Dec 21 2016 – Berkeley, CA, USA : California forward Ivan Rabb (1) scored 9 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assist during NCAA Men’s Basketball game between Virginia Cavaliers and the California Golden Bears 52-56 lost at Hass Pavilion Berkeley Calif. Thurman James / CSM (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

What’s going to happen between the Arizona Wildcats (11-2) and the Cal Bears (9-3) on Friday? A lot of basketball, Arizona is clearly a better team but that doesn’t mean their going to win the game. This is the second consecutive top 25 team that Cal is going to face they don’t do that very often they held their own against Virginia. The Virginia Cavaliers are the best defensive team in the nation and Cal played up to Virginia in spite of losing by four 56-52 last week.

Cal is one of the top defensive teams too and they held Virginia to 56 points but for an unfortunate call late in the game where the shot clock stopped working and the players relied on the shot clock which ended up taking away free throws away from Cal giving the ball back to Virginia and there was a four point swing without the shot clock debacle you have a game that literally that was down to the wire.