California men's basketball looks to get back on track this week when the Golden Bears begin Pac-12 home play against Washington State on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. from Haas Pavilion, with the game airing live on Pac-12 Networks.

The Bears have dropped four consecutive contests, with their last win coming Dec. 11 against Fresno State. Though Cal's offensive production has stagnated, the Bears enter Thursday's contest with four players averaging double figures at home, led by Matt Bradley's 19 points per game. Kareem South, who scored in double figures in four consecutive appearances prior to last Thursday's game at Stanford, is scoring 12.4 points at home, followed by Grant Anticevich's 10.5 points and Andre Kelly's 10.3 points.

Washington State is 1-1 in league play after splitting a pair of home games against the LA schools in Pac-12 opening weekend. The Cougars fell to USC, 65-56, on Jan. 2 before topping UCLA, 79-71, in overtime on Jan. 4. Washington State is led by sophomore CJ Elleby, son of Golden Bear great Bill Elleby (1988-92).

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: 
JB Long and Don MacLean are on the call for Pac-12 Networks.  In addition to the television broadcast, follow along via the Pac-12 Now app or at www.pac-12.com/live. Rich Cellini and Todd McKim will deliver play-by-play and analysis for the California Golden Bears Sports Network on KGO 810 AM and via TuneIn. Live stats, broadcast info and links and more for each of Cal's games this season can be accessed via the Cal men's basketball schedule page on CalBears.com. 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

5 -- Cal has shot above 80 percent from the free throw line on five occasions this year. The Bears went 14-17 against Stanford (82.4 percent) and rank fifth in the Pac-12 with its 72.8 free throw shooting percentage.

41 -- Cal pulled down a season-best 41 rebounds at Stanford. That total is also the most rebounds for the Bears since March 7, 2018 at Stanford.

16 & 10 -- Grant Anticevich recorded his second career double-double with 16 points and 10 reboubds at Stanford. His 10 rebounds were just one shy of tying his career-best 11-board total.

3 -- Cal recorded 14 offensive rebounds against the Cardinal -- the third consecutive game in which Cal reached double-digit o board totals. Prior to the Boston College game, Cal had not recorded 10+ offensive boards in its 11 previous outings
 

MORE NUMBERS TO KNOW

• Matt Bradley has reached double figures in all but one game this season (vs. Duke). He ranks 98th nationally with his 17.1 points per game.

• Bradley ranks among the top 100 players in the nation for his free throw shooting, including: free throws made (38th, 68), free throw percentage (58th, 86.1) and free throw attempts (76th, 79).

• Grant Anticevich is shooting 51.5 percent from beyond the arc this season, with a 17-33 clip.

• Four Golden Bears have combined for a total of eight 20-point games this season: Matt Bradley (5 games), Grant Anticevich (1), Andre Kelly (1) and Kareem South (1).
 

SCOUTING THE COUGARS

• Series Record: Cal leads, 81-51
• Last Meeting: California topped Washington State, 76-69, to complete a weekend sweep of the Washington schools on March 2, 2019. Paris Austin was one of four Bears who scored in double figures, pouring in 12 points.
•  Wazzu's 2019-20 Record: 10-5, 1-1 Pac-12
• Wazzu's Last Game: The Cougars clinched their first win of Pac-12 play with a 79-71 overtime victory over UCLA on Jan. 4 in Pullman. Isaac Bonton led the effort with 17 points, CJ Elleby added 15, Aljaz Kunc had 12 points and Tony Miller scored 11.
• Elleby's 19.0 points per game lead the Cougars and ranks 45th nationally. He also leads the Pac-12 in steals (29).
• Bonton is second behind Elleby with 13.6 points per game.
• The Cougs have 4 players averaging 4.0 or more rebounds per game -- Elleby (6.8), Jeff Pollard (4.5), Kunc (4.5) and Isaac Bonton (4.3).
• The Washington State squad has attemplted 371 3-pointers - a total that leads the Pac-12. The Cougars are shooting 28.6 percent from beyond the arc, last in league play.
• The Cougars rank in the top 25 nationally in: turnover margin (5th, 6.1), turnovers per game (7th, 10.6) and fewest turnovers (24th, 159).

SERIES NOTES
Record at Cal: 45-18
Last 10 meetings: 6-4
Most points, Cal: 102, 1970-71
Most points, WSU: 101, 1991-92
Largest margin, Cal: 41, 1972-73
Largest margin, WSU: 25, 2017-18
Longest Cal win streak: 13, 1921-22 to 1959-60
Longest WSU win streak: 5, 1990-91 to 1992-93
Current Streak: 1, Cal

RECORDS AGAINST WASHINGTON STATE
Points: 48, Ed Gray, Feb. 22, 1997
Rebounds: 20, Bob Presley, Jan. 10, 1968
FG: 14, Ed Gray, Feb. 22, 1997
3P: 7, Jason Kidd, March 12, 1994
7, Jerome Randle, Jan. 14, 2010
FT: 16, Ed Gray, Feb. 22, 1997
 

LAST TIME OUT

The Result: Stanford outshot Cal to win 68-52 on Jan. 2 at Maples Pavilion.
• Grant Anticevich tallied the second double-double of his career with 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead Cal in both categories.
• Matt Bradley was the only other Bear in double figures, scoring 11 of his 13 points in the second half.
• The Bears pulled down a season-best 41 rebounds, and a season-high 14 offensive boards.
• Cal shot above 80 percent from the free throw line for the fifth time this season, going 14-17 (82.4)
 

NEXT UP

Cal caps off the weekend against Washington on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 5 p.m, live on Pac-12 Networks.