Cal Set to Rematch with NC State

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Jovan Blacksher Jr. Coming from a season high 20 points scored against Syracuse.

MBB2/4/2025 13:17 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Bears won the first meeting in Raleigh

Berkeley – California’s men’s basketball team continues its three-game home stand on Wednesday when it hosts NC State. The late evening ACC competition overturns at. 20 PT in Haas Pavilion and released on ACC Network and 810 AM.

Game Information

• Date and Time: Wednesday 5th February | 20.00 PT
• Location: Berkeley, California | Haas Pavilion
• Clock: ACC network | Chris Sylvester (PXP) & Richie Schueler (analyst)
• Hear: 810 Am & Varsity Network App | Justin Allegri (PXP) & Theo Robertson (Analyst)
• Live Statistics: Statbroadcast

Inside Matchup – Cal Against NC State

• Series record: Cal Leads, 2-1
• Cal and NC State collided for the first time as ACC enemies less than three weeks ago on January 18 in Raleigh, where Bears won a 65-62 road gain.
• NC State is one of three ACC teams that Cal plays at home and on the road in the 2024-25 season (SMU, Stanford).
• Wolfpack has lost six in a row back to January 11 and remains Winless away from home (0-5 away; 0-2 neutral).
• Wednesday’s competition is the fourth all the time between the programs. The first two meetings came in the first round of the NCAA tournaments in 2003 and 2006; Cal angled the Package 76-74 in ’03 in Oklahoma City Bag Richard Midgleys Go-Ahead 3-Pointer with 3.9 seconds left in overtime, but NC State got revenge three years later with a 58-52 victory in ’06 in Dallas.

Start five
1. you again?

Golden Bears and Wolfpack go head-to-head for the second time in three weeks when they meet in Haas Pavilion on Wednesday night. Cal won his second road victory this season and closed his latest East Ky trip with a 65-62 win at the first meeting.

It was a full effort for Cal in Raleigh when five bears scored in double numbers, led by Jovan Blacksher Jr.’s 14 point-inclusive the leading bucket on a left-handed layup with a minute back and 13 points from DJ Campbell. Bears also violated it defensively and kept NC State for 1-of-10 shooting from 3-point range and six quick points; The package went into the game with an ACC-best 16 quick points per day. Match.

2. To get back on track

Cal seeks to regain Momentum Wednesday after a difficult week that included a loss of road at SMU and a defeat of Syracuse at home. The bears were briefly in both games playing without leading goal scorer Andrej Stojakovic (18.9 PPG, third most in ACC) in both games as well as starting center Mady Sissoko In the loss at SMU.

Cal rose to the challenge defensively in Dallas and kept Mustangs’ high-ran violation to seven smaller points than its season average (ACC-leading 83.1 PPG into the game). But two difficult offensive nights so that the bears shoot 18.3% (11 of 60) from 3-point reach and votes only four assists in the 75-66 loss to orange.

3. Rising Star
Jeremiah Wilkinson Continuing to pave toward being one of the most dynamic beginner who puts a golden bear uniform. Left -handed ranks 10 in the score (13.4 ppg) among beginner guards and has taken a leap since he was deployed in the starting lineup four games ago (21.0 ppg since January 22). Wilkinson, a two-time ACC rookie this week, has scored double in 16 of the last 18 games, including nine times in 11 ACC games (14.4 PG in ACC Play).

4. All gravel
Rytis Petraitis Has won over the Golden Bear fan base with a do-it-all playing style. While much of Petraitis’ games do not show up in the box’s score, he has made his presence feel statistically in ACC games at average 8.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg and 1.5 Acts, as well as placing two double doubles in they Last four games- 18 points, 10 rebounds at SMU; 12 points, 13 rebounds (eight offensive) against Florida State.

5. Attack the edge

The bears score more than 67% of their points in the paint or on the free throwing line this season and signalize a emphasis on getting to the edge. Cal leads ACC (16. National) with 17.6 free throw made per. Match and has scored 40-plus paint points five times, most recently in back-to-back games two weeks ago against Florida State and Miami.

Up next

Bears’ week at home ends against Wake Forest on Saturday. Tipoff is at. 14.00 PT in Haas Pavilion.

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