Earlier this year, Cal beat USC by a bucket, 68-66. The opposite true tonight following the Bears' second match up with the Trojans this season, with USC topping Cal 78-75.

The Bears played without star freshman Allen Crabbe for the second game straight. Crabbe has more time to recover from a concussion suffered against Washington on February 10 before Cal hosts UCLA on Sunday evening.

Despite the disappointing result for the Bears, I enjoyed much of the evening as I got to meet some of the ticket giveaway winners throughout the second half. As I continue to have giveaways - which, I assure you, I will - I hope to meet many more Bear Blog readers.

I will be back tomorrow with an exclusive look at the Bears' pregame routine that you won't see anywhere else, so be sure to check back in then. As always, you can follow the blog Twitter for all of your up-to-the-minute Cal news.