California Golden Bears vs. USC Trojans - News - November 17, 2024

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Stojakovic scores 20, Blacksher Jr. adds 19 to help Cal beat USC 71-66

Andrej Stojakovic scored 20 points and Jovan Blacksher Jr. 19 and Joshua Ola-Joseph made several plays down the stretch to help California beat Southern California 71-66 in a match...

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Andrej Stojakovic - Scores season-high 20 pointsStojakovic produced 20 points (7-11 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 6-6 FT), five rebounds, two assists and one block in 32 minutes during Sunday's 71-66 win over USC.

ImpactCal secured a tight win over USC and Stojakovic played a prominent role, setting the tone on offense alongside Javon Blacksher. Stojakovic has been extremely consistent in the early stages of the campaign, scoring at least 15 points in each of his four outings and averaging 17.0 points with 5.8 rebounds per contest. The lack of efficiency has been an issue, though, as the son of NBA legend Peja Stojakovic is only making 25 percent of his three-point attempts.

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Jovan Blacksher - Puts up 19 points SundayBlacksher logged 19 points (7-11 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 1-2 FT), two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 32 minutes during Sunday's 71-66 victory over USC.

ImpactAndrej Stojakovic has gained most of the attention when it comes to Cal in the first two weeks of the 2024-25, but Blacksher can't go overlooked as one of the Golden Bears' main scoring options. He's scored in double digits in every game, averaging 16.3 points per contest while shooting 50 percent from the field and 52.2 percent from deep. Those numbers are good enough to roster him across all formats.

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Bryce Pope - DNP for California lossPope (undisclosed) did not play during USC's 71-66 loss Sunday against California.

ImpactPope was unable to help USC's 2024-25 team prevent its first loss Sunday. Currently, the Trojans' next game is scheduled for Wednesday against San Jose State.

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Matt Knowling - Records six reboundsKnowling (head) logged two points (1-4 FG), six rebounds, two assists and one block during USC's 71-66 loss Sunday against California.

ImpactDespite barely logging fewer than 20 minutes, the 6-foot-6 Knowling recorded USC's most rebounds against California. Before enrolling at Southern Cal, he was at least an adequate rebounder for Yale. During games Knowling logged in between 10 and 20 minutes, the graduate student averaged 4.3 rebounds.

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Cal at USC odds, picks and predictionsThe Cal Golden Bears (2-1) take on the USC Trojans (3-0) Sunday evening. Tip-off from the Galen Center is set for 9:30 p.m. ET (Big Ten Netw...

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Joshua Ola-Joseph - Not part of starting lineupOla-Joseph is not part of the Golden Bears' starting lineup for their game Sunday at USC.

ImpactBJ Omot will be part of California's starting lineup instead. While Omot has scored 10 points in each of his last three games, Ola-Joseph has not really made much of an impact as both forwards alternated starts.

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Stojakovic scores 20, Blacksher Jr. adds 19 to help Cal beat USC 71-66