GAME #3
UC Irvine (1-1) at California (1-0)
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 8:00 p.m.
Haas Pavilion (11,858) - Berkeley, Calif.
Series Record: Cal leads 6-2
Last Meeting: Cal won 73-56 (12/2/13 in Berkeley)
Radio: KUCI/88.9 FM (Michael O'Sullivan)
TV: Pac-12 Networks (Roxy Bernstein & Ben Braun)
Audio / Video / Live Stats
ANTEATERS FACE BEARS: UC Irvine (1-1) takes on California (1-0) Wednesday night in a non-conference game at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley.
The contest will begin a stretch of 11 of 13 games away from the Bren Events Center for UCI, which has won 48 of its last 59 home games.
Seventh-year head coach Russell Turner's Anteaters are coming off a 73-58 home win over South Dakota State Monday night as senior guard Jaron Martin scored a career-high 24 points and sophomore forward Jonathan Galloway pulled down a career-best 14 rebounds.
UCI opened the season with a 72-56 loss at home to Utah State last Friday night.
YOUTH FACTOR: Seven of the 12 UCI players who have seen action in the season's first two games played in their first collegiate games.
The Anteaters have seven true freshmen on their roster along with two redshirt freshman – Max Hazzard and Darrian Traylor.
UCI-CAL SERIES: Cal leads the series with UCI, 6-2, with the Bears winning the last three meetings, including 73-56 in Berkeley Dec. 2, 2013.
The Anteaters' last win against Cal was 56-52 at the Bren Events Center in Irvine Dec. 2, 2000.
UCI's last win over a Pac-12 school was 86-72 over Washington Nov. 14, 2013, in Seattle.
ABOUT THE BEARS: Third-year head coach Cuonzo Martin's Cal squad opened the regular season with an 82-53 win over South Dakota last Friday. Sam Singer and Jabari Bird led the Bears with 14 points each while Grant Mullins scored 13 and Roger Moute a Bidias added 12.
MONDAY NIGHT'S WIN: Senior guard Jaron Martin scored a career-high 24 points and sophomore forward Jonathan Galloway recorded a career-best 14 rebounds and four blocked shots to lead UC Irvine over South Dakota State, 73-58, in a non-conference game at the Bren Events Center Monday night.
Freshman guard Evan Leonard scored nine points off the bench, senior center Ioannis Dimakopoulos added eight, while redshirt freshman guard Max Hazzard and true freshman guard Eyassu Worku recorded seven points apiece. Worku also had four boards and three assists.
UCI was without senior guard Luke Nelson (hamstring) for the second straight game. Nelson led the Anteaters in scoring last season (13.7 ppg) and was named to the Big West preseason all-conference team by the media. He is expected to return to action soon.
TIGERS ON SATURDAY: UCI hosts Pacific Saturday night at 7:00 in the Bren Events Center before playing 10 of the next 11 games away from home.
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