BERKELEY – California will battle UCLA for the 255th time in their long-lived series on Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. Tip-off is slated for 5 p.m. PT and the conference contest will be televised on the Pac-12 Network with commentary provided by Ted Robinson and Bill Walton.
 
The Golden Bears (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) are looking to rebound from an eight-point loss to No. 25 Arizona State on Thursday in Berkeley and will try to earn their first Pac-12 victory before returning to non-conference play over the next three weeks. Sunday will serve as UCLA's (2-1) conference opener. The Bruins have won two straight games against Pepperdine (107-98, 3OT) and most recently Seattle (78-52).
 
The two programs met just once a season ago, with UCLA defeating Cal, 50-40, at Pauley Pavilion on Jan. 19, 2020. Sunday is the first of two contests between Cal and UCLA this year; they'll face one another again on Jan. 21 in Berkeley.
 
Watch the game online at www.Pac-12.com/live or stream on your mobile device via the Pac-12 Now app. On the airwaves, 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.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW

• Matchup: Cal (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12) at UCLA (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12)
• Date/Time: Sunday, December 6 | 5 p.m. PT
• Watch: Pac-12 Network
• TV Commentary: Ted Robinson (play-by-play) & Bill Walton (analyst)
• Listen: KGO 810 AM | TuneIn
• Radio Commentary: Rich Cellini & Todd McKim
• Live Stats: CalBears.com

 
QUICK HITS

• UCLA leads the all-time series, 141-103.
• The Bears are 48-75 on the road against UCLA, and are seeking their first win at Pauley Pavilion since Feb. 6, 2010.
• Matt Bradley (19.5 PPG) ranks fourth among Pac-12 players in points per game this season. He scored 20-plus in three of Cal's first four games, including 26 in a win over Nicholls State on Nov. 30.
• Grad transfers Ryan Betley (10) and Makale Foreman (9) are tied for first and third, respectively, among Pac-12 players in 3-pointers made.
• Betley (983), Foreman (973) and Bradley (971) are all within 29 points of reaching 1,000 career points scored.
• Andre Kelly is tied for first on the team with 6.3 rebounds per game, and has scored at least nine points in three contests.
• Foreman and Joel Brown have split time at point guard and are averaging 3.8 and 3.0 assists per game, respectively.

 
BRADLEY PRIMED FOR JUNIOR YEAR
After a standout sophomore year in 2019-20, guard Matt Bradley has picked up where he left off with a hot start this season. The lefty ranks fourth among Pac-12 players with 19.5 PPG and is also tied for the team lead in rebounds (6.3) after hauling in a season-best 8 (4 offensive) against Arizona State on Thursday. He's consistently reached the free throw line as well, connecting on 23-of-30 attempts.
 
Bradley collected a pair of 2020-21 preseason accolades with nods to the Pac-12 Preseason Media All-Conference First Team and the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list. Under Mark Fox's guidance during the 2019-20 season, Bradley increased his points per game by 7.7 points, up from 10.8 in 2018- 19 to 17.5 in 2019-20. He ranks third among major conference returning players in PPG from last year.
 
IMPROVEMENT UNDER FOX
In Mark Fox's first season at the helm in Berkeley, Cal showed signs of improvement across the board and was tied for third among major conference teams with a plus-six-win differential from 2018-19 to 2019-20. The Bears more than doubled their conference win total as well, going from 3-15 to 7-11. It was the largest margin of improvement by any Pac-12 team from '18-'19 to '19-'20.
 
NEW FACES
Graduate transfers Ryan Betley and Makale Foreman have made instant impacts in Cal's backcourt rotation this season. Along with making seven combined starts, the two guards are third and fourth on the team in minutes played. The duo has made 19 of Cal's 29 3-pointers so far, with each making at least two per game. Foreman additionally leads Cal with 3.8 assists per game.
 
Betley averaged 12.8 points and 5.1 rebounds while shooting 43.5 percent as an undergraduate and was a team captain for Penn as a senior in 2019-20. Foreman, who additionally played two years at Chattanooga from 2016-18), averaged 15.6 points in 33 games at Stony Brook. The guard set Stony Brook's single-season record for three-pointers made with 104.
 
ON THE ROAD
The Bears have 14 games away from home on their 2020-21 schedule, tied for the most among Pac-12 teams, and are currently working to secure one more non-conference contest that would be played on the road. Cal's clash with UCLA will serve as its third game away from home so far; the Bears went 1-1 at the Oregon State MTE on Nov. 25-26 in Corvallis.
 
LAST TIME VS. BRUINS
Matt Bradley scored 17 points, but a cold shooting night for the Golden Bears overall helped UCLA defeat California 50-40 on Jan. 19, 2020 in Pauley Pavilion. Bradley was the lone Bear to score in double figures as Cal shot under 35 percent. The Bears shot 30.4 percent (17-56) for the game. D.J. Thorpe recorded a career-high in rebounds with 9.
 
NEXT UP
Cal will remain in SoCal for a non-conference clash with Pepperdine on Wednesday, Dec. 9 in Malibu. Tip-off is slated for 6 p.m. PT and the game will be televised on the CBS Sports Network. John Sadak and Pete Gillen will be on the call.
 
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