The California Golden Bears (1-0) go up against the Cal Poly Mustangs (0-1) on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ACC Network Extra.
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How to Watch Cal vs. Cal Poly
- Game day: Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Game time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV channel: ACC Network Extra
Cal 2023-24 Season Stats
|
Stat |
Rank |
Field Goal % |
42.1 |
301 |
Opp. Field Goal % |
44.8 |
244 |
Rebounds Per Game |
34.0 |
83 |
Opp. Rebounds Per Game |
32.6 |
241 |
Turnovers Per Game |
10.9 |
144 |
Opp. Turnovers Per Game |
10.1 |
291 |
Cal Poly 2023-24 Season Stats
|
Stat |
Rank |
Field Goal % |
40.5 |
342 |
Opp. Field Goal % |
46.0 |
309 |
Rebounds Per Game |
27.5 |
355 |
Opp. Rebounds Per Game |
34.8 |
326 |
Turnovers Per Game |
12.2 |
276 |
Opp. Turnovers Per Game |
11.1 |
184 |
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Cal vs. Cal Poly Stat Insights
Points
- Last year, the Golden Bears scored 74.0 points per game, just 0.1 fewer points than the 74.1 the Mustangs allowed.
- Cal went 8-7 last season when scoring more than 74.1 points.
- When Cal Poly allowed fewer than 74.0 points last season, it went 3-13.
- The Mustangs' 63.7 points per game last year were 13.3 fewer points than the 77.0 the Golden Bears gave up.
- Cal Poly went 2-3 last season when it scored more than 77.0 points.
- Cal went 2-2 last season when it allowed fewer than 63.7 points.
- The Golden Bears were outscored by 98 points last season (3.0 points per game on average), and opponents of the Mustangs have outscored them by 334 more points on the year (10.4 per game).
Shooting
- The Golden Bears made 42.1% of their shots from the field last season, which was 3.9 percentage points lower than the Mustangs allowed to their opponents (46.0%).
- In games Cal shot better than 46.0% from the field, it went 4-4 overall.
- The Mustangs shot at a 40.5% rate from the field last season, 4.3 percentage points below the 44.8% shooting opponents of the Golden Bears averaged.
- Cal Poly put together a 3-3 straight up record in games it shot over 44.8% from the field.
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Rebounding
- The Golden Bears averaged 34 rebounds per game, outrebounding the Mustangs by 6.5 boards per contest last season.
- When Cal earned the rebounding advantage they were 4-9 against the spread. When recording fewer boards, Cal Poly was 1-24.
- The Golden Bears were the 83rd-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Mustangs finished 355th.
- The Golden Bears averaged 9 offensive boards per game, outgaining the Mustangs by 2.0 rebounds per contest last season.
- The Golden Bears were 7-11 straight up when they won the battle on the offensive boards. The Mustangs were 2-20 when they lost the offensive rebounding edge.
- The Mustangs were the 355th-ranked offensive rebounding team in college basketball. The Golden Bears finished 140th.
- Cal recorded an average rebounding margin of +1.4 rebounds per game, and Cal Poly averaged a margin of -7.3 rebounds.
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