So. If the calling card for this season is progress, Cal’s first win gives you plenty of positive signs.
Let’s start with team stuff: Cal played vastly better offensively. Two days after scoring 66 points in 78 possessions against a mediocre Big West defense, Cal scored 85 points in 69 possessions against a mediocre Big West defense. Everybody looked collectively more comfortable and in control, finding spots within the offense as designed.
So let’s talk about the individual stuff:. Marcus Lee and Kingsley Okoroh dominated smaller, less athletic big men. Justice Sueing looked even more self-assured in his 2nd D1 game.