The Aggies take on the Anteaters in the first game of a double header at 2:30 pm Saturday. The Ags need to keep winning to keep pace with Long Beach State as both teams are tied for first place in the Big West. The Anteaters have struggled this season but no game is a given and the Ags will want to play well and try to win this game comfortably.
The Aggie men tangle with UC Riverside in the second game at 5 pm. These double headers make for a nice day of basketball for Aggie fans. The men and the women are in first place at the moment so you can't ask for much more than that. Come on out to the Pavilion and support these two teams.
The Aggies came out with all guns blazing and shot off to a 29-4 lead after the first quarter. You would think that the Ags would then run off with the game but, after their blistering start, they managed only 17 points combined in the next two quarters and suddenly the Anteaters were only down 46-35 at the end of three.
The Ags got it going again in the 4th and won the game comfortably 62-42 but it wasn't one of their most polished efforts. The Aggies are now 1/2 game ahead of Long Beach State who was idle today and are most likely looking at a 20+ game winning season.
The Aggie defense held Irvine to just 22% FG shooting and the Ags also won the boards 48-36. Dani Nafekh led the Ags with 20 followed by Pele Gianotti with 14 and Morgan Bertsch with 12.