California Golden Bears vs. Florida State Seminoles

Jan 28, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CAL	23	38	61
FSU	36	27	63

Game Recap

California Golden Bears vs Florida State Seminoles game highlights

Florida State builds big first-half lead, holds off Cal 63-61. Chauncey Wiggins scored 18 points, and Florida State built a big first-half lead and held off California for a 63-61 victory on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

CALIFORNIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
22Chris Bell	24	5-11	3-7	0-0	4	2	0	5	1	13
2John Camden	33	3-9	2-6	1-2	5	0	1	0	2	9
8Milos Ilic	29	1-3	0-0	1-2	11	1	1	2	5	3
10Justin Pippen	31	5-13	4-9	5-6	8	3	0	1	3	19
7Dai Dai Ames	35	5-15	1-5	0-0	1	0	0	2	2	11
12Dhiaukuei Manyiel Dut	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17Mantas Kocanas	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Semetri Carr	13	0-3	0-1	1-2	2	1	1	1	1	1
1DeJuan Campbell	17	1-4	0-0	3-3	4	1	0	0	2	5
21Nolan Dorsey	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	0
TOTAL	-	20-5834.5%	10-2835.7%	11-1573.3%	40	8	3	11	19	61

FLORIDA STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Alex Steen	21	2-3	0-0	1-3	5	0	0	0	0	2	5
3Thomas Bassong	21	1-7	0-3	3-4	6	1	0	1	1	3	5
7Chauncey Wiggins	31	7-9	3-4	1-1	5	1	0	0	1	0	18
10Lajae Jones	31	3-14	0-4	3-6	8	1	1	2	1	0	9
6Robert McCray V	25	5-10	0-3	1-1	3	4	2	0	2	4	11
19AJ Swinton	23	2-6	2-4	0-2	4	0	1	0	0	2	6
2Cam Miles	8	1-3	0-2	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
1Martin Somerville	28	1-6	0-5	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	4	2
5Kobe MaGee	12	1-5	1-3	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	4

