Wooley scores season-high 21 points as No. 16 Louisville beats California 90-70
AP
Dec 30, 2025
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Sophomore Adrian Wooley scored a season-high 21 points and No. 16 Louisville Cardinals beat California Golden Bears 90-70 on Tuesday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams.
Ryan Conwell made six 3-pointers and had 26 points, and all five Louisville starters scored in double figures. Sanandra Fru added 13 points and 14 rebounds, while Isaac McNeely and J’Vonne Hadley each scored 11.
The Cardinals, who entered Tuesday averaging more than 90 points per game and limiting opponents to approximately 68 per game, notched another lopsided victory in their first trip to Berkeley.
Louisville (11-2) scored the first 10 points of the game and never trailed while winning for the fourth time in five games.
Wooley led the way by shooting 9 for 14 from the field with three 3-pointers.
The Cardinals won handily despite being without second-leading scorer Mike Brown Jr. The freshman guard was held out due to a lower back injury.
Chris Bell scored 20 points for California (12-2), which had won nine straight and was going for its second win over a ranked team this season. The Bears knocked off then-No. 18 UCLA on Nov. 25. Lee Dort added 12 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Pippen scored 17.
The Cardinals led by 21 points in the second half and cruised to the finish. Louisville had a mild scare briefly in the second half when Conwell appeared to suffer a minor head injury. But, he returned three minutes later and finished the game with his seventh 20-point game of the season.
Conwell got the Cardinals going early, making five of his first seven shots, including three 3-pointers.
Louisville: Faces Stanford on Friday.
California: Hosts Notre Dame on Friday.
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1st Half
LOU
Cardinals
48
CAL
Golden Bears
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Cardinals gains possession)
19:46
+2
Sananda Fru makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ryan Conwell assists)
2-0
19:28
Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
19:26
Lee Dort offensive rebound
19:24
Lee Dort misses two point putback layup
19:22
Sananda Fru defensive rebound
19:03
+2
Sananda Fru makes two point layup
4-0
18:47
Lee Dort misses two point layup
18:45
Sananda Fru defensive rebound
18:43
John Camden personal foul
18:33
+3
Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)
7-0
18:03
Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
18:02
Cardinals defensive rebound
17:45
+3
Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)
10-0
17:44
Golden Bears 30 second timeout
17:22
+2
Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot (Justin Pippen assists)
10-2
16:56
+2
Sananda Fru makes two point dunk (J'Vonne Hadley assists)
12-2
16:34
+2
Dai Dai Ames makes two point pullup jump shot
12-4
16:31
Ryan Conwell offensive foul
16:31
Ryan Conwell turnover (offensive foul)
16:12
Chris Bell misses three point stepback jump shot
16:10
Sananda Fru defensive rebound
16:00
Isaac McKneely misses three point jump shot
15:58
Kobe Rodgers offensive rebound
15:52
Ryan Conwell turnover (bad pass)
15:52
TV timeout
15:36
John Camden misses three point jump shot
15:34
Adrian Wooley defensive rebound
15:25
Chris Bell blocks Aly Khalifa's two point layup
15:23
Khani Rooths offensive rebound
15:15
Kobe Rodgers misses three point jump shot
15:15
Golden Bears defensive rebound
15:15
Adrian Wooley personal foul
14:50
Khani Rooths blocks Milos Ilic's two point layup
14:48
Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
14:43
Justin Pippen blocks Kobe Rodgers's two point driving layup
14:41
Milos Ilic defensive rebound
14:21
Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
14:19
Aly Khalifa defensive rebound
14:14
+2
Adrian Wooley makes two point jump shot (Aly Khalifa assists)
14-4
14:13
Khani Rooths personal foul
13:59
Ryan Conwell personal foul
13:59
Adrian Wooley personal foul
13:55
+3
Justin Pippen makes three point jump shot (John Camden assists)
14-7
13:39
Justin Pippen blocks Isaac McKneely's two point layup
13:37
Aly Khalifa offensive rebound
13:35
Aly Khalifa misses two point layup
13:33
Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
13:29
Dai Dai Ames offensive foul
13:29
Dai Dai Ames turnover (offensive foul)
13:09
+2
Isaac McKneely makes two point cutting dunk (Aly Khalifa assists)
16-7
12:50
Justin Pippen misses two point driving layup
12:48
Khani Rooths defensive rebound
12:41
Khani Rooths misses two point layup
12:39
Lee Dort defensive rebound
12:27
Khani Rooths personal foul
12:26
Kobe Rodgers personal foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
12:26
+1
Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-8
12:26
+1
Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-9
12:10
+3
Kobe Rodgers makes three point jump shot (Isaac McKneely assists)
19-9
11:45
J'Vonne Hadley personal foul (Justin Pippen draws the foul)
11:45
TV timeout
11:45
+1
Justin Pippen makes regular free throw 1 of 2
19-10
11:45
+1
Justin Pippen makes regular free throw 2 of 2
19-11
11:22
+3
Isaac McKneely makes three point jump shot (Ryan Conwell assists)
22-11
10:49
Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
10:35
+2
Ryan Conwell makes two point driving layup
24-11
10:03
Chris Bell turnover (bad pass) (J'Vonne Hadley steals)
9:57
+2
Ryan Conwell makes two point driving layup
26-11
9:24
Sananda Fru blocks Chris Bell's two point driving layup
9:23
Lee Dort offensive rebound
9:23
Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
9:14
Sananda Fru turnover (bad pass)
9:09
John Camden misses two point stepback jump shot
9:07
Sananda Fru defensive rebound
9:00
Semetri Carr shooting foul (Sananda Fru draws the foul)
9:00
+1
Sananda Fru makes regular free throw 1 of 2
27-11
9:00
+1
Sananda Fru makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-11
8:40
Lee Dort turnover (bad pass) (Khani Rooths steals)
8:37
Khani Rooths misses two point driving layup
8:36
John Camden defensive rebound
8:26
Justin Pippen misses two point driving layup
8:24
Justin Pippen offensive rebound
8:23
+2
Justin Pippen makes two point putback layup
28-13
8:12
John Camden personal foul
8:01
+3
Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (J'Vonne Hadley assists)
31-13
7:39
Justin Pippen misses three point pullup jump shot
7:37
J'Vonne Hadley defensive rebound
7:24
Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot
7:22
Golden Bears defensive rebound
7:22
J'Vonne Hadley personal foul (John Camden draws the foul)
7:22
TV timeout
7:22
John Camden misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:22
Khani Rooths defensive rebound
7:13
Khani Rooths turnover (bad pass) (Chris Bell steals)
7:01
Isaac McKneely shooting foul (Justin Pippen draws the foul)
