Cal at. Arizona State

Sunday, Feb. 24 | 3 PM PT | Wells Fargo Arena | Tempe, Ariz.
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The Golden Bears are set for their penultimate road game of the regular season, featuring a tilt with Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz. on Sunday. Cal meets the Sun Devils at 3 p.m. PT in Wells Fargo Arena, live on Pac-12 Networks.

Men's basketball looks to snap its skid behind Justice Sueing's team-best 16.4 points per game in league play, alongside 10.9 ppg from Darius McNeill. Matt Bradley is averaging 10.4 points and scored a career-high 19 points in his first career outing against the Sun Devils.

A win over the Sun Devils would give Cal their first league win since Feb. 3, 2018, when Cal topped Oregon State in Berkeley. It would be the Bears' first road win since a Dec. 30, 2017 win over Stanford at Maples Pavilion.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Tune in to Pac-12 Networks for the live broadcast featuring commentary and play-by-play provided by Don MacLean and JB Long. The broadcast is also available online at www.Pac-12.com/live and the Pac-12 Now app. Todd McKim and Rich Cellini 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

45.8 -- Closing in on the final weeks of the regular season, Matt Bradley is shooting a league-leading 45.8 percent (38-83) from 3-point range. Five Bears previously led the league in 3-point FG percentage: Keith Smith, Billy Dreher, Theo Robertson, Jordan Mathews and Grant Mullins.

16 -- Darius McNeill has connected on a 3-pointer in 16 consecutive games for the Bears. With one 3-pointer at Arizona on Thursday, he is within five 3-pointers of moving into the top 10 in single-season 3-point makes. He needs 64 to tie Allen Crabbe, Ryan Anderson and Bill Elleby at 10th.

19 -- In his first outing against the Sun Devils, Matt Bradley poured in a career-high 19 points. He shot 7-12, including a 3-5 clip from downtown.

7.0 -- The Bears are averaging 7.0 steals per game, and with 181 steals to date are on pace to record more than 200 steals for the second year in a row. Prior to last season, Cal went 14 consecutive years without reaching the 200-steal mark.

12 - Justice Sueing has scored in double figures in 12 of 14 Pac-12 games this year, including a double-figure scoring streak of eight consecutive games. The two opponents he did not score double figures against? Washington and Arizona State.
 

SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS

• Series Record: The series is tied, 41-41
• Last Meeting: Arizona State came to Berkeley and took an 80-66 win over Cal on Jan. 9. Matt Bradley led all Cal scorers with 19 points and Darius McNeill contributed 16 for the Bears. Remy Martin scored 24 points on 9-14 shooting.
• Arizona State's 2018-19 Record: 18-8, 9-5 Pac-12
• Arizona State's Last Game: The Sun Devils toppled the Cardinal, 80-62, on Wednesday night. Remy Martin and Rob Edwards each had 16 points for the Sun Devils.
• Zylan Cheatham has one triple-double this season and ranks 12th in the country in total rebounds, and 10th for rebounds per game. 
• Cheatham is averaging 12.2 points in Pac-12 play.
• Luguentz Dort leads the Sun Devils with 14.6 points per game in league action, followed by Martin's 13.9 ppg.
• Rob Edwards is also scoring in double figures in league play with 12.2 per game.
• The Sun Devils are 6th nationally in free throw attempts with 675, 21st for free throws made (453).
• Arizona State also ranks among the nations top 50 in: defensive rebounds per game (20th), offensive rebounds per game (30th), rebound margin (19th), scoring offense (41st), total rebounds (20th) and total rebounds per game (8th).

SERIES NOTES
Record at Arizona State: 16-26
Last 10 meetings: 4-6
Most points, Cal: 108, 1999-00
Most points, ASU: 111, 1999-00
Largest margin, Cal: 30, 1956-57
Largest margin, ASU: 36, 1978-79
Longest Cal win streak: 5, 1988-89 to 1990-91; 2009-
10 to 2011-12
Longest ASU win streak: 7, 1982-83 to 1985-86
Current Streak: 3, Arizona State

RECORDS AGAINST ARIZONA STATE
Points: 36, Jackie Ridgle, Dec. 30, 1968
Rebounds: 18, Mark McNamara, Feb. 28, 1981
FG: 12, Leonard Taylor, Jan. 5, 1989
3P: 6, Grant Mullins, Feb. 8, 2017
FT: 20, Dave Butler, Feb. 26, 1987
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Result: Cal's poor shooting led to a 76-51 defeat at the hands of Arizona.
• The Bears shot 30.4 percent for the game with a season-low 17 field goals.
• Justice Sueing led Cal with 18 points and 6 rebounds.
• Paris Austin was the only other Bear in double figures with 12 points.
• Matt Bradley pulled down a career-best 6 rebounds.
• Cal's 8 steals against the Wildcats matched the second-highest total by any Arizona opponent this season (Washington – 9 steals).
 

RANKING ROUNDUP

As a team, Cal ranks Top 50 nationally in:
• Fewest Turnovers: 34th, 294
• Turnovers Per Game: 39th, 11.3

Individually, Cal players rank in the Top 100 nationally in:
• Free Throw Attempts: Justice Sueing (95th, 149)
• Free Throws Made: Justice Sueing (63rd, 122)
 

NEXT UP

Cal wraps up Pac-12 home action against the Washington schools, starting with the series finale against Washington on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. The game airs on FS1. The Bears play their final home game of the season on Saturday, March 2 at 4 p.m., live on Pac-12 Networks.