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Golden Bears open conference play with 85-73 win over Arizona State

Posted on July 9, 2016 at 09:37 PM.

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BERKELEY - California shot 60 percent as a team from three-point range to put away Arizona State 85-73 at home in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.

Jabari Bird was named player of the game with 21 points - including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc - and five rebounds. Ivan Rabb had another big day with 21 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Bird connect on five of six free throw attempts.

Charlie Moore played like his normal self and came out of his recent slump with 17 points - including 5-of-8 from long range, and Jordan Mathews added 14 points for the Golden Bears.

As a team, Cal made 15-of-25 3-pointers and 18-of-22 free throws in what was by far the Golden Bears best shooting performance of the season.

Tra Holder, Jonathan Gilling, and Shaquielle McKissic all scored in double figures for the Sun Devils.

Ivan Rabb single-handedly got the Sun Devils into foul trouble with his physical play.

Cal got out to an early 20-8 lead with 7:07 left in the first half, but Arizona State fought back and tied it 30-30 with 1:40 left in the half. The Golden Bears went into the half with a four-point lead, 38-34, and connected on 7-of-11 three-point attemps in the first half.

The intensity from the end of the first half carried over after halftime and the two teams found themselves knotted up 47-47 with 10:01 left in the game.

From that point, Cal would go on an 8-0 run to lead 55-47 with 8:32 left in the game, but Arizona State would close the lead to just a few points until a Bird 3-pointer with 5:47 remaining put the Golden Bears up 69-62. Mathews would follow with another Cal 3-pointer to regain a double-digit lead with 5:43 remaining.

Cal (5-4) ran away with the game from that point to open up Pac-12 play with a much-needed home win over Arizona State (4-3).

Arizona State Sun Devils at California Golden Bears
Nov 29, 2016	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Arizona State (4-3)	34	39	73
California (5-4)	38	47	85

Arizona State Sun Devils
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
T. Holder	20	6-11	4-7	0-0	0	6	3	0	5	16
J. Gilling	21	6-16	3-10	0-0	2	5	1	0	2	15
S. McKissic	17	3-5	3-3	2-2	3	5	1	0	1	11
E. Jacobsen	21	3-4	1-1	0-0	7	0	2	1	2	7
C. McDougall	19	4-5	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	1	0	8
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Barnes	9	3-4	2-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	8
S. Goodman	10	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	2
W. Atwood	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
G. Blakes	12	2-4	0-2	2-2	0	5	0	0	1	6

California Golden Bears
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
C. Moore	23	6-10	5-8	0-1	2	2	1	0	1	17
J. Mathews	22	4-8	4-7	2-2	4	2	3	0	0	14
J. Bird	22	7-11	5-6	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	21
I. Rabb	20	6-11	0-0	9-12	5	5	0	1	2	21
K. Rooks	18	2-7	0-0	3-3	5	4	0	1	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Davis	8	1-5	1-2	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	3
B. Chauca	5	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
K. Okoroh	12	0-0	0-0	2-2	3	1	1	0	2	2