On the Cal Bears basketball podcast with Morris Phillips the Bears having gone through two tough games on the road to Utah and Colorado picked up a win at Stanford and got a huge win against the Oregon Ducks and are now headed for a two game road trip at WSU and Washington. The Bears led for most of the game against the Ducks on Saturday and the eventual win 83-71.

Cal’s Jabari Bird got hot at the right time he’s coming off scoring 24 points a career high and on Saturday he almost tied that record finishing with 23 points. Bird who was named the Pac 12 Player of the Week an Bird was recognized for his work in getting double figures and scoring his career high 24 following that up with his team leading 23 on Saturday against one of the best defenses in the Pac 12 the Oregon Ducks. The Bears needed every point they could get on Saturday as the Ducks kept narrowing the score but the Bears won it by four handing the Ducks their second straight loss.

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photo credit: calbears.com Cal’s Jabari Bird going up high against Oregon State on Thu Feb 11th when Bird scored a career high of 24 points