California Golden Bears at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Akinjo leads Arizona over Cal 71-50
The Wildcats (13-4, 7-4 Pac-12) won their fourth of the last five games and their ninth straight over the Golden Bears (7-12, 2-10).
Jordan Brown and Azuolas Tubelis added 12 points each, and Bennedict Mathurin scored 10. Akinjo had a pair of 3-pointers and eight assists. Arizona was 6 of 13 from the arc and 27 of 52 from the field.
The Wildcats led by 17 in the first half, had a 37-22 lead at the break and built their largest lead at 65-36.
Cal, which lost its fourth in a row, made just two of its first 12 shots and missed nine straight shots during the second half.
Matt Bradley had 21 points, making 7 of 10 from the field and 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Aside from Bradley, the Golden Bears made 11 of 37 from the field (30%) and 2 of 16 from 3-point range (13%). Joel Brown added 10 points.
Arizona travels to Utah and Cal hosts Stanford on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 50 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 50 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:08 | James Akinjo Steal. | 50 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:08 | Jarred Hyder Turnover. | 50 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Azuolas Tubelis made Layup. Assisted by James Akinjo. | 50 - 71 |
Statistics
 CAL |
 ARIZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-47 | FG | 27-52 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 7-22 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 7-11 | FT | 11-18 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 23 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 8 | Assists | 17 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Tucson, AZ
Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 35-3 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 30-6 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 26-9 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 18-15 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 22-12 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-14 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 18-17 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-20 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-2 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |