The first half was a battle of defenses. The half ended as a stalemate at 30 points a piece. The Bears were kept alive through 12 2nd Chance Points on 8 offensive rebounds. The Bears on the other hand did not allow a single offensive rebound by the Utes. Cal dominated the rebounding margin 18-9, but despite that only shot 37% from the field (10-27) and 22.2% from 3 (2-9). The Utes were able to score 20 points in the paint and had a FG% of 56.5%. The bears had some balanced scoring but was led by Jabari Bird, once again.
Cal MBB Insta-Recap: SURVIVE AND ADVANCE. BEARS MOVE ON TO SEMIS. W. 78-75.
