The Cal and Saint Mary's College basketball teams, having largely gorged on home cooking for the first two months of the season, will test the theory this week that defense travels.
The Golden Bears, whose 11-0 record at Haas Pavilion has fueled a 12-3 mark and 2-0 start to the Pac-12 schedule, visits Oregon on Wednesday, then Oregon State on Saturday. The Ducks and Beavers, a combined 17-1 at home, won't be accommodating.The Gaels, 13-1 overall and 4-0 in the West Coast Conference, are about to leave the Bay Area for the first time since March. Twelve of their victories have come at McKeon Pavilion to go with a win at Santa Clara and a four-point defeat at Cal.