California Golden Bears at Virginia Cavaliers
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Malik Thomas scores 20 and No. 23 Virginia moves to 9-0 at home with 84-60 win over Cal
Johann Grunloh, Thijs De Ridder, Sam Lewis and Ugonna Onyenso each added 12 for the Cavaliers (13-2, 2-1), who assisted on 23 of 30 baskets and dominated the glass with 45-26 edge in rebounding.
Virginia has won two straight since a triple-overtime loss at rival Virginia Tech on New Year's Eve.
Former Virginia guard Dai Dai Ames, who transferred to Cal after last year and is the team's leading scorer this season, had 18 points for the Golden Bears (13-3, 1-2).
Justin Pippen, son of NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen, added 17 points and Virginia Tech transfer John Camden finished with 15.
Virginia outscored Cal 23-11 over the final 10 minutes of the first half to go to the locker room up 43-33. The Cavaliers pulled away by opening the second half on an 18-4 run as they improved to 9-0 at home.
Virginia held Cal to 35% shooting from the floor and blocked nine shots, with four coming from Onyenso, who also had nine rebounds.
About the only blemish for Virginia was another rough night at the free-throw line. First-year coach Ryan Odom's squad came into the game ranked 14th out of 18 teams in the league in free-throw shooting, and went 15 for 23.
Virginia: Hosts the ACC’s other recent West Coast addition, Stanford, on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mantas Kocanas makes 0-foot tip in layup | 60 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Mantas Kocanas Offensive Rebound. | 58 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Mantas Kocanas misses layup | 58 - 84 |
Statistics
 CAL |
 UVA |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-54 | FG | 30-60 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 3-19 | 3PT | 9-29 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 19-22 | FT | 15-23 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Assists | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 27 |
| 6 | Lead Changes | 6 |
| 3 | Percent Led | 93 |
Game Information
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Attendance: 11,533 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 6-0 | - | 17-1 |
| Clemson | 6-1 | 0.5 | 16-4 |
| Virginia | 5-1 | 1 | 16-2 |
| Miami | 4-2 | 2 | 15-4 |
| NC State | 4-2 | 2 | 13-6 |
| Syracuse | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-6 |
| Stanford | 3-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| SMU | 3-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Virginia Tech | 3-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Louisville | 3-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| North Carolina | 2-3 | 3.5 | 14-4 |
| California | 2-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-4 | 4 | 11-8 |
| Wake Forest | 2-4 | 4 | 11-8 |
| Notre Dame | 1-4 | 4.5 | 10-8 |
| Boston College | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-10 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-4 | 4.5 | 8-10 |
| Florida State | 1-5 | 5 | 8-11 |