No. 23Virginia Cavaliers

17thin Atlantic Coast · 13-2

YES!

Virginia Cavaliers beat the California Golden Bears

13-3 60 – 84

Ranked #23 · 13-2

Final · Wed, Jan 7

Game Details

John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville) · 11,533 fans · ACC Network

Highlights

Malik Thomas scores 20 and No. 23 Virginia moves to 9-0 at home with 84-60 win over Cal

Malik Thomas scored 20 points and No. 23 Virginia beat California 84-60 in its Atlantic Coast Conference home opener Wednesday night, scoring at least 80 points for the 14th time in 15 games this season.

Recap via ESPN

0:22 Thijs De Ridder drops in the smooth bucket

0:19 Ugonna Onyenso elevates for the big-time swat

0:18 Lee Dort gets up for the rejection

0:19 Johann Grunloh throws down the hammer

Clips play on ESPN

John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville

Line Score

	1	2	T
CAL	33	27	60
UVA	43	41	84

Game Flow

CAL UVA

H1H2

4-0Biggest Run10-0

2Largest Lead27

6 lead changes · tied 2 times

Win Probability · Virginia Cavaliers

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Game Leaders

California Golden Bears

Dai Dai Ames · 18Points
Justin Pippen · 3Assists
SC Semetri Carr · 8Rebounds

Virginia Cavaliers

Malik Thomas · 20Points
Chance Mallory · 7Assists
Ugonna Onyenso · 9Rebounds

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Duke	-
Virginia	2
Miami	4
North Carolina	5
Clemson	5
Louisville	6
NC State	7
Florida State	7
California	8
Stanford	8
Virginia Tech	9
SMU	9
Wake Forest	10
Syracuse	11
Pittsburgh	12
Notre Dame	13
Boston College	13
Georgia Tech	15

Team Stats

California Golden BearsVirginia Cavaliers

Shooting

19-54, 35% Field Goals 30-60, 50%

3-19, 16% 3-Pointers 9-29, 31%

19-22, 86% Free Throws 15-23, 65%

Possessions

26 Rebounds 45

6 Offensive Rebounds 13

12 Assists 23

8 Steals 5

3 Blocks 9

9 Turnovers 11

20 Fouls 21

Scoring

22 Points in Paint 34

4 Fast Break Points 12

2 Largest Lead 27

Box Score

California Golden Bears ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. BellF	0	0	1	22	0-6	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2
J. CamdenF	15	6	2	30	5-8	1-4	4-5	4	1	1	1	5	2
L. DortF	0	2	0	15	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	1	1	2
J. PippenG	17	1	3	31	5-12	2-5	5-6	1	5	0	0	1	3
D. AmesG	18	2	1	32	4-10	0-3	10-10	1	1	0	0	2	3
Bench
M. KocanasC	4	3	1	13	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	2	1	2
M. IlicC	2	1	2	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	5
S. CarrG	4	8	2	23	2-6	0-2	0-1	0	0	0	1	7	0
D. CampbellG	0	0	0	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
N. DorseyG	0	1	0	12	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
D. Manyiel DutF	DNP: Did not play
R. PetraitisF	DNP: Did not play
S. YeanayF	DNP: Did not play
L. ButlerG	DNP: Did not play
J. ClarkG	DNP: Did not play
BJ FisherG	DNP: Did not play
S. Marbury IIG	DNP: Did not play
J. RuffG	DNP: Did not play
Team	60	26	12		19-54	3-19	19-22	9	8	3	6	20	20

Virginia Cavaliers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. De RidderF	12	4	4	24	5-8	1-2	1-4	0	0	0	1	3	5
J. GrünlohC	12	8	2	21	4-6	1-2	3-4	0	0	1	4	4	0
S. LewisG	12	2	4	33	4-12	0-7	4-4	1	0	1	0	2	3
D. HallG	6	6	2	24	2-4	2-4	0-0	2	1	0	3	3	5
M. ThomasG	20	4	3	25	7-12	4-8	2-4	1	0	2	0	4	4
Bench
C. LangF	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. TillisF	0	2	1	16	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	0
U. OnyensoC	12	9	0	18	4-9	0-1	4-5	2	1	4	1	8	1
O. OdomG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. CarrereG	2	0	0	7	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
D. RobertsG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. MalloryG	8	2	7	25	3-4	1-2	1-2	2	3	1	0	2	0
E. GertrudeG	0	1	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3
S. BarksdaleF	DNP: Did not play
J. WhiteG	DNP: Did not play
Team	84	45	23		30-60	9-29	15-23	11	5	9	13	32	21

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