Men's Basketball Insta-Recap: Cal Beats Cal State Bakersfield 83-63
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Men's Basketball Insta-Recap: Cal Beats Cal State Bakersfield 83-63
Jalen Cone leads a balanced scoring attack
All 5 Golden Bears starters scored in double digits as Cal beat the CSU-Bakersfield Roadrunners 83-63. Cal built a 15-point halftime lead and the lead shrank to 9 early in the second half.
Cal’s front-court trio of Fardaws Aimaq, Grant Newell and ND Okafor struggled with fouls all game, with Aimaq fouling out with just under 6 minutes left. The backcourt trio of Jalen Tyson, Jalen Cone and Devin Askew kept things under control. Cal was able to get to the foul line early and often in the second half, and maintained control en route to the 20 point win.
Jalen Cone led the Golden Bears with 23 points.
Is it just me or does Jalen Cone look like a buff Kevin Hart?
Doppelgangers aside: love his game! My new favorite Cal baller. So glad he came here.
Believe it or not, Cal had never beaten the Roadrunners! You may recall the Roadrunners racing to a 44-19 halftime lead in Cal's 2017 NIT game. Cal mounted a furious second half comeback, but had too much ground to make up. This brought the Cuonzo Martin Era to an ignominious end. Of course, there was much more ignominy to follow as Cal has never even come close to a winning season since 2017. But hey, we've got a winning season now! Roll on you Bears!!!