There is no reason Cal should lose on Saturday other than everything. Oregon is a team that is nothing more than the sum of its parts. Take away one part of the Bears’ not-so-well-oiled machine — say, Allen Crabbe’s shooting for a half — and Cal loses. But the Ducks Read More…
They lost freshman guard Dominic Artis. They lost to Stanford by 24 points. What the Oregon men’s basketball team isn’t losing, however, is its aspiration to win the Pac-12. Despite the embarrassing blowout loss to the middling Cardinal on Wednesday, the No. 10 Ducks (18-3, 12-1 Pac-12) remain as dangerous Read More…
A night after two big upsets in the Pac-12, it seemed like Haas Pavilion would be the site of a third. The Cal men’s basketball team trailed last-place Oregon State by as many as 12 points on Thursday night, but the Bears regrouped in the second half to win, 71-68. Read More…
If the Cal basketball team wants any shot of playing in March at a tournament not named the NIT, a win against the Beavers at Thursday’s 7 p.m. contest at Haas is unquestionably needed. “We’ve got to get better,” coach Mike Montgomery said. “Hopefully, that sense of urgency is there.” Read More…
Maybe it was Colorado’s altitude. More likely, it was simply Colorado’s execution. The Cal men’s basketball team lost to the Buffaloes for the third consecutive time on Sunday afternoon, falling 81-71 at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo. Askia Booker scored 13 of his career-high 20 points in the Read More…
Much like last Saturday’s loss to Stanford, Allen Crabbe took more than 10 minutes to score his basket of the night against Utah. Luckily for the Cal men’s basketball team, it didn’t take until the second half for Crabbe to net his second basket. After hitting a 3-pointer at the Read More…
Thursday’s 5:30 p.m. visit to the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, would seem to be just what the doctor ordered for a Cal men’s basketball team that has lost four of its last six games. The Bears (10-7, 2-3 in the Pac-12) swept the 11th-place Utes Read More…
Is Oregon the Pac-12’s best team? After three weeks of conference play, the Ducks are undoubtedly the cream of the crop in the Pac-12. A 6-0 record has them atop the standings, and their No. 16 ranking is second only to Arizona at No. 6. But Oregon (17-2) beat the Read More…
STANFORD, Calif. — Too little, too late. Guards Allen Crabbe and Justin Cobbs combined for 23 of the Cal men’s basketball team’s 30 second-half points on Saturday afternoon. Trouble was, the scoring surge did not make up for their shooting woes in the first half. As a result, Stanford built Read More…
The Cal men’s basketball team came out Saturday looking just like the team that dropped an ugly 62-47 contest with Washington on Wednesday night, still plagued by turnovers and poor box outs. Luckily for the Bears, their opponents were even worse. Despite surrendering 21 offensive rebounds, Cal held on to Read More…