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Game Thread | Notre Dame at Cal

Cal will host Notre Dame for a late Friday night tip.
January 2, 2026
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Notre Dame (10-4, 1-0) at Cal (12-2, 0-1) 


Date: Jan 2

Time: 11:00 PM ET 

Where: Haas Pavilion | Berkeley, Calif. 

TV: ESPN2| Roxy Bernstein & Austin Croshere

Spread: Cal -3.5

Total: 140.5


QUICK FACTS 

- Notre Dame leads the all-time series 2-1

- The Irish won the last meeting  112-110 in four overtimes last March. 

- This will be Notre Dame’s first trip to Berkeley. 

- KenPom ranks the Irish No. 58 while the NET has Notre Dame No. 68. 

- Notre Dame holds the No. 5 scoring defense in the ACC at 66.4 ppg. 

- Freshman Jalen Haralson has scored in double figures in 12 straight games.

- Notre Dame is 12 wins away from 2,000 as a program. 

PROJECTED STARTERS

Notre Dame

Name Points Rebounds Assists
Logan Imes 4.0 2.5 1.1
Braeden Shrewsberry 11.3 2.6 1.4
Jalen Haralson 14.5 3.7 2.5
Garrett Sundra 4.4 3.5 0.5
Carson Towt 6.7 10.1 1.9

Cal

Name Points Rebounds Assists
Justin Pippen 14.8 3.8 4.3
Dai Dai Ames 17.2 2.0 2.6
Chris Bell 14.8 2.6 0.9
John Camden 14.6 4.9 1.7
Lee Dort  9.1 7.7 1.4

TEAM STATS

STAT NOTRE DAME CAL
Scoring Offense 74.6 82.1
Scoring Defense 66.4 68.4
FG% 46.1% 46.5%
3FG% 37.0% 38.5%
Rebounds 38.4 35.6
Assists 12.6 15.1
Turnovers 11.9 9.9

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