BERKELEY – California will host No. 24 (AP) UCLA at 6 p.m. Thursday at Haas Pavilion in the Golden Bears' first of two home games this week. The Pac-12 clash will be televised on ESPNU with Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams on the call.
 
Coming off of their first road win of the season at Utah last Saturday, the Bears (7-8, 2-6 Pac-12) are looking to extend their momentum against the conference-leading Bruins (11-2, 7-0 Pac-12), who have won six in a row dating back to Dec. 31. The two teams met previously this season on Dec. 6 in Los Angeles, with UCLA winning 76-56.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW

• Watch: ESPNU | Roxy Bernstein (PxP) & Corey Williams (Analyst)
• Listen: KGO 810 AM /TuneIn | Rich Cellini (PxP) & Todd McKim (Analyst)
• Live Stats: StatBroadcast

 
QUICK HITS

• After an 0-5 start in Pac-12 play, Cal has won two of its last three conference games (Washington, Jan. 9; Utah, Jan. 16).
• Cal last defeated UCLA on Feb. 25, 2016. Cal is winless in its last seven meetings with UCLA, including a Dec. 6 loss in Los Angeles.
• Cal's leading scorer Matt Bradley (17.8 PPG) has missed four straight games and six of Cal's last eight due to injury (ankle).
• Andre Kelly is shooting 61.5 percent from the field this season, the second-best mark in the Pac-12. He's been even better against conference opponents, shooting 70.9 percent (39-of-55) in Cal's eight Pac-12 contests.
• The Bears' 50 second-half points in their win at Utah on Jan. 16 were their most in a single half since scoring 52 in the second half against Pepperdine on Nov. 5, 2019. Cal shot 58.6 percent during the 50-point second half last week.
• Grant Anticevich is continuing to return to form after missing four games from Dec. 19-31 following an emergency appendectomy. In four games since returning to the court, Anticevich is averaging 7.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He led Cal with a 14-point, seven-rebound performance last week's road win at Utah.
• A win against No. 24 UCLA would be Cal's first against a nationally-ranked opponent since defeating No. 21 Colorado on Feb. 27, 2020.
• The Bears are 6-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points, most recently including Pac-12 victories at Utah and vs. Washington.
• Cal is 17-7 overall and 7-5 in Pac-12 play at Haas Pavilion under Mark Fox (2019-20 to present). That includes a 5-2 record this season.
• Makale Foreman (35) and Ryan Betley (34) are ranked 1-2 among Pac-12 players in 3-pointers made this season.
• Joel Brown leads the Pac-12 in total steals (27) and is among conference leaders in steals per game (fourth, 1.80), total assists (fourth, 57), assists per game (ninth, 3.8) and total minutes (10th, 401:26).

 
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