Saturday, March 20, 2010

Bring on Duke: Bears beat Louisville in thrilling game of runs

Bring on the Blue Devils. Cal dominated for the most part in a 77-62 victory over Louisville, with a few Cardinals run making the game close at times.




The game started perfectly for the Bears. Patrick Christopher was stroking it from deep, starting us out on a 22-4 note. The Cardinals would battle back to single digits, but a Jerome Randle buzzer beating 3 would bring the lead to double digits going into the second half.



The second would go similarly, with the Bears going up 14 before the Cardinals brought it to 4. Cal would have one final run in them, as they would blow past the Cardinals 77-62.



The “Big 3” of Theo Robertson, Jerome Randle, and Patrick Christopher stepped it up when the team needed it. The 3 combined to score 59 of the team’s 77. The 3 also shot 20-35 on the night.



Rakeem Buckles kept the Cardinals in the game, scoring 20 points on 10-11 shooting. Samardo Samuels did work on the Cal defense as well, scoring 16 on 6-8 shooting. Post defense is the only complaint you could have.



On to Duke. We have a chance to replicate the success we had in 1993, where the Bears upset the 2 time defending champ Duke Blue Devils. Let’s do this. Go Bears!

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