BERKELEY – California will face San Diego State in the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational on Thursday, Nov. 26 as pairings were announced on Thursday for the two-day event at the Orleans Arena.

The Golden Bears and Aztecs will tip off at 9 p.m. PT on Nov. 26 in the nightcap of four games taking place at the Orleans Arena that day. East Carolina will open the day's games against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock at 11 a.m. PT. West Virginia will face Richmond at 2 p.m. PT and Bethune-Cookman will match up against Stetson at 6 p.m. PT, culminating with the Cal-SDSU contest.

Cal will play two games at the Orleans Arena, with the winner of the Bears and Aztecs facing the winner of the West Virginia-Richmond contest at 7:30 p.m. PT on Nov. 27. The loser of each of those two games will square off at 5 p.m. Both games will air on Fox Sports 1.  

The Bears will play four total games as part of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational, with their first two games being hosted in Berkeley. Matchups for the first two games of the tournament will be announced closer to the season.

Cal owns a 4-5 all-time record against San Diego State, with the Aztecs taking the most recent matchup on Dec. 4, 2011 (64-63) at Viejas Arena in San Diego, Calif.

The Bears return four of their top five scorers and top rebounder from last season, led by First Team All-Pac-12 and Bob Cousy Award Finalist Tyrone Wallace. The rising senior point guard was the only individual in the Pac-12 to rank in the top-five in the conference in points (17.1 4th, ppg., rebounds (7.1 5th, rpg.) and assists (5th, 4.0 apg.) last season. Cal returns three starters overall, including rising junior guards Jabari Bird (10.5 ppg.) and Jordan Mathews (13.6 ppg.). The Bears have signed a consensus top-five national recruiting class that will help bolster and experienced roster for head coach Cuonzo Martin, who begins his second season with the Golden Bears in 2015-16. Cal also ushers in a new-look Haas Pavilion, which is currently undergoing extensive renovations to add a new center hung video board and improved sound and lighting systems. The major construction project is made possible through a $10 million gift from the Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund.

Tickets for the final rounds in Las Vegas are available at the Orleans Arena box office by calling 888-234-2334 or 702-284-7777, and online at www.orleansarena.com.