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Aztecs and Lobos advance to the Mountain West Championship

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By: Ana Kieu

LAS VEGAS — This year, the San Jose State Spartans were handed a first-round exit for the third year in a row, but most, if not all, Spartan fans and alumnus were understanding of first-year head coach Jean Prioleau’s struggle because who reaches perfection in their debut year?

Anyways, let’s take a look at the semifinals of this year’s Mountain West Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. Both games were broadcast live on CBS Sports Network: No. 1 Nevada Wolf Pack faced the No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs on Friday at 6:00 pm PT, while the No. 7 Utah State Aggies took on the No. 3 New Mexico Lobos at 8:30 pm PT.

No. 1 Nevada vs. No. 5 San Diego State
The Nevada Wolf Pack were seeking revenge against the San Diego State Aztecs and what better way to do it than battling it out on the court in the semifinals of the MW Tournament?

Just five minutes into the opening half, Nevada trailed San Diego State 15-9. Aztecs guard Trey Kell put his defender in the popcorn machine and then found fellow guard Devin Watson for a 3-pointer.

The Aztecs continued to pour in the points in a successful attempt to suppress the Wolf Pack. Watson got his third triple and later stepped in for the jumper. Meanwhile, Kell hit a couple of threes. Wolf Pack forward Jordan Caroline led his team in scoring with seven points, but they continued to trail 34-16 with 7:55 to go in the half.

The Aztecs carried a whopping 55-25 lead over the Wolf Pack at the half. According to Stats by STATS, SDSU led No. 22 Nevada by 30 points, which marked their largest halftime lead by an unranked team against a ranked opponent since the Butler Bulldogs led 43-10 at the half against the No. 23 Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the 2001 NCAA Tournament.

The Wolf Pack got on the board first in the second half. Wolf Pack guard Kendall Stephens hit a layup just 14 seconds into the half. Yet, Nevada continued to trail SDSU 55-27 and basically succumbed to a large deficit throughout the half.

Aztecs center Kameron Rooks made some notable moves in the paint to help his team to a 70-43 lead with 9:55 to go in the half. Also, Aztecs forward Malik Pope threw down a dunk in a stellar completion of a tremendous play just a little over 40 seconds later.

The Aztecs had this semifinal game from start to finish and advanced to the championship game with a 90-73 win over Nevada.

Final stats: SDSU–FG%: 28-54 (51.9%); 3FG%: 8-23 (34.8%); FT%: 26-34 (76.5%). Nevada–FG%: 27-68 (39.7%); 3FG%: 7-29 (24.1%); FT%: 12-17 (70.6%).

No. 7 Utah State vs. No. 3 New Mexico
The Utah State Aggies upset the Boise State Broncos, but were they able to repeat against the New Mexico Lobos in the semifinals of the MW Tournament?

These two teams went back-and-forth in the opening minutes of the first half. However, New Mexico had the upper hand as they led Utah State by one (9-8) at the 14:16 mark of the half.

These two teams were tied at 12 apiece midway through the half. Then, USU went on a 11-0 run since the 14-minute mark and went ahead of UNM during a span of 4:01. Lobos guard Troy Simons hit a 3-pointer to end the Aggies’ lengthy run.

The Lobos went on a massive 17-0 run and closed out the half with a free throw from forward Sam Logwood. Meanwhile, the Aggies went cold out of the blue. The Lobos led the Aggies 37-25 at the half.

The Aggies continued the cold streak in the second half. The Lobos went on a 6-0 run to start the half.

After Makuach Maluach threw down a dunk, USU snapped out of their pointless streak and went on an 8-0 run that was ended by a jumper from Joe Furstinger at the 11:52 mark.

There was a timeout on the floor and the Lobos led the Aggies by 16 points, 75-59, with 3:56 to go in the half. The Lobos continued to hold onto its lead and guard Antino Jackson added a three with 18 seconds left in regulation.

The Lobos advanced to the championship game, where they will take on the Aztecs.

Final stats: USU–FG%: 24-57 (42.1%); 3FG%: 7-24 (29.2%); FT%: 13-16 (81.3%). UNM–FG%: 28-54 (51.9%); 3FG%: 7-24 (29.2%); FT%: 20-25 (80.0%).

Notes
Wolf Pack’s projected lineup: Charlie Todley, John Jones, Elijah Cooks, Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Elijah Foster, Hallice Cooke, Lindsey Drew, David Cunningham, Kendall Stephens, Jordan Caroline, Josh Hall and Justin Brent.

