It’s the opening day of the Pac-12 Tournament with a first-round matchup on the hardwood in the city that never sleeps. The 12th-seeded Cal Golden Bears are the “road” team as they take on the fifth-seeded Washington State Cougars in an effort to play another day Wednesday afternoon. Cal fell 69-66 on the road at Oregon State in their regular season finale Saturday, though they did cover the line as a seven-point underdog. Washington State took down Washington 93-84 on the road in their previous game last Thursday, covering the line as a one-point favorite. In the all-time series between the programs, the Golden Bears own a 76-55 advantage but the Cougars have taken the last seven meetings. That includes a 63-57 road win in the most recent matchup on February 25.
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Cal suffered their 15th straight defeat as they were edged on the road by Oregon State Saturday in their previous game. The Golden Bears dropped to 3-28 overall on the year and they were a dismal 2-18 in conference play on the season. Against Oregon State, Cal scored the first seven points of the game and led by as many as 16 in the first half. The Golden Bears saw their lead trimmed to eight at the half and held a one-point edge with 28 seconds remaining before giving up the game’s final two buckets to take the loss. Cal shot 45.8% from the floor, including five of 12 from three-point range, and turned the ball over 13 times in the loss. Joel Brown led the Golden Bears with 22 points and four assists in the loss.
The Golden Bears put up an average of 58.5 points per game this season, which puts them 363rd, or last, in the nation in scoring offense. Cal collects 31.5 reb ounds per contest and dishes out 9.6 assists a night. The Golden Bears are average defensively by allowing 70.1 points per contest, putting them 182nd in the nation in scoring defense. Devin Askew leads the team with 15.5 points per game this season. The Golden Bears rely on Lars Thiemann (9.5 points, 5.5 rebounds), DeJuan Clayton (9.2 points, 2.9 assists), Grant Newell, ND Okafor, Sam Alajiki, Marsalis Robinson, Monty Bowser, Kuany Kuany and Joel Brown to step up and contribute on both ends. Cal shoots 39.2% from the field as a team this season. The Golden Bears knock down 4.9 triples a night while shooting 30% from beyond the arc. Cal is slightly above average at the charity stripe as they shoot 72.1% as a team at the stripe.
Clayton (illness) last played on February 11 and is without a timetable to return. Askew (abdominal) last played January 22 and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
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