In the first half, Cal’s zone defense in the first half disturbed the Sun Devils immensely, as early they struggled to knock down shots from the perimeter, shooting 26% from behind the three. Offensively, the Bears were stagnant and lacked fluidit., In another game without Paris Austin (injury), Matt Bradley stepped up for the Bears, leading all Cal scorers with 9 points in the first half. Cal led for nearly all of the first half, with their largest lead being 14 points. ASU pulled it together and brought Cal’s lead down to two points at the half, Remy Martin scoring a game-high 12 points for the Sun Devils.