Trending, bubbly Cal needs to maintain winning ways vs. Pitt
Cal still has hopes of making the NCAA Tournament despite a turbulent run in Atlantic Coast Conference play.
Those hopes would likely be dashed if the Golden Bears fall short against a struggling Pitt team Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.
Cal (20-8, 8-7 ACC) is coming off a 74-69 triumph over SMU on Wednesday that marked the team's third consecutive win. The Golden Bears are currently the first team out of the NCAA Tournament in ESPN's latest bracketology projection entering the weekend.
"We have a huge test with Pitt coming in here, but (winning) this is meaningful because our goal has always been since we got here to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament," Cal coach Mark Madsen said after the SMU win. "We said it early on. We clearly defined it. We're not there yet. We have a long way to go to try to make it, but this was an important step and building block in that direction."
Dai Dai Ames leads Cal in scoring with 16.6 points per game, but he struggled against the Mustangs, tallying a season-low two points on 1-of-10 shooting. Justin Pippen (24) and Chris Bell (20) picked up the slack to help the Golden Bears lead for almost the entirety of the bubble matchup.
Pitt (10-18, 3-12) is playing merely for pride at this point. The Panthers did snap a five-game skid against fellow ACC bottom-feeder Notre Dame on Feb. 21 but failed to carry momentum into Wednesday's 75-67 loss at Stanford, blowing a seven-point lead it created through a hot start in California Golden Bears.
Panthers coach Jeff Capel wasn't hearing any excuses about the extensive travel playing into his team's loss at Stanford.
"This is our first time doing it," Capel said. "I thought we were ready to play. I don't know if (it's any more difficult), besides playing good teams in Stanford and Cal on Saturday. The travel is what it is. It's probably more challenging for them. They have to do it every other week."
Cameron Corhen leads the Panthers in both scoring (12.8 ppg) and rebounding (7.2 ppg). He tallied 22 points -- his most since the season opener -- against the Cardinal, adding eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:06 | +1 | Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 58-51 | |
| 4:06 | Omari Witherspoon shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul) | |||
| 4:06 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup | 58-50 | |
| 4:18 | +2 | Nojus Indrusaitis makes two point layup | 58-48 | |
| 4:47 | +2 | Lee Dort makes two point dunk (Justin Pippen assists) | 56-48 | |
| 5:16 | +2 | Omari Witherspoon makes two point layup | 56-46 | |
| 5:38 | Cameron Corhen defensive rebound | |||
| 5:40 | Justin Pippen misses two point layup | |||
| 5:57 | Golden Bears defensive rebound | |||
| 5:59 | Omari Witherspoon misses two point layup | |||
| 6:30 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup | 54-46 | |
| 6:52 | Golden Bears 30 second timeout | |||
| 6:54 | +2 | Nojus Indrusaitis makes two point dunk (Cameron Corhen assists) | 54-44 | |
| 7:11 | Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound | |||
| 7:13 | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:32 | +2 | Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot (Omari Witherspoon assists) | 52-44 | |
| 7:50 | Nojus Indrusaitis offensive rebound | |||
| 7:52 | Nojus Indrusaitis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:05 | Dai Dai Ames turnover (lost ball) (Omari Witherspoon steals) | |||
| 8:12 | Sammie Yeanay defensive rebound | |||
| 8:14 | Sammie Yeanay blocks Cameron Corhen's two point layup | |||
| 8:29 | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 8:31 | Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot | |||
| 8:43 | TV timeout | |||
| 8:43 | Damarco Minor turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 9:11 | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 9:13 | DeJuan Campbell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:21 | Milos Ilic defensive rebound | |||
| 9:23 | Omari Witherspoon misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:47 | Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound | |||
| 9:49 | John Camden misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:12 | Milos Ilic defensive rebound | |||
| 10:14 | Nojus Indrusaitis misses two point jump shot | |||
| 10:35 | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 10:37 | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:06 | +3 | Nojus Indrusaitis makes three point jump shot (Damarco Minor assists) | 50-44 | |
| 11:14 | Roman Siulepa defensive rebound | |||
| 11:16 | Justin Pippen misses two point layup | |||
| 11:22 | Milos Ilic defensive rebound | |||
| 11:24 | Omari Witherspoon misses two point layup | |||
| 11:49 | +2 | Justin Pippen makes two point layup | 47-44 | |
| 11:57 | DeJuan Campbell defensive rebound | |||
| 11:59 | Damarco Minor misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:24 | Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound | |||
| 12:24 | Milos Ilic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 12:24 | Macari Moore personal foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul) | |||
