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.

That got Cal out to a lead as large as 10 in the first eight minutes of the game, but FSU climbed their way back into it on a 7-0 run. After a few back-and-forth minutes, the 'Noles even took a brief lead again before halftime as Daquan Davis hit a transition layup,