Yale Bulldogs at California Golden Bears

Oni, Swain help Yale beat Cal 76-59 in Pac-12 China game

Alex Copeland scored 11 and Jordan Bruner had nine points and eight rebounds for Yale (1-0).

Swain hit a 3-pointer that gave Yale the lead for good midway through the first half and sparked a 15-0 run that made it 23-9 with 5:51 left before the break. Cal (0-1) trailed by double figures the rest of the way.

Paris Austin, a junior transfer from Boise State, led the Bears with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting. The rest of the team shot 12 of 41 (29 percent) from the field.

The Bulldogs overcame their 19 turnovers by hitting nine 3-pointers, including four by Swain, and shooting 48 percent overall. Cal made just 5 of 25 from the field in the first half and finished with just six assists.

BIG PICTURE

Yale: The Bulldogs, picked to finish third in the Ivy League, return 95 percent of their offensive production from last season, including Oni. The junior was a unanimous first team all-Ivy selection last season while leading Yale in scoring (15.1 per game), rebounding (6.1) and total assists (105). A win over a Pac-12 team, albeit a young one, is an encouraging start.

UP NEXT

Yale is off until it plays at Memphis on Nov. 17.

Cal plays host to Hampton on Tuesday in a regional game of the Legends Classic.

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