California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins

Mizzen+Main Empire Classic

5-2

Final

	1	2	T
UCLA UCLA	41	31	72
California CAL	36	44	80

California Golden BearsCaliforniaCAL

6-1

Chris Bell, Dai Dai Ames lead California past No. 18 UCLA 80-72 in Empire Classic championship game

— Chris Bell had 22 points and six rebounds and was named Most Outstanding Player, Dai Dai Ames hit two late 3-pointers on the way to 14 points, and California beat No. 18 UCLA 80-72 on Tuesday night in the Empire Classic championship game.

Nov 26, 2025, 12:31 am - AP

According to ESPN Analytics

John Camden missed Three Point Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames missed Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames missed Jumper.
Justin Pippen missed Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames missed Layup.
John Camden made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Milos Ilic.
Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by John Camden.
Semetri Carr made Layup. Assisted by Milos Ilic.
Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Semetri Carr.
Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeJuan Campbell.
Rytis Petraitis made Layup. Assisted by DeJuan Campbell.
DeJuan Campbell missed Jumper.
Semetri Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
John Camden made Jumper.
Lee Dort missed Jumper.
DeJuan Campbell made Layup.
Dai Dai Ames missed Three Point Jumper.
DeJuan Campbell made Layup.
Justin Pippen missed Layup.
Semetri Carr missed Three Point Jumper.
Semetri Carr made Layup.
Chris Bell missed Jumper.
Chris Bell missed Layup.
John Camden missed Jumper.
Chris Bell missed Jumper.
Rytis Petraitis made Layup. Assisted by Semetri Carr.
Justin Pippen made Layup. Assisted by Milos Ilic.
Justin Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.
Justin Pippen made Three Point Jumper.
DeJuan Campbell missed Three Point Jumper.
Semetri Carr missed Jumper.
Lee Dort made Jumper. Assisted by Justin Pippen.
Justin Pippen missed Layup.
Dai Dai Ames made Jumper.
Justin Pippen made Three Point Jumper.
Justin Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames missed Layup.
Rytis Petraitis made Layup.
Justin Pippen missed Three Point Jumper.
Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rytis Petraitis.
Justin Pippen made Three Point Jumper.
John Camden missed Jumper.
DeJuan Campbell missed Layup.
Chris Bell made Layup. Assisted by Semetri Carr.
Chris Bell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Semetri Carr.
Semetri Carr missed Layup.
Chris Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
Semetri Carr missed Jumper.
Rytis Petraitis missed Layup.
Chris Bell missed Three Point Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames made Three Point Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames missed Three Point Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames made Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames missed Layup.
Rytis Petraitis made Layup. Assisted by Justin Pippen.
Rytis Petraitis missed Layup.
Dai Dai Ames made Three Point Jumper.
Dai Dai Ames made Jumper.
Eric Dailey Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Xavier Booker made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
Brandon Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dailey Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Xavier Booker made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Williams.
Brandon Williams missed Layup.
Eric Dailey Jr. missed Layup.
Brandon Williams made Two Point Tip Shot.
Eric Dailey Jr. made Dunk. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
Donovan Dent missed Layup.
Brandon Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dailey Jr..
Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
Xavier Booker missed Jumper.
Xavier Booker missed Jumper.
Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
Trent Perry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steven Jamerson II.
Eric Dailey Jr. missed Jumper.
Skyy Clark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dailey Jr..
Steven Jamerson II made Dunk. Assisted by Trent Perry.
Skyy Clark made Layup.
Skyy Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Xavier Booker made Layup. Assisted by Skyy Clark.
Jamar Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
Eric Freeny missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Freeny missed Layup.
Skyy Clark missed Jumper.
Jamar Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Skyy Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dailey Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
Jamar Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Trent Perry made Layup.
Trent Perry made Jumper.
Xavier Booker missed Layup.
Jamar Brown missed Jumper.
Xavier Booker missed Jumper.
Brandon Williams made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
Donovan Dent missed Layup.
Eric Dailey Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Donovan Dent made Layup. Assisted by Trent Perry.
Trent Perry missed Jumper.
Skyy Clark missed Jumper.
Eric Dailey Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
Eric Dailey Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamar Brown.
Donovan Dent missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dailey Jr. made Layup.
Donovan Dent missed Jumper.
Trent Perry missed Jumper.
Eric Dailey Jr. missed Layup.
Eric Dailey Jr. made Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Dent.
Eric Dailey Jr. missed Jumper.
Jamar Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Skyy Clark missed Jumper.
Eric Dailey Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trent Perry.
Trent Perry made Layup.
Trent Perry missed Three Point Jumper.
Jamar Brown made Layup.
Jamar Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Eric Dailey Jr..
Trent Perry made Jumper.
Donovan Dent missed Three Point Jumper.
Eric Dailey Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Skyy Clark missed Three Point Jumper.
Trent Perry missed Jumper.
Xavier Booker made Two Point Tip Shot.
Xavier Booker missed Two Point Tip Shot.

UCLA

CALIFORNIA

Data is currently unavailable.

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	1-0	-	8-0
Purdue	1-0	-	8-0
USC	1-0	-	8-0
UCLA	1-0	-	6-2
Wisconsin	1-0	-	6-2
Minnesota	1-0	-	5-4
Nebraska	0-0	0.5	8-0
Michigan	0-0	0.5	7-0
Penn State	0-0	0.5	8-1
Ohio State	0-0	0.5	6-1
Illinois	0-0	0.5	6-2
Maryland	0-0	0.5	6-3
Indiana	0-1	1	7-1
Iowa	0-1	1	7-1
Northwestern	0-1	1	5-3
Washington	0-1	1	5-3
Rutgers	0-1	1	5-4
Oregon	0-1	1	4-4

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Duke	0-0	-	9-0
SMU	0-0	-	8-1
California	0-0	-	7-1
Louisville	0-0	-	7-1
North Carolina	0-0	-	7-1
Stanford	0-0	-	7-1
Virginia	0-0	-	7-1
Clemson	0-0	-	7-2
Miami	0-0	-	7-2
Virginia Tech	0-0	-	7-2
Notre Dame	0-0	-	6-3
Wake Forest	0-0	-	6-3
Florida State	0-0	-	5-3
NC State	0-0	-	5-3
Syracuse	0-0	-	5-3
Georgia Tech	0-0	-	5-4
Pittsburgh	0-0	-	5-4
Boston College	0-0	-	4-5

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California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins

Game Leaders

E. Dailey Jr. #3 - UCLA

C. Bell #22 - CAL

Game Information

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Chris Bell, Dai Dai Ames lead California past No. 18 UCLA 80-72 in Empire Classic championship game

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2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

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