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Cal Golden Bears Head to Tempe to Face the Sun Devils at Arizona State

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California aims to split its season series with Arizona State as the two teams clash at 8 p.m. PT Thursday, Jan. 28 at the Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Ariz.

The contest will be televised on FS1 with Kevin Burkhardt (PxP) and Casey Jacobson (analyst) on the call.
 
Despite suffering a pair of Pac-12 losses at home against UCLA and USC last week, the Golden Bears (7-10, 2-8 Pac-12) head to the desert with leading scorer Matt Bradley (17.1 PPG) back in action after missing seven of the past 10 games with ankle injuries. Arizona State (4-8, 1-5 Pac-12) has lost six straight games entering Thursday, most recently including a sweep at the hands of rival Arizona.

QUICK HITS

  • Cal's first meeting with Arizona State this season ended in a 62-70 loss on Dec. 3 in Berkeley.
  • The Bears have lost six in a row to ASU and most recently beat the Sun Devils in Tempe on Feb. 8, 2017.
  • Cal earned its first road win of the season at Utah on Jan. 16. The Bears scored 50 second-half points to rally past the Utes, 72-63.
  • Matt Bradley scored 11 points in 25 minutes played against USC in his return from injury on Jan. 23. He missed five straight games prior to the return. In Bradley's seven total games missed, Cal went 4-3.
  • The Bears' game against USC on Jan. 23 marked the first time this season that the entire Cal roster was available to play.
  • Grant Anticevich is averaging 16.6 points per game on 61.2 percent shooting over the past three games.
  • Anticevich tied the school record for the most 3-pointers without a miss for the second time in his career on Jan. 21 vs. UCLA. He went 5-for-5 against Cal Baptist on Nov. 15, 2019. Amit Tamir (vs. ASU, 2003) and Eric Vierneisel (vs. Washington, 2008) were also 5-for-5.
  • Andre Kelly is shooting a Pac-12-leading 67.7 percent (44-for-65) from the field against conference foes this season.
  • The Bears are 6-0 this season when scoring 70 or more points, most recently including Pac-12 victories at Utah and vs. Washington.
  • Makale Foreman (38) and Ryan Betley (36) are ranked 1-2 among Pac-12 players in 3-pointers made this season. Cal leads all Pac-12 teams with 128 3-pointers made this season.
  • Joel Brown set career highs in points (15) and rebounds (7) in Cal's loss vs. USC on Jan. 23. He continues to lead the Pac-12 in steals (30).
  • In Cal's Dec. 3 loss to Arizona State, Bradley led the way with 20 points and eight rebounds. It was one of his five 20-point performances this season.