It's been a tough couple weeks. Three games, all important to Cal's postseason chances, all competitive and seemingly winnable, all ending in losses. Culminating in the most soul-crushing game of the Cuonzo Martin era: the 19-6 Oregon run in the last 4 minutes, the Dillon Brooks shot to the heart, the joy that never came.
It's almost March and, riding a three-game losing streak, hosting the worst team in the conference on Senior Night, the last regular season home game of the 2016-17 season was two things: (1) almost a guaranteed win and (2) a game the Bears could absolutely not afford to lose.