Cal vs. San Francisco

Wednesday, Dec. 5 | 8 PM PT | Haas Pavilion | Berkeley, Calif.
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California men's basketball begins a season-long three-game Haas Pavilion homestand with a midweek matchup featuring the San Francisco Dons. The Golden Bears host the Dons starting at 8 p.m., live on the Pac-12 Networks.

Cal enters the contest -- its third with a Bay area foe -- after falling at Saint Mary's on Saturday in a game that saw the Gaels shoot 60.0 percent to defeat the Bears, 84-71. Cal is 1-1 against its Bay Area brethren, taking a decisive 78-66 victory over Santa Clara on Nov. 26. Meanwhile, it's been more than a decade since the Bears last faced San Francisco, topping the Dons in Nov. 2008.

All five Golden Bear starters are averaging double-figure scoring totals, led by Paris Austin's 15.0 points per game. Austin has scored in double figures in every outing of the year and also leads Cal with 24 assists. Freshman wing Matt Bradley has heated up as of late, averaging 15.0 points in the last two games after setting a career-high 15-point total against Santa Clara, then repeating the outing at Saint Mary's. Bradley is also shooting 71.4 percent (10-14) from beyond the arc.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini will offer play-by-play and analysis on the Pac-12 Networks. The game is also available online at www.Pac-12.com/live, and via the Pac-12 Now app. Todd McKim and Rich Cellini will have the action for the  California Golden Bears Sports Network on KGO 810 AM and via TuneIn. Live stats, broadcast info and more can be accessed via the Cal men's basketball schedule page. Fans can follow the Bears on social media via @CalMBball on Twitter and Instagram, and at Facebook.com/CalMBball.
 

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BY THE NUMBERS

15.0 - Matt Bradley is averaging a team-high 15.0 points per game through the last two Golden Bear outings. He scored a career-high 15 against Santa Clara, including 11 in the final 6:30 in the win, and matched the total in Cal's loss at Saint Mary's.

12-12 - Cal went a perfect 12-12 from the free throw line against Saint Mary's. The mark matched a program-best 100.0 FT percentage (min. 10 attempts), which Cal also did in 2013 (vs.Colorado, 10-10), in 2010 (at ASU, 14-14) and in 2007 (at Oregon, 12-12).

4 - Four members of Cal's starting lineup have poured in double figures in at least 4 of Cal's 6 games this year: Paris Austin (6 of 6), Matt Bradley (5 of 6), Justice Sueing (4 of 6) and Darius McNeill (4 of 6).

51.9 - Cal is averaging 79.0 points per game and a 51.9 percent (55-106) shooting clip through two games In Haas Pavilion this year. In both games, Cal held its opponents to 66 points (Hampton, Santa Clara).

8 - Cal committed a season-low 8 turnovers against the Gaels. The Bears currently lead the Pac-12 and rank in the top 15 nationally in fewest turnovers.
 

SCOUTING THE DONS

• Series Record: Cal leads, 46-30
• Last Meeting: The Bears handed the Dons an 87-74 loss on Nov. 18, 2008
• San Francisco started the season with seven consecutive wins before falling in its most recent outing vs. Buffalo, 85-81, at the Belfast Classic in Ireland on Saturday.
• USF is outscoring opponents by a margin of 22.5 points, averaging 80.4 points and holding its foes to 57.9 points.
• The Dons have started the same five in all eight games this season: Charles Minlend, Jordan Ratinho, Frankie Ferrari, Jimbo Lull and Nate Renfro.
• Minlend leads with 14.1 points per game, followed by Matt McCarthy (12.9 ppg), Ratinho (12.4) and Ferrari (12.3).
• McCarthy is the Dons' leading rebounder at 8.3 per game, and ranks seventh nationally in field goal percentage (70.8 percent).
• Ferrari is averaging 6.5 assists per game with a 5:1 assist to turnover ratio, which ranks seventh nationally.
• San Francisco's 32.0 defensive rebounds per game rank sixth nationally, while the Dons also rank ninth for rebound margin (12.5).
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Result: Cal dropped a 84-71 decision at Saint Mary's in its first trip to Moraga since 1988.
• 4 Bears scored in double figures -- Justice Sueing (16), Matt Bradley (15), Paris Austin (12), and Darius McNeill (11).
• Bradley matched his career-high 15 points and scored in double figures for the third consecutive game. His clip against Saint Mary's included a 3-3 line from beyond the arc.
• After scoring two points in the first half, Bradley scored 11 of Cal's first 13 second-half points.
Bradley also recorded a career-high 2 blocked shots -- his first blocks since the season opener against Yale on Nov. 9.
• Cal shot a perfect 12-12 from the charity stripe, the fourth time in school history (min. 10 attempts).
• Cal gave up 13 three-pointers, a season-high. The Bears previously gave up a season-high 9 three-pointers to both Temple (Nov. 20) and Yale (Nov. 9).
• Saint Mary's shot 60.0 percent (30-50) for the game and owned a 15-point lead at halftime, 45-30.
• The Gael bench outscored the Cal bench 33-10, including 11 points from Tanner Krebs.
 

RANKING ROUNDUP

As a team, Cal ranks Top 50 nationally in:
• 3-point Field Goal Percentage: 10th, 42.9
• Fewest Turnovers: 14th, 72
• Fewest Fouls: 19th, 105

NEXT UP

The Bears enter the middle portion of a three-game homestand when they host San Diego State on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The game airs live on the Pac-12 Networks.