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Cal Upsets No. 18 UCLA for Empire Classic Title, 80-72

The win delivered Cal's first top-25 victory since 2020, ending a long slide in the series.

Overview

  • Chris Bell scored 22 points with six rebounds, earned Most Outstanding Player honors, and surpassed 1,000 career points.
  • Dai Dai Ames hit two late 3-pointers and finished with 14 points to help secure the result.
  • Cal seized control with an 18-4 second-half surge and converted 11 UCLA turnovers into 17 points.
  • UCLA shot 13-for-23 at the free-throw line and dealt with foul trouble, with Skyy Clark limited to seven points.
  • Trent Perry led UCLA with 19 points and Eric Dailey Jr. added 17, as Cal moved to 6-1 and UCLA to 5-2 ahead of Utah at Cal on Dec. 2 and UCLA’s Big Ten opener at Washington on Dec. 3.