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Cal plays Columbia after Walker’s 28-point game

By The Associated Press

Columbia Lions (22-8, 11-4 Ivy League) at California Golden Bears (21-14, 10-10 ACC)

Berkeley, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Cal hosts Columbia after Sakima Walker scored 28 points in Cal’s 83-75 victory against the Kansas State Wildcats.

Cal is 0-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Columbia averages 16.2 assists per game to lead the Ivy League, paced by Fliss Henderson with 3.7.

Cal makes 43.4% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.8 percentage points higher than Columbia has allowed to its opponents (40.6%). Columbia averages 6.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 4.7 per game Cal allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lulu Twidale is scoring 16.2 points per game with 4.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Golden Bears. Walker is averaging 14.1 points and 8.2 rebounds over the past 10 games.

Henderson is averaging 6.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.5 steals for the Lions. Riley Weiss is averaging 22.9 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Bears: 6-4, averaging 68.7 points, 33.2 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 6.8 steals and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 62.6 points per game.

Lions: 8-2, averaging 71.6 points, 33.9 rebounds, 16.2 assists, 11.9 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 53.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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