I think it goes to show just how subjective the charge/block foul is also. Those calls drive coaches and fans crazy!

I almost forgot about one call the refs made that I've never seen before. It was when one ref called a offensive charge on an Arizona player and the ref under the basket called a block on the Aggie defender. After the refs huddled they called a foul on each player. How in the world can you have a charging foul and a blocking foul at the same time? Crazy...I've never seen that before.

She a joy to watch.

All is calm, all is bright.

It's been a bountiful year for sure and a great time to be an Aggie fan. The increased activity here on the AST forum has been great also. Happy Holidays to all!

Well that was too bad.

I like the idea of not letting them get set on defense if we would have taken a TO. When they stopped TJ, though, nothing seemed to develop after that. Siler tried to improvise by driving the ball down the lane but got bottled up. I would like to have seen TJ call a TO when it was apparent that whatever the Ags were trying to do wasn't happening. No right or wrong call by anybody...just tough basketball in the final seconds...

Here's what Les said about not calling a TO in the final 17 seconds:

“We talked in the prior (timeout). We didn’t quite execute what we talked about,” he said. “I (wanted) to not get their defense set and load up. … I liked us going, we just didn’t quite get done what we needed to get done.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/aggie-men-give-arizona-all-it-can-handle-in-70-68-loss/

"I am proud of this group with the way they played and the way they fought. If this team continues to work like this and battle, possession-by-possession, we are going to have a lot of fun in the second half of the season," Les added.

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2018/12/22/mens-basketball-three-game-trip-opens-with-a-thriller-in-tucson.aspx

Yeah..that last possession by the Ags really fizzled.

Great game by the Ags...close but no cigar...bummer. Lots of players contributed tonight. I thought this was the best I've ever seen Garrison Goode play and Damion Squire is getting better all the time. Good minutes from Neufeld too. Hope we get Gonzalez and AJ back before the conference starts. Only 8 TO's and we shot 51% from the field...poor FT shooting hurt though...

Ags are playing with poise and are taking care of the ball...knock on wood!

41-30 Cats at the half shooting 58%. Good effort by the Ags playing without AJ and Gonzalez.

Cats shooting 65%...

Yep, they have size and their big men are skilled...very tough match ups for the Ags...

Good energy from the Age but no interior defense. Neufeld misses two close looks and then makes a silly foul.

I think they are both injured. AJ was walking gingerly on the sidelines in street clothes at the William Jessup game. He hasn't been at 100% at all this year and it shows. He has struggled with his shot when he has played and has been out quite a bit this year. I'm not sure what's bothering Gonzalez but he's been out a couple of games also. I'm not sure if either of them will suit up today.

Hopefully, you'll still be able to stream it online. I hope we can land some size and strength to the roster.

I think hiring a hometown product like Troy Taylor was a good move by Sac and, if he is able to rack up some wins, he could reinvigorate Sac's all but dead fan base. They could also have an inside track with local high school recruits but they need to be able to cast a much wider net for talent than just locally. On the other hand, the Ags are loaded with coaches that have had FCS and FBS experience both in coaching and recruiting at those levels and, as a UC, we have a lot to offer that Sac can not match.

The Ags have been successfully mining the entire San Joaquin Valley for quite a while and have a great presence in SoCal. We have also landed recruits from Arizona, Oregon and Washington. Sac has a lot of catching up to do and I'm not sure how well a bunch of high school coaches are going to do recruiting outside of the local area.