Stanford Cardinal at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's BasketballCelestine's 3 late free throws lift California past Stanford, 73-71
The victory made first-year Cal coach Mark Madsen, a former Stanford standout, a winner over his alma mater in his first game facing the Cardinal. Stanford coach, Jarod Haase played at Cal as a freshman before transferring to Kansas.
Stanford built a 10-point lead on Kanaan Carlyle ‘s jumper four minutes into the second half made it 50-40, but the Golden Bears answered with a 10-0 run fueled by a pair of Jaylon Tyson jumpers and tied the game with 12:43 left on a Jalen Cone jumper.
Stanford answered with a 7-0 run on two Andrej Stojakovic layups and a Jared Bynum 3. Fardaws Amaq’s jumper with 7:13 left put Cal up, 62-60 but Spencer Jones tied again with two free throws at the five-minute mark. Tyson injured his leg when he landed after taking a missed 3-pointer and did not return, but the Bears tied the game on a pair of free throws from Aimaq with 2:53 left and Celestine hit a jumper to make it 70-68.
Brandon Angel hit two free throws with 1:10 left to put Stanford up for the final time, 71-70. Celestine hit two free throws with :58 seconds left and added the second of two free throws with seven seconds left to set the final margin.
Six players reached double-figure scoring for Cal (9-12, 4-5 Pac-12 Conference). Tyson finished with 14 points, seven under his 21-points-per-game average. Aimaq had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Celestine hit 4 of 5 from the line and finished with 12 points. Keonte Kennedy and Newell each added 11 points and Cone chipped n 10 points by hitting 8 of 9 from the line.
Jones led Stanford 10-9, 5-4) with 13 points. Angel and Carlyle each scored 12 and Maxime Raynaud added 11.
California travels to face No. 9 Arizona Thursday. Stanford travels to face Arizona State Thursday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Maxime Raynaud Offensive Rebound. | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kanaan Carlyle missed Layup. | 71 - 73 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Jalen Celestine made Free Throw. | 71 - 73 |
Statistics
STAN |
CAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-58 | FG | 25-61 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 5-21 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 18-22 | FT | 18-27 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 8,710 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 12-1 |
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 11-2 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 10-2 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |


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