The Case Western Reserve University men's basketball made its long-awaited season debut on Saturday night, but came up short against the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, falling 88-74 to the Blugolds in the Sudeck Tournament in Horsburgh Gymnasium in Cleveland, Ohio.
With the loss, the Spartans, now 0-1, will play St. John Fisher in the consolation game of the tournament on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. The Cardinals fell to Ohio Northern 72-65 in the first game of the Sudeck Tournament on Saturday.
The Blugolds, 1-0, will take on Ohio Northern for the Sudeck Championship at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday.