This weekend, men’s basketball was in Vegas for the Continental Tire Main Event. On Friday, the Bears had a tough loss to Virginia, but they bounced back today to defeat UCLA 80-75. LJ Cryer led the Bears in scoring, with a career-high 28 points against UCLA.
Yesterday women’s basketball lost in a tough matchup against #19 ranked Maryland. Senior Caitlin Bickle started in her first game of the season after sitting out due to a thumb injury, but the Bears remain plagued by injury with Aijha Blackwell sitting out today. After a slow first half where the shots just couldn’t fall, the Bears had a strong showing to start the second half, but their efforts fell just short.