California Golden Bears at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Ames, Dort continue Cal's surge with 79-65 win over Georgia Tech
John Camden added 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Chris Bell scored 10 for Cal. The Bears overcame 21% shooting (5 of 24) from 3-point range with the help of a 57.5% (23 of 40) inside the arc.
Kowacie Reeves Jr. scored 19 points on the strength of 5-of-9 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc, Akai Fleming scored 16 points and Jaeden Mustaf 10 for the Yellow Jackets (11-19, 2-15 Atlantic Coast Conference). Lamar Washington distributed 10 assists with just a single turnover and had three steals for Georgia Tech.
Cal outscored the Yellow Jackets 20-7 between 15:40 remaining in the game to 8:46 left and led 62-48. Georgia Tech led 36-32 at halftime.
The last time the Bears (21-9, 9-8) posted a 20-win regular season was 2015-16, when the Bears won 22 games before postseason play. That was also the last time the Bears earned an NCAA Tournament berth in a season which Cal finished 23-6 overall.
Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets concludes the regular season at Clemson on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 76 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 76 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Akai Fleming bad pass turnover | 76 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Dai Dai Ames makes layup (Justin Pippen assists) | 76 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Semetri Carr subbing in for California | 74 - 65 |
Statistics
 CAL |
 GT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-64 | FG | 20-51 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 5-24 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 21 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 15-21 | FT | 19-24 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 42 | Percent Led | 53 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 4,124 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 17-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Virginia | 15-3 | 2 | 27-4 |
| Miami | 13-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| North Carolina | 12-6 | 5 | 24-7 |
| Clemson | 12-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Louisville | 11-7 | 6 | 22-9 |
| NC State | 10-8 | 7 | 19-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-14 |
| California | 9-9 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 8 | 20-12 |
| SMU | 8-10 | 9 | 20-12 |
| Virginia Tech | 8-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
| Wake Forest | 7-11 | 10 | 17-15 |
| Syracuse | 6-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-13 | 12 | 13-19 |
| Notre Dame | 4-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Boston College | 4-14 | 13 | 11-20 |
| Georgia Tech | 2-16 | 15 | 11-20 |