The California Golden Bears (3-20, 2-10 Pac-12) will try to slow down one of the country’s top scoring teams when they play host to the No. 4 Arizona Wildcats (21-3, 10-3 Pac-12) on Thursday. Arizona outplayed the Oregon State Beavers 84-52 at McKale Memorial Center on Saturday, their sixth win in a row. Azuolas Tubelis was a top performer with 19 points and eight rebounds.
The Wildcats remain second in the Pac-12 Conference. California lost their seventh in a row on Sunday at Jon M. Huntsman Center, falling to the Utah Runnin’ Utes 61-46. Lars Thiemann topped the scoresheet in the losing effort with 12 points. The Golden Bears remain 12th in the Pac-12 Conference.
The teams are meeting for the last time this season. After taking the only previous season meeting against California 81-68 at McKale Memorial Center in December 2022, their 12th straight head-to-head victory, Arizona will be aiming for a season sweep. Tubelis led the Wildcats with 25 points and 12 rebounds.
Devin Askew had 25 points in defeat. Tubelis is averaging 20.8 points per game to lead the Wildcats in scoring this season. Tubelis also has grabbed 9.5 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Kerr Kriisa is dishing 5.7 assists.
Thiemann and Kuany Kuany have powered the Golden Bears’ offense, averaging 10.4 and 9.3 points per game, respectively. Thiemann also has posted 5.9 rebounds per game. Joel Brown has tallied 2.8 assists per game. The Wildcats are one of the top scoring offenses in the nation, ranking eighth with 83.3 points per game.
Arizona is 8-2 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +7.9 (75.7-67.8). For the season, the Wildcats are averaging 83.3 points per game, compared to 70.7 for opponents. California has a 2-8 record over the last 10, allowing 70.1 points per game on average while scoring only 58.8 (-11.3 margin).
WILDCATS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Henri Veesaar: 2.2 | 4.5 | -2.3
Points per game:
Oumar Ballo: 11.0 | 15.0 | -4.0
Rebounds per game:
Pelle Larsson: 2.6 | 4.5 | -1.9
GOLDEN BEARS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Marsalis Roberson: 6.4 | 4.9 | +1.5
Devin Askew: 3.2 | 12.3 | -9.1
Points per game:
Devin Askew: 1.6 | 8.7 | -7.1
Assists per game:
Joel Brown: 1.8 | 2.8 | -1.0
SportsTips’ College Basketball Pick:
Arizona -19.5 (-105)
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