UCSB 36 Hawaii 27 at the half.

Anigwe does get to the line a lot and does the team as a whole. We could see teams just going ahead and fouling him and sending him to the line in tight games since he's only shooting 57% from the line for the season after tonight's game.

This win was certainly not as impressive as the score looks considering how depleted Bake was and how let our big lead get cut in half.

Other BW scores tonight:

Fullerton 62 Irvine 61
Long Beach 70 Poly 52
San Diego 65 CSUN 57

The Aggies win 79-58. Bake had several players out with injuries but they hung right in there with us in the second half. We ended up shooting an impressive an impressive 63% including 47% from downtown but only 18 of 28 from the line. We get to the line a lot but we are still struggling to take advantage of it. I'll take the W but we we'll have to play much better to beat LB on Saturday.

It's great to see Ade finally making those layups!

TY is turning the ball over too often lately...he's got 5 TO's already in this game....

Yeah...he doesn't look confident at all at the line...short armed the last 2....

Ags getting ragged right now but the good news is that Anigwe is back on the floor.

And now Anigwe goes out with an ankle injury...

Beasley left the game early apparently with a knee injury. It happened on defense but I didn't see it and neither did the announcers. I sure hope it isn't serious.

After a cold start the Aggies heat up and pull away for a 40-22 lead at the half. Pepper led the Ags with 14 points.

The Aggies win their 3rd straight 79-57. Norris had another fine game and with 15 points and 6 rebounds. Baker lead all Aggie scorers with 16 on 6-9 shooting and 4 rebounds.

68-44 Aggies after 3.

43-21 Aggies at the half.

Other BW games tonight:

Irvine at Fullerton
San Diego at CSUN
Long Beach at Poly
Santa Barbara at Hawaii - 9 pm start

The Aggies can 6 three's and lead 20-7 at the end of the first quarter.

Another game in the "must win" category. We have to win the games that we are favored in and then pull a couple of upsets in order to be in contention for the BW title at the end of the season. I'm sure this game will be tougher than expected. Bake is always very athletic and they'll be hungry to upset the Ags on their home court. Away games in the BW are never easy no matter who you are playing. Go Ags!

All players express their emotions on the court differently. For example, Pepper is a fierce competitor and he wears his emotions on his sleeve. He has a fire in his belly and, when things aren't going his way, he just becomes even more determined and fired up but his emotions never get out of control. On the other hand, Anigwe is a fierce competitor also but you rarely see his emotions. He's calm, cool and collected even though he's giving it 100%. He's steady as a rock.

TY is young and you can tell that he has high expectations for himself and, consequently, you can see his disappointment when things don't go his way. You can see a slump in his body language when he's struggling and he can get a bit chippy at times especially if he gets baited. I think that will improve as he grows and matures with the game. He'll learn to let stuff go more easily and just compete even harder when things happen like getting hacked with no foul called or getting called for a cheap bump when playing aggressive defense. Those things are frustrating for any player and, right now, he just shows his frustration a little more and a little longer.

I've noticed that Les sits TY down for a while at times when he sees his emotions are getting in the way of his performance. Some players just need a little more time to settle and let go of stuff and that will get better for him with more experience. He's got great coaches and teammates around him to help and his performance, growth ceiling is very high. It's going to be a pleasure to watch him in the years to come..

Wow...I'd forgotten about how accurate Hawkins was from 3 also. Les has a knack for finding good 3 point shooters which is a strategy that has worked well for the best, mid-major programs. It's extremely hard for mid-major programs to land highly talented big men. They're snatched up quickly by the power schools so finding elite outside shooters can be great equalizers for the smaller programs when they face teams with great size. Of course, the very best elite, power programs have both great size and deadly, outside shooters.

Totally agree about TY. He's only going to get better and better with each game he plays. Some of our best PG's have been small like Manjon and Shorts. At 6'3, TY has good size for a PG to go along with his long arms and leaping ability which allows him to be a more disruptive defender and better rebounder. He has a lightening quick first step when he drives also. He has a higher dribble which is a bit of a disadvantage when he drives through traffic simply because it's a bit easier for the defenders to get a hand on the ball and cause a TO. I think that has improved a lot for him recently though. It's going to be fun watching him continue to grow and, as you noted, he could end up being one of our very best players ever. Let's hope the bright lights of the bigger programs don't lure him into the portal.