Seven different Cal players made 3-pointers on the way to a school-record total of 16 in the win over Long Beach State. The Bears missed their first six attempts from beyond the arc, then hit 16 of their next 21, including seven in a row at one point in the second half.

PLAYER ROTATION
Usual Starters -- F Ryan Anderson, F Patrick Christpopher, C DeVon Hardin, G Jerome Randle, G Nikola Knezevic. Key Subs -- F Eric Vierneisel, F Harper Kamp, Jamal Boykin.

GAME REVIEW

Cal 65, Utah 67

Cal 102, Long Beach State 65

Cal 86, North Dakota State 72

Cal 92, USC 82

GAME PREVIEW

vs. UCLA, Saturday, Jan. 5.

at Oregon, Thursday, Jan. 10

at Oregon State, Saturday, Jan. 12

IN FOCUS
The Pac-10 schedule in January will be a stiff test to demonstrate whether the Bears can handle pressure defense. Cal is last in the conference in turnovers. UCLA and Oregon apply a lot of on-ball pressure and play solid team defense, especially in the case of the Bruins.

ROSTER REPORT
Duke transfer Jamal Boykin, who had just two points in six minutes in his Cal debut against Utah, played much more relaxed in his second outing. He had 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds in 19 minutes.

Junior wing Theo Robertson, sidelined since undergoing microfracture surgery on his hip last April, began full-court workouts for the first time on Dec. 26. The Bears are hoping he can see game action early in the Pac-10 season.

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