Aztecs’ projected lineup: Devin Watson, Adam Seiko, Trey Kell, Michael Sohikish, Jalen McDaniels, Max Montana, Matt Mitchell, Jordan Schakel, Malik Pope, Nolan Narain, Jeremy Hemsley and Kameron Rooks.

Lobos’ projected lineup: Chris McNeal, Sam Logwood, Antino Jackson, Mike Mondragon, Joe Furstinger, Makuach Maluach, Jachai Simmons, Dane Kuiper, Vladimir Pinchuk, Troy Simons and Anthony Mathis.

Aggies’ projected lineup: DeAngelo Isby, Koby McEwen, Sam Merrill, Crew Ainge, Julion Pearre, Quinn Taylor, Alex Dargenton, Justin Bean, Brock Miller, Daron Henson, Diogo Brito, Dwayne Brown Jr. and Abel Porter.

Up Next
The Wolf Pack and Lobos will meet for the final of the Mountain West Tournament on Sunday at 3:00 pm PT.

Holiday, Bruins oust Cardinal from Pac-12 tournament with 88-77 win

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By Daniel Dullum
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Thursday, March 08, 2018

UCLA guard Aaron Holiday sliced and diced Stanford to the tune of a career-high 34 points, eight assists and seven rebounds Thursday, as the Bruins defeated the Cardinal 88-77 in the Pac-12 men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals in Las Vegas.

Holiday made 12-of-25 field goal attempts, including 5-of-9 behind the arc. Thomas Welsh added 18 points and 11 rebounds for UCLA, which advances to the semifinals against No. 15 Arizona.

KZ Okpala led Stanford with 23 points. Reid Travis added 17 points and a team-high 14 rebounds for the Cardinal (18-15).

The Bruins (21-10) started quickly, withstood a late first-half Stanford run and maintained a consistent lead over the Cardinal in the second half. UCLA hit seven of its first 11 shots, building a 30-17 lead before Stanford responded with a 15-2 run to tie the game at 32-32.

Stanford closed its deficit to 44-40 by halftime, but, with point guard Daejon Davis in foul trouble, never could make a sustained comeback. Davis committed his fourth personal foul one minute and six seconds into the second half.

Going into the game, UCLA was considered a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament, and Stanford had a slim chance to reach the bubble. The Cardinal won their first meeting with UCLA in double overtime, and the Bruins won by 16 at Pauley Pavilion in the teams’ last meeting.

Welsh became the 14th player in Pac-12 history to reach the 1,000-rebound plateau, now with 1,003 – fourth most in UCLA history. He passed the 1,000-point mark in December.

Stanford, whose chance to reach the NCAA Tournament dimmed considerably with the loss, is likely headed to the National Invitation Tournament.

Cal ends season with huge 76-58 loss to Stanford in Pac-12 Tournament

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By Joey Friedman
March 8, 2018
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College basketball fans were treated to a third installment of the Cal-Stanford men’s basketball rivalry series this season on Wednesday in which the No. 5-seed Stanford Cardinal beat the No. 12-seed California Golden Bears 76-58 to end the Bears’ 2017-2018 campaign, while the Cardinal simultaneously collected their first Pac-12 tournament win since 2015.

Th Bears only had two conference wins this season, but one of them did come against the Cardinal in the conference opener. In an incredible comeback against their rivals on the road, Cal overcame a 17-point deficit with 10 minutes to go and 97.4% win probability for Stanford with three and a half minutes left to win by a score of 77-74 and to improve to an even record.

Coming off of what would prove to be one of the highlights of the season, Cal was looking to have a resurgent second half on the backs of senior Marcus Lee, junior Don Coleman, freshmen Justice Sueing, and Darius McNeill. Their only other win of the season came against Oregon State on February 3rd.

In round two against the Cardinal on February 18th, Cal tied the game up at 67 apiece with four and a half minutes left, but couldn’t hold on at home as Stanford evened the season series by winning 77-73.

In the third game, Stanford had the lead the whole way. As mentioned by Cal head coach Wyking Jones after the game, Cal started slow and was never really able to put together a run to gain momentum nor were they able to get enough of a rhythm going to chip away at the Stanford lead which was at 11 points at the half behind 13 points and five assists from Reid Travis and 10 points from Dorian Pickens. Travis would finish with 19 points and 13 rebounds, Pickens would finish with 16 points, as Daejon Davis and Josh Sharma would both contribute 12 points.

