Cal-UCLA Postgame Notes
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MBB1/5/2019 3:00 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal-UCLA Postgame Notes

Cal-UCLA Postgame Notes

  • Cal utilized a fifth unique starting lineup this season. Starters: Matt Bradley, Juhwan Harris-Dyson, Jacobi Gordon, Grant Anticevich and Connor Vanover. It was Gordon's first career start.
  • Cal's 17 steals matched a school-record high for conference play, and marked a season-high for the Bears, up from 13 against Santa Clara on Nov. 26. 3 players matched or exceeded previous individual career-best totals, including Darius McNeill (7 steals), Anticevich (3 steals) and Bradley (3 steals).
  • 4 Bears scored in double figures, led by a season high from McNeill (23 points). Justice Sueing added 18, along with Bradley's 15 and Vanover's career-best 10.
  • Bradley scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half after scoring just 2 points in the first half.
  • McNeill scored 16 points in the first half.
  • Vanover's career-high 10 points marked his second consecutive game in double figures. The freshman has set career-high scoring totals in each of his last three outings, dating back to a then-high of 7 points before suffering an injury against Cal Poly on Dec. 15.
  • Bradley's 5 assists marked a new career-best, topping his previous high of 3 against San Diego State on Dec. 8.
  • Cal shot 84.0 percent (21-25) from the free throw line, including a perfect 13-13 in the first half. Sueing led with  a team season-best 8-8 clip, shooting 100.0 percent at the stripe for the second time this season.
  • Cal committed a season-high 19 turnovers, exceeding the team's previous high of 16 in the season opener against Yale on Nov. 9.
  • Paris Austin missed Saturday's game with a sprained ankle, which he suffered in practice on Friday.
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