
California Golden Bears at USC Trojans
· NCAA Men's BasketballStojakovic scores 20, Blacksher Jr. adds 19 to help Cal beat USC 71-66
Cal (3-1), now in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and the Trojans (Big Ten) played as nonconference opponents for the first time since 1921. The Golden Bears, who have won back-to-back games against USC following 10 consecutive losses against the Trojans, lead the all-time series 138-134.
Desmond Claude hit a jumper before Saint Thomas made back-to-back baskets in the paint to give USC (3-1) a 64-63 lead with 6:30 to play but the Trojans made 1 of 10 from the field thereon as Cal scored eight of the final 10 points.
BJ Omot made with a 3-pointer with 4:54 left and Ola-Joseph scored in the lane to give the Bears a four-point lead 1:51 remaining. Ola-Joseph grabbed an offensive rebound before Stojakovic made two free throws with 21 seconds left and then blocked a shot by Claude.
Blacksher made 1 of 2 from the free-throw line to cap the scoring just before the buzzer.
Ola-Joseph finished with six points, seven rebounds and a steal — all in the final 12 minutes.
Claude, a 6-foot-6 Xavier transfer, scored 13 of his 20 points in the first half and Thomas finished with 15 for USC (3-1). Wesley Yates III scored all his 10 points before halftime.
Cal earned its first nonconference road win since it beat Seattle 81-59 on Dec. 19, 2017.
The first half featured nine ties and 10 lead changes before Blacksher hit a 3-pointer with 2 seconds left that cut Cal's deficit to 43-42. Blacksher, a graduate transfer from Grand Canyon, made 4 of 5 from 3-point range and matched his previous season high with 18 first-half points on 7-of-8 shooting.
DJ Campbell hit a jumper and Stojakovic scored six consecutive Cal points before Campbell a 3-pointer to cap an 11-2 run that gave the Bears a six-point lead with 15:37 to play.
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2nd 0:00 | Jovan Blacksher Jr. made Free Throw. | 71 - 66 |
Statistics
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27-55 | FG | 25-57 |
49.1 | Field Goal % | 43.9 |
7-21 | 3PT | 6-21 |
33.3 | Three Point % | 28.6 |
10-13 | FT | 10-14 |
76.9 | Free Throw % | 71.4 |
31 | Rebounds | 30 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
24 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
10 | Assists | 10 |
4 | Steals | 4 |
4 | Blocks | 1 |
13 | Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
10 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
32 | Points in Paint | 30 |
17 | Fouls | 16 |
6 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 5,466 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-3 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |