MBB UC Davis (16-11, 9-7) at UC Riverside (9-19, 4-12), Saturday Feb. 21, 2 pm, on ESPN+
  • Toke69
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    It’s another must win as UC Davis has fallen into a tie with CSU Fullerton for fifth seed. I would like to say that the Aggies will win this one given that UCR has lost seven of their last nine games , but both wins came at home and we just saw what the Titans did to us. The Highlanders are still led by #12 Andrew Henderson who is now averaging 17.6 ppg. fourth in the conference. He and Marqui Worthy Jr. (15.7 ppg) combined for 34 against the Ags in their loss up at Davis. With only four games left in the season and Cal Poly upsetting Hawai`i, one more loss by Riverside will eliminate them from the tournament, so they will be in desperation mode and seeking their first two game winning streak since November. The Aggies can’t let this one slip away.
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  • DrMike
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    2.5 point favorites, something like 57% chance of winning. This is critical else we’re looking at another extended losing streak to finish a season. I thought UCR was the weakest team I’ve seen us play. 40 minutes of defense!!
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  • BlueGoldAg
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    From Gauchodan's Big West Substack column:

    2:00 PM: UC Davis at UC Riverside — The Aggies (16-11, 9-7) missed a chance to move into a top 4 spot in the Big West, blowing a 16-point halftime lead in a heartbreaking loss at Cal State Fullerton. Nils Cooper ended a 5-game single-digit scoring streak with 26 points. UC Davis finishes its final Big West season with 3 out of 4 on the road, but 2 of those away tilts are at teams currently out of the Big West Tournament field (UCR, Long Beach State). The Highlanders (9-19, 4-12) have been a tough out lately, having lost 5 games since Jan. 24 by 8 points or less. UC Riverside took out its frustration on CSU Bakersfield Thursday night in a dominant 93-65 victory. Andrew Henderson is averaging 17.8 points per game for Riverside.

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  • Toke69
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    ↪BlueGoldAg
    Riverside is out? They split with Cal Poly, so does SLO own a tie-breaker over UCR?
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  • Toke69
    502
    Are these the same refs from the Fullerton game? They've called 8 fouls in the first 5 minutes.
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  • DrMike
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    This is so ugly! Wilson has 2. I haven’t seen Cooper since the first minute?
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  • Toke69
    502
    Both teams are 100% from the free throw line and over half the points so far (17of 33) have been from the charity stripe. Maybe the refs should swallow their whistles for awhile.
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  • DrMike
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    ↪Toke69
    no points from either Cooper or Wilson, yet still up 6 with 4 to go.

    Just a painful pace of game thus far
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  • DrMike
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    33-28 with 1:40 left. 27 FTS so far. Is at 12-13, then at 14-14. Make them score from the field and we’ll pull away
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  • Toke69
    502
    Neither team is shooting well from the field. UCD at 38% but UCR at an atrocious 26%. Odds are that both teams will improve in the second half, but let's not allow the highlanders to score 50+.
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  • DrMike
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    Cooper must not be at 100% - he’s not been out there much at all
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  • DrMike
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    Just letting another crummy team hang around with sloppy play.

    I don’t see Cooper on the bench without his warm up. Dang
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  • DrMike
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    49-40 with 14:40 to go. Fouls continue. I don’t blame the refs - both teams are a bit lazy on D
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  • agalum
    547
    Sparse crowd.
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  • Toke69
    502
    Sloppy play from both teams.
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  • DrMike
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    We are really sloppy with the ball this half - keeping them in it. Omer had a really bad stretch
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  • agalum
    547
    Its starting to look like the fullerton game.
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  • Jdur
    434
    The difference in body language during games between Les and other coaches is striking.
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  • DrMike
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    They can only score from the line - we have to keep them off it. And make a damn shot of our own
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  • DrMike
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    ↪agalum
    at least Fullerton earned it with their scoring. This is getting painful
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  • Toke69
    502
    Some very questionable shot selections by the Ags. As the game gets tight they're rushing to put the ball up like they did at Fullerton.
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  • DrMike
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    No stokes, no Cooper….no chance?
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  • Toke69
    502
    Hope Stokes is okay.
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