Utah Utes (6-2) at California Golden Bears (6-1)
Berkeley, California; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Utah plays Cal after Don McHenry scored 27 points in Utah’s 75-74 victory over the Ole Miss Rebels.
The Golden Bears have gone 5-0 in home games. Cal has a 6-1 record against teams above .500.
The Utes play their first true road game after going 6-2 with a 1-1 record in neutral-site games to begin the season. Utah is sixth in the Big 12 with 24.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Keanu Dawes averaging 8.0.
Cal averages 9.7 made 3-pointers per game, 2.7 more made shots than the 7.0 per game Utah allows. Utah has shot at a 46.5% rate from the field this season, 6.5 percentage points higher than the 40.0% shooting opponents of Cal have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dai Dai Ames averages 2.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Bears, scoring 18.1 points while shooting 52.8% from beyond the arc. Chris Bell is shooting 50.0% and averaging 16.6 points.
Terrence Brown is averaging 21.8 points and 3.4 assists for the Utes. McHenry is averaging 17.9 points.
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