Darius McNeill added all 19 of his points to Cal’s total in the first half as Juhwan Harris-Dyson added seven in the second half to finish at 11 points. Justice Sueing finished with eight points and five rebounds to compliment Don Coleman’s eight boards. Darius McNeill shot 7-17 from the field and 5-10 from beyond the arc to send his season mark for threes to 67, a single-season freshman school record.

Cal was out-passed, out-rebounded, and out-shot all around by the Cardinal; however, they forced the Cardinal to turn the ball over more often than Cal turned the ball over. Unfortunately, Stanford capitalized more off of Cal’s fewer turnovers, collecting fourteen points off Cal’s 11 turnovers, while the Bears were only able to convert Stanford’s 16 turnovers into nine points.

What’s Next?
Stanford: The Cardinal look to keep their slim hopes for an NCAA tournament berth alive as they take on the No. 4 UCLA Bruins in the Pac-12 tournament.

Cal: This year’s performance can be viewed in a positive light when looking forward: a school record for losses in a season can only be improved upon. First-year head coach Wyking Jones looks to focus almost exclusively on individual player improvement during the offseason. With another year of experience for some exciting freshmen, a couple of four-star recruits already committed, and three more ESPN Top 100 recruits still considering Berkeley, next year could easily be a very successful one for the Golden Bears.

Stanford Cardinal Podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Stanford dominates Cal 76-58 Pac-12 Tournament; face UCLA this afternoon

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On the Stanford Cardinal Podcast with Jerry:

1 Turning to Stanford (17-14) men’s basketball, they played Cal (8-23) last night in Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Tournament. The Cardinal dominated all game long.

2 The Cardinal were beaten last time these two teams met and they made sure they weren’t going to lose this time.

3 The Cardinal’s usual offensive core came through with Dorian Pickens, Michael Humphrey, and Reid Travis.

4  Jerod Haase says he believes that Stanford is an NCAA Tournament team.

Jerry Feitelberg does the Stanford Cardinal basketball podcast each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.co

 

 

 

San Jose State releases 2018 football schedule

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By: Ana Kieu

Brent Brennan was a San Jose State assistant football coach the last time the Spartans’ schedule had at least three consecutive home games on the schedule.

There was 2006 when the team went from 3-8 to 9-4 and a New Mexico Bowl victory, thanks to four home games in a row, covering September to mid-October. The next year, Brennan was still on the SJSU coaching staff that had three home games in a row. The Spartans finished that season at 5-7.

Brennan will be the SJSU head coach this time when the Spartans’ 2018 schedule includes three consecutive home games in CEFCU Stadium.

“We play in a very good conference. We’re excited to play the teams on our schedule. We have another tough non-conference schedule that’s going to test us early starting with UC Davis,” said Brennan. “The schedule includes eight teams that played in a 2017 bowl game.”

SJSU opens Mountain West play on September 29 at home against Hawaii. Then, the Spartans take on conference opponent Colorado State on October 6 and conclude three consecutive weeks at home with the team’s first meeting with Army West Point on October 13. SJSU will become the 38th school to play the three military service academies (Air Force, Army, and Navy) when the Spartans and Black Knights take the field.

The remaining three home games start with a Thursday, August 30 season opener with UC Davis, October 27 vs. UNLV and November 17 against Nevada.

SJSU’s road opponents start with Pac-12 non-conference opponents Oregon on September 8 and Washington State on September 15. In conference action, the Spartans travel to San Diego State on October 20, Wyoming on November 4, Utah State on November 11 and close the regular season at Fresno State on November 25.

This year’s schedule concludes the home-and-home cycle with Mountain West Mountain Division opponents Colorado State, Utah State and Wyoming.

Kickoff times and games assigned to the Mountain West television and broadcast partners will be announced in the future.

Season ticket renewals are underway. New season ticket holders can purchase their seats beginning March 24 when the Spartans host their annual Spring Game in CEFCU Stadium starting at 1:15 pm.

San Jose State completes non-conference football schedule; agrees to 2020 game at Penn State

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By: Ana Kieu

The San Jose State Spartans finalized their non-conference football schedule through the 2021 season and agreed to a 2020 game against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Monday.