| 12:36 | Panthers 30 second timeout | |||
| 12:38 | +2 | Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot (Macari Moore assists) | 47-42 | |
| 13:07 | +2 | John Camden makes two point jump shot | 45-42 | |
| 13:20 | Cameron Corhen turnover (bad pass) (Semetri Carr steals) | |||
| 13:37 | Macari Moore defensive rebound | |||
| 13:39 | John Camden misses three point jump shot | |||
| 13:53 | Cameron Corhen personal foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul) | |||
| 13:53 | Golden Bears defensive rebound | |||
| 13:55 | Nojus Indrusaitis misses two point layup | |||
| 14:07 | Nojus Indrusaitis defensive rebound | |||
| 14:09 | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:33 | Damarco Minor personal foul (John Camden draws the foul) | |||
| 14:35 | Omari Witherspoon turnover (bad pass) (Milos Ilic steals) | |||
| 14:58 | +2 | John Camden makes two point dunk (Milos Ilic assists) | 45-40 | |
| 15:08 | Omari Witherspoon turnover (bad pass) (John Camden steals) | |||
| 15:27 | +2 | Milos Ilic makes two point layup (John Camden assists) | 45-38 | |
| 15:44 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:44 | Golden Bears turnover | |||
| 15:44 | Mark Madsen technical foul | |||
| 15:44 | Panthers turnover | |||
| 15:44 | Jeff Capel technical foul | |||
| 15:49 | +2 | Barry Dunning Jr. makes two point layup (Omari Witherspoon assists) | 45-36 | |
| 16:04 | DeJuan Campbell personal foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul) | |||
| 16:08 | Roman Siulepa offensive rebound | |||
| 16:10 | Milos Ilic blocks Roman Siulepa's two point layup | |||
| 16:21 | +1 | Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-36 | |
| 16:21 | +1 | Milos Ilic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-35 | |
| 16:21 | Barry Dunning Jr. shooting foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul) | |||
| 16:47 | +2 | Roman Siulepa makes two point layup | 43-34 | |
| 16:52 | Milos Ilic turnover (lost ball) (Roman Siulepa steals) | |||
| 17:00 | Milos Ilic offensive rebound | |||
| 17:02 | John Camden misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:06 | Justin Pippen defensive rebound | |||
| 17:08 | Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:21 | +1 | Lee Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-34 | |
| 17:21 | Roman Siulepa shooting foul (Lee Dort draws the foul) | |||
| 17:20 | +2 | Lee Dort makes two point dunk (Justin Pippen assists) | 41-33 | |
| 17:38 | +2 | Cameron Corhen makes two point layup | 41-31 | |
| 17:40 | Cameron Corhen offensive rebound | |||
| 17:42 | Barry Dunning Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 17:44 | Barry Dunning Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 17:46 | Roman Siulepa misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:46 | Lee Dort personal foul | |||
| 17:54 | Panthers defensive rebound | |||
| 17:56 | John Camden misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:22 | +2 | Roman Siulepa makes two point dunk (Cameron Corhen assists) | 39-31 | |
| 18:42 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup | 37-31 | |
| 18:54 | Roman Siulepa personal foul (John Camden draws the foul) | |||
| 18:56 | John Camden defensive rebound | |||
| 18:58 | Roman Siulepa misses two point layup | |||
| 19:21 | +3 | Chris Bell makes three point jump shot | 37-29 | |
| 19:41 | +3 | Damarco Minor makes three point jump shot (Omari Witherspoon assists) | 37-26 |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | End of period | |||
| 0:00 | +2 | Barry Dunning Jr. makes two point layup | 34-26 | |
| 0:01 | Barry Dunning Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 0:03 | Roman Siulepa misses two point layup | |||
| 0:07 | Justin Pippen turnover (lost ball) (Roman Siulepa steals) | |||
| 0:20 | Nojus Indrusaitis personal foul (Justin Pippen draws the foul) | |||
| 0:44 | +2 | Damarco Minor makes two point jump shot | 32-26 | |
| 1:02 | Milos Ilic turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 1:11 | +1 | Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-26 | |
| 1:11 | Cameron Corhen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 1:11 | Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul) | |||
| 1:17 | Dai Dai Ames turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Corhen steals) | |||
| 1:27 | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | |||
| 1:29 | Roman Siulepa misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:50 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup | 29-26 | |
| 1:56 | Omari Witherspoon personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul) | |||
| 2:15 | +1 | Barry Dunning Jr. makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 29-24 | |
| 2:15 | Barry Dunning Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | |||
| 2:15 | +1 | Barry Dunning Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 28-24 | |
| 2:15 | Semetri Carr shooting foul (Barry Dunning Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 2:38 | Panthers defensive rebound | |||
| 2:40 | Justin Pippen misses two point layup | |||
| 2:44 | Milos Ilic defensive rebound | |||
