Cal Set for Sunday Skirmish With Sun Devils

Cal Set for Sunday Skirmish With Sun Devils

Cal Looks To Split Its Weekend Series With The Arizona Schools

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The Golden Bears wrap up their weekend against the Arizona schools this Sunday when Cal plays host to Arizona State. The action begins at 3 p.m. from Pete Newell Court in Haas Pavilion, airing live on ESPNU.

This is Cal's lone regular-season meeting with the Sun Devils as the Bears do not travel to the Grand Canyon State this year. Cal is looking for the weekend split over the Arizona schools after falling to Arizona, 68-52, on Thursday evening. The Bears are 41-40 all-time against Arizona State and looking to snap a four-game Sun Devil win streak.

The Bears are averaging 68.7 points on Pete Newell Court and have only two losses in league play on their home court.

PROMOTIONS: 
The Bears will celebrate Black History Month with special videoboard features and in-venue performances during Sunday's game against the Sun Devils.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: 
Sunday's game airs on ESPNU, with commentary from Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams. Tune in to the broadcast on television or at watchESPN.com or the watchESPN app. 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.
 

BY THE NUMBERS

23&10 - In Cal's last meeting with Arizona Stae on Feb. 24, 2019, Matt Bradley recorded his first career double-double. The then-freshman poured in 23 points and added 10 rebounds.

7.0 -- Andre Kelly finished with 9 rebounds against Arizona and is averaging 7.0 over his past five games. He averaged 3.6 rpg in his previous five games.

63.8 -- In Cal's four Pac-12 home wins, the Bears are averaging 63.8 points and shooting 43.0 percent. In two of those four wins, Cal shot 50 percent or better (51.0 vs. WSU, 50.0 vs. OSU).

37 -- After recording a season-low 23 rebounds at Colorado, the Bears have recorded 37 rebounds in back-to-back games. Cal outrebounded Arizona, 37-32, and outrebounded Utah, 37-30.
 

MORE NUMBERS TO KNOW

• Matt Bradley has reached double figures in all but one game this season (vs. Duke). He ranks 87th nationally with his 17.7 points per game and 92nd in total points (424).

• Bradley ranks among the top 100 players in the nation for his free throw shooting, including: free throw percentage (57th, 85.3) and free throws made (98th, 99).

• Bradley has connected on at least one 3-pointer in each of his past 11 games (and at least two in 9 of his past 10 games). He finished 3-for-7 from behind the arc against Arizona.

• Four Golden Bears have combined for a total of 11 20-point games this season: Matt Bradley (8 games), Grant Anticevich (1), Andre Kelly (1) and Kareem South (1). Bradley and Kelly's 26 points are team-highs this season.
 

SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS

• Series Record: Cal leads, 41-40
• Last Meeting: Arizona State posted a 69-59 victory over the Golden Bears on Feb. 24, 2019 in Tempe. Matt Bradley had 23 points in the effort, and Paris Austin added 10 points.
• Arizona State's 2019-20 Record: 16-8, 7-4 Pac-12
• Arizona State's Last Game: ASU notched a win on the road by defeating Stanford, 74-69, Thursday at Maples Pavilion. Remy Martin led the Sun Devils with 24 points and teammates Alonzo Verge Jr. (19 points) and Kimani Lawrence (11) also scored in double figures.
• Martin leads the Pac-12 in points per game, averaging 19.5 ppg to rank 40th nationally.
• Martin is also Top 100 nationally in total points (50th, 467) and field goals made (52nd, 162).
• Romello White leads ASU with 9.2 rebounds per game, a mark that leads the Pac-12 and is 50th in the nation. White is averaging 6.43 defensive rpg, 57th nationally.
• White is also averaging 10.5 ppg and has seven double-doubles this season.
• Verge Jr. is second among the Sun Devils in scoring at 13.6 ppg.
• Rob Edwards is the last of four ASU players averaging double-figure scoring with 10.5 ppg.
• The Sun Devils lead the Pac-12 and rank 19th nationally in turnovers forced, averaging 16.58 per game. They are second in league play in steals per game at 7.8.
• In league play, ASU has lost on the road at Arizona (75-47), at Oregon (78-69) and at Washington State (67-65).

SERIES NOTES
Record at Cal: 24-17
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: 4, 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: Arizona defeated Cal, 68-52, Thursday night in Haas Pavilion.
• Matt Bradley was the lone Bear to score in double figures, recording 19 points and 8 rebounds.
• Andre Kelly nearly recorded a double-double with 8 points and 9 rebounds.
• Kelly's nine rebounds against Arizona were his most since grabbing a career-best 10 in the season opener against Pepperdine on Nov. 5.
• Cal outrebounded Arizona, 37-32.
 

NEXT UP

Cal is back on the road as the Golden Bears close out their regular-season series' with the Washington schools. The Bears look to sweep Washington State starting on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in Pullman, followed by Washington on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. in Seattle. Both games will air on the Pac-12 Networks.
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