Bethesda's Antonin Aix (center) and Victor Antonio Nobre react in locker room during half time of an NCAA college basketball game against Pepperdine on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Bethesda guard Allen Moser (right) listens as head coach Julio Lopez addresses the team in their locker room before an NCAA college basketball game against Pepperdine on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Bethesda spiritual counsel Brian Kim (left) says a prayer as head coach Julio Lopez, Victor Antonio Nobre and Rene Smith (44) bow their heads in their locker room before an NCAA college basketball game against Pepperdine on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Bethesda guard Taeo Thomas (0) is introduced before an NCAA college basketball game against Pepperdine on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Bethesda stands for the national anthem before an NCAA college basketball game against Pepperdine on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Bethesda head coach Julio Lopez addresses the team in their locker room before an NCAA college basketball game against Pepperdine on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

Bethesda guard Taeo Thomas (0) hurdles with his teammates before an NCAA college basketball game against Pepperdine on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Strazzante)

This photo provided by Save the Chimps shows a chimpanzee named Kaleb with a bag of food delivered to him by a drone amid flooding at the Save the Chimps sanctuary near Fort Pierce, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. (Save the Chimps via AP)