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03/05 03:43 CST Syracuse Orange and California Golden Bears play in ACC
Tournament
Syracuse Orange and California Golden Bears play in ACC Tournament
By The Associated Press
California Golden Bears (19-13, 10-9 ACC) vs. Syracuse Orange (22-7, 12-6 ACC)
Duluth, Georgia; Thursday, 5 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Syracuse and Cal meet in the ACC Tournament.
The Orange have gone 12-6 against ACC opponents, with a 10-1 record in
non-conference play. Syracuse ranks seventh in the ACC at limiting opponent
scoring, allowing 62.8 points while holding opponents to 39.7% shooting.
The Golden Bears are 10-9 in ACC play. Cal averages 14.9 turnovers per game and
is 5-2 when winning the turnover battle.
Syracuse makes 42.6% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.2
percentage points higher than Cal has allowed to its opponents (39.4%). Cal has
shot at a 43.6% rate from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points above
the 39.7% shooting opponents of Syracuse have averaged.
The teams play each other for the second time this season. Syracuse won the
last meeting 90-87 on Jan. 15. Izoje Uche scored 22 to help lead Syracuse to
the victory, and Naya Ojukwu scored 25 points for Cal.
TOP PERFORMERS: Uche is scoring 15.0 points per game and averaging 9.3 rebounds
for the Orange. Dominique Onu is averaging 13.5 points and 4.8 rebounds over
the last 10 games.
Lulu Twidale is scoring 15.9 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the
Golden Bears. Gisella Maul is averaging 14.2 points and 7.0 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orange: 6-4, averaging 76.1 points, 37.3 rebounds, 14.0 assists,
8.4 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 68.4 points per game.
Golden Bears: 6-4, averaging 69.0 points, 32.1 rebounds, 15.6 assists, 6.5
steals and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 62.0 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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