
California Golden Bears at Pittsburgh Panthers
· NCAA Men's BasketballJaland Lowe scores 27 points and Pittsburgh used a big second half to beat California 86-74

Pitt (11-2, 2-0 ACC) has won 14 straight games at the Petersen Events Center — its longest home winning streak since 2013-14
Cal led by 16 points with 4:19 left in the first half before missing its last six shots of the half to have the lead trimmed to 42-38.
Lowe made back-to-back baskets to give Pitt a 55-48 lead with 15:02 remaining in the second half. The Panthers did not make their next field goal until the 7:54 mark when Guillermo Diaz Graham made a 3-pointer from the corner. Pitt missed five straight shots during its field-goal drought, but made 11 of 13 free throws to stay in front.
Pitt led by at least six points over the final eight minutes. Cal was 1 of 7 from 3-point range in the second half.
Freshman Brandin Cummings made his first career start and finished with 15 points for Pitt.
Jeremiah Wilkinson led California (7-6, 0-2) with 21 points. Andrej Stojakovic added 19 points, 10 coming at the free-throw line, and Rytis Petraitis scored 11. Stojakovic was inserted into the starting lineup because Joshua Ola-Joseph was out due to illness.
Both teams are on the court again on Saturday, with California playing at Clemson and Pitt hosting Stanford.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 86 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 86 |
2nd 0:16 | Jeremiah Wilkinson made Free Throw. | 74 - 86 |
2nd 0:16 | Jeremiah Wilkinson made Free Throw. | 73 - 86 |
2nd 0:16 | Jeremiah Wilkinson made Free Throw. | 72 - 86 |
Statistics
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22-55 | FG | 26-52 |
40.0 | Field Goal % | 50.0 |
6-21 | 3PT | 8-18 |
28.6 | Three Point % | 44.4 |
24-29 | FT | 26-34 |
82.8 | Free Throw % | 76.5 |
33 | Rebounds | 33 |
11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
22 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
13 | Assists | 16 |
5 | Steals | 3 |
3 | Blocks | 4 |
6 | Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
6 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
10 | Points Off Turnovers | 8 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
24 | Fouls | 20 |
16 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 7,177 | 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 |