
Montana State Bobcats at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's BasketballWalker scores 28, Montana State knocks off Cal 63-60

The Golden Bears, whose last lead was 5-4, got two chances to tie when Robert Ford III missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 11 seconds to play. But Jalen Cone missed a 3 from the right wing and after the Bobcats lost the ball out of bounds his rushed shot was off the mark.
Patrick McMahon added 10 points for MSU (2-1) but he left the game with an injury with 6:46 to play. Another starter, Eddie Turner III, didn't make the trip. In addition, the Bobcats had four players with four fouls and they went 4 of 24 from 3-point range.
Walker, a sophomore transfer UT Arlington, was 12 of 21. The Cats shot 43% (25 of 58) despite their struggles from long range.
Jaylon Tyson scored 27 points, 19 in the second half, to keep the Golden Bears (2-2) in the game. Fardaws Aimaq added 14 points and 12 rebounds as Cal was plus-14 on the boards. Cal also had 16 turnovers to eight for the visitors.
Tyson scored Cal's 11 points with two free throws with 2:34 left making it 57-56. MSU's Brian Goracke then muscled inside for a basket and then added two free throws.
Walker had 14 points and the Bobcats led 33-27 at the half, despite going 1 of 12 on 3s.
Cal faces UTEP in the SoCal Challenge on Monday. Montana State plays host to its own tournament, facing Green Bay on Monday.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 63 - 60 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 63 - 60 |
2nd 0:00 | California Offensive Rebound. | 63 - 60 |
2nd 0:00 | Jalen Cone missed Three Point Jumper. | 63 - 60 |
2nd 0:01 | California Timeout | 63 - 60 |
Statistics
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25-58 | FG | 20-48 |
43.1 | Field Goal % | 41.7 |
4-24 | 3PT | 3-18 |
16.7 | Three Point % | 16.7 |
9-11 | FT | 17-21 |
81.8 | Free Throw % | 81.0 |
25 | Rebounds | 39 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
18 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
8 | Assists | 5 |
9 | Steals | 5 |
4 | Blocks | 4 |
8 | Turnovers | 16 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
8 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
19 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
19 | Fouls | 14 |
14 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information

Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 2,638 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Sky Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Montana | 15-3 | - | 25-10 |
Northern Colorado | 15-3 | - | 25-10 |
Portland State | 11-7 | 4 | 19-13 |
Idaho State | 10-8 | 5 | 15-15 |
Montana State | 9-9 | 6 | 15-18 |
Northern Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 18-16 |
Idaho | 8-10 | 7 | 14-19 |
Eastern Washington | 6-12 | 9 | 10-22 |
Weber State | 5-13 | 10 | 12-22 |
Sacramento State | 3-15 | 12 | 7-25 |
2024-25 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Duke | 19-1 | - | 35-4 |
Clemson | 18-2 | 1 | 27-7 |
Louisville | 18-2 | 1 | 27-8 |
SMU | 13-7 | 6 | 24-11 |
Wake Forest | 13-7 | 6 | 21-11 |
North Carolina | 13-7 | 6 | 23-14 |
Stanford | 11-9 | 8 | 21-14 |
Georgia Tech | 10-10 | 9 | 17-17 |
Florida State | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Pittsburgh | 8-12 | 11 | 17-15 |
Virginia | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
Notre Dame | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
Virginia Tech | 8-12 | 11 | 13-19 |
Syracuse | 7-13 | 12 | 14-19 |
California | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
NC State | 5-15 | 14 | 12-19 |
Boston College | 4-16 | 15 | 12-19 |
Miami | 3-17 | 16 | 7-24 |