Nov. 28, 2008

Recap |  Box Score

With the win, Cal improved to 5-0 on the year, giving Mike Montgomery the best start for a Bear coach in his first season since Rene Herrerias also went 5-0 to begin the 1960-61 campaign. Only Ben Cherrington, who started 11-0 in 1916-17, won more games before his first loss.

Jerome Randle made 4-for-5 three-pointers vs. UNLV to raise his season rate to 16-for-22 from behind the arc (72.7%).

As a team, the Bears were 7-for-10 on three-pointers to lift their NCAA-leading average to 60.7%.

Cal outrebounded UNLV, 50-34, grabbing at least 50 boards for the first time since having 51 vs. Oregon State on March 13, 2003. Omondi Amoke had a career-best 8 rebounds in just 8 minutes of action.

Max Zhang had 3 blocks for the second straight game and has 8 blocks in his last 3 games.

Cal improved to 1-3 vs. UNLV all time.

UNLV was held to 29.7 percent shooting from the floor, lowest for a Cal opponent this season. Cal's last two opponents -- UNLV and North Carolina A&T -- have combined 31.1 percent of this field goal attempts.

After missing its first 5 shots from the floor to start the game, Cal sank 11 of its next 12, including 4-for-4 on three-pointers.