National Basketball Association
California 81, George Washington 54
When: 9:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 13, 2011
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Randy Burkhart, # Bruce Hicks, # Don McAllister
Attendance:
6709
By SportsDirect Inc.
Allen Crabbe scored 21 points and made five 3-pointers and No. 24 California ran off 23 unanswered points to cruise to a 81-54 victory over visiting George Washington in the Progressive CBE Classic.
The Golden Bears (2-0) scored the final 21 points of the first half as part of a 28-1 run that turned a close game into a blowout.
Justin Cobbs came off the bench to tally 16 points and Jorge Gutierrez scored 15 points for California, which shot 56 percent from the field and made 8 of 13 3-point attempts. Crabbe was 5 of 8 from behind the arc.
Tony Taylor had 20 points to pace George Washington (1-1).
Cal’s decisive run began after Taylor hit a 3-pointer to give George Washington a 19-18 lead with 6:21 left in the half.
Gutierrez hit two free throws to start the spurt and Cobbs scored eight points during the run as the Golden Bears took a 39-18 halftime lead. Gutierrez scored on a layup in the first minute of the second half to conclude the 23-0 splurge.
The Colonials missed their final 11 shots of the first half and first four of the second half and went 9 1/2 minutes between field goals until Taylor’s basket with just over 17 minutes remaining. George Washington shot 37.9 percent.
Crabbe, a sophomore, topped 20 points for the second straight game this season and eighth time in his career.
Top Game Performances
| George Washington |
|
California |
|
Tony Taylor 20 |
Scoring |
Allen Crabbe 21 |
|
Tony Taylor 3 |
Assists |
Justin Cobbs 5 |
|
David Pellom 5 |
Rebounds |
David Kravish 9 |
|
John Kopriva 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Cobbs 8 |
|
Jonathan Davis 1 |
Steals |
Jorge Gutierrez 2 |
|
John Kopriva 1 |
Blocks |
Richard Solomon 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| George Washington
|
54 |
37.9 |
7-16 |
3-8 |
11 |
20 |
1 |
4 |
|
| California
|
81 |
56.0 |
8-13 |
17-23 |
18 |
35 |
3 |
5 |
|
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