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.

This game is far from over. The Ags need to continue the great defense they've been playing to get the win.

Really nice play on both ends of the court by the Aggies in the last 5 minutes. Offensive flow and rhythm was excellent.

Yep. 7 offensive rebounds by Hawaii. I think our defense was pretty good holding them to 25% shooting overall but they hit 4 threes to our one and, when they miss from 3, it often ends up being a long rebound and Hawaii has been getting those. Most of our points are in the paint. Hawaii's defense doesn't allow many open looks from the perimeter.

Hawaii takes the lead hitting their 3's and capitalizing on TO's by the Aggies.

12-9 Ags at the end of the first quarter. Neither team shooting well. The Aggies need to finish those point blank shots in the paint.

Currently, the oddsmakers don't think the Aggies have much of a chance against the Gauchos and have us listed as 10.5 point underdogs.

The top 4 seeds make it to the semis with Riverside's 62-52 win over Hawaii. I think the seeding is accurate from what I've seen so far. UCSB has the most talent so the Ags will need to play exceptionally well to have a chance for the upset.

Irvine 58 Poly 51 Final

He's so dangerous when the game is on the line and goes solo even when the defense knows what's coming.

What a beautiful move by Manjon to split those two big defenders and hit a difficult reverse layup! I'm getting too old for this!

Great strategy by Les to not call a time out which would have let Bake talk things over and set their defense. Blue collar basketball game at it's best...not always pretty...hard-nosed defense by both teams. This is a great win for the Ags against a very experienced and physically tough team.

Excellent Aggie defense...got to keep it up...

Blue collar basketball and the refs are letting them play...

Bake is so long and quick in their perimeter defense that open 3's will be hard to come by. We seem to be having success driving and dishing but I'm sure Bake will adjust some at the half.

It's good to see BJ Shaw back in action for the Aggies too.

Rebounds stat is surprising. Bake is so physical and athletic.

The Runners physicality had the Ags off balance in the first 10 minutes of the game but then we settled down, turned up the defensive intensity and roared back. As usual, defense will probably be the key factor in having a chance to win this game.