Complex sentence: In the return trip to California, SIUE took three of the first four and the last three shots in the game, but Cal, the NCAA's top-scoring team, outshot them for the game, 18--11.
Split into simpler sentences: In the return trip to California, SIUE took three of the first four shots in the game. However, Cal, the NCAA's top-scoring team, eventually outshot them for the game, 18--11.