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Cal freshmen Jaylen Brown, Ivan Rabb have positive first showing in overseas win

Boys Open Division  Basketball

Bishop O’ Dowd forward Ivan Rabb, right, drives to the basket against Mater Dei center Michael Cage during the second half of the boys’ Open Division CIF basketball championship game Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Sacramento, Calif. Mater Dei won 71-61.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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LSU and freshman star Ben Simmons are getting a lot of publicity for their overseas exhibition trip to Australia this week, but Cal is also touring the land down under and playing in some exhibition games this week.

The tour for Cal is giving the team its first look at the freshman duo of Jaylen Brown and Ivan Rabb, who helped the Golden Bears to a 100-63 win over Victoria Select during the team’s first game on the trip. Both players started the game for Cal as Brown paced the team with 17 points while adding six rebounds and two steals. Rabb finished the game with a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds and was 5-for-6 from the field for a strong showing of his own.

It’s also worth noting that Tyrone Wallace started at point guard and finished with 10 points, but more importantly, he had six assists to only one turnover. Jordan Mathews added 15 points and Jabari Bird pitched in 13 points off the bench. Kingsley Okoroh started at center for Cal, which meant Rabb played power forward for his moments in the game.

While it’s hard to say how this exhibition tour will translate to the actual season, it was interesting to see the lineups that head coach Cuonzo Martin used and he made frequent substitutions to see everyone on his roster get minutes. If Brown and Rabb can remain consistently productive, it makes Cal a serious threat in the Pac-12 with the return of players like Wallace, Mathews and Bird. You can view full stats of Cal’s win here.