Clemson Tigers vs. California Golden Bears

Feb 7, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
CLEM	39	38	77
CAL	20	35	55

Game Recap

No. 20 Clemson routs California 77-55, ties Duke for first place in ACC. Ace Buckner and RJ Godfrey each scored 13 points as No. 20 Clemson overwhelmed California 77-55 and moved into a first-place tie with No. 4 Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday.

Player Stats

CLEMSON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Carter Welling	14	4-7	0-1	3-5	1	1	0	1	1	0	11
10Jake Wahlin	28	4-7	3-6	0-0	6	0	1	1	1	2	11
0RJ Godfrey	23	6-8	0-0	1-4	5	0	1	1	1	1	13
1Jestin Porter	35	2-6	2-5	1-2	1	2	1	0	1	2	7
2Dillon Hunter	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	3	0
3Chase Thompson	12	1-2	0-1	1-2	3	0	1	1	0	1	3
44Trent Steinour	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Dallas Thomas	6	3-3	2-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8
11Nick Davidson	22	2-5	1-4	0-0	4	3	0	0	1	1	5
21Ace Buckner	23	3-6	2-4	5-6	3	4	1	1	3	4	13
4Butta Johnson	20	2-4	2-3	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	1	6
TOTAL	-	27-4955.1%	12-2646.2%	11-1957.9%	29	16	7	5	8	15	77

CALIFORNIA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
22Chris Bell	29	5-10	2-3	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	3	13
2John Camden	29	1-7	0-2	2-2	2	1	1	0	3	2	4
8Milos Ilic	26	0-1	0-0	2-2	5	2	1	0	3	4	2
10Justin Pippen	31	6-13	2-6	5-5	5	2	2	0	2	1	19
7Dai Dai Ames	33	5-13	0-1	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	2	12
12Dhiaukuei Manyiel Dut	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17Mantas Kocanas	13	2-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	0	4
3Semetri Carr	16	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
1DeJuan Campbell	17	0-0	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	1
21Nolan Dorsey	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

