Northwestern Wildcats at California Golden Bears
· NCAA Women's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
51 - 65
51 - 65
No. 17 Cal beats Northwestern 65-51
After Cal (3-2) scored the game's first 9 points, Northwestern (4-1) cut the deficit to 18-17. But Cal never trailed and led by as many as 18 in the second half.
Afure Jemerigbe had 16 points for Cal and Courtney Range led the team in rebounds with 13.
Maggie Lyon had 17 points for Northwestern, which shot just 3-of-17 on 3-pointers.
Gray entered the game as the Pac-12 Conference leader in field goal percentage and was coming off a career-high 24-point performance against George Washington. It was the Golden Bears' second-straight win after losing two games in a row to then-No. 2 Duke and George Washington.
Cal and Northwestern also met last year as well in Evanston, Ill., a game the Golden Bears won 71-65.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 51 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:32 |  |
Mikayla Lyles Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:32 |  |
Meghan McKeown missed Three Point Jumper. | 51 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:41 | |
La'Terria Taylor Defensive Rebound. | 51 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:41 | |
Brittany Shine missed Jumper. | 51 - 65 |
Statistics
 NU |
CAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-58 | FG | 22-62 |
| 31 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 3-17 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 12-16 | FT | 17-25 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
Game Information
Haas Pavilion
Location: Berkeley, CA
Attendance: 2,049 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |
2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 16-2 | - | 27-9 |
| Louisville | 15-3 | 1 | 29-8 |
| North Carolina | 14-4 | 2 | 28-8 |
| NC State | 13-5 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Syracuse | 12-6 | 4 | 24-9 |
| Virginia Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-10 |
| Notre Dame | 12-6 | 4 | 25-11 |
| Virginia | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Clemson | 11-7 | 5 | 21-12 |
| California | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 8 | 21-14 |
| Miami | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
| Georgia Tech | 8-10 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Florida State | 5-13 | 11 | 10-21 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 12 | 14-18 |
| SMU | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 1-17 | 15 | 8-23 |
| Boston College | 1-17 | 15 | 5-26 |