National Basketball Association
Washington St. 69, California 66
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 4, 2015
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Randy McCall, # Tom O'Neill, # Keith Kimble
Attendance:
7618
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Washington State 69, California 66: Josh Hawkinson recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Cougars to a big road win in Pac-12 action.
Jordan Railey scored 17 points for the Cougars (7-7, 1-1), who led for the final 22-plus minutes. DaVonte Lacy added 14 points and Ike Iroegbu chipped in 12, each helping to seal the win at the free-throw line.
Jordan Mathews led the way for California (11-4, 1-1) with 24 points, including 10 in a wild final minute, but missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer. Tyrone Wallace scored 16 points and David Kravish grabbed 10 rebounds for the Golden Bears, who shot 37.9 percent.
The hosts were within 57-53 on a basket with 2:08 to go by Mathews, who answered a jumper by Railey with a 3-pointer that cut the deficit to 60-57 with 49 seconds left. Iroegbu and Lacy combined to make eight straight free throws in the final 36 seconds to offset Cal's last-gasp rally, which included another 3-pointer by Mathews and his four-point trip aided by a technical foul in the closing seconds.
Cal went without a basket for the final seven-plus minutes of the first half as the Cougars turned a three-point deficit into a 24-20 halftime lead. It was a three-point margin before Hawkinson had a personal 6-0 run to put Washington State up 45-36 with just under 12 minutes remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Kravish had two blocked shots to become the first player in Cal history with 1,000 points and 200 blocks in his career. ... The Cougars were 2-for-8 from 3-point range, while the Golden Bears were 8-for-22. ... Cal fell to 47-18 at home in the all-time series.
Top Game Performances
| Washington St. |
|
California |
|
Josh Hawkinson 18 |
Scoring |
Jordan Mathews 24 |
|
Nyaires Redding 6 |
Assists |
Tyrone Wallace 6 |
|
Josh Hawkinson 13 |
Rebounds |
David Kravish 10 |
|
Josh Hawkinson 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyrone Wallace 7 |
|
DaVonte Lacy 2 |
Steals |
Christian Behrens 1 |
|
Jordan Railey 2 |
Blocks |
David Kravish 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington St.
|
69 |
41.8 |
2-8 |
21-29 |
15 |
34 |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| California
|
66 |
37.9 |
8-22 |
14-19 |
12 |
33 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
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