I was had your confidence! Riverside is tough. That loss on the road really hurt - we’d be in the top four and in line for a sweep (tie breaker). I fear a let down in front of a small crowd but hope I’m wrong!

Chappell is in street clothes tonight.

Mani scores 5! Maybe what he needs is simply confidence? Same for Niko on offense. He only seems to take layups and 3s. It's kind of frustrating to see him get the ball in the low post and not make a move to score.

looks like they had a favorable matchup with the white dude with the head band . Being Mani in when he’s in

Ags had an odd stretch there when UCR went up by double figures. It was sort of a "yesterday's oatmeal" period: cold and sloppy. If not for getting hotter and crisper (a "toast" period) at the end, this would be looking bad.

Our defense has to step up the intensity in the second half. We don’t fare well when teams score 70 or more.

Despite the size advantage of the Highlanders. UCD has a rebound advantage 36-29 with 7:43 left. Wish there was more of a crowd for this game, as crucial as it is.

Down 72-70 and they have the ball. Tome for another review

What a much needed victory. Fun game.

Too many turnovers and too many 3s from UCR overcome by a 17 point edge from the foul line. Crazy. Nice payback for the loss down in Riverside via a late game 3 by an unlikely shooter in both games. These two teams are really evenly matched. I'd hate to have to play them in a first round of the tournament.

Great basketball game. You gotta love that gutsy, clutch 3 pointer by Niko to win it for the Ags! He's such a defensive warrior in the paint and is so important to this team. He really deserves to have a moment like that to remember as a highlight in his basketball career.

Mirror image teams. Tough, well coached , defensive teams. No surprise both games came down to the last seconds

Totally agree. Riverside is a young team also and they're going to be very tough for at least the next couple of years.

Crazy we lost the turnover battle 16-6 and won! Free throws were a big difference. We were 22-27, they were 5-9 (free pizza!!).

Leo was huge last night. 13 rebounds and solid on both ends. Mani contributed 11 solid minutes - critical with Chappell out. Sevilla played only 14 minutes and took 2 shots, including an air ball 3. As many turnovers as shots, and he’s been our most dependable ball handler. I wonder if that was a matchup thing or illness/injury?

Key sequence was the end of the half. They hit a bucket with 41 seconds left to go up 8. After a TO, TY hit a 3, we got a stop and Daugherty made a late layup. Got it down to 3 points when it looked like Riverside was starting to pull away.

I thought Niko’s big 3 with less than 1 to go was a back breaker for Riverside. Glad to see him bury that one.

Niko and Leo apparently found joy!!

Great win! Way too many turnovers, but somehow got the job done.

I go to most of the home games, attendance has been really bad this year. Last night was just terrible, are they doing anything on campus to get the students to come out? Seems like you should be able to round up a few hundred motivated sports fans on campus to stand during the games and create a decent home court atmosphere.

I thought the bench played very well.

Agreed. I hope Mani continues to improve. Nils Cooper and Carl Daughtery have begun to make a solid contribution. Need the depth.

I've been quite critical of Mani but I saw some play that really encouraged me. He blocked out well, he hit a good three and wasn't pushed around in the lane. But he still looks somewhat clumsy.

it seemed like Les substituted him in (practically ran him up to the scorer’s table to get him in) when Riverside made a substitution inside - when with a thinner guy who, it appeared, Mani could match up with. Hopefully this gives him a bit of confidence.