Report Card: Free Throws Lift Cal Past Utah

Coming into Saturday afternoon’s game between Cal and Utah, the Utes had one main strength on defense. Opponents haven’t been getting to the foul line against Utah. Before the matchup in Berkeley, Utah’s free-throw attempt to field goal attempt (FTA/FGA) ratio was 21.9, which put the Utes at seventh in the nation. Cal put up a 50.0 FTA/FGA rate on the Utes, shooting 33 free throws to 66 field goal attempts.