How to watch

You can watch Wednesday’s game between the ‘Hoos and the Golden Bears at 11:00 PM ET (yup) on ESPNU. That means you can watch the game on ESPNU on TV, ESPN.com, or the ESPN app with any television provider or via an ESPN+ subscription.

Location: Berkeley, CA
Date: January 8th, 2025
Time: 11:00 PM ET
Channel: ESPNU
Betting Line: Cal -4.5

Game thread

Tipoff is at 11:00 – leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts here and be sure to check back in for plenty of postgame content!

We’ll also be active on Twitter throughout the game and all season long so follow along on there for our staff’s live reactions.

Streaking the Lawn – @STL_UVA

Zach Carey – @Zach_Carey_

Dan Siegel – @DanSiegel_

Corbin Lathrop – @CorbinLathrop

John Kurcina – @JohnKurcina

Trey Kelleher – @TreyKelleher3

Gavin Booker – @GavinBookerPxP

Garrett Keogh – @Garrett_Keogh01

Pregame Content

Previewing Virginia basketball’s road matchup with California

Isaac McKneely says UVA basketball has ‘to do the full 12 rounds’

Five takeaways from UVA basketball’s home loss to Louisville

Game Notes

Lastly, here are game notes from UVA:

All-Time vs. Cal

• Virginia is 2-0 all-time vs. Cal in a series that dates to 2015-16.

• UVA defeated Cal 63-61 in overtime in the first meeting on Dec. 22, 2015, at John Paul Jones Arena.

• The Cavaliers added a 56-52 win at Cal on Dec. 21, 2016.

Last Time vs. The Golden Bears

• Kyle Guy tallied 17 points and London Perrantes added 14 as then-No. 12 Virginia posted a 56-52 at California on Dec. 21, 2015.

• Perrantes scored UVA’s first nine points and Guy tallied seven points during the Cavaliers’ 17-2 run in the second half as UVA ended Cal’s school-record, 27-game home winning streak.

• UVA limited Cal to 35.3 percent shooting and committed just seven turnovers in the road win.

• Jabari Bird led the Bears with 15 points, Sam Singer added 10 and Ivan Raab had a game-high 12 rebounds.