California Golden Bears at SMU Mustangs
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Harris scores 20, Cross adds double-double and SMU defeats Cal 76-65
B.J. Edwards had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists for SMU (16-5, 7-3 ACC), which won for the fifth time in six games. Boopie Miller had 13 points, six rebounds and five assists.
The Golden Bears, who trailed by double digits for much of the second half, got within 61-55 near the five-minute mark before a three-point play by Harris helped SMU rebuild a 12-point lead at 67-55 with 3 1/2 minutes to go.
A 3-pointer by Cal's Jeremiah Wilkinson cut SMU's lead to 69-62 with 2:25 remaining then the Mustangs wrapped up the win with five made free throws in six attempts.
Rytis Petraitis had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Cal (11-10, 4-6). Wilkinson scored 16 points and Javon Blacksher Jr. added 13 points.
After a scoring slump of six points in 5 1/2 minutes in which they fell behind 21-17, the high-scoring Mustangs (83.1 points per game) regrouped and scored 22 points in the final 6-plus minutes of the first half. SMU led 39-29 at halftime.
Cal returns home to play Syracuse on Saturday when SMU hosts Stanford.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 65 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:24 | Matt Cross Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:25 | DJ Campbell missed Free Throw. | 65 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:25 | California Offensive Rebound. | 65 - 76 |
Statistics
 CAL |
 SMU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-67 | FG | 27-60 |
| 34.3 | Field Goal % | 45.0 |
| 5-25 | 3PT | 6-20 |
| 20.0 | Three Point % | 30.0 |
| 14-21 | FT | 16-19 |
| 66.7 | Free Throw % | 84.2 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 5,602 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-1 | - | 25-3 |
| Clemson | 15-2 | 1 | 23-5 |
| Louisville | 15-2 | 1 | 22-6 |
| SMU | 12-5 | 4 | 21-7 |
| Wake Forest | 11-6 | 5 | 19-9 |
| North Carolina | 11-6 | 5 | 18-11 |
| Stanford | 10-7 | 6 | 18-10 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-9 | 8 | 14-14 |
| Florida State | 7-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
| Pittsburgh | 7-10 | 9 | 16-12 |
| Virginia | 7-10 | 9 | 14-14 |
| Virginia Tech | 7-10 | 9 | 12-16 |
| Notre Dame | 6-11 | 10 | 12-16 |
| Syracuse | 6-11 | 10 | 12-16 |
| California | 5-12 | 11 | 12-16 |
| Boston College | 4-13 | 12 | 12-16 |
| NC State | 4-13 | 12 | 11-17 |
| Miami | 2-15 | 14 | 6-22 |