Boy you got that right. Very balanced scoring. Except for a let down in the end (which could have been disastrous), that was a very good second half for the Ags. Hall showed why she is so key.
Outstanding defense by the Aggies spearheaded this victory. We held Hawaii to 24% overall and 22% from beyond the arc 8-36. So many 3 point attempts by Hawaii led to a lot of long rebounds that tend to become 50/50 balls, nevertheless, 17 offensive rebounds by the Bows is kind of shocking,..we won't be able to beat many teams when they get that many offensive boards.
We got some nice minutes from Harris and Carreon. That's nice to see because we haven't shown a lot of depth yet this year.
Watching this game I realized I'm not sure we want Cal Poly over Irvine, or indeed if what's going on in the game is even an upset. They're basically identical in Massey, and Cal Poly is actually ahead in NET rankings. Basically comes down to whether one thinks it's advantageous to play a team for the first time or play one that you've already played twice
Not much to say I think. Aggies need to do what they've been doing and win the games they're supposed to on paper. There will be teams much tougher than Irvine in the NCAAT.
Edit: And I don't want to discredit UCI, they earned their place in the final and have had a very good season, and could definitely win tomorrow.