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Furious Cal Rally Comes Up Short Against Kansas State
What appeared destined to be a complete catastrophe for Cal, abruptly turned an exciting Bears comeback, solely to show right into a disappointing 63-54 loss to Kansas State on Friday in Berkeley.
Three minutes into the second half Cal trailed by 20 factors at 42-22. At that time the Bears had been taking pictures 30.4%, together with 0-for-4 within the second half, had dedicated 17 turnovers and had scored simply 22 factors. Nothing was going proper, and a second humbling dwelling loss appeared imminent, 4 days after the house loss to UC Davis.
Then, for no obvious cause, the whole lot modified. Cal outscored Kansas 13-0 to get again into the sport. The Bears finally received inside a degree at 47-46 on a bucket by Sam Alajiki with 5:37 to go, ending off a 24-5 run.
Nonetheless, 30 seconds later, the comeback got here to a screeching halt when the Wildcats’ Markquis Nowell made a 3-pointer from the nook underneath heavy strain. He was fouled on the play by Joel Brown, and Nowell made the free throw to finish the four-point play and finish the Bears’ surge.
Kansas State rapidly pushed the result in 9 factors and coasted dwelling.
The rally was encouraging, however the backside line is that Cal (0-2) misplaced at dwelling by 9 factors to a crew that was picked to complete final within the Massive 12 within the convention’s preseason ballot.
So was this efficiency uplifting or disappointing?
“Clearly the outcome was disappointing,” Cal guard Joel Brown mentioned. “Clearly you need to win on the finish of the day. However whenever you take a look at it, it is uplifting, particularly for us. . . . We may have give up, and we did not, and we confirmed we had been in a position to come again and battle by way of. We simply received to complete the little performs that might be useful and assist us.”
Coach Mark Fox famous the ambivalent emotions.
“The issues we discovered had been uplifting,” he mentioned, “however the outcome was disappointing.”
Devin Askew, the switch from Texas, led Cal with 17 factors, whereas Kuany Kuany had 13 factors, together with 10 within the second half whereas serving to Cal get again within the sport.
The primary half was dominated by Kansas State, a crew that begins three transfers and a junior faculty switch after going 14-17 a 12 months in the past.
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The Wildcats’ protection prevented Cal from doing something offensively. Nothing appeared totally different after halftime, when the Bears missed their first 4 photographs and had been outscored 6-1 over the primary three minutes of the second half.
Then the Bears began getting stops and so they began making photographs.
“We discovered our battle,” Fox mentioned. “Typically it takes some time for a crew to search out their footing. We discovered a bit of grit to us within the second half, and that is vital for us as a result of till we get wholesome we’ll must win some gritty video games.”
The Bears ended up taking pictures 36.8%, together with 5-for-18 on 3-pointers, whereas committing 22 turnovers.
Freshman Grant Newell was within the Bears’ beginning lineup Friday, and he completed with 4 factors and 4 rebounds in 26 minutes, whereas freshman ND Okafor performed almost quarter-hour and picked up 5 factors, two rebounds, two steals, two blocks and three turnovers.
DeJuan Clayton, a switch from Hartford through Coppin State, in addition to Jarred Hyder and Jalen Celestine all missed their second straight sport for Cal. And it is unclear when any of them will return. Hyder might must have surgical procedure, and Celestine remains to be recovering from offseason knee surgical procedure.
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What Kansas State’s Chris Klieman said about Rutgers, Kyle Monangai’s absence for Rate Bowl
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — As Chris Klieman bounced around the midwest, going up and down the coaching ladder from a Division III DC to a national champion head coach at the FCS level before becoming Kansas State’s head coach, the Rutgers football program occasionally came onto his radar.
And in that span, he’s come to associate the Scarlet Knights — “a great program” — with a single person.
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Obituary for Richard "Dick" R. Boling at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home
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How to Watch Chiefs vs. Steelers: NFL Week 17 TV, Odds, Preview
For the first time since the 2022 AFC playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs will square off against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Kansas City has a three-game winning streak over Pittsburgh, which includes the aforementioned contest in the Wild Card round of the postseason. This year, both teams have already clinched playoff berths but still have something to play for. The Chiefs, specifically, can get the best Christmas present of all by winning and locking up the one-seed and a first-round bye. A win makes them unreachable to the Buffalo Bills. The Steelers, on the other hand, are looking to maintain their division lead. They hold a conference tiebreaker over the surging Baltimore Ravens but are far from certain to keep that.
Here’s everything you need to know and how you can follow along with the Chiefs as they square off against the Steelers on Wednesday.
Game: Chiefs vs. Steelers
Location: Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date and Time: Wednesday, December 25 at 12:00 p.m. CT
TV Channel: Netflix or KCTV local
Listen Live: WDAF (106.5 FM) Chiefs Radio Network or Tico Sports (Kansas City) for Spanish radio broadcast
Betting Line: Chiefs -3 (as of Wednesday morning)
This contest’s television broadcast team is highlighted by Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and both J.J. Watt and Nate Burleson (color) in the commentary booth. Melanie Collins and Stacey Dales will serve as the sideline reporters for Week 17’s matchup.
For updates throughout the game and after the action has concluded, including plenty of postgame content, keep it locked in right here at Kansas City Chiefs On SI and follow us on X @ChiefsOnSI, Bluesky @chiefsonsi.com and Facebook at Chiefs Nation for additional coverage, commentary and more.
Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.
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