California Golden Bears vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons

College Basketball

California

21-10

73-80

Final

Wake Forest

16-15

LJVM Coliseum

Lead tracker

CAL leadsBiggest lead CAL 15, WAKE 13

WAKE leads

Team	1H	2H	T
CAL	37	36	73
WAKE	29	51	80

Who won: Wake Forest 80-73

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat the California Golden Bears 80-73 on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at LJVM Coliseum. The Wake Forest outscored the California 51-36 in the 2nd half. Juke Harris led the Wake Forest in points (31). Dai Dai Ames led the California in points (31).

Player of the game

Juke Harris

WAKE · 31 PTS, 15 REB

8.7

Win probability

100%WAKE final

CALWAKE

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
SLAMH2 0:00
Dunk, 1 ft
O. Kmety · 2 PTS · ast M. Mason
Owen Kmety makes 1-foot dunk (Mekhi Mason assists)
CAL 73 - 80 WAKE
THREEH2 0:03
Three! 24 ft
D. Ames · 31 PTS
Dai Dai Ames makes 24-foot three pointer
CAL 73 - 78 WAKE
H2 0:08
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Juke Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Harris · 31 PTS
CAL 70 - 78 WAKE
H2 0:08CAL
Shorttimeout
California Timeout
H2 0:08
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Juke Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Harris · 31 PTS
CAL 70 - 77 WAKE
H2 0:08
Foul on Dai Dai Ames
Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
D. Ames · 31 PTS
H2 0:11
+2
Driving layup
Dai Dai Ames makes driving layup
D. Ames · 31 PTS
CAL 70 - 76 WAKE
H2 0:18
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Juke Harris makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Harris · 31 PTS
CAL 68 - 76 WAKE
H2 0:18
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Juke Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Harris · 31 PTS
CAL 68 - 75 WAKE
H2 0:18
Foul on Justin Pippen
Foul on Justin Pippen.
J. Pippen · 17 PTS
H2 0:18
Defensive rebound
Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:21
Misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Dai Dai Ames misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
D. Ames · 31 PTS
H2 0:26
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Sebastian Akins makes free throw 2 of 2
S. Akins · 5 PTS
CAL 68 - 74 WAKE
H2 0:26
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Sebastian Akins makes free throw 1 of 2
S. Akins · 5 PTS
CAL 68 - 73 WAKE
H2 0:26
Personalfoul
Foul on Justin Pippen.
H2 0:29WAK
Defensive rebound
Wake Forest Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:33
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Justin Pippen misses 27-foot three point jumper
J. Pippen · 17 PTS
H2 0:38
Defensive rebound
Lee Dort Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:38
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Juke Harris misses free throw 1 of 1
J. Harris · 31 PTS
H2 0:38
Defensive rebound
Juke Harris Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:40
Misses 23-foot three point jumper
John Camden misses 23-foot three point jumper
J. Camden · 8 PTS
H2 0:48CAL
Regulartimeout
California Timeout
H2 0:49
+2
Layup
Cooper Schwieger makes layup (Mekhi Mason assists)
C. Schwieger · 9 PTS · ast M. Mason
CAL 68 - 72 WAKE