BAYOU — The Bayou Bengals' Season 73 campaign came to an end Tuesday afternoon following a 96–83 playoff defeat to Vincenti s.r.l. II.
The Bengals entered the postseason as the Great 8's second seed after finishing the regular season 16–6, but suffered a significant setback when leading scorer Christopher "Unc" Coutaud was forced from the game with an injury after just 11 minutes.
Despite the loss, Bayou battled throughout, dominating the glass 62–50 and collecting 23 offensive rebounds. Morris Reaves led the Bengals with 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists, while Marko "Polo" Stamenković pulled down an impressive 18 rebounds.
"Nobody in this organization is satisfied with a first-round exit," said Bengals management. "Losing Unc hurt, but we're not making excuses. We had opportunities to win and didn't capitalize. That's basketball."
The defeat closes an encouraging season for a young Bengals squad featuring several promising prospects, including Walid "Wally World" ...