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SMU visits Twidale and Cal
By The Associated Press
SMU Mustangs (9-20, 2-15 ACC) at California Golden Bears (17-13, 8-9 ACC)
Berkeley, California; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cal plays SMU after Lulu Twidale scored 23 points in Cal's 70-63
loss to the Clemson Tigers.
The Golden Bears are 12-4 on their home court. Cal averages 15.1 turnovers per
game and is 4-2 when it wins the turnover battle.
The Mustangs are 2-15 in ACC play. SMU is 5-7 when it turns the ball over less
than its opponents and averages 17.0 turnovers per game.
Cal is shooting 43.4% from the field this season, 0.4 percentage points lower
than the 43.8% SMU allows to opponents. SMU's 37.9% shooting percentage from
the field this season is 2.2 percentage points lower than Cal has allowed to
its opponents (40.1%).
The Golden Bears and Mustangs face off Sunday for the first time in ACC play
this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Twidale is averaging 15.8 points and 3.8 assists for the Golden
Bears. Gisella Maul is averaging 13.9 points over the last 10 games.
Zahra King is averaging 14.6 points and 1.7 steals for the Mustangs. Ayanna
Thompson is averaging 10.1 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Bears: 6-4, averaging 69.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 15.7
assists, 6.0 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 67.4 points per game.
Mustangs: 1-9, averaging 57.2 points, 26.4 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 8.8 steals
and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 36.3% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 82.0 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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