California Golden Bears at UC San Diego Tritons
· NCAA Men's Basketball
UC San Diego fends off Cal behind Pope, 64-62
Bryce Pope scored 19 points and his fifth 3-pointer with 12 seconds left helped UC San Diego blunt a California rally for a 64-62 victory on Tuesday night for its first win of the season.
The last time they met, the Tritons earned an 80-67 victory at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley to start the 2021-22 season.
Pope's last 3 of the night gave the Tritons a 64-60 lead. Following a UC San Diego timeout, Cal's Devin Askew laid it in to reduce the deficit to two. The Bears then called timeout and fouled Jace Roquemore, who promptly missed the front-end of a 1-and-1. Askew secured the rebound but his errant 3-point heave along the right sideline sailed past the rim.
Pope's 3 with 7:07 before intermission gave put UC San Diego (1-2) a 28-10 lead before the Bears (0-3) began the long climb back.
Joel Brown's layup with 2:14 left brought Cal within 59-58, and he converted another with 58 seconds to get within 61-60, but Cal could never grab the lead.
Emmanuel Tshimanga scored scored 12 points on 5-for-6 shooting off the bench and Roquemore scored 11.
For Cal, Askew scored 13 points, Grant Newell 12, Kuany Kuany 11 and Lars Thiemann 10.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 62 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 62 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | UC San Diego Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Devin Askew missed Three Point Jumper. | 62 - 64 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Devin Askew Defensive Rebound. | 62 - 64 |
Statistics
 CAL |
 UCSD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-46 | FG | 23-56 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 1-8 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 21-24 | FT | 9-10 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 9 | Assists | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: San Diego, CA
Attendance: 3,071 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 34-2 |
| 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 | 20-12 |
| 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 West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 1 | 24-9 |
| UC San Diego | 12-8 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Cal State Northridge | 12-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| UC Davis | 11-9 | 4 | 19-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 11-9 | 4 | 18-14 |
| Cal Poly | 10-10 | 5 | 14-19 |
| Long Beach State | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| UC Riverside | 5-15 | 10 | 10-22 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 13 | 8-24 |