Washington State Cougars at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Streaking Washington St. beats Cal; 1st Bay sweep since '93
Jalen Celestine's 3-pointer brought Cal within 66-64 with 35 seconds to go after Flowers made a pair of foul shots with 31 seconds remaining.
After an intentional foul by Cal, WSU's Noah Williams went to the line and missed the front end of a one-and-one and Grant Anticevich secured the rebound for Cal. But the Bears' Joel Brown missed a shot attempt with six seconds left, and after getting fouled, Flowers sank a pair to seal it.
Efe Abogidi scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Tyrell Roberts scored 12 and Mouhamed Gueye had 10 for Washington State.
The surging Cougars (14-7, 7-3 Pac-12) now have won five straight. After its 66-60 win at Stanford on Thursday, Saturday's win over Cal marked the first time since 1993 WSU posted a sweep of the Bay Area schools.
When Flowers hit his fourth 3-pointer of the game it marked the 100th time in his career he reached double digits in scoring. That basket gave the Cougars a 46-38 lead with 13:58 remaining.
Abogidi sank a pair of foul shots with 52 seconds before halftime to break a tie at 31 and Washington State never trailed again.
Reserve Jalen Celestine scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting for Cal. Anticevich, also off the bench, went 6 for 11 and scored and Jordan Shepherd was the only Bears starter with 10 as he missed 13 of 18 shot attempts.
The Cougars will host No. 7 Arizona on Thursday. Cal will try to end its 10-game losing streak at Oregon State on Wednesday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | California Offensive Rebound. | 68 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jordan Shepherd missed Three Point Jumper. | 68 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Michael Flowers made Free Throw. | 68 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Michael Flowers made Free Throw. | 67 - 64 |
Statistics
 WSU |
 CAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 26-61 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 14-17 | FT | 5-5 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 4,361 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-2 | - | 28-3 |
| Saint Mary's | 16-2 | - | 27-4 |
| Santa Clara | 15-3 | 1 | 25-7 |
| Oregon State | 9-9 | 7 | 17-15 |
| Seattle U | 8-10 | 8 | 20-13 |
| Pacific | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| San Francisco | 8-10 | 8 | 17-16 |
| Washington State | 7-11 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Loyola Marymount | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Portland | 6-12 | 10 | 15-19 |
| San Diego | 5-13 | 11 | 12-21 |
| Pepperdine | 4-14 | 12 | 9-23 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-11 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-12 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 16-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 12-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |