Clemson Tigers at California Golden Bears

· NCAA Men's Basketball

Clemson Tigers

19-4, 5-2 Away

California Golden Bears

17-6, 14-2 Home

Ames and Cal host No. 20 Clemson

Game Preview

Clemson Tigers (19-4, 9-1 ACC) at California Golden Bears (17-6, 5-5 ACC)

Berkeley, California; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Cal hosts No. 20 Clemson after Dai Dai Ames scored 29 points in Cal's 90-85 win over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

The Golden Bears are 14-2 in home games. Cal scores 78.8 points and has outscored opponents by 7.6 points per game.

The Tigers are 9-1 against ACC opponents. Clemson ranks eighth in the ACC with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Carter Welling averaging 4.3.

Cal averages 78.8 points, 14.3 more per game than the 64.5 Clemson allows. Clemson averages 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Cal allows.

The Golden Bears and Tigers meet Saturday for the first time in ACC play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ames is averaging 17.2 points for the Golden Bears. Justin Pippen is averaging 15.5 points over the last 10 games.

RJ Godfrey is averaging 11.8 points and 5.1 rebounds for the Tigers. Nick Davidson is averaging 11 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Bears: 5-5, averaging 73.2 points, 29.6 rebounds, 12.5 assists, 5.0 steals and 2.4 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 77.1 points per game.

Tigers: 9-1, averaging 71.2 points, 29.4 rebounds, 11.2 assists, 6.6 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.8 points.

TV Channel: Clemson at California 2021 College Basketball, week 14, is broadcasted on ACC Network.
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California: 32.6%

Clemson: 67.4%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

CLEM		CAL
W3	Streak	W2
64.5	Points Against	71.2
76.0	Points Per Game	78.8
46	Field Goal %	45
34	Three Point %	37
36.1	Rebounds Per Game	35.0
13.2	Assists Per Game	14.0
2.4	Blocks Per Game	3.4
6.3	Steals Per Game	5.9
0.8	Team Turnovers Per Game	0.4
10.7	Total Turnovers Per Game	10.4
64.5	Points Against	71.2

Game Information

Haas Pavilion

Location: Berkeley, CA
Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

TEAM	CONF	GB	OVER
Duke	10-0	-	21-1
Clemson	9-1	1	19-4
Virginia	8-2	2	19-3
NC State	8-2	2	17-6
North Carolina	6-3	3.5	18-4
Miami	6-3	3.5	17-5
Louisville	6-4	4	16-6
California	5-5	5	17-6
Virginia Tech	5-5	5	16-7
SMU	4-5	5.5	15-7
Syracuse	4-6	6	13-10
Florida State	3-6	6.5	10-12
Stanford	3-7	7	14-9
Wake Forest	2-7	7.5	11-11
Boston College	2-7	7.5	9-13
Georgia Tech	2-8	8	11-12
Notre Dame	2-8	8	11-12
Pittsburgh	2-8	8	9-14