Notre Dame vs. Cal men's basketball tickets still available for Saturday, March 8
Notre Dame vs. Cal men's basketball tickets still available for Saturday, March 8
The California Golden Bears (12-15, 5-11 ACC) meet a fellow ACC opponent, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-15, 6-10 ACC), on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at Purcell Pavilion. The game will tip off at 4:00 PM ET and is available via ACC Network.
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Notre Dame vs. Cal game information
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Saturday, March 8, 2025 Time: 4:00 PM ET
4:00 PM ET How to watch on TV: ACC Network
ACC Network Location: South Bend, Indiana
South Bend, Indiana Venue: Purcell Pavilion
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Notre Dame leaders
So far this season, Tae Davis puts up 15.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Defensively, he puts up 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Offensively, Markus Burton posts 20.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. At the other end, he delivers 1.6 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
Braeden Shrewsberry posts 14.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, shooting 41.3% from the floor and 36.9% from downtown with 2.8 made 3-pointers per game.
On a per-game basis, Matt Allocco is posting nine points.
Kebba Njie puts up 6.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 0.4 assists per contest. On defense, he delivers 0.5 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.
Cal leaders
On the hardwood, Andrej Stojakovic is averaging 17.6 points, 1.7 assists and 4.6 rebounds per contest.
Rytis Petraitis is putting up 8.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
Jeremiah Wilkinson averages 14.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game this season. Defensively, he posts 0.7 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
From an offensive standpoint, Mady Sissoko is posting 7.1 points, 0.3 assists and 7.5 rebounds per contest.
So far this season, Jovan Blacksher Jr. posts 10.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, shooting 33.8% from the field and 33.3% from beyond the arc with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game.
Notre Dame vs. Cal stats breakdown
This season the Fighting Irish are shooting 45.7% from the field, only 0.9% lower than the Golden Bears concede.
Notre Dame is 7-6 against the spread and 11-2 overall when shooting higher than 46.6% from the field.
The Golden Bears' 42.0% shooting percentage is 3.4% lower than the Fighting Irish have given up.
This year Cal is 7-3 against the spread and 7-3 overall when shooting higher than 45.4% from the field.
The Fighting Irish average 31.2 rebounds, 1.7 fewer than the Golden Bears' average.
The Golden Bears are 133rd in rebounding in the country, and the Fighting Irish are 235th.
The Fighting Irish average just 2.0 fewer points than the Golden Bears concede (75.3).
The Golden Bears score only 2.2 more points per game (74.1) than the Fighting Irish allow (71.9).
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