Cal Opens Final Home Stand Against OSU
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Jalen Celestine and the Golden Bears will play their penultimate regular-season game Thursday.

MBB2/24/2021 10:30 AM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal Opens Final Home Stand Against OSU

Bears, Beavers To Face Off For Third Time This Season On Thursday

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BERKELEY – California will clash with Oregon State for the third time this season at 7 p.m. PT Thursday at Haas Pavilion. The contest will be televised on the Pac-12 Network with Ted Robinson and Ben Braun on the call.
 
The Golden Bears (8-17, 3-15 Pac-12) are coming off of losses at the Washington schools last weekend but were victorious in their most recent home game, a 71-62 win over Colorado on Feb. 13. Oregon State (11-11, 7-9) has lost four of its last five games, most including a 61-57 loss to the Buffaloes on Feb. 20.
 
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  • The Bears have won nine consecutive home games against Oregon State dating back to 2010.
  • Oregon State won each of the previous two meetings with Cal this season, both being played in Corvallis. The two teams played a non-conference game on Nov. 25 before facing off in a Pac-12 battle on Jan. 2.
  • Cal has out-rebounded its opponents in three of the last four games, including a 40-38 advantage at Washington on Feb. 20. Andre Kelly is averaging 8.3 rebounds per game in that stretch and hauled in 12 against the Huskies last weekend.
  • Kelly posted his second double-double of the season in the Washington game, going for 12 points and 12 rebounds.
  • Despite an uncharacteristic shooting night (3-for-16) at Washington, Matt Bradley has impressed of late. In the seven games prior to playing at Washington, Bradley shot 50.5 percent from the field (47-for-93) and averaged 21.5 points per game.
  • Bradley is tied for the most 20-point games (10) among Pac-12 players this season despite missing seven games due to injury.
  • Jalen Celestine started his fourth straight game at Washington on Feb. 20. The freshman made a big impact in Cal's latest win over Colorado, scoring 13 points with three 3-pointers in 33 minutes played.
 
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