| 2:46 | Barry Dunning Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 3:08 | +3 | John Camden makes three point jump shot (Justin Pippen assists) | 27-24 | |
| 3:13 | Nolan Dorsey offensive rebound | |||
| 3:15 | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:24 | Cameron Corhen personal foul (Milos Ilic draws the foul) | |||
| 3:24 | Golden Bears offensive rebound | |||
| 3:26 | Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:36 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:36 | Barry Dunning Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Lee Dort steals) | |||
| 4:00 | +2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot | 27-21 | |
| 4:18 | +3 | Nojus Indrusaitis makes three point jump shot (Omari Witherspoon assists) | 27-19 | |
| 4:31 | +2 | Nolan Dorsey makes two point layup | 24-19 | |
| 4:36 | Omari Witherspoon turnover (lost ball) (Nolan Dorsey steals) | |||
| 4:53 | Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound | |||
| 4:55 | Barry Dunning Jr. blocks John Camden's three point jump shot | |||
| 5:13 | Panthers 30 second timeout | |||
| 5:13 | +1 | Roman Siulepa makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-17 | |
| 5:13 | +1 | Roman Siulepa makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-17 | |
| 5:13 | Milos Ilic shooting foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul) | |||
| 5:22 | John Camden personal foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul) | |||
| 5:36 | Panthers defensive rebound | |||
| 5:38 | Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot | |||
| 5:56 | +3 | Barry Dunning Jr. makes three point jump shot (Omari Witherspoon assists) | 22-17 | |
| 6:18 | +2 | Milos Ilic makes two point layup | 19-17 | |
| 6:22 | Milos Ilic offensive rebound | |||
| 6:24 | Barry Dunning Jr. blocks Dai Dai Ames's two point layup | |||
| 6:35 | Macari Moore personal foul (Justin Pippen draws the foul) | |||
| 6:45 | TV timeout | |||
| 6:45 | Damarco Minor turnover (bad pass) | |||
| 7:00 | Barry Dunning Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 7:02 | Milos Ilic misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:13 | Sammie Yeanay defensive rebound | |||
| 7:15 | Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:47 | +3 | DeJuan Campbell makes three point jump shot (Milos Ilic assists) | 19-15 | |
| 8:06 | Milos Ilic defensive rebound | |||
| 8:08 | Barry Dunning Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 8:29 | Justin Pippen turnover (lost ball) (Omari Witherspoon steals) | |||
| 8:49 | +3 | Nojus Indrusaitis makes three point jump shot (Omari Witherspoon assists) | 19-12 | |
| 8:55 | Milos Ilic turnover (bad pass) (Omari Witherspoon steals) | |||
| 9:04 | +2 | Barry Dunning Jr. makes two point layup | 16-12 | |
| 9:05 | Barry Dunning Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 9:07 | Sammie Yeanay blocks Barry Dunning Jr.'s two point layup | |||
| 9:11 | Barry Dunning Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 9:13 | Omari Witherspoon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:41 | +3 | DeJuan Campbell makes three point jump shot (Justin Pippen assists) | 14-12 | |
| 9:51 | Barry Dunning Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Milos Ilic steals) | |||
| 10:19 | +2 | DeJuan Campbell makes two point layup (Milos Ilic assists) | 14-9 | |
| 10:29 | Omari Witherspoon personal foul (Justin Pippen draws the foul) | |||
| 10:33 | Milos Ilic defensive rebound | |||
| 10:35 | Nojus Indrusaitis misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:47 | Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 11:18 | +1 | Cameron Corhen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-7 | |
| 11:18 | Lee Dort shooting foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul) | |||
| 11:18 | +2 | Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot | 13-7 | |
| 11:34 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:34 | Golden Bears 30 second timeout | |||
| 11:38 | Roman Siulepa offensive rebound | |||
| 11:40 | Damarco Minor misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:07 | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | |||
| 12:09 | DeJuan Campbell misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:36 | +2 | Cameron Corhen makes two point jump shot (Nojus Indrusaitis assists) | 11-7 | |
| 12:54 | +3 | Justin Pippen makes three point jump shot | 9-7 | |
| 13:11 | Cameron Corhen turnover (bad pass) (John Camden steals) | |||
| 13:23 | Milos Ilic personal foul (Roman Siulepa draws the foul) | |||
| 13:25 | Milos Ilic turnover (lost ball) (Damarco Minor steals) | |||
| 13:41 | Milos Ilic defensive rebound | |||
| 13:43 | Nojus Indrusaitis misses two point jump shot | |||
| 14:14 | Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Corhen steals) | |||
| 14:32 | +2 | Cameron Corhen makes two point layup | 9-4 | |
| 14:48 | TV timeout | |||
| 14:48 | Milos Ilic turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 14:58 | Chris Bell defensive rebound | |||
| 15:00 | Cameron Corhen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:11 | John Camden turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Corhen steals) | |||
