Washington State hosts Cal after Clayton's 26-point showing

Published Jan. 11, 2023 2:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

California Golden Bears (3-13, 2-3 Pac-12) at Washington State Cougars (7-10, 2-4 Pac-12)

Pullman, Washington; Wednesday, 11 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Washington State -11.5; over/under is 126.5

BOTTOM LINE: Cal visits the Washington State Cougars after Dejuan Clayton scored 26 points in Cal's 92-70 win against the Stanford Cardinal.

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The Cougars have gone 4-2 at home. Washington State is second in the Pac-12 shooting 36.7% from deep, led by Jabe Mullins shooting 51.4% from 3-point range.

The Golden Bears are 2-3 against Pac-12 opponents. Cal has a 0-2 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Cougars and Golden Bears meet Wednesday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mouhamed Gueye is averaging 14 points and 8.8 rebounds for the Cougars. TJ Bamba is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games for Washington State.

Clayton averages 3.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Bears, scoring 13.7 points while shooting 56.3% from beyond the arc. Devin Askew is shooting 39.3% and averaging 12.1 points over the last 10 games for Cal.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cougars: 4-6, averaging 67.9 points, 32.9 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 4.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.0 points per game.

Golden Bears: 3-7, averaging 63.4 points, 27.2 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 4.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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