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Road Swing Continues At Washington State

by calbears.com
Jan 14, 2022
Jalen Celestine and the Golden Bears are seeking their first road win of the season Saturday at Washington State.

PULLMAN, Wash. – The California men's basketball team will face Washington State in a Pac-12 contest at 1 p.m. PT on Saturday at Beasley Coliseum. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
 
Cal's trip to the Pacific Northwest started with a 64-55 loss to Washington in Seattle on Wednesday. Despite shooting 50 percent (24-48) from the floor, the Golden Bears (9-8, 2-4 Pac-12) committed 17 turnovers and surrendered a nine-point advantage to the host Huskies.
 
Washington State (9-7, 2-3) is coming off a 62-57 loss to Stanford on Thursday. The Cougars have lost five of their past seven games.
 
GAME INFORMATION

  • Date & Time: Saturday, Jan. 15 | 1 p.m. PT
  • Watch: Pac-12 Network | Greg Heister (PxP) & Eldridge Recasner (Analyst)
  • Listen: KGO 810 AM | Rich Cellini (PxP) & Todd McKim (Analyst)
  • Live Stats: StatBroadcast

 
QUICK HITS

  • Cal has split its four meetings with Washington State under Mark Fox, with its two wins coming in 2019-20. That season sweep included a 66-57 victory in Pullman on Feb. 19, 2020.
  • The Bears are among the Pac-12's best defensive teams statistically, ranking second in scoring defense (62.6, 41st nationally), first in 3-point field-goal percentage defense (29.4%, 43rd nationally) & fourth in field-goal percentage defense (40.4%, 73rd nationally).
  • Cal is 7-1 when its veteran trio of Andre Kelly (14.4 points per game), Jordan Shepherd (14.2) & Grant Anticevich (11.6) score 10-plus points in the same game.
  • Jordan Shepherd has scored double figures in 11 straight games and ranks seventh in the Pac-12 in scoring. The graduate guard has played more than 80% of Cal's minutes this season, averaging 33.2 minutes per game.
  • Andre Kelly is the only player ranked among the Pac-12's top six in points per game (14.4, sixth), rebounds per game (8.4, second) & FG% (60.5, third).
  • Jalen Celestine is averaging 8.4 points, 3.0 rebounds & 1.2 assists in the last five games. He's made three-plus field goals in seven of nine games since Dec. 5.
  • The Bears have outrebounded their opponents 12 times this season, largely due to a strong presence on the defensive glass. Cal is third in the Pac-12 and 53rd nationally in defensive rebounds per game (27.82).
  • Cal will play eight of its remaining 15 Pac-12 games on the road. The Bears are 0-5 away from Haas Pavilion this season, with three true road losses at UNLV (Nov. 15), Utah (Dec. 5) & Washington (Jan. 12).

 
UP NEXT
Cal hosts No. 6 Arizona at noon on Sunday, Jan. 23 in Haas Pavilion. The contest will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks.
 
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