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 Post subject: 2017-2018
PostPosted: Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:47 am 
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Found this by accident.....This may be old news, but the Bears open the season on Wednesday, November 15th at UCLA. =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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Give Coach credit for tough road games.................


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
PostPosted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 3:52 pm 
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Also heard that Baylor is on both the Bears and Sugarbears schedules. =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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That's heady.........also,....good story at link for Howard and Kamba.........

https://mobile.twitter.com/CC_Report/status/883911824168681472?p=v


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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http://www.ucasports.com/news/2017/10/10/mens-basketball-howard-earns-first-team-all-southland-honors.aspx

SLC 1st team for Howard..........exceptional player and team leader..........have we ever had a better guard?


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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Tip off Friday noon at Waco in the Battle of the Bears (#24 Baylor) .................I think UCA twitter said the game is on Fox Sports Southwest..........Go Bears!!!


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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Baylor shooting 7/9 on threes in the first half.

See that part of our defense hasn't changed.

Baylor is taller and making better decisions on defense yet are very young.

Our Bears playing good on offense though. Great passing. Baylor tv guy complimentary of UCA.


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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107-66.....well good to get that over........Howard had 22 and Kamba 13..........

http://www.ucasports.com/news/2017/11/10/mens-basketball-no-24-baylor-runs-past-uca-in-season-opener.aspx

BBs shoot 66% FGs and 70% 3s.wow............badly outrebounded 42-21.....however, only had 12 TOs vs 16 for BBs...........

Home vs Ozarks at 4pm on Sunday.........


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 8:46 am 
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BearCountry wrote:
Baylor shooting 7/9 on threes in the first half.

See that part of our defense hasn't changed.

Baylor is taller and making better decisions on defense yet are very young.

Our Bears playing good on offense though. Great passing. Baylor tv guy complimentary of UCA.


Went to the game with a friend. Baylor is long, very strong, deep and shot lights out yesterday. They have the makings of a team that will make some noise in the Big 12 and the playoffs.
UCA Bears have a lot of talent and could/should be a competitive force by conference time.

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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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http://www.ucasports.com/news/2017/11/12/mens-basketball-bears-cruise-past-eagles-99-51-in-home-opener.aspx

Men go to 1-1 with easy win over Ozarks in home opener..........


"You can win games on the defensive end,' said UCA head coach Russ Pennell. "And the defense will lead to 99 points. I know some people may just look at the score and say boy, the Bears were really hot. They shot 56 percent. Well if you're shooting layups and dunks, you want to shoot 56 percent. And the whole key to that was our pressure on the wings. They just had trouble getting into their offense.

Ozarks/UCA

FG: 26% vs 56%
3s: 35% v 33%
FT: 61% v 72%
TOs: 21 v 9

Gets tougher again Wed at 10pm vs UCLA (minus three Bruin starters enjoying some Chinese hospitality)


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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Wow...what an effort by the Bears at UCLA...Hope this is a sign of
good things to come for this program. It's been a long time coming.


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
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http://www.ucasports.com/news/2017/11/16/mens-basketball-no-18-ucla-holds-off-uca-106-101-in-overtime.aspx

http://www.ucasports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=3071

UCA 45-41-15=101
UCLA 47-39-20=106

Bears v Bruins

FGs: 48% v 48%
3s: 51% v 50%
FTs: 53% v 63%
Rebs: 42 v 51
TOs: 18 v 16

Howard goes for 35/4/5.........Unruh gets 20.....Kamba 15/5/3.........Koval 15/6/2.nice work.....

Finish H1 with 17-4 run............win H2..........always nice to play at home/////bruins get 32 trips to FT line vs only 13 for UCA........ think about what that meant in this game........

So close.............hope they build on this and not get sloppy........

Even with three players on suspension, a Pac -12 team like UCLA should not be taken to OT at Pauley Pavilion by a Southland team........unless UCA is better than we know............

NO. 18 UCLA HOLDS OFF UCA 106-101 IN OVERTIME
LOS ANGELES, Calif. _ The red-hot University of Central Arkansas Bears put a huge scare into the No. 18 UCLA Bruins on Wednesday night before falling 106-101 in overtime at Pauley Pavilion.

The Bears made a school-record 18 three-pointers, including one from the right corner by senior guard Jordan Howard that sent the game to overtime. Howard finished with 35 points, tying his career-high with eight three-pointers. Junior guard Thatch Unruh tied his career high with 20 points, connecting on four of six from three-point range.

Senior forward Mathieu Kamba had 15 points and seven rebounds, while 7-foot freshman center Hayden Koval had a career-high 15 points, including four three-pointers, and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

"The thing that pleases me the most right now is, my guys are in there in the locker room like they just lost the national championship game,' said UCA head coach Russ Pennell, who saw his Bears stay with the Top 25 Bruins throughout the game, despite falling behind by 17 points early on UCLA's home court. "And the thing that makes me happy about that is instead of saying we took this team to overtime, they are feeling like we let one get away. But I was very happy with our effort. I was really happy with the way we competed.'

