Loss to Radford ends SJSU’s season

By Oscar Frias-Rivera SENIOR STAFF WRITER

The SJSU men’s basketball historical season came to an end Monday after losing to Radford 67-57 in the quarterfinals of the Discount Tire College Basketball Invitational in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Senior guard Omari Moore led the team with 17 points, going 6-14 on field goals, and ended his Spartan career fifth all time in points with 1,312 points. Moore also recorded 429 assists in his career.

Sophomore forward Tibet Görener came off the bench and had 11 points with 3 rebounds in just 22 minutes.

“It was disappointing when you don’t play your best in a big moment and we did not tonight,” said SJSU head coach Tim Miles. “We were not good all night.”

After losing the previous week in the Mountain West Tournament, the Spartans had another opportunity to extend their season, as they were invited to the CBI Tournament.

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SJSU won its first game in the CBI tournament against Southern Indiana on Saturday in a 77-52 blowout. This was the Spartans’ first postseason in school history.

Sophomore point guard Alvaro Cardenas led SJSU with 22 points in 23 minutes. Moore helped scoring 15 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists to help secure the win.

In SJSU’s second round game, the Spartans led by two points at the half, but Radford bounced back, as they scored 41 points in the second half while San

Jose only scored 29.

SJSU lost the turnover battle 12-6 and were outrebounded 40-35.

The Spartans will finish off the season with a 21-14 overall record, having its best record since 1980 with a 22-9 record. They won the most Mountain

West games ever in school history with a 10-8 record.

“I’m grateful for these guys. They’ve been awesome all season long and they’ve accomplished so much,” Miles said.“We didn’t make history tonight, but we were right there and we put ourselves up against some of the best teams San Jose has ever had.”