The Bears came out struggling to defend the 3PT line all the while being unable to score. Cal had just 4 points by the 11 minute mark, while they gave up 5/9 from beyond the arc. The Bears then went on a huge run to close out the half to lower the deficit from 15 to just 2 by the end of the half. Kareem South paced the offense with 12 points on 4/7 shooting with 2/3 from beyond the arc. Matt Bradley also came off the bench to score 9 on 3/5 shooting and 2/2 from the free throw line.