Cal (7-16, 1-9 Pac-12) vs. Oregon State (11-10, 3-6 Pac-12)

Saturday, Feb. 3 | 5 PM PT | Haas Pavilion | Berkeley, Calif.
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California caps off a series with the Oregon schools on Saturday when the Golden Bears play host to Oregon State. The Bears and Beavers tip off from Haas Pavilion at 5 p.m., broadcasting live on the Pac-12 Network and on KGO 810 AM.

California's youth movement has not been enough to snap the Bears out of a nine-game losing skid, but the Bears are looking for a lift against the 10th-place Beavers with rookie Justice Sueing leading the charge. Sueing has been one of the conference's most impressive freshmen and is currently riding a 10-game double-figure scoring streak with double-digit production in every game of Pac-12 play. On the defensive end, he ranks second among Pac-12 freshmen in steals (15), and is averaging 6.8 rebounds in league play.

Marcus Lee (13.0 points) and Don Coleman (10.8) are also scoring in double figures for the Bears, and Cal is also looking to capitalize on frosh Darius McNeill's wide-ranging contributions. McNeill is up to fifth among Cal freshmen in three-pointers made with 46 -- 16 away from tying Allen Crabbe's 2011 record of 62.

Oregon State is in the midst of a three-game losing streak, with Stanford handing the Beavs an 80-71 loss most recently on Thursday. The Beavers are led by Tres Tinkle's 17.6 points per game in Pac-12 play, alongside Stephen Thompson Jr.'s 15.6 points and Drew Eubanks' 10. The trio, as well as Ethan Thompson and Seth Berger, have started every conference game for the Beavers.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: 
Don MacLean and JB Long have the call from Haas Pavilion, live on Pac-12 Networks. Follow on TV, or follow via the Pac-12 Now app or www.Pac-12.com/live. The California Golden Bears Sports Network will offer play-by-play and analysis, as well as post-game interviews, from Todd McKim and Jay John live on KGO 810 AM. Live stats, full broadcast details and more can be accessed via the Cal men's basketball schedule page on CalBears.com, and fans can follow the Bears on social media via @CalMBball on Twitter and Instagram, and at Facebook.com/CalMBball.
 

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SCOUTING THE BEAVERS

Last Meeting: Cal opened the 2017 Pac-12 Tournament with a 67-62 victory over the Beavers on March 8.
Series Record: Cal leads, 87-61
Oregon State's 2017-18 Record: 11-10, 3-6 Pac-12
Oregon State's Last Game: Suffered their third consecutive loss in an 80-71 defeat at Stanford on Thursday night.
• Tres Tinkle (17.6 points per game), Stephen Thompson Jr. (15.6) and Drew Eubanks (10.0) are all scoring in double figures in league play.
• Tinkle, Thompson Jr., Eubanks, Ethan Thompson and Seth Berger have started every Pac-12 game this season. Each except Berger has started every game this season.
• Tinkle has scored in double figures in 24 consecutive games.
• Thompson Jr. is fourth in conference in steals per game (1.62) and total steals (34).
• Eubanks is fifth in the Pac-12 with 1.76 blocked shots per game, and sixth with 37 total blocks.
• Oregon State leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense, allowing 69.1 points per game.

CAL RECORDS AGAINST OREGON STATE
Points: 35, Joe Shipp, Jan. 11, 2003
Rebounds: 25, Bob Presley, Feb. 24, 1968
FG: 13, Leonard Taylor, Jan. 26, 1989
3P: 7, Amit Tamir, Feb. 6, 2003
FT: 18, Gene Ransom, Feb. 16, 1978

SERIES NOTES
Record at Cal: 38-25
Last 10 meetings: 9-1
Most points, Cal: 101, 1970-71
Most points, OSU: 100, 1970-71
Largest margin, Cal: 30, 1993-94
Largest margin, OSU: 36, 1987-88
Longest Cal win streak: 14, 1998-99 to 2004-05
Longest OSU win streak: 10, 1977-78 to 1981-82
Current Streak: 5, Cal 

LAST TIME OUT

Oregon used a second-half run to fly past Cal, 66-53
• Don Coleman returned for the first time in three games, scoring a team-high 16 points.
• Justice Sueing scored 12 points to extend his streak to all 10 Pac-12 games with double-digit scoring totals.
• Kingsley Okoroh led the Bears with eight rebounds.
• Cole Welle played a season-high 10 minutes, taylling three points and a season-high five rebounds.
• Cal pulled down 19 offensive boards.
• The Bears pulled the game within six points in the second half, but foul trouble by Marcus Lee gave the Ducks momentum to pull away.

IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

As a team, Cal ranks in the nation's top 25 for:
• Free Throw Attempts -- 25th, 539
• Offensive Rebounds per Game -- 16th, 13.30

Individually, Cal student-athletes rank in the Top 50 for:
• Blocked Shots Per Game -- Kingsley Okoroh (47th, 2.00)
• Field Goal Percentage -- Marcus Lee (36th, 57.5)
• Free Throw Attempts -- Don Coleman (18th, 160)
• Free Throws Made -- Don Coleman (28th, 120)
• Offensive Rebounds Per Game -- Marcus Lee (25th, 3.30)
• Total Blocks -- Kingsley Okoroh (38th, 46)

ROOKIES IN THE RECORD BOOK

California's rookies are fast approaching some of the program's freshman-record totals. Among them:

THREE-POINT FG MADE
1.     Allen Crabbe (2011)    62
2.     Ryan Drew (1968)    60
3.     Ryan Anderson (2007)    58
4.     Shantay Legans (2000)    47
5.    Darius McNeill (2018)    46
6.     Charlie Moore (2017)    45
...
    Justice Sueing    32

STEALS
1.     Jason Kidd (1993)    110
2.     Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)    52
3.     Shantay Legans (2000)    51
T4.    Butch Hays (1981)    42
    Michael Chavez (1980)    42
..
    Justice Sueing (2018)    38

POINTS
1.     Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)    590
2.     Ryan Anderson (2007)    539
3.    Jaylen Brown (2016)    498
...
9.    Lamond Murray (1992)    387
10.    Jason Kidd (1993)    378
...
    Justice Sueing (2018)    327

SUEING HITTING HIS STRIDE IN PAC-12 PLAY

Justice Sueing has hit his stride Pac-12 play as one of the conference's leading producers. Along with leading the Bears in scoring, he ranks second among all freshmen and fifth overall for scoring average in conference play, averaging 17.7 points through 10 league games. Among Pac-12 freshmen, he ranks second in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and steals (1.5 spg).

Sueing is especially superior down the stretch for Cal. In back-to-back games against Stanford and USC, Sueing tallied a combined 13 points in the final minutes. Against the Trojans, he scored five points in the final minute, plus 13 of 15 in the second half. Previously, he turned in eight points in the final three minutes at Stanford, and 14 of his 18 in the game in the second half. In Cal's outing against UCLA, he scored 15 of 22 in the second half. He added 13 second-half points in his career-high 27-point outing at Washington. 

NEXT UP

The Bears meet the Mountain schools for the only time in the regular season, traveling to Colorado for a Wednesday, Feb. 7 tilt that begins at 8 p.m. PT/9 p.m. MT. The game airs live on ESPNU. After Colorado, Cal heads to Utah to take on the Utes on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. PT/7:30 p.m. MT. Pac-12 Networks will carry Saturday's game.