We win that one to cap off 6 in a row after starting 3-2, avenge a wrong that needs righting, we are 9-2 with two winnable home games: the team has complete buy in, goes on to roll SMC in the Marriott Center and launches into the WCC with more confidence and swagger than we've had since joining the conference. End up going into the conference tournament 26-5 or 25-6 and we are likely in the NCAA if we win two games in Vegas.
We lose that game, players know in the back of their minds that we've shown we will wilt against top competition, we timidly come up a little short against SMC in Provo, good players like TJ struggle to get on track, we limp to the WCC tournament 22-9 or 21-10 and we have to win it all to have any chance of dancing.
(Probably over-dramatic, but I do think that game will do a lot for/against our confidence the rest of the way.)