Ailene Voisin article from the Sac Bee with photos:

Excerpt: "Wait till her husband starts prepping his team for the next opponent: Kansas. Yes, that Kansas. The top-seeded Jayhawks already are resting at the Midwest Region in Tulsa, Okla., plotting for the upstarts/unknowns from Northern California, the ones who work the farm, study like scholars, and in contrast to most of their tournament peers, stay in school long enough to earn degrees."

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/ailene-voisin/article138815943.html#storylink=cpy

Recap and post-game quotes from Coach Les, Chima, Brynton, and Lawrence...scroll down for the quotes:

http://www.ucdavisaggies.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031517aab.html#

Nothing like having to play Kansas in their own backyard too!!!

I believe we get $1.6 million but it goes to the Big West Conference and, I believe, it is paid over a number of years. I assume it is shared among all the schools.

If someone knows the fine details...please post up.

Illinois State 85 UC Irvine 71. The Redbirds should have been in the NCAA tournament. They would have done some damage there.

Illinois State 43 UCI 34 at the half. I'll tell you what, I'm glad we are playing the Redbirds in NIT. They are a really good basketball team (also the arch rival of Bradley when Les was Bradley's coach). They can flat out shoot the basketball. Irvine is actually playing pretty well but they have to get a few stops to get back in this one.

The #8 UC Irvine @ #1 Illinois State game in the first round of the NIT iis about to start on ESPNU.

Go Eaters and the Big West!

The Aggie win just fot the Big West Conference a tidy, little $1.6 million...you're welcome Mr. Commissioner!

It was a very entertaining basketball game between two very evenly matched teams. Chima was the x-factor for the Aggies and Lawrence White was the unsung hero that played one of his best games ever in an Aggie uniform.

I hear ya...but Siler is a very decent 3 point shooter that can get hot when he's dialed in...he's just been totally off his game in the post-season.

I hope so because I'm sure Bill Self was watching this game and he'll have the Jayhawks pressuring and double teaming the ball. Siler, especially, must settle down and not turn the ball over. He's pressing right now and his shot has been off the the whole post-season. I think the pressure has gotten to him and it's becoming a mental thing now. He'll want to play well in his home state. I just hope it doesn't create even more pressure for him.

Outstanding coaching move by Les to come out with that 1-3-1 zone after the last TO. His experience as a player and a coach in pressure situations like this is an absolute necessity at this level of play.

Man...that would be the greatest upset in the history of college basketball!

AGGIE PRIDE BABY!!!

Giving it away with unforced TO's...beating ourselves right now...

http://www.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbaskbl.html?event=1545458&school=fo&sport=mbaskbl&from=gtLite

Here comes the 1-3-1 zone again...let's see how we handle it...

We got rattled when they double =-teamed and trapped and threw some poor passes or tried to split the defenders...they are very quick and have quick hands...tough D by the Eagles zone...

9 turnovers for the Aggies...got to do better taking care of the ball...only 4 for NCC...the Eagles are a quicker team and have quick ball movement...