After trailing 34-17 at the 8:15 mark of the first half, the Bears mounted a furious comeback, including a 17-4 stretch _ with eight consecutive points from Unruh _ to get back in the game. Back-to-back three-pointers by Howard and freshman guard DeAndre Jones put the Bears ahead of the Bruins 44-43 with just under a minute to play in the first half. UCA outscored UCLA 28-13 in the final 7:45 of the half to go to the locker room trailing just 47-45.

UCA shot 51.5 percent from the field in the first half, aided by an 8-for-13 performance from three-point range. Howard was 3 of 6, while Unruh was 2 of 2 and Koval was 2 for 3, including UCA's first two baskets of the game.

The Bruins (2-0), favored by 27 points, could never shake the Bears in the second half, despite taking a six-point lead with 6:30 left to play. The Bears tied the game at 72-72, and again at 75-75 with 2:25 left in regulation. Consecutive three-pointers from Koval and Unruh kept UCA within 84-83 heading into the final two minutes. UCLA scored nine of its final 11 points of regulation at the free-throw line. One of two from Aaron Holiday gave the Bruins an 85-83 lead with 20.6 seconds left. Howard then drove the lane for the Bears but was fouled on the floor.

Jones found Howard in the right corner on the inbounds pass and he nailed the three to put the Bears up 86-85 with 5.9 seconds left. But UCLA freshman Jaylen Hands got behind the UCA defense and was fouled and made the second free throw to tie it with 1.3 seconds left to send it to overtime.

The Bruins made 9 of 10 at the line in overtime but UCA answered every time with a three-pointer. Howard opened the extra period with a four-point play before UCLA reeled off nine straight points for a 95-90 advantage. Unruh made a pair of free throws and then a three to keep the Bears within 97-95 with 1:30 to play. Howard then nailed back-to-back three-pointers but UCLA made nine straight free throws to hold on for the win

UCA shot 48.1 percent from the field and 51.4 percent (18 of 35) from three-point range. The difference was at the foul line where the Bruins were 20 of 32 and UCA was 7 of 13.

"I think the biggest thing was how we executed,' said Pennell. "We were calling sets and we were executing them to perfection. And that actually shows me where we've really improved in the fall. That was one of the areas I really wanted to be better at this year. When we need a bucket, we can get one. And I really thought tonight we were outstanding.'

No one more than Howard, who was 8 of 15 from beyond the arc, one short of tying the school record for threes in a game. Koval finished 4 of 8 on three-pointers and Unruh was 4 of 6. UCA, outrebounded badly in the early going, closed that gap to 51-42 for the game. The 18 three-pointers tied a Pauley Pavilion record, while the 35 attempts was an arena record. Howard's eight threes tied for the most ever by a UCLA opponent.

"I was really happy with the way Hayden responded tonight, especially against a guy like (Thomas) Welch, because he's and NBA player,' said Pennell. "I thought Hayden stood toe to toe. He is such a threat on the outside. If you set a ball screen for Jordan, you have to honor Hayden or he'll hit those shots.

"And Jordan is one of the better guards in the country, and not just at our level, I mean anywhere. I get a lot of compliments on him from other coaches. They had a McDonald's All-American out there trying to check him. So far this year, he's just been on fire. And the thing that I'm the proudest of with him is his leadership. I think everything he's gotten as far as accolades, he's deserving.'

UCA returns home to host Alcorn State at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Farris Center.


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
PostPosted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:25 pm 
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Bears flail Alcorn 102-76...............now 2-2........

ASU vs UCA
FGs: 42% vs 55%
3s: 33% vs 48%
FTs: 68% vs 68%
Rebs: 34 vs 40
TOs: 14 vs 12

Howard 27/3/4....Koval 22/6/3.........Unruh 14/4/5........Lee 12/7......

Next at South Carolina State at 6:30 central on Tuesday..........

http://www.ucasports.com/news/2017/11/19/mens-basketball-howard-koval-lead-bears-past-braves-102-76.aspx?path=mbball

http://www.ucasports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=3072


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 Post subject: Re: 2017-2018
PostPosted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:15 pm 
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@ South Carolina State

Slow start and trailed 28-30 at half..............fell back by 30-37
then out on a 21-3 run to lead 51-40 but saw that evaporate with 3s back to 51-50......good defense and rebounding pushed lead to 64-55 with 2 to go.......Howard hits FTs for 66-55 lead with 56 ticks.......sloppy play the last minute gave an open 3, a foul on a 3 attempt, dribbled ball off foot, a fast break 3 ..Howard near perfect in the FT shooting contest and Bears win 73-64...........

UCA 28-45=73
SCS 30-34=64

No Livestats so Justin winging it some on stats......shot 455 v 31%...Bears shot only 32% 3s but hit 84% FTs including Howard's 12/13.........only 10 assists and 19 TOs....Howard went 26/2R/2A and Parnell 14/5/2.........Kamba had 9/5.......Jones went 7/3/2 and Koval went 5/7 with 7 blocks......Coach gald to get the win when not playing at best.....felt energy much better in H2..looked tired in H1.........defense in H2 was really good as was rebounding a sharp difference from H1......these are games teams that do well in conference find a way to win......had an off night and still scored 73.........

Nest is @ Tulsa 11am on Saturday
Now 3-2........

Interesting that SCS lost to UCLA last week at Pauley by 96-58......


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