Oops...I corrected it. Thanks!

#9 Bakersfield 55 #8 CSUN 52 - Bakersfield moves on to play #1 Irvine tomorrow at 12 noon.

#10 Riverside 63 #7 Cal Poly 54 - Riverside will play #2 Long Beach tomorrow at 6 pm.

Toke, the game is on Thursday not Wednesday.

The Aggies took the series today with a 4-2 win in the rubber match.

900 was the official capacity but I remember the place being packing with standing room only. I think the Fire Marshall wasn't such a big deal back then as it is now.

I only remember Lien playing in Hickey but I could be wrong.

They may have talked to some players before we were able to tune in but I only heard Les. I'm guessing they may have talked to Christian. That would have been cool and very deserved for him.

I hadn't thought about that. I'm sure the portal will bring some surprises to the conference.

I watched the last few minutes of the Poly - Riverside game and was really pulling for Poly to snap their 17 game losing streak. They had a chance to win it in regulation with 2 seconds left but Brantley Stevenson missed the second of a 1 and 1. Then down 3 in OT, they had a chance to tie it with a last second 3 pointer but Stevenson, who had 32 points, passed up a 3 and drove for a layup at the buzzer. He didn't realize they were down 3 and thought he had tied the game. So unfortunate for Stevenson and for Poly.

Nicholson is doing a good job of sticking to his plan while balancing that with getting the freshmen playing time. — AggieFinn2

I've been impressed with what Nicholson has done with the program so far. I think he could build a really good baseball program here but it will take some time.

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Other final scores in the Big West tonight:

Riverside 73 Cal Poly 72 in OT
Irvine 52 Bakersfield 44
UCSB 81 Hawaii 61

Lassina Traore had 22 points and 20 rebounds for LB. Wow! He's an impressive player.

Long Beach is really a young team also. They're going to be a force in the BW next year.

I just saw that the Aggie win snapped LB's 15 game winning streak and this loss cost The Beach a share of the Big West Title.

Would have liked to hear the post game comments — DrMike

We caught most of the post-game interview with Les on the radio while we drove back to Sac. Les was just really excited for the team and just complemented their resiliency. He said the players kept telling each other that the game wasn't over even when they were down 11 with a minute to go.

He commented on how we went from one of the worst to FT shooting teams in the nation early in the season to a really good FT shooting team now. He noted just how big Ade's defense was in the game. He said that not many players would embrace that role but Ade is willing to do anything to help the team. He also mentioned how Ade has been scoring more lately.

He humorously noted that we haven't won many games when teams score over 72 points against us but he was happy with the win today despite giving up 92 points. He said he was glad to get a couple more days of rest before the team plays again next Thursday in the 8:30 game especially after these last two long, hard games. He also said that there are a number of players who are playing with nagging injuries but they're just gutting it out.

All in all, he was just very, very happy with his team and the fan support in the last two games.

We hit 56 of 66 FT's in the last two games for 85%. I'll take that anyday!!

Wow...the Ags are playing good basketball at the right time!

So MUCH FUN!!!!

OT…I’m too old for this!!