How to watch UVA basketball vs. Cal and TIPS

That’s how you see

You can watch Wednesday’s game between the ‘Hoos and the Golden Bears at 11pm ET (yup) on ESPN2. This means you can watch the game on ESPN2 on TV, ESPN.comor the ESPN app with any TV provider or through an ESPN+ subscription.

UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect that the Virginia vs. Cal game has been moved to ESPN2.

Locion: Berkeley, CA
Date: 8 January 2025
Time: 11:00 p.m. ET
Channel: ESPN2
Bet line: Cal -4.5

Game thread

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Dan Siegel – @DanSiegel_

Corbin Lathrop – @CorbinLathrop

John Kurcina – @JohnKurcina

Trey Kelleher – @TreyKelleher3

Gavin Booker – @GavinBookerPxP

Garrett Keogh – @Garrett_Keogh01

Pre-game content

Preview Virginia basketball’s road game with California

Isaac McKneely says UVA basketball ‘must go the full 12 rounds’

Five takeaways from UVA basketball’s home loss to Louisville

Playing notes

Finally, here are game notes from UVA:

All times vs. Cal

• Virginia is 2-0 all-time vs. Cal in a streak dating back to 2015-16.

• UVA defeated Cal 63-61 in overtime in the first meeting on Dec. 22, 2015 at John Paul Jones Arena.

• The Cavaliers added a 56-52 win at Cal on Dec. 21, 2016.

Last time vs. The Golden Bears

• Kyle Guy had 17 points and London Perrantes added 14 as then-No. 12 Virginia posted a 56-52 at California on Dec. 21, 2015.

• Perrantes scored UVA’s first nine points and Guy had seven points during the Cavaliers’ 17-2 second-half run as UVA ended Cal’s school-record 27-game winning streak.

• UVA limited Cal to 35.3 percent shooting and committed just seven turnovers in the road win.

• Jabari Bird led the Bears with 15 points, Sam Singer added 10 and Ivan Raab had 12 rebounds.