| 15:29 | +2 | Omari Witherspoon makes two point jump shot | 7-4 | |
| 15:58 | +2 | John Camden makes two point dunk (Milos Ilic assists) | 5-4 | |
| 16:08 | John Camden defensive rebound | |||
| 16:10 | Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:10 | Lee Dort personal foul (Cameron Corhen draws the foul) | |||
| 16:38 | Omari Witherspoon defensive rebound | |||
| 16:40 | Chris Bell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:45 | Lee Dort offensive rebound | |||
| 16:47 | John Camden misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:02 | Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound | |||
| 17:04 | Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:17 | Roman Siulepa defensive rebound | |||
| 17:19 | Roman Siulepa blocks Lee Dort's two point dunk | |||
| 17:27 | Lee Dort defensive rebound | |||
| 17:29 | Cameron Corhen misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:40 | Chris Bell turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Corhen steals) | |||
| 17:48 | Lee Dort defensive rebound | |||
| 17:50 | Roman Siulepa misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:20 | +2 | Lee Dort makes two point layup | 5-2 | |
| 18:49 | +2 | Barry Dunning Jr. makes two point dunk (Roman Siulepa assists) | 5-0 | |
| 18:55 | Dai Dai Ames turnover (lost ball) (Roman Siulepa steals) | |||
| 19:21 | +3 | Damarco Minor makes three point jump shot (Cameron Corhen assists) | 3-0 | |
| 19:43 | Damarco Minor defensive rebound | |||
| 19:45 | Justin Pippen misses two point jump shot | |||
| 20:00 | Cameron Corhen vs. Lee Dort (Golden Bears gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| |
+ 1 | Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4:06 |
| Omari Witherspoon shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul) | 4:06 |
| |
+ 2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup | 4:06 |
| |
+ 2 | Nojus Indrusaitis makes two point layup | 4:18 |
| |
+ 2 | Lee Dort makes two point dunk (Justin Pippen assists) | 4:47 |
| |
+ 2 | Omari Witherspoon makes two point layup | 5:16 |
| Cameron Corhen defensive rebound | 5:38 |
| Justin Pippen misses two point layup | 5:40 |
| Golden Bears defensive rebound | 5:57 |
| Omari Witherspoon misses two point layup | 5:59 |
| |
+ 2 | Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup | 6:30 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 58 | 51 |
| Field Goals | 23-51 (45.1%) | 21-44 (47.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 6-19 (31.6%) | 5-17 (29.4%) |
| Free Throws | 6-8 (75.0%) | 4-5 (80.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 27 | 25 |
| Offensive | 8 | 4 |
| Defensive | 16 | 18 |
| Team | 3 | 3 |
| Assists | 13 | 9 |
| Steals | 11 | 7 |
| Blocks | 3 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 13 |
| Fouls | 13 | 10 |
| Technicals | 1 | 1 |
|
| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh 10-18 | 69.9 PPG | 37.5 RPG | 13.3 APG |
| California 20-8 | 78.5 PPG | 38.7 RPG | 14.0 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| C. Corhen | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6/9 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Dunning Jr. | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5/13 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| D. Minor | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Siulepa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2/8 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| O. Witherspoon | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| C. Corhen | 14 | 2 | 3 | 6/9 | 0/2 | 2/3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Dunning Jr. | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5/13 | 1/5 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| D. Minor | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Siulepa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2/8 | 0/3 | 2/2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| O. Witherspoon | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| N. Indrusaitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Moore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Mayhew | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Nelson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Lau | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Mullen | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 58 | 24 | 13 | 23/51 | 6/19 | 6/8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 16 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Campbell | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Ilic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Dorsey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Carr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Yeanay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Manyiel Dut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Kocanas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Fisher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Clark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Butler | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 51 | 22 | 9 | 21/44 | 5/17 | 4/5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 18 |