Utes Host Cal on Saturday

Saturday, February 10

Salt Lake City, Utah

7:30 PM

University of Utah

California

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Utah welcomes back 1998 Final Four Team

GAME 24 | Utah (14-9, 6-6) vs. California (8-17, 2-10)
DATE/TIP-OFF: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 | 7:30 p.m. MT
LOCATION: Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center)
TELEVISION: Pac-12 Networks
TALENT: Rich Burk (PxP), Kevin O'Neill (Color)
RADIO: Utah Radio Sports Network
TALENT: Bill Riley (PxP), Jimmy Soto (Color)
TICKETS: UtahTickets.com

THE GAME
The Utah Runnin' Utes (14-9, 6-6) will wrap-up its two-game home swing against the Bay Area schools, hosting the California Golden Bears (8-17, 2-10) this Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Huntsman Center. Tip-off between the Utes and Bears is set for 7:30 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City.

COVERING THE RUNNIN' UTES
Saturday's contest against the Bears will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks. Rich Burk will call the action and Kevin O'Neill will be on-hand to offer color commentary for the broadcast.

Fans can also follow the action on-line by logging onto Pac-12.com/live or watching via smart phones and tablets using the Pac-12 Now App, which can be downloaded at the Apple Store, Google Play Store or Amazon Apps Store.

Additionally, the contest can be found on the Utah Sports Radio Network (ESPN 700). Bill Riley will provide play-by-play commentary, with the assistance of in-game analyst Jimmy Soto.

Live stats will be provided for the game with links found at www.UtahUtes.com.

WELCOME BACK FINAL FOUR UTES
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 1998 Utah Runnin' Ute team that earned its way to the Final Four. On Saturday, members from that 1998 team will be on-hand for a reunion. Former players will be in the concourse before the game, signing autographs for fans. Autographs will take place in the concourse between doors 3 and 4, from 6-7 p.m. The team will later be recognized at halftime of the game between the Utes and Bears.

Former players that will be here for the reunion include: David Jackson, Jordie McTavish, Hanno Mottola, Trace Caton, Ryan Hackett, Andre Miller, Britton Johnson, Drew Hansen, Greg Barratt, Alex Jensen, Michael Doleac, Jaco Noel, Nate Althoff, Zac Dalton, Brandon Sluga, Brian Bolinder and Gerald Fisher.

LAST TIME OUT
Justin Bibbins scored a game-high 18 points and the Utah Runnin' Utes managed to snap a two-game losing streak, downing the Stanford Cardinal 75-60 at the Huntsman Center on Thursday. Sedrick Barefield scored 17 points and David Collette chipped in with 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting.

Utah finished the game shooting 50 percent from the field, knocking down 28-of-56 shots on the night. It was the first time the Utes finished a game shooting at least 50 percent from the field since registering a 51 percent effort against Utah State back earlier this season on Dec. 9.

Bibbins scored in double figures for the 12th time in his past 13 games, while Collette posted a double-digit scoring effort for the 16th time this season. Tyler Rawson led the way on the boards, registering 10 rebounds for the third time this season. He also led the team with five assists.

Utah dished out 16 assists and turned the ball over just six times in the game for a +10 assist to turnover ratio, which is tied for the second-best ratio of the season, matching the +10 effort against Oregon back on Dec. 29. The Utes notched a +12 ratio (22-10) against Washington State on Jan. 21.

SCOUTING CALIFORNIA
The Golden Bears are coming off a 68-64 loss to Colorado at Coors Events Center this past Wednesday. Cal led by as many as seven points late in the first half, but shot just 36 percent from the field, while giving up a 50 percent effort to the Buffs.

Cal is just 2-10 in Pac-12 play on the season. The Bears defeated Oregon State back on Feb. 3, but prior to the victory, Cal had dropped nine straight since opening conference play with a win over Stanford. The Bears went 6-7 overall in non-conference games and bring a combined record of 8-17 into Saturday's contest at the Huntsman Center.

Don Coleman leads Cal with a 16.0 points per game average and Justice Sueing following scoring 13.8 points per game. Marcus Lee ranks third on the team with 12.5 points per game, but leads the squad with a 7.8 rebounds per game average. Kingsley Okoroh has a team-high 51 blocked shots and Lee follows with 45 blocks on the season. Cal is the only team in the league that has two players with at least 45 blocked shots each.

Cal ranks second as a team in the Pac-12 with 5.0 blocks per contest, while there 125 total blocks ranks first in the Pac-12 and 20th in the nation. The team ranks first in the league with 600 free throw attempts, but are 12 out 12 teams in the league with a .678 percentage from the charity stripe.

SERIES HISTORY WITH THE BEARS
Cal leads the all-time series by the slimmest of margins, 15-14, but Utah has won three of the past five meetings and six of the previous nine overall. Saturday's contest will mark the only regular-season meeting between two teams that have met six times over the previous two seasons. Cal won the season series last season, 2-1, after defeating the Utes in the second round of the Pac-12 Tournament. Utah won the series 2-1 in 2015-16.

Utah is 8-5 all-time when facing the Bears at home, which includes having won the previous three meetings. The last time a Cal team won in Salt Lake City was back on Jan. 24, 2013.

#BLOCKU
Utah registered a season-high 10-blocked shots in its win over Stanford on Thursday. It marked the first time since Nov. 27, 2015, that a Utah team registered at least 10 blocks in a game (10, vs. Idaho State). Jayce Johnson and David Collette both tied career-highs with three blocks each, while Chris Seeley set a new career-high with two blocked shots in the game. Johnson totaled three blocks for the third time in his career, while Collette tallied three blocked shots in a game for the fifth time in his career.

UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road for the final time in the 2017-18 season next week as the squad heads to Washington. The Utes open the final two road games at Washington on Thursday, Feb. 15 and will then close out the road trip at Washington State on Saturday, Feb. 17.

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