California Golden Bears at Utah Utes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Stefanovic, Carlson help Utah extend Cal's skid to 7 games
Carlson finished with 12 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks for Utah (16-9, 9-5 Pac-12).
Jaxon Brenchley converted a three-point play, hit a 3-pointer and made a layup before Stefanovic hit a 3-pointer to cap an 11-0 spurt that made it 22-18 with five minutes left in the first half and Utah never again trailed. Stefanovic made a layup and another 3 as the Runnin' Utes scored seven of the final nine points in the first half to take a five-point lead into intermission.
Cal didn’t make a field goal for the first six-plus minutes of the second half and Utah ripped off a 12-1 run — including a pair of 3s by Carlson — to make it 41-25 with 14 minutes to play. The Golden Bears trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Cal (3-20. 2-10) is winless away from home this season (0-8 on the road, 0-2 at neutral sites) and has lost seven consecutive games following back-to-back wins over Colorado on New Year's Eve and Stanford on Jan. 6. The Golden Bears have scored fewer than 50 points in each of their last four games and are averaging 46.5 over that span.
Lars Thiemann led Cal with 12 points and Kuany Kuany scored 11.
Gabe Madsen, Utah’s second-leading scorer (11.7 per game) on 37.3% shooting from 3-point range, did not play (leg).
Ben Carlson added 11 points, including three 3-pointers, for the Utes.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 46 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Keba Keita Defensive Rebound. | 46 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Wrenn Robinson missed Layup. | 46 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Wrenn Robinson Defensive Rebound. | 46 - 61 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Jaxon Brenchley missed Layup. | 46 - 61 |
Statistics
 CAL |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-56 | FG | 21-57 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 10-31 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 4-8 | FT | 9-10 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 8 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 6,731 | 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 | 20-12 |
| 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 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 | 18-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-15 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 16-16 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |