Bears down Tigers 117-106
Records break and tensions rise in physical bout. Bears on top.
The Bears came back from 13 points down to beat the Tigers 117-106, behind 36 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 11 steals from Jerry.
The Bears took control in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Tigers 36-23. There were 10 lead changes and 8 ties.
Ollie & Louie added 19 points and 4 steals for the Bears. Camel led the Tigers with 37 points. Belly had a triple-double as well as an all-time single game record 23 offensive rebounds.
After a physical 3 quarters of play, before the 3rd quarter ended, things got chippy when Spoinky threw an elbow that landed on Sarangi III's mouth. Jerry retaliated with a punch to Spoinky's jaw. Spoinky was handed a Flagrant 2 and thrown out of the game. Jerry was given a technical foul.
When asked about the altercation after the game, Spoinky responded "If that's a flagrant, I don't know how they want us to play defense,". Jerry gave no comment.
The Bears are 1-0; the Tigers fall to 0-1.