San Jose State and Penn State will meet for the first time in NCAA football in a road game at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania, on September 19, 2020.

Spartans’ director of athletics, Marie Tuite, made the announcement for SJSU.

“I know our student-athletes, coaches, alumni and friends of the program will look forward to playing Penn State in 2020,” said Tuite, whose football scheduling philosophy is to have SJSU play two home and two road non-conference regular season games each season.

With the addition of Penn State as a non-conference opponent, SJSU now has their future non-conference football schedules complete for the 2018 to 2021 seasons.

Penn State became the fifth team affiliated with the Big Ten Conference on a SJSU football schedule. Previously, SJSU played at Minnesota four times between 1991 and 2014, at Ohio State in 2002 and twice at Wisconsin in 1997 (in San Jose, California) and 2010 (in Madison, Wisconsin). SJSU also played at Nebraska twice before the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten.

The SJSU at Penn State matchup will be one of five Eastern Time Zone games during the 2019 through 2021 seasons. SJSU will travel to Army West Point for games in 2019 and 2021, Central Michigan and Penn State in 2020 and Georgia in 2021.

San Jose State confirms football signing news

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By: Ana Kieu

Spartans head coach Brent Brennan made an important announcement Wednesday afternoon at Simpkins Stadium Center in San Jose, California.

Two CalHiSports.com all-state high school seniors and four more that were named a league MVP were among 11 prospective football student-athletes who signed a National Letter-of-Intent with San Jose State at the start of the traditional February signing period.

Wide receiver Jermaine Braddock (6’2″, 200 lbs, Charter Oak High School) and linebacker Isaak Togia (6’1″, 215 lbs, Pacifica High School) were first and third team choices, respectively.

Braddock’s teammate, wide receiver Isaiah Hamilton (5’11”, 180 lbs, Charter Oak High School), the 2017 Hacienda League Offensive Player of the Year, defensive back Tre Jenkins (6’1″, 205, St. Mary’s High School), the 2017 Tri City Athletic League MVP, and Nick Nash (6’3″, 180 lbs, Woodbridge High School), the 2017 Pacific Coast League Offensive MVP, will head to SJSU.

The 11 signees–all high school seniors–joined the 13 prospects that signed a National Letter-of-Intent in the new December signing period.

13 of the 24 are projected to begin their college football careers on defense. SJSU added six defensive backs, five offensive linemen, four linebackers, three wide receivers, three defensive linemen, two running backs and a quarterback who’s most likely going to play a different position. Safety Bobby Brown, II, linebacker Kyle Harmon, offensive lineman Korey Moriboho and cornerbacks Jalen Nelson and Nehemiah Shelton from the December 2017 signing period are enrolled at SJSU for the spring semester and available to participate in 2018 spring practice.

“We feel we recruited guys that can come in and compete immediately and have a chance to impact the game the moment they step foot on the campus which is always a goal in recruiting. You’re always trying to bring in guys that are going to impact your football team,” Brennan said about his second recruiting class.

“How they impact your football team will be interesting to see. Some of it might be leadership; some of it might be on the field; and some of it may be in the classroom. Every player we recruited in this class has a chance to really impact our program.”

Max Barth (6’6″, 280 lbs, St. Mary’s High School), an All-Northern California honoree and a teammate of Jenkins at St. Mary’s, is the fifth new offensive lineman for the Spartans.

Running backs Kairee Robinson (5’8″, 190 lbs, De La Salle High School) rushed for 2,012 yards and 26 touchdowns in his junior season and Lorenzo Burkes (6’2″, 230 lbs, Jesuit High School) scored 20 times on the ground in two seasons.

Braddock caught 147 passes for 2,453 yards and 26 touchdowns in three seasons at Charter Oak High School and still left enough opportunities for Hamilton to catch 68 passes as a junior and had a 22.8 yards per catch average and 22 scores as a senior.

Nash, whose father, Kenny Nash, played wide receiver on the 1985 and 1986 SJSU teams, was an all-purpose threat passing for 1,728 yards and 18 touchdowns and rushing for 1,269 yards and 17 touchdowns.

L.J. Anderson (6’0″, 175 lbs, Moreau Catholic High School) joins Jenkins as one of the two defensive backs from the most recent signing period for the Spartans.