TOTAL	-	23-6336.5%	6-2821.4%	11-2152.4%	37	11	5	3	6	16	63

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCALFSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by California.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Florida State.
(19:38) John Camden misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:36) Lajae Jones Defensive Rebound.
+3 (19:23) Chauncey Wiggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Robert McCray V assists).
03
(18:56) Dai Dai Ames bad pass turnover.
(18:56) Robert McCray V Steal.
+3 (18:52) Chauncey Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Robert McCray V assists).
06
(18:33) Justin Pippen misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:31) Alex Steen Defensive Rebound.
(18:23) Lajae Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:19) Thomas Bassong Offensive Rebound.
(18:19) Thomas Bassong misses tip in layup.
(18:17) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
(17:52) Chris Bell bad pass turnover.
(17:52) Lajae Jones Steal.
(17:46) Thomas Bassong misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:41) Lajae Jones Offensive Rebound.
(17:41) Lajae Jones misses tip in layup.
(17:39) Lajae Jones Offensive Rebound.
(17:34) Robert McCray V misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:32) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) Foul on Thomas Bassong.
(17:21) Foul on Robert McCray V.
+3 (17:18) Dai Dai Ames makes 29-foot three point jumper (Chris Bell assists).
36
(16:54) Lajae Jones misses 14-foot jumper.
(16:51) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(16:40) Foul on Martin Somerville.
(16:36) Chris Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:32) Milos Ilic Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:28) Justin Pippen makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Milos Ilic assists).
66
(15:58) Robert McCray V misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:54) John Camden Defensive Rebound.
(15:43) Dai Dai Ames traveling turnover.
(15:26) AJ Swinton misses driving layup.
(15:23) Martin Somerville Offensive Rebound.
(15:15) Foul on John Camden.
(15:13) Martin Somerville misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(15:10) Thomas Bassong Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:04) Thomas Bassong makes layup.
68
+2 (14:27) Dai Dai Ames makes 12-foot step back jumpshot.
88
(14:12) Thomas Bassong misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:07) John Camden Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:00) Chris Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Justin Pippen assists).
118
(13:45) Thomas Bassong misses layup.
(13:43) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:36) Chris Bell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Justin Pippen assists).
148
(13:13) Lajae Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:08) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Foul on Kobe MaGee.
(12:58) Semetri Carr bad pass turnover.
(12:58) AJ Swinton Steal.
(12:47) Kobe MaGee misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:45) DeJuan Campbell Defensive Rebound.
(12:31) Dai Dai Ames misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:28) Alex Steen Defensive Rebound.
(12:26) Foul on Mantas Kocanas.
+2 (12:09) Lajae Jones makes driving layup.
1410
(11:37) Dai Dai Ames misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:35) Alex Steen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:13) AJ Swinton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Martin Somerville assists).
1413
(10:39) DeJuan Campbell misses 11-foot floating jump shot.
(10:37) Kobe MaGee Defensive Rebound.
(10:12) Lajae Jones misses 16-foot step back jumpshot.
(10:09) Nolan Dorsey Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) DeJuan Campbell misses 12-foot step back jumpshot.
(9:51) Alex Steen Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:41) AJ Swinton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Martin Somerville assists).
1416
+2 (9:11) Dai Dai Ames makes driving layup.
1616
(9:02) Kobe MaGee misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(8:58) Nolan Dorsey Defensive Rebound.
(8:55) Dai Dai Ames misses layup.
(8:54) Semetri Carr Offensive Rebound.
(8:54) Foul on Alex Steen.
(8:54) Semetri Carr misses free throw 1 of 2.
(8:54) California Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (8:54) Semetri Carr makes free throw 2 of 2.
1716
+2 (8:33) Chauncey Wiggins makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
1718
(8:01) Justin Pippen misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:01) Florida State Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:50) Lajae Jones bad pass turnover.
(7:50) Semetri Carr Steal.
(7:45) Semetri Carr misses layup.
(7:45) Lajae Jones Block.
(7:43) Lajae Jones Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) AJ Swinton misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:34) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:29) Chris Bell makes 13-foot pullup jump shot.
1918
(7:13) Lajae Jones misses 5-foot jumper.
(7:10) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
(6:49) Foul on Chris Bell.
(6:49) Chris Bell turnover.
+2 (6:30) Robert McCray V makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
1920
(6:08) Milos Ilic bad pass turnover.
(6:08) Robert McCray V Steal.
(6:01) Cam Miles misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:58) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(5:54) Chris Bell traveling turnover.
(5:43) Robert McCray V turnover.
(5:26) John Camden misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:22) Milos Ilic Offensive Rebound.
(5:19) John Camden misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:19) Thomas Bassong Defensive Rebound.
(5:16) Foul on Justin Pippen.
+1 (5:16) Cam Miles makes free throw 1 of 2.
1921
(5:16) Cam Miles misses free throw 2 of 2.
(5:14) John Camden Defensive Rebound.
(5:00) Justin Pippen misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(4:57) Cam Miles Defensive Rebound.
(4:53) Foul on Justin Pippen.
+1 (4:53) Thomas Bassong makes free throw 1 of 2.
1922
(4:53) Thomas Bassong misses free throw 2 of 2.
(4:53) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(4:31) Justin Pippen bad pass turnover.
+3 (4:21) Chauncey Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Thomas Bassong assists).
1925
+2 (4:12) Chris Bell makes 13-foot jumper (Justin Pippen assists).
2125
+2 (3:50) Chauncey Wiggins makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
2127
(3:29) John Camden misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(3:25) Chauncey Wiggins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:12) Cam Miles makes driving layup.
2129
(2:57) Dai Dai Ames misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(2:53) Cam Miles Defensive Rebound.
(2:31) Lajae Jones misses 5-foot jumper.
(2:30) California Deadball Team Rebound.
(2:30) Foul on Thomas Bassong.
(2:15) Dai Dai Ames misses driving layup.
(2:15) Lajae Jones Block.
(2:13) Martin Somerville Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:03) Robert McCray V makes driving layup.
2131
(1:34) Milos Ilic misses 5-foot jumper.
(1:29) Chauncey Wiggins Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:24) Lajae Jones makes layup (Chauncey Wiggins assists).
2133
(1:24) Foul on Milos Ilic.
+1 (1:24) Lajae Jones makes free throw 1 of 1.
2134
+2 (0:56) John Camden makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
2334
(0:49) Lajae Jones misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:46) Semetri Carr Defensive Rebound.
(0:39) Semetri Carr misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:36) AJ Swinton Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:12) Lajae Jones makes layup (Robert McCray V assists).
2336
(0:02) Semetri Carr misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:02) Lajae Jones Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CAL

FSU

61Points63

20-58(34.5%)Field Goal(%)23-63(36.5%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)6-28(21.4%)

11-15(73.3%)Free Throw(%)11-21(52.4%)

41(8)Rebounds(Offensive)42(12)

8Assists11

3Steals5

0Blocks3

11Turnovers7

19(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

6Largest Lead15

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Donald L. Tucker Center · Tallahassee, FL

attendance: 4,867 (38.9%)

spread: FSU -3.5

over/under: 157.5