Utah Utes at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Utah holds off a late California rally, earns a 60-58 win
Utah picked up its second straight win after back-to-back losses to Colorado and Stanford.
Utah built a 32-24 lead at intermission and expanded it to 43-31 after Both Gach hit two free throws less than five minutes into the second half. Cal rallied and after Grant Anticevich hit a 3 and Jordan Shepherd scored a layup, the Golden Bears cut their deficit to 47-43. The Utes answered with six straight points, but Cal battled back by hitting eight straight from the free-throw line to make it 57-55 with :19 left. Lazar Stefanovic hit two free throws for Utah before Jalen Celestine hit a 3-pointer with five seconds left.
The Utes (11-16, 4-13 Pac-12) shot 22 of 55 from the field (40%), hitting just 2 of 14 shots from beyond the 3-point arc.
Lars Thiemann scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead California (11-17, 4-13). Jalen Celestine and Kuany Kuany each added 10 points.
Utah returns home to play No. 3 Arizona on Thursday.
California plays host to Stanford Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | California Offensive Rebound. | 60 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Jordan Shepherd missed Three Point Jumper. | 60 - 58 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Marco Anthony made Free Throw. | 60 - 58 |
Statistics
 UTAH |
 CAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-55 | FG | 18-46 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 2-14 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 14 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 14-17 | FT | 19-21 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 6 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 4,248 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 15-2 | - | 28-2 |
| Houston | 13-4 | 2 | 25-5 |
| Texas Tech | 12-5 | 3 | 22-8 |
| Iowa State | 11-6 | 4 | 24-6 |
| Kansas | 11-6 | 4 | 21-9 |
| TCU | 10-7 | 5 | 20-10 |
| Cincinnati | 9-8 | 6 | 17-13 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 6.5 | 20-10 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 6.5 | 18-13 |
| BYU | 8-9 | 7 | 20-10 |
| Colorado | 7-10 | 8 | 17-13 |
| Arizona State | 7-10 | 8 | 16-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-11 | 9 | 18-12 |
| Baylor | 5-12 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Kansas State | 3-14 | 12 | 12-18 |
| Utah | 2-15 | 13 | 10-20 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-1 | - | 28-2 |
| Virginia | 14-3 | 2 | 26-4 |
| Miami | 13-4 | 3 | 24-6 |
| North Carolina | 12-5 | 4 | 24-6 |
| Clemson | 11-6 | 5 | 21-9 |
| Louisville | 10-7 | 6 | 21-9 |
| NC State | 10-7 | 6 | 19-11 |
| California | 9-8 | 7 | 21-9 |
| Florida State | 9-8 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Stanford | 8-9 | 8 | 19-11 |
| SMU | 8-9 | 8 | 19-11 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-9 | 8 | 19-11 |
| Wake Forest | 6-11 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-11 | 10 | 15-15 |
| Notre Dame | 4-13 | 12 | 13-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 4-13 | 12 | 11-19 |
| Boston College | 3-14 | 13 | 10-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-15 | 14 | 11-19 |