Junior Fehoko (6’4″, 235 lbs, Saint Francis High School) and Michael Pryor (6’3″, 230 lbs, Pittsburg High School) and Togia are three linebacker hopefuls who are competing to be in the 2018 signing class. Fehoko blossomed his senior season. Pryor had 32.0 tackles for loss and 12.5 quarterback sacks combined in his junior and senior years.

“We’re adding some really high-caliber young men to our program, guys with really high ceilings, athletically, talent-wise who are also quality young men. Lots of them come from winning programs. We have a bunch of guys from state championship teams that competed in the highest level in the state of California,” Brennan said.

“The assistant coaches did an outstanding job putting this recruiting class together and getting us to signing with a group of guys we feel really, really good about.”

Notes
Friends of the SJSU football program are invited to its annual “National Letter-of-Intent Celebration” at the Diaz-Compean Student Union Building, Wednesday, February 7. Contact Associate Athletics Director for Football Advancement Tim Rice at (408) 924-1128 or at tim.rice@sjsu.edu.

Season tickets for the 2018 home schedule will go on sale on February 7. The Spartans’ opponents in CEFCU Stadium will be non-conference opponents: Army West Point and UC Davis along with Mountain West foes Colorado State, Hawaii, Nevada and UNLV. Army West Point is making its first appearance in CEFCU Stadium.

San Jose State football completes coaching staff with additions and promotions

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By: Ana Kieu

We have some good news to share with you on the San Jose State Spartans football department.

San Jose State football head coach Brent Brennan has been filling out his coaching staff. Brennan filled in three assistant coaching positions, assigned new responsibilities to four assistants from last year’s coaching staff, and added a Bay Area football coach to the Spartans in an analyst position.

Fred Guidici, SJSU’s quality control coach in 2017, was promoted to the Spartans’ special teams coordinator position on a full-time basis.

Kevin McGiven and Aric Williams join the SJSU coaching staff as the offensive coordinator and defensive backs coach, respectively.

Also, Terry Malley, a SJSU assistant coach from 2009 to 2014, returns to the Spartans as an offensive analyst.

“We’re really excited about the additions we made to the staff. Obviously, when you lose somebody you keep moving forward and improve the staff,” said Brennan.

Guidici is in his second coaching tenure at SJSU. He was the Spartans’ special teams coordinator from 2012 to 2014, and the running backs coach in 2012. Giudici is a 1989 SJSU graduate with over 25 years of college and professional football coaching experience.

McGiven joins the Spartans after serving as Oregon State’s offensive coordinator during the 2017 season. McGiven was named the Beavers quarterbacks coach in 2015, added the responsibilities of co-offensive coordinator in 2016, and promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017.

Besides Oregon State, McGiven was Utah State’s offensive coordinator at Utah State in 2013 and 2014, Montana State’s offensive coordinator in 2012, Weber State’s offensive coordinator in 2007 and 2008, and Southern Utah’s offensive coordinator in 2005. In 2014, FootballScoop.com named McGiven its Quarterbacks Coach of the Year.

“Kevin McGiven has a lot of experience and has called thousands of football plays in big stadiums in real football situation. I worked with Kevin (at Oregon State) and he is incredibly detailed and meticulous. The combination of his experience as a coordinator and calling plays and having a tremendous amount of success in the Mountain West before at Utah State is exciting adding him as a football coach and a person,” said Brennan, who gushed about McGiven.

Williams spent the last three seasons as the University of Idaho’s defensive backs coach. Williams is a 2005 Oregon State graduate who worked as the University of Montana’s assistant coach from 2010 to 2014, and worked as a graduate assistant coach at Arizona State in 2009. Williams played for the Philadelphia Soul and Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League in 2007 and 2008, respectively. Williams also played for the Cologne Centurions of NFL Europe in 2006.

“His knowledge of Southern California and the recruiting world, his technique and knowledge will add a lot to the corners (CB) group. When he came for his interview, he did a fabulous job going over the details of his technique. He blew the competition out of the water in the interview process,” Brennan said about Williams.

In his first stint with the SJSU football program, Malley had various assistant coaching roles ranging from offense to recruiting coordinator responsibilities for head coaches Dick Tomey, Mike McIntyre and Ron Caragher.

Malley’s Bay Area coaching roots date back to 1976 at Leland High School in San Jose, California. He was the head coach at Santa Clara University and led the Santa Clara Broncos to a 47-39-1 win-loss record in a span of eight seasons. Malley was the San Jose Sabercats offensive coordinator for 15 seasons, whom he helped win four Arena Bowl championships.

Brennan also announced added roles for four returning coaches from last year’s staff. Defensive coordinator Derrick Odum adds the title of associate head coach. Running backs coach Alonzo Carter will serve as the team’s recruiting coordinator. Offensive line coach Joe Bernardi also will be run game coordinator. Quarterbacks coach Ryan Gunderson adds the title of passing game coordinator.

Transactions
SJSU — Promoted Fred Guidici to special teams coordinator; named Kevin McGiven, offensive coordinator, Aric Williams, defensive backs coach, and Terry Malley, football analyst. Added responsibilities to Joe Bernardi, now offensive line coach and run game coordinator; Alonzo Carter, running backs coach and recruiting coordinator; Ryan Gunderson, quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator; and Derrick Odum, associate head coach and defensive coordinator.

What’s Next?
Spartans head coach Brent Brennan will conduct a news conference on Wednesday, February 7, at 1:00 pm PT to discuss the start of the National Letter-of-Intent signing period. The news conference will take place in the Simpkins Stadium Center Gold Room at 1:00 pm PT and will be streamed on the Mountain West Network.

Beat LA? Not Cal: Bears get swept by USC and UCLA at home for first time in 11 years

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BERKELEY–For the first time in more than a decade, both UCLA and USC have victories at Haas Pavilion in the same season. And with the Cal Bears still struggling to find their footing against Pac-12 competition, neither the Bruins or Trojans had to sweat.

UCLA got their opportunity to take advantage of the Bears on Saturday afternoon, and did so from the opening tip, racing to a 13-2 to advantage on their way to a 107-84 win, featuring a season-best 13 made three-pointers. The 107 points and 17 threes were both season-bests for the Bruins, while the defenseless Bears allowed at least 90 points in a game for the sixth time this season.

Thomas Welsh led the Bruins with 19 points, 14 rebounds despite playing with a protective mask for the first time following a collision with Stanford’s Reid Travis on Thursday. Aaron Holiday added 21 points and freshman Kris Wilkes had 16 as six Bruins scored in double figures. UCLA bounced back from a crushing double overtime loss at Stanford on Thursday with 58 percent shooting from the floor against Cal.

“That’s key especially playing on the road in the Pac 12,” Welsh said. “You have to get ahead early and I think we did a good job of that tonight.”

The Bears were led by Justice Sueing with 22 points, and Marcus Lee with 19 points, 15 rebounds. But the home team’s offense was absent in UCLA’s quick start, as Cal shot just 26 percent in the first half while falling behind 54-33.

“We try to put the best lineup out there to give us the best fight, give us the best chance from the start of the game,” coach Wyking Jones said. “You see me juggling the lineups a bit, so we can put guys out there that will bring it from the start. It’s just a situation that for some reason, we don’t have good starts. We weren’t aggressive in the first half, we didn’t look to attack the zone like we did in the second half.”

The Bears (7-9, 1-2 in Pac-12 play) dropped two at home after winning four of five, including their stirring comeback at Stanford last week. Unlike their tentative effort against Trojans, the Bears were scrappy and determined, making a brief, second half run that cut UCLA’s lead to 13 at one point. But the Bruins seized control again, by making 9 of 11 from distance in the second half to pull away.

The Bears travel to Seattle on Thursday to meet Washington.  It will mark the Bears’ second trip to the Emerald City in less than a month, after an earlier road win over  Seattle University.

Stanford Cardinal Podcast with Matt Harrington: After Thursday’s UCLA stunner Cardinal hope to top act with win over USC on Sunday

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By Matt Harrington

PALO ALTO–It was a little bit of a stunner what Stanford did in their victory over the UCLA Bruins 107-99. They have to look at their potential UCLA is upset with their performance but Stanford needs to look at the game on Thursday as this is your potential. In the final minutes of that double overtime game the Cardinal had four freshman on the floor including the Cardinal’s Dorian Pickens.

The Cardinal shouldn’t be under pressure anymore and after going through a game like that and a lot of time to develop they’ve have grown into the role. Stanford has to look at that as their potential. The Cardinal have got Dorian Pickens back. This is his second game back now. He had a career night that’s what the team’s capable of when they’re healthy.

Matt Harrington does the Stanford Cardinal podcast each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com