Florida State men's basketball (13-6, 4-4) started its first west coast trip on the wrong foot on Wednesday night. FSU fell to Cal (10-9, 3-5), 77-68, in front of 3,082 in attendance at the Haas Pavilion.

Jamir Watkins had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead FSU, followed closely by Malique Ewin with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Both teams ended with more than 20 offensive rebounds, but FSU shot just 16/32 on LAYUPS. Inexcusable.

Florida State men’s basketball (13-5, 4-3) take on the California Golden Bears (9-9,2-5) in the first leg of their two-game West Coast road trip. The Seminoles avoided the snow, leaving Monday, and are trying to buck the trend of teams struggling on the other side of the country due to the long flight and time change (thanks,

Golden Bears leading scorer Stojakovic sits out with the flu, and Cal freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson makes his first college start

Jeremiah Wilkinson had 18 points in his first collegiate start and Cal overcame the absence of leading scorer Andrej Stojakovic to turn back Florida State 77-68 on Wednesday night in