UC San Diego beats Cal 80-67 for first win over Pac-12 team
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Toni Rocak scored a career-high 27 points, Bryce Pope scored 14 of his 18 in the second half and UC San Diego beat California 80-67 on Tuesday for the Tritons' first win over a Pac-12 Conference opponent.
UCSD (1-0), which began its transition to Division I in 2020, lost its first 12 games against Pac-12 teams.
Pope hit two 3-pointers in a 9-2 spurt and the Tritons had their first lead (since 2-0) when Francis Nwaokorie hit two free throws to make it 45-43 with 15 minutes to play. Cal recaptured the lead when Jordan Shepherd hit a 3 about two minutes later, but Rocak scored six points in an 11-0 run that gave UC San Diego a 58-48 lead midway through the second half. The Golden Bears trailed by at least eight points the rest of the way.
Shepherd, a graduate transfer from UNC Charlotte, tied his career high with 27 points for Cal (0-1). Andre Kelly had 17 points and 12 rebounds.
UCSD trailed by four at halftime but caught fire in the second half, making 12 of 18 from the field, 7 of 10 from 3-point range and 16 of 20 from the free-throw line.
Cal, which lost its leading scorer from last season when Matt Bradley transferred to San Diego State in April, struggled to score, shooting just 40% (24 of 60) overall, 5 of 18 from behind the arc and 58.3% (14 of 24) from the foul line.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 80 | 67 |
Field Goals | 24-46 (52.2%) | 24-60 (40.0%) |
3-Pointers | 10-22 (45.5%) | 5-18 (27.8%) |
Free Throws | 22-28 (78.6%) | 14-24 (58.3%) |
Total Rebounds | 30 | 31 |
Offensive | 1 | 10 |
Defensive | 29 | 21 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 10 | 4 |
Steals | 5 | 5 |
Blocks | 2 | 1 |
Turnovers | 12 | 9 |
Fouls | 20 | 20 |
Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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Team Stats | |||
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UC San Diego 1-0 | 70.2 PPG | 33.4 RPG | 13.6 APG |
California 0-1 | 63.1 PPG | 38.3 RPG | 10.7 APG |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
T. Rocak | 27 | 8 | 1 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 11/15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
B. Pope | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5/8 | 4/7 | 4/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
M. Gray | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Roquemore | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
J. Killingsworth | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
T. Rocak | 27 | 8 | 1 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 11/15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
B. Pope | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5/8 | 4/7 | 4/5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
M. Gray | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3/7 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Roquemore | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
J. Killingsworth | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2/4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
F. Nwaokorie | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2/4 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
J. Kosakowski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
K. Rasheed | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Pearson Jr. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. DeGraaf | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Pratt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Taylor | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
F. Cisse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Brooks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
V. Vulikic | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 80 | 30 | 10 | 24/46 | 10/22 | 22/28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Shepherd | 27 | 4 | 1 | 9/20 | 4/7 | 5/9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
A. Kelly | 17 | 12 | 1 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
J. Brown | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 2/6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
G. Anticevich | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2/10 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
K. Kuany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
J. Shepherd | 27 | 4 | 1 | 9/20 | 4/7 | 5/9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
A. Kelly | 17 | 12 | 1 | 7/13 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
J. Brown | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 2/6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
G. Anticevich | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2/10 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
K. Kuany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
S. Alajiki | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
J. Hyder | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
L. Thiemann | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
O. Anyanwu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
D. Klonaras | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
M. Foreman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Roberson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
B. Welle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
D. Thorpe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
L. Alters | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
J. Celestine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
M. Bowser | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 67 | 31 | 4 | 24/60 | 5/18 | 14/24 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 21 |