Cal-Stanford Postgame Notes

MBB3/7/2019 9:05 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal-Stanford Postgame Notes

Cal-Stanford Postgame Notes

  • Starters – Paris Austin, Darius McNeill, Matt Bradley, Justice Sueing and Connor Vanover.
  • The last time Cal won back-to-back games at Stanford was the 1985 and 1986 seasons, winning 43-41 in double overtime in 1984-85, and 75-69 in 1985-86.
  • This is Cal's first Pac-12 road win since Dec. 30, 2017 – which was also at Maples Pavilion.
  • 3 Bears scored in double figures – Connor Vanover (24), Paris Austin (15) and Matt Bradley (15).
  • Vanover's 24 points marked a new career-high for the freshman. He matched his previous career-high 18 points by 6:39 of the first half. Vanover scored 16 points in the first 10 minutes of the first half, going 6-7 from the floor, including 4-4 from 3-point range.
  • Vanover hit a career-high 5 3-pointers, going 5-6 from deep.
  • Vanover also surpassed his career high block total, blocking 6 shots. He previously blocked 4 at Oregon State on Feb. 9.
  • Austin's 15 points matched his highest total of Pac-12 play. He previously also had 15 against Stanford on Feb. 3.
  • Justice Sueing was one rebound shy of tying his career high, finishing with 10 boards alongside his 9 points.
  • Grant Anticevich was one rebound shy of his career-high, finishing with 6 boards.
  • Cal went on a 17-0 run from 18:30 to 13:01 of the first half to jump out to a 19-2 lead before Bryce Wills made a free throw at 13:01.
  • Darius McNeill's 19-game streak with a 3-pointer came to an end. He went 0-3 from 3-point range.
  • With 11 assists tonight, Cal is averaging 14.7 assists in the last three games.
  • The Bears' 21 point lead was its largest of the season, besting a 14-point lead over Arizona State on Jan. 9.
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