Dominican (CA) Penguins at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Pippen scores 24 points, helps Cal beat Division II-member Dominican of California 93-71
John Camden added 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Cal. Dai Dai Ames chipped in with 14 points and five assists. Chris Bell scored 11 points and Semetri Carr had 10. Pippen and Camden combined for seven of the Golden Bears' eight 3-pointers.
Cal is 9-1 overall and 8-0 at home, and is off to its best start since going 10-1 in 2014-15.
Camden’s 3-pointer gave Cal the lead for good about a minute into the second half. Ames’ jumper with 10:28 to play sparked a 20-9 run that stretched the lead to 85-61 with 4:31 remaining.
Cal shot 67% (22 of 33) from the floor in the second half after shooting just 18% (7 of 38) before the break.
A 12-2 run capped by a Luke Ortiz 3 gave the Penguins a 21-11 lead midway through the first half before Cal cut the deficit to 31-28 at the break. The Golden Bears missed 15 of it 16 3-point shots in the first half.
Nick Medeiros scored 16 points to lead Dominican.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 71 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 71 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Mantas Kocanas Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:23 | Kason Johnson missed Jumper. | 71 - 93 |
| 2nd 0:30 | Nanik Tagore Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 93 |
Statistics
 CAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-53 | FG | 29-71 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 10-24 | 3PT | 8-27 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 11-15 | FT | 27-30 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 18 | Assists | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 5 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 35 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fouls | 14 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 22 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 31 | Lead Percentage | 62 |
Game Information
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 1,844 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 0-0 | - | 10-0 |
| California | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| North Carolina | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| SMU | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Virginia | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Miami | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Stanford | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Notre Dame | 0-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Clemson | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| NC State | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Syracuse | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |
| Florida State | 0-0 | - | 5-5 |
| Boston College | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |