National Basketball Association
Yale 76, California 59
When: 11:00 PM ET, Friday, November 9, 2018
Where: Baoshan Sports Center, Shanghai
Officials:
# Frank Harvey, # Michael Greenstein, # Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance:
4048
By Field Level Media
Yale limited California to five field goals in the first half en route to a 12-point lead and held on Saturday afternoon (Friday night in the United States) for a 76-59 nonconference victory in each team's season opener in Shanghai, China.
Azar Swain came off the bench to bury four 3-pointers and Miye Oni went for 16 points as the Bulldogs (1-0) turned back the Golden Bears (0-1) in the schools' first meeting since 2000.
Cal's Paris Austin was the game's top scorer with 18 points.
Swain hit a pair of 3-pointers -- one more than the entire Cal team -- in the slow-paced first half in which the Bulldogs made 11 of their 23 shots. The Bears, meanwhile, struggled through 5-for-25 shooting in the first 20 minutes.
Cal, a 24-game loser last season, never got closer than 12 in the second half, and found itself down 20 for the first time after a Blake Reynolds free throw with 9:23 to go.
Swain matched teammate Oni's 16-point total for the Bulldogs, who went 16-15 last season.
Alex Copeland added 11 points for Yale, while Jordan Bruner collected a team-high eight rebounds to go with nine points.
The Bulldogs shot 48.1 percent from the field and 42.9 percent (9-for-21) on 3-pointers.
Austin shot 6-for-10 from the field to help compile his 18 points for the Bears, who finished at 35.3 percent from the field and 20.0 percent (2-for-10) on 3-pointers.
Freshman Matt Bradley had 13 points for Cal, whose Andre Kelly was the game's leading rebounder with 10 to complement seven points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Yale |
|
California |
Miye Oni 16 |
Scoring |
Paris Austin 18 |
Azar Swain 4 |
Assists |
Paris Austin 2 |
Jordan Bruner 8 |
Rebounds |
Andre Kelly 10 |
Miye Oni 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Paris Austin 6 |
Trey Phills 3 |
Steals |
Darius McNeill 3 |
Paul Atkinson 1 |
Blocks |
Matt Bradley 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Yale
|
76 |
48.1 |
9-21 |
17-25 |
14 |
36 |
4 |
7 |
19 |
California
|
59 |
35.3 |
2-10 |
21-32 |
6 |
28 |
1 |
6 |
16 |