NCAAB Game Recap - Hampton at California
Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:00 PM EST

GaTec
53
Tenn
66
F
Mem
76
LSU
85
F
Wisc
77
Xav
68
F
TNTec
83
Savan
97
F
Harv
74
UMass
71
F
(N/A)
51
How
108
F
(N/A)
62
Del
100
F
UMassL
74
CenCT
86
F
(N/A)
99
Winth
134
F
WIMil
83
FIU
86
F
UGA
77
Temp
81
F
UNCG
82
UNCW
61
F
DelSt
62
LoyMD
91
F
Manch
65
IPFW
111
F
CarBi
35
Woff
94
F
CmbTN
61
Chat
92
F
HarSm
52
TxSt
97
F
HolyC
61
Prov
70
F
W MI
85
Oakl
77
F(OT)
Longw
66
MD-ES
63
F
Maris
72
Leh
78
F
GMas
89
GaSo
98
F
GWebb
86
Furm
88
F(OT)
(N/A)
52
E KY
107
F
(N/A)
54
Dart
100
F
Urba
65
Clev
94
F
URI
55
Charl
66
F
Canis
82
Buck
73
F
(N/A)
58
Merrim
90
F
Norf
64
SouthCar
81
F
Lafy
61
Penn
91
F
UNCA
49
NCSU
100
F
SFA
58
Mia-FL
96
F
South
54
Lou
104
F
(N/A)
69
Kent
90
F
Mercer
60
GASt
62
F
NCC
51
Cin
73
F
(N/A)
44
BethC
104
F
SCSt
72
ChaSo
89
F
SeLA
40
TxTch
59
F
(N/A)
58
LaTec
89
F
LIU
89
Fairf
87
F
CoCar
76
Tul
81
F
Drake
71
Colora
100
F
ArkLR
83
TNSt
67
F
CBU
70
ORU
69
F
ChiSt
71
IlSt
75
F
N AL
58
StLou
69
F
GTown
88
Ill
80
F
Trev
40
Lib
93
F
CSNor
64
LoyMa
79
F
MsVl
59
UtSt
94
F
Pepp
80
N CO
88
F
Iona
83
NM
90
F
NWSt
57
BYU
82
F
Hamp
66
Cal
80
F
CalLu
32
UCSB
88
F
(N/A)
66
Pacif
91
F
UCRiv
51
UNLV
72
F
Nich
83
Ida
80
F

Nov 13, 2018, 10:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Hampton

31

35

66

California

48

32

80

Kelly helps Cal pull away to beat Hampton 80-66
Wed Nov 14, 2018 1:04 AM

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Two games into his freshman season Andre Kelly is feeling pretty good about his role with California.

Junior transfer Paris Austin looks comfortable, too.

Kelly scored five of his 15 points as part of a pivotal run midway through the second half and California pulled away to beat Hampton 80-66 on Tuesday night.

"It felt good that my teammates trust me, especially being a freshman, in key situations like that," Kelly said. "They're confident in me to give me the ball and make plays for the team. I'm happy tonight that I was able to come through."

Austin had 20 points and six assists, Justice Sueing added 17 points and seven rebounds and Darius McNeill scored 11 for California.

The Golden Bears (1-1) led by 17 at halftime then had to hold off a late surge by the Pirates to win their home opener after losing to Yale in China last week.

In that loss Cal shot a paltry 35.3 percent and had no rhythm to its offense.

"We were really excited so we just came out jacking up shots," Austin said. "Today our emphasis was great shots instead of good shots. We just continued to move the ball and do it at a face pace, and thing opened up for us."

After Kalin Fisher and Akim Mitchell scored on consecutive layups to cut Cal's lead to 61-55 with 9:14 remaining, Kelly scored on a three-point play. Austin added two free throws and Kelly made a layup as part of 9-0 run.

"They made their run and I was happy to see that we fought through it," Jones said. "The zone saved us in that because (Jermaine) Marrow was getting into the lane. That was a key. At the end of the day we're still a young team but we're continuing to grow. Tonight you saw them really look like a team.

Marrow scored 26 points for Hampton. The Pirates (1-2) are in their first season in the Big South.

WEAVING IT UP

The Bears repeatedly used the weave as part of their offense and Jones hinted it's likely to be a staple of Cal's offense.

"With teams that switch you want to get the mismatch," Jones said. "With teams that don't switch you want to run some clock. The weave was good for us tonight and something that we'll continue to use."

ETC.

All five Cal starters scored in double figures. . Hampton outrebound Cal 44-37. . The Bears had 15 assists after tallying six against Yale. . Cal shot 57.1 percent (8 of 14) on 3-pointers, higher than any game it had all of last year.

BIG PICTURE

Hampton: Give the Pirates credit for hanging around long enough to make a run in the second half but they couldn't get over the hump in the final four minutes. Marrow looks ready to follow up on his spectacular 2017 season, although he was called for a technical foul in the second half.

California: It definitely wasn't pretty but for a team that had only eight wins last season, the Bears will take what they can get. Kelly looks to be formidable in the middle and might be Cal's most versatile center in some time. It also says something that the Bears won despite being beaten on the boards.

UP NEXT

Hampton: The Pirates return home to face Bowling Green on Monday. Hampton has won 13 of its last 16 home games.

California: Hosts Detroit Mercy and first-year coach Mike Davis on Thursday in the second round of the Legends Classic before heading to Brooklyn next week for the final two games of the tournament. Davis has 352 career wins at Indiana, Alabama-Birmingham and Texas Southern.

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Leaders

Hampton PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Marrow 26 0 3 5 1 0
A. Mitchell 12 0 0 4 2 0
California PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
P. Austin 20 0 6 4 1 2
J. Sueing 17 0 4 7 1 2

Team Comparison

Hamp Cal
Points For 66 80
Field Goals 22/71-31% 26/52-50%
Three Pointers 3/21-14% 8/14-57%
Free Throws 19/22-86% 20/27-74%
Offensive Rebounds 20 7
Defensive Rebounds 24 30
Rebounds 52 41
Blocks 1 10
Steals 4 5
Turnovers 9 10
Personal Fouls 22 19
Technical Fouls 1 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - Cal Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Tue Nov 13 Hamp 66 @ Cal 80 J. Marrow 26 P. Austin 20

Game Information

Stadium: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Attendance: 3,312
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