Hot-shooting Jaylon Tyson, Cal take aim at Washington

Jaylon Tyson takes aim at his seventh consecutive game of scoring at least 20 points when Cal faces Washington on Thursday in Pac-12 play at Berkeley, Calif.

Tyson's streak is the best by a Golden Bears player since Ed Gray had 20-plus points in 11 straight games from Jan. 9 to Feb. 15, 1997.

Tyson is averaging 22.8 points during the six-game stretch to raise his season mark to a Pac-12-leading 20.7. He is shooting 55.4 percent (51 of 92) during the hot streak and has made multiple 3-point baskets in five straight games.

Tyson recorded his fifth double-double of the season when he had 20 points and 10 rebounds in an 80-73 road loss to Oregon on Saturday. It marked the fourth loss in six games for the Golden Bears (6-11, 2-4 Pac-12).

Golden Bears coach Mark Madsen raves about Tyson's ability to share the ball even when he's on a hot shooting run.

"Jaylon not only is a great scorer, but he's gonna look to make his teammates better," Madsen said. "... Jaylon Tyson is a phenomenal passer. He's not one of these guys where it's just all about me first, I want to score. I mean, he takes equal joy between scoring and passing. So the fact that he's found that balance has been really, really good."

Washington (10-7, 2-4) also has dropped four of six games after losing 73-61 at UCLA on Sunday.

Sahvir Wheeler had the hot hand against the Bruins and matched his career high of 27 points. He made 10 of 16 field-goal attempts.

Wheeler is 18 of 27 from the floor and 7 of 8 from 3-point range over the past two games. He made all five of shots from behind the arc to set a career best while scoring 24 points in last Thursday's 82-67 home win over Arizona State.

"Literally, I'm just taking what the defense gives me," Wheeler said. "These last two games called for me to score; maybe the next game, it'll be something else. Whatever the team needs, I'm trying to give."

Wheeler is second on the club with a 16.5 scoring average. Keion Brooks Jr. leads at 20.1 and ranks second in the Pac-12 behind Tyson.

Brooks had just 12 points on 3-of-9 shooting against UCLA after scoring 20 or more in six of the previous seven games.

The Huskies have beaten Cal five straight times.

—Field Level Media