Jabari Bird entered the afternoon's contest against Washington State at 47th on the all-time Cal scoring list with 997 points, three shy of the magical 1000 mark that would put him within striking distance of past Cal greats Randy Duck (1003), Monty Buckley (1035), Mark McNamara (1041), and Michael Pitts (1044). When he was asked about not reaching the milestone in Thursday's victory over Washington, he said, "I'll just get it next game."
Well.
Cal entered the contest against the Cougars as solid double-digit favorites, with theoretical superiority on both the offensive and defensive ends, and a long track record of not losing to inferior opponents at home.