TOTAL	-	19-4839.6%	4-1330.8%	13-1586.7%	24	7	5	0	12	16	55

Play-by-Play

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1st halfCLEMCAL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by California.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Clemson.
+2 (19:33) Justin Pippen makes layup (Milos Ilic assists).
02
(19:08) Foul on Milos Ilic.
+1 (19:08) Carter Welling makes free throw 1 of 2.
12
+1 (19:08) Carter Welling makes free throw 2 of 2.
22
(18:56) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+3 (18:51) Chris Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper.
25
+3 (18:27) Jestin Porter makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dillon Hunter assists).
55
(18:06) Dai Dai Ames misses driving layup.
(18:04) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
(17:51) Carter Welling misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:49) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(17:30) Dai Dai Ames misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:28) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
(17:13) Carter Welling misses layup.
(17:11) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Foul on Dillon Hunter.
+1 (17:07) Justin Pippen makes free throw 1 of 2.
56
+1 (17:07) Justin Pippen makes free throw 2 of 2.
57
+2 (16:53) RJ Godfrey makes driving layup.
77
+3 (16:28) Chris Bell makes 22-foot three point jumper (John Camden assists).
710
+2 (16:08) RJ Godfrey makes layup.
910
(15:51) Chris Bell misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:48) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
(15:43) Ace Buckner bad pass turnover.
(15:43) John Camden Steal.
+3 (15:21) Justin Pippen makes 24-foot three pointer.
913
(14:50) RJ Godfrey traveling turnover.
(14:29) Nolan Dorsey bad pass turnover.
(14:29) Chase Thompson Steal.
(14:20) Jestin Porter misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(14:18) Mantas Kocanas Defensive Rebound.
(13:47) team shot clock turnover .
(13:35) Foul on Justin Pippen.
+1 (13:35) Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2.
1013
+1 (13:35) Ace Buckner makes free throw 2 of 2.
1113
(13:25) Justin Pippen bad pass turnover.
(12:55) team shot clock turnover .
(12:31) Dai Dai Ames misses layup.
(12:31) Chase Thompson Block.
(12:28) Butta Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(12:25) Foul on Semetri Carr.
+1 (12:25) Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2.
1213
(12:25) Ace Buckner misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:23) Mantas Kocanas Defensive Rebound.
(11:56) John Camden misses 17-foot pullup jump shot.
(11:53) DeJuan Campbell Offensive Rebound.
(11:45) John Camden bad pass turnover.
(11:45) Ace Buckner Steal.
(11:32) Chase Thompson misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) DeJuan Campbell Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Semetri Carr misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:13) Ace Buckner Block.
(11:12) California Offensive Rebound.
(11:02) Semetri Carr misses layup.
(11:02) Carter Welling Block.
(11:00) John Camden Offensive Rebound.
(11:00) team shot clock turnover .
+2 (10:41) Carter Welling makes 11-foot floating jump shot.
1413
(10:24) Justin Pippen turnover.
+2 (10:19) Dallas Thomas makes driving layup.
1613
(9:59) Milos Ilic bad pass turnover.
(9:59) RJ Godfrey Steal.
(9:41) Carter Welling bad pass turnover.
(9:41) Milos Ilic Steal.
(9:22) Justin Pippen misses 10-foot jumper.
(9:20) Dillon Hunter Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:13) Dallas Thomas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Carter Welling assists).
1913
(8:41) Justin Pippen misses 15-foot jumper.
(8:40) Justin Pippen Offensive Rebound.
(8:33) Chris Bell misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(8:33) RJ Godfrey Block.
(8:23) RJ Godfrey Defensive Rebound.
+2 (8:20) RJ Godfrey makes 2-foot turnaround jump shot (Dallas Thomas assists).
2113
(7:50) John Camden misses 22-foot jumper.
(7:46) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
(7:41) Ace Buckner misses driving layup.
(7:39) Chris Bell Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Foul on Jake Wahlin.
(7:37) Chris Bell misses free throw 1 of 2.
(7:37) California Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (7:37) Chris Bell makes free throw 2 of 2.
2114
(7:16) Ace Buckner bad pass turnover.
(7:16) Justin Pippen Steal.
(7:07) Foul on Chase Thompson.
(6:56) Justin Pippen misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:54) Chase Thompson Defensive Rebound.
(6:41) Jake Wahlin misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:38) Milos Ilic Defensive Rebound.
(6:32) Dai Dai Ames misses driving layup.
(6:29) Chase Thompson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (6:25) Chase Thompson makes driving layup.
2314
(5:52) Milos Ilic misses 2-foot turnaround jump shot.
(5:49) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
(5:39) Ace Buckner misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:37) DeJuan Campbell Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Chris Bell misses 20-foot jumper.
(5:25) Ace Buckner Defensive Rebound.
+3 (5:08) Jake Wahlin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ace Buckner assists).
2614
(4:37) Justin Pippen misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:35) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
(4:17) Nick Davidson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:15) Justin Pippen Defensive Rebound.
(3:53) Chris Bell bad pass turnover.
+3 (3:41) Nick Davidson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ace Buckner assists).
2914
(3:12) John Camden misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:09) Jake Wahlin Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:59) Jake Wahlin makes 23-foot three point jumper (Butta Johnson assists).
3214
+2 (2:41) Dai Dai Ames makes driving layup.
3216
(2:27) Foul on Dai Dai Ames.
+1 (2:27) Ace Buckner makes free throw 1 of 2.
3316
+1 (2:27) Ace Buckner makes free throw 2 of 2.
3416
(2:07) John Camden misses layup.
(2:05) Nick Davidson Defensive Rebound.
(1:58) Jestin Porter misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:55) John Camden Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:45) Dai Dai Ames makes 12-foot floating jump shot.
3418
+2 (1:30) Nick Davidson makes 0-foot dunk.
3618
(1:13) Milos Ilic bad pass turnover.
(1:13) Butta Johnson Steal.
(0:46) Jake Wahlin bad pass turnover.
(0:46) Justin Pippen Steal.
(0:41) Foul on Ace Buckner.
+1 (0:41) Justin Pippen makes free throw 1 of 2.
3619
+1 (0:41) Justin Pippen makes free throw 2 of 2.
3620
+3 (0:18) Butta Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ace Buckner assists).
3920
(0:00) Dai Dai Ames misses 17-foot jumper.
(0:00) Clemson Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

CLEM

CAL

77Points55

27-49(55.1%)Field Goal(%)19-48(39.6%)

12-26(46.2%)3-Point(%)4-13(30.8%)

11-19(57.9%)Free Throw(%)13-15(86.7%)

29(4)Rebounds(Offensive)27(4)

16Assists7

7Steals5

5Blocks0

10Turnovers14

15(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

24Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, February 7, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Haas Pavilion · Berkeley, CA

attendance: 5,629 (47.5%)

tv: ACC Network

spread: CLEM -4.5

over/under: 139.5