 16-12 at the end of the 1st quarter.

Les is playing a lot of players. I like the depth and the experience everyone is getting.

Ags gain a split 75-63. CSUN came roaring back in the second half and cut the lead to 7 with a chance to cut it to 5 or 4. Then Manjon stepped up with back-to-back buckets to take the lead back up to 11. Great job on the boards 43-31 against a very athletic team. Nice win for the Ags on the road.

Matadors on a 8-0 run and cut the lead to 7 with 12:19 to go. Ags looking ragged and out of sync.

The Aggie defense in the first 15 minutes was outstanding.

Ags play their best 1st half of the season and lead 36 - 19 at the half. Got a bit ragged in the last 5 minutes though. We need to keep the pedal to the metal in the second half and play with poise.

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CSUN 80 Ags 77 Final. Close but no cigar. Fuller with 30 and Manjon had 19. The Ags only hit 3 of 1sts 6al from beyond the arc. 51 fouls were called in the game.

Is the current interim AD, Rocko DeLuca, in consideration?

We will have to have great ball movement to get the outside shooters open long enough to be able to get off a decent shot over the length of their defenders. Dribble penetration and kicking the ball back out and around might work a bit too. Hopefully, our smaller size will give us a quickness advantage. I don't see us getting much inside with their size and ability to make us alter our shots in the paint. Blocking out will be a key also otherwise we will get killed on their second and third chance points.

This will be a David vs Goliath contest. The Ducks have size galore: 6'7, 6'6, 6'5, 2 at 6'4 and 2 at 6'2. Their average winning margin is 21 points: 77 to 56.

FWIW, blood oxygen levels are key, we can buy a finger gadget for $30 which measures BOL... I have a relative at 92... at 90, its danger zone, I'm told time to admit oneself.

Several models of Fitbits are able to measure SpO2 levels. Fitbit has been moving more and more towards monitoring health metrics along with tracking activity levels.

Unfortunately, Koehler had a chance to make it a two possession game with 16 seconds left in regulation with the Ags up 83-81 but he missed both FT's. The Gauchos put up an airball 3 with 4 seconds left but Nagle got the offensive rebound and was fouled by Pepper on the putback and Nagle calmly tied the game with 2 FT's.

It also hurt that Squire fouled out with 10 minutes left in the game when he committed a foul and got a T as well. The game was a little chippy at times which is par for games between these two teams. Both teams compete very hard. It's a good rivalry.

Today's game was like night and day from yesterday's blowout loss. Les had his players playing hard defense and the ball movement on offense was much, much better. We were 24 of 29 from the line but missed 3 big FT's at crunch time. Big step forward today for this team.

I'd like to see us get off to a better start. We can't go 3 for 26 and trail by 20 against a team like the Gauchos to start the game like were did in the first game. We cut their lead to 12 in the second half and had a chance to get it down to single digits. We could make a game of it if we can stay within 10 going into the second half.

I think we'll play better tomorrow. We just can't get down 20 in the first half and have a chance to come back against a team like the Gauchos. I liked our offensive flow in the second half but we'll need to be able slow down their penetration and easy buckets.

Nice comeback win for the Ags on the road 67-65. Cierra Hall led the way with 22 and 6 boards. Stobbart had 16 and 9 rebounds, Trpcic had 12 and Turner 13. Same two teams battle it out tomorrow at 4 pm.

Ags fall 72-51. We played much better in the second half but dug ourselves too big a hole in the first half. Our interior defense was really lacking and we gave up 42 points in the paint. Hope we can at least make a game of it tomorrow.

The Ags stepped up their defensive pressure in the 2nd quarter and that led to better energy and pace on the offensive end.