National Basketball Association
Southern Mississippi 80, California 78
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Michael Irving, # Bill Kennedy, # Larry Spaulding
Attendance:
8137
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Senior forward Gary Flowers scored 28 points Sunday, including a game-winning jump shot with 3.7 seconds left, and visiting Southern Miss beat Cal, 80-78.
Flowers scored the last 12 points for Southern Miss (6-1), which trailed by four with 1:14 left. Josimar Ayarza and LaShay Page added 17 and 12, respectively.
Harper Kamp scored 20 points and Nigel Carter added a career-high 16 points (including four 3-pointers) off the bench for Cal (5-4). Jorge Gutierrez (10 points) missed a 25-foot shot at the buzzer that would've given Cal the win.
Southern Miss led 41-40 at halftime, and both teams dealt with foul trouble throughout the game. Southern Miss was 25-of-29 (86.2 percent) from the line, while Cal made 26-of-34 (76.5 percent), but missed two free throws in the final 45 seconds.
Cal senior forward Markhuri Sanders-Frison, nursing plantar fasciitis in both feet, finished with seven points before fouling out with 1:14 remaining, just as Flowers began to carry Southern Miss to the win. Flowers shot 10-of-16 from the field, including two 3-pointers.
Top Game Performances
| Southern Mississippi |
|
California |
|
Gary Flowers 28 |
Scoring |
Harper Kamp 20 |
|
Angelo Johnson 2 |
Assists |
Jorge Gutierrez 8 |
|
Devonte Newbill 6 |
Rebounds |
Markhuri Sanders-Frison 6 |
|
Josimar Ayarza 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jorge Gutierrez 6 |
|
Gary Flowers 1 |
Steals |
Jorge Gutierrez 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Richard Solomon 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Southern Mississippi
|
80 |
40.3 |
5-11 |
25-29 |
4 |
31 |
0 |
1 |
|
| California
|
78 |
50.0 |
6-16 |
26-34 |
18 |
22 |
2 |
7 |
|
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