Tulane, Cal clash coming off tough losses

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Tulane coach Ron Hunter portrayed Monday night's 80-77 loss against Bradley as "two teams fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth."

If that's the case, the Green Wave (3-1) need to fight harder Wednesday night when they battle California (2-3) for third place in the SoCal Challenge in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Tulane nearly erased an 11-point deficit in the last five minutes