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No. 25 Cal and UC Irvine, who play each other Wednesday (11 p.m. ET, Pac-12 Network) at Cals Haas Pavilion, have two things in common: Both blew out South Dakota State recently, and neither has had its best player available so far.In its only game, Cal (1-0) took apart South Dakota State 82-53, but the Bears did so without 6-foot-11 All-American forward Ivan Rabb. He sprained his toe three weeks ago on a closed scrimmage against St. Marys, and he has been limited since. Rabb did not receive medical clearance to play against the Jackrabbits and has been listed as day-to-day since.Hard to say when we expect him back. I dont think hell be out long, Cal coach Cuonzo Martin said after Fridays game. Hes been in practice but not contact.Cal returns three starters from last seasons 23-11 squad, but only one of them, Jabari Bird, was a starter against South Dakota State. Two newcomers started that game -- Grant Mullins, a graduate transfer from Columbia who scored 13 points, and freshman Charlie Moore, who struggled with 1-for-8 shooting but figures in Cals plans.Obviously the fact that he started could tell you that Charlies a good player, said Cal forward Roger Moute a Bidias, who came off the bench to score 12 points. As a freshman starting like that, thats big. Obviously he was a little bit nervous. He will be all right as he adjusts and gets used to it. I think he will be great for us.Point guard Sam Singer also came off the bench to score 14 points, sharing top team scoring honors with Bird, and it remains to be seen which players Martin will put on the floor to start Wednesdays game.There is also uncertainty regarding UC Irvines starters. Irvine played its first two games without its only returning starter in Luke Nelson, an all-Big West first-team selection last year. Nelson is questionable for the game against Cal as well.Anteaters coach Russell Turner had hoped Nelson would return for Mondays game against South Dakota State, but again Nelson watched from the bench as guard Jaron Martin scored a career-high 24 and forward Jonathan Galloway collected a career-best 14 rebounds in a 73-58 victory over the Jackrabbits.Jaron Martin was the best player on the court today and often the team with the best player wins, Turner said, according to the Orange County Register.Irvine showed significant improvement from its performance in a 72-56 loss at home to Utah State in the season opener.When you get taken apart like we did on Friday night, I think everybody wondered a little bit, Turner said. That game was a blowout, but tonight we turned it around.Several Irvine freshmen showed promise. 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Delle Donne is coming off a season-high 38-point performance in a loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday. She scored 25 points in the first half and hit 10 consecutive shots during one stretch of the game.The Sky lost six of eight overall, including an 80-79 loss to the Liberty on June 24. Delle Donne had 31 points in the loss. Charles had 21 points for New York in the win.Neither teams star is receiving a lot of help from their supporting cast. Veteran guard Cappie Pondexter (12.5 points per game) is the only other Sky player averaging double figures in points, alongside Delle Donne.dddddddddddd. New Yorks Sugar Rodgers is the only other Liberty player averaging double figures (16.1 points per game), alongside Charles.The Liberty (13-6) have won three of four and are coming off a 78-74 win over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday. 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