Could There Be a Celebration at Haas Pavilion on Wednesday?

We offer a statistical comparison between the Bears and a heavily favored and unbeaten Duke team

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Cal's basketball game against Duke on Wednedsay night at Haas Pavilion is expected to draw a capacity crowd.

The Bears are sizable underdogs against the unbeaten Blue Devils, but the atmosphere promises to be electric. Cal's largest crowd of the season was 6,012 for the Dec. 30 game against No. 16 Louisville, a game the Bears lost 90-70.

Here's how the two programs and schools compare:

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