Last year, the 75.6 points per game the Golden Bears put up were only 0.8 fewer points than the Raiders allowed (76.4).
Cal had a 9-6 record last season when putting up more than 76.4 points.
Wright State had a 12-3 record last season when giving up fewer than 75.6 points.
The Raiders' 77.3 points per game last year were just 0.5 more points than the 76.8 the Golden Bears allowed to opponents.
When it scored more than 76.8 points last season, Wright State went 9-7.
Cal had a 12-6 record last season when its opponents scored fewer than 77.3 points.
The Golden Bears had a negative point differential last season (-40 total points, -1.2 per game), while the Raiders scored 31 more points than their opponents (0.9 per game).

Last season, the Golden Bears had a 41.9% shooting percentage from the field, which was 4.1% lower than the 46.0% of shots the Raiders' opponents made.
In games Cal shot better than 46.0% from the field, it went 8-2 overall.
The Raiders shot at a 49.4% rate from the field last season, 2.5 percentage points greater than the 46.9% shooting opponents of the Golden Bears averaged.
Wright State compiled an 11-10 straight up record in games it shot higher than 46.9% from the field.

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The Golden Bears and the Raiders rebounded at around the same rate, averaging 33.4 and 31.1 boards per game last season, respectively.
Cal was 11-9 overall when they won the rebounding battle. Wright State was 3-9 when they lost control of the glass.
The Golden Bears were the 90th-ranked rebounding team in college basketball, and the Raiders finished 229th.
The Golden Bears averaged 11.3 offensive boards per game, more than the Raiders by 3.5 rebounds per contest last season.
When Cal grabbed the most offensive rebounds they were 10-14 overall. When recording fewer boards, Wright State was 8-9.
The Golden Bears ranked 26th in college basketball in offensive rebounding, while the Raiders ranked 268th.
Rebounding was a pillar for both teams last year. Cal recorded an average rebounding margin of +1.6 rebounds per game, and Wright State averaged a margin of +0.9 rebounds.

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