The 2007-08 basketball season is a done deal for UC Riverside with an 81-69 loss to Cal State Fullerton last night. Ultimately, they hung tough in this game. The Titans were on — raining threes.

The Highlanders finished 9-21. 7th in conference. First-round survivors of the Big West Tourney. A team with much of which it can be proud. A team with lots of “upside potential,” too.

Hat’s off to the only departing senior, Larry Cunningham, who walked tall through darker seasons than this. A winner despite it all.