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California Golden Bears at USC Trojans

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
71 - 66
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Stojakovic 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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Matchup Prediction

USC: 83.5%
California: 16.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 71 - 66
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 71 - 66
2nd 0:00 Terrance Williams II Defensive Rebound. 71 - 66
2nd 0:00 Jovan Blacksher Jr. missed Free Throw. 71 - 66
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

Galen Center

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 5,466 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Pittsburgh 0-0 - 5-0
Stanford 0-0 - 5-0
NC State 0-0 - 4-0
Notre Dame 0-0 - 4-0
Syracuse 0-0 - 3-0
Virginia 0-0 - 3-0
Wake Forest 0-0 - 5-1
Florida State 0-0 - 4-1
SMU 0-0 - 4-1
Boston College 0-0 - 3-1
California 0-0 - 3-1
Clemson 0-0 - 3-1
Duke 0-0 - 3-1
Miami 0-0 - 3-1
Louisville 0-0 - 2-1
North Carolina 0-0 - 2-1
Virginia Tech 0-0 - 3-2
Georgia Tech 0-0 - 2-2

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Iowa 0-0 - 5-0
Penn State 0-0 - 5-0
Wisconsin 0-0 - 5-0
Oregon 0-0 - 4-0
Rutgers 0-0 - 4-0
Indiana 0-0 - 3-0
Maryland 0-0 - 4-1
Michigan State 0-0 - 4-1
Minnesota 0-0 - 4-1
Northwestern 0-0 - 4-1
Purdue 0-0 - 4-1
UCLA 0-0 - 4-1
USC 0-0 - 4-1
Illinois 0-0 - 3-1
Michigan 0-0 - 3-1
Nebraska 0-0 - 3-1
Ohio State 0-0 - 3-1
Washington 0-0 - 3-1
Full Standings