The Merced Bears routed the visiting Modesto Panthers basketball team by a final score of 85-41 in Thursday's non-league game.

In their next game, the Bears face the Roosevelt Rough Riders (Fresno, CA) in a non-league game, on Friday, December 2. Merced will attempt to move on its 2-1 season record. The Rough Riders enter the game with a 1-3 record after their 56-51 non-league loss to Gregori (Modesto, CA).

With the defeat, Modesto moves to 2-2 on the year. The Panthers travel to East Union (Manteca, CA) to face the Lancers in a non-league game on Friday, December 2. The Lancers enter the game with a record of 3-1. East Union lost 66-53 in their recent non-league game against Beyer (Modesto, CA)