Initial Thoughts: Like any A&M game, I was expecting us to blow it at any moment. We built an early lead only to give it back before halftime. It was encouraging to see the Ag's make a comeback and they did not get rattled when the stormin mormon's made their runs. Josh Carter is the reason we won that game.

Why we won: See Above (Josh Carter) - If Josh does not play out of his mind, we don't win. He kept us in the game with his 3's and key rebounds. I was really impressed by his rebounding last night and I really hope we see this Josh on Saturday.

A&M Player of the Game: JOSH CARTER. See above. 26 points on 10 of 16 shooting, plus 5 boards says enough.

BYU Player of the Game: No one specific stuck out but Trent Plaisted played well in the 2nd half. BYU had their balanced scoring w/ Plaisted putting up 13, Cummard putting up 12, and Tavernari putting up 15.

What does it mean? It means that the Ag's have WON a NCAA tournament game three years in a row. Right now, every Aggie needs to chill out, and say "Thank You" because Aggie Basketball has come a long, long way. Teams such as Duke, Kentucky, Indiana, and Kansas have not won a tourney game 3 straight years. I still can't believe how far our basketball program has come in such little time. Ok, now we play UCLA, a #1 seed who many have coasting into San Antonio for their 3rd straight final four (which is crazy).

Thoughts on the Stats: It scares me that we shot 54%, out rebounded them by 12, and shot 50% from beyond the arc, yet we barely won that game. Hope this changes before Saturday.