Mercyhurst Lakers at California Golden Bears
· Cal ClassicJeremiah Wilkinson scores 25 points and Cal drops Mercyhurst 81-55
Wilkinson, a backup guard, made 9 of 12 shots overall and 6 of 8 3-pointers. His previous highs were 23 points and two 3-pointers, both against Air Force. He also had personal bests of four assists and two steals against Mercyhurst.
Andrej Stojakovic had 15 points and Joshua Ola-Joseph added 13 for Cal (6-1).
One 3-pointer by Stojakovic and two from Wilkinson helped the Golden Bears push their 18-point halftime lead to 58-35. Later, a 10-0 run that started near the 10-minute mark gave Cal a 30-point lead. The Lakers went four minutes without a field goal.
A four-point play by Devin Curtis gave the Bears their biggest lead, 81-48, with 2:50 remaining.
Bernie Blunt scored 11 points and Aidan Reichert added 10 for the Lakers (4-4).
The Golden Bears scored two points in the first 4 1/2 minutes but 65% from the field over the remainder of the first half. A 10-2 finishing run gave them a 41-23 halftime lead. Wilkinson led the way with 3 of 4 3-pointers and 12 points.
The Cal Classic was a multi-team event that began on Nov. 21. Cal defeated Air Force and Sacramento State in earlier games.
The Bears are off to their best start to a season since 2016-17.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 55 - 81 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 55 - 81 |
2nd 0:00 | California Turnover. | 55 - 81 |
2nd 0:30 | Jayden Karapetian Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 81 |
2nd 0:35 | Jake Lemelman missed Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 81 |
Statistics
MERC | CAL | |
---|---|---|
20-53 | FG | 29-53 |
37.7 | Field Goal % | 54.7 |
3-13 | 3PT | 11-21 |
23.1 | Three Point % | 52.4 |
12-16 | FT | 12-18 |
75.0 | Free Throw % | 66.7 |
24 | Rebounds | 38 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
17 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
7 | Assists | 14 |
5 | Steals | 4 |
1 | Blocks | 6 |
11 | Turnovers | 14 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
16 | Fouls | 14 |
4 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 2,093 | Capacity:
2024-25 Northeast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Central Connecticut | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
Wagner | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
Stonehill | 0-0 | - | 7-7 |
Mercyhurst | 0-0 | - | 6-9 |
Le Moyne | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
St. Francis (PA) | 0-0 | - | 5-9 |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 0-0 | - | 4-10 |
Long Island University | 0-0 | - | 4-11 |
Chicago State | 0-0 | - | 0-14 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
SMU | 2-0 | - | 10-2 |
Clemson | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
Stanford | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
NC State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
North Carolina | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
Notre Dame | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
Wake Forest | 1-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
Louisville | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
California | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
Virginia | 0-1 | 1.5 | 7-5 |
Syracuse | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-6 |
Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-7 |
Miami | 0-1 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
Florida State | 0-2 | 2 | 9-4 |
Boston College | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |
Georgia Tech | 0-2 | 2 | 5-7 |