Onyiah led Cal against No. 19 Alabama with 25 points

Associated Press

Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0) at California Golden Bears (7-1)

Berkeley, California; Thursday, 9pm EST

BOTTOM LINE: Cal takes on No. 19 Alabama after Ugonne Onyiah scored 25 points in Cal’s 74-62 win over the Arizona Wildcats.

The Golden Bears are 4-0 in home games. Cal ranks seventh in the ACC with 25.6 defensive rebounds per game, led by Onyiah with a 4.9 average.

The Crimson Tide are 2-0 in away games. Alabama ranks seventh in the SEC with 13.8 offensive rebounds per game, led by Christabel Ezumah’s 3.0 average.

Cal is making 47.3% of its shots from the field this season, which is 14.7 percentage points more than Alabama has allowed its opponents (32.6%). Alabama has shot 47.0% from the field this season, 11.5 percentage points higher than Cal’s opponents’ 35.5% average.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lulu Twidale is averaging 3.6 3-pointers per game for the Golden Bears and scoring 18.5 points on 48.3% shooting from distance.

Sarah Ashlee Barker is averaging 16.6 points, seven rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.6 steals for the Crimson Tide.

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