San Francisco looks like it’s going to do 3 straight vs. California

“Again, we’re playing uphill,” he said of a 14-point deficit at halftime that was primarily the result of 10 3-pointers from the Waves. “We have to find a way to build a defense that gives us a chance.”

San Francisco is led by Bouyea, who has scored twice in all seven games en route to an average of 17.6. During the season, he has made 14 of 31 (45.2 percent) attempts from the 3-point range.

The USF, defeated in nine of its previous 11 meetings with Cal, turned the script upside down in the last two meetings, winning 79-60 at Cal in 2018 and 76-64 at home last season.

The Dons (5-2) and Golden Bears (2-4) haven’t met since 2008 before rekindling what had been a one-sided series in Cal’s favor two years ago.

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San Francisco hopes to continue its recent dominance of basketball over rival California when the teams meet in an out of conference game Sunday in Berkeley.

San Francisco coach Todd Golden hasn’t been surprised by the impressive start.

In total, the Dons scored 43 3 points from those three wins, and came into the weekend sixth in the nation out of three with 67 in their six games against Division I rivals.

San Francisco has used the 3-point shooting as its main offensive force in recent victories. Khalil Shabazz nailed four 3 points in the win at Nevada, Dzmitry Ryuny had five at Cal Poly, and Jamaree Bouyea and Damari Milstead each sank four against Long Beach State.

The Dons enter Sunday’s meeting also looking for a fourth straight win since a loss at Rhode Island. That loss came a day after San Francisco stunned Virginia, who at the time was fourth in the nation. Following the loss, San Francisco rebounded brilliantly, sweeping Nevada, Cal Poly and Long Beach State by an average of 32.7 points.

The game pits two of the best scorers from the five Division I schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Cal’s coach Mark Fox noted a poor 3-point defense in his team’s 74-62 loss at Pepperdine on Wednesday.

Cal, meanwhile, has made a total of 43 3 points all season, which was the 58 that came into play the most nationally on Saturday.

“If we can execute what we want to do,” he said, “we can play with anyone in the country.”

He will be paired with Cal’s Matt Bradley, who will average 19.5 in the game. He has made only 8 of 33 (24.2 percent) attempts from behind the arc.

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