NCAAB

Boston College Eagles at California Golden Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball
12-16, 0-8 Away

vs
12-16, 10-6 Home

Wilkinson and Cal host Boston College

Game Preview

Boston College Eagles (12-16, 4-13 ACC) at California Golden Bears (12-16, 5-12 ACC)

Berkeley, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Cal hosts Boston College after Jeremiah Wilkinson scored 20 points in Cal's 81-77 loss to the SMU Mustangs.

The Golden Bears are 10-6 on their home court. Cal has a 6-13 record against teams over .500.

The Eagles are 4-13 against ACC opponents. Boston College is 7-1 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 11.4 turnovers per game.

Cal is shooting 41.9% from the field this season, 3.2 percentage points lower than the 45.1% Boston College allows to opponents. Boston College's 43.4% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.5 percentage points lower than Cal has allowed to its opponents (46.9%).

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jovan Blacksher Jr. averages 1.9 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Bears, scoring 9.9 points while shooting 33.6% from beyond the arc. Andrej Stojakovic is averaging 17.3 points over the last 10 games.

Donald Hand Jr. is averaging 16.2 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Eagles. Chad Venning is averaging 11.9 points and 1.7 blocks over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Bears: 3-7, averaging 72.9 points, 33.4 rebounds, 11.1 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.4 blocks per game while shooting 38.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points per game.

Eagles: 3-7, averaging 71.2 points, 30.7 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 76.6 points.

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  • TV Channel: Boston College at California 2021 College Basketball, week 17, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Matchup Prediction

California: 75.7%
Boston College: 24.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak L5
70.5 Points Per Game 74.3
43.4 Field Goal % 41.9
35.4 Three Point % 32.0
34.8 Rebounds Per Game 37.0
11.6 Assists Per Game 10.5
3.9 Blocks Per Game 3.6
5.1 Steals Per Game 6.1
0.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.5
12.7 Total Turnovers Per Game 12.0
74.9 Points Against 75.5

Game Information

Haas Pavilion

Location: Berkeley, CA
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
Full Standings

Boston College Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs ND ND L 97-94 2OT
@ NCSU NCSU L 70-62
vs VT VT W 54-36
vs GT GT W 69-54
@ STAN STAN L 78-60

California Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs WAKE L 76-66
@ DUKE L 78-57
@ GT L 90-88 OT
@ STAN L 66-61
vs SMU L 81-77