California Golden Bears (21-6, 9-5 ACC) at Virginia Cavaliers (13-13, 5-9 ACC)
Charlottesville, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Virginia hosts Cal after Latasha Lattimore scored 30 points in Virginia’s 80-67 victory against the Pittsburgh Panthers.
The Cavaliers are 8-7 in home games. Virginia is 5-2 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 16.7 turnovers per game.
The Golden Bears are 9-5 in conference matchups. Cal is 1-0 in games decided by less than 4 points.
Virginia scores 70.1 points, 6.6 more per game than the 63.5 Cal allows. Cal has shot at a 45.6% rate from the field this season, 5.9 percentage points greater than the 39.7% shooting opponents of Virginia have averaged.
The Cavaliers and Golden Bears meet Thursday for the first time in ACC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lattimore is averaging 14.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and two blocks for the Cavaliers. Olivia McGhee is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Ioanna Krimili is averaging 14.5 points for the Golden Bears. Marta Suarez is averaging 12.7 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 3-7, averaging 67.7 points, 32.0 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 6.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.0 points per game.
Golden Bears: 6-4, averaging 66.0 points, 31.3 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.0 points.
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