photo by Kelly Cox Cal Athletics: Don Coleman scored 30 points vs. Cal Poly after tossing in 31 vs. UC Riverside Friday

On the Cal Bears podcast with Morris:

The Cal Bears got a satisfying first win of the 2017-18 season last Sunday over Cal Poly 74-66 and Cal head coach Wyking Jones give credit to the defense in that win. The Bears had to face two Big West teams to start the season at Haas Pavilion UC Riverside and Cal Poly. The bottom feeders in the Big West who finished eighth and ninth came into Haas and UC Riverside got a key victory on Friday against Cal.

UC Riverside had their way with Cal and won by eight and there was never a question whether UC Riverside could win that game the Bears fell behind early and just couldn’t get their shots to fall. Obviously there were some adjustments 48 hours later Sunday the Bears come back out to beat the team who finished last in the Big West last season Cal Poly.

Morris Phillips covers Cal Bears basketball for http://www.sportsradioservice.com