GAME THREAD: MBB vs. Cal

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Mustangs (15-5 overall / 6-3 ACC) and Golden Bears (11-9 overall / 4-5 ACC) tip off at 8 p.m. (Central time) Wednesday at Moody Coliseum.

Game can be seen on ACC Network

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Ponies enter the game having won four of last five games.

Golden Bears come to Dallas riding a three-game win streak, having won:
65-62 at North Carolina State
77-68 vs. Florida State
98-94 (in overtime) vs. Miami

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Golden Bears have four players averaging double digits in scoring:

Andrej Stojakovic: 18.9 PPG
Jeremiah Wilkinson: 13.0 PPG
BJ Omot: 10.8 PPG
Jovan Blacksher Jr.: 10.2 PPG

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Cal has a roster heavy with NBA ties:

Guard Andrej Stojakovic is the son of former NBA forward Peja Stojakovic.

Forward Hugh Vandeweghe is the nephew of longtime NBA forward Kiki Vandeweghe.

Guard Stephon Marbury II is the son of ... you can guess.

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Mustangs are warming up ... without center Samet Yi─ƒito─ƒlu, who is wearing black sweats and has some kind of a wrap around his left shoulder. Seems to be in good spirits, talking with support staff and bobbing his head with arena music, but he doesn't look like he's getting ready to play.

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By the numbers...

Points per game
SMU: 83.1
Cal: 76.3

Field goal percentage
SMU: 48
Cal: 43.6

3-point field goal percentage
SMU: 38.3
Cal: 33.1

Free throw percentage
SMU: 73.7
Cal: 75.2

Rebounds per game
SMU: 40.1
Cal: 37.2

Offensive rebounds per game
SMU: 13.2
Cal: 13.2

Blocked shots per game
SMU: 4
Cal: 3.7

Assists per game
SMU: 16.3
Cal: 10.4

Steals per game
SMU: 7.6
Cal: 5.6

Turnovers per game
SMU: 11.6
Cal: 11.7

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Cal starters
G 0 Jeremiah Wilkinson
G 3 DJ Campbell
G 10 Jovan Blacksher Jr.
F 31 Rytis Petraitis
F 34 Lee Dort

SMU starters
G 0 B.J. Edwards
G 2 Boopie Miller
G 3 Chuck Harris
F 21 Yohan Traore
F 33 Matt Cross

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Safe to assume Dallas resident and former Cal star Jason Kidd won't be in attendance tonight ΓÇö Mavs are playing the New Orleans Pelicans tonight.

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Since a scoreless night Jan. 15 at North Carolina, freshman guard Jeremiah Wilkinson has totaled 59 points (19.7 per game) in Cal's last three games (all victories), including a career-high 30 Saturday in win over Miami.

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Cal forward Rytis Petraitis opens the scoring with a short jumper in the lane. Chuck Harris answers for the Mustangs

2-2

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Miller rolls off a Traore screen for a long 2 to give SMU its first lead, 4-2

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Edwards cans a jumper to put SMU up, 6-4

Each of the three guards who started for SMU have scored

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Harris 3 stretches SMU lead to 9-4

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After opening the game with a pair of missed field goals, the Mustangs have hit four straight

Ponies shooting 66.7% (4/6)
Golden Bears shooting 28.6 (2/7)

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SMU leading in rebounds: 5-2

Miller hits 2 of 2 FTs ΓÇö SMU leads 11-4