National Basketball Association
California 82, South Dakota State 53
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, November 11, 2016
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Tom Nunez, # Rick O'Neill, # Ken Ditty
Attendance:
7782
By The Sports Xchange
A huge second-half run propelled California to an 82-53 victory over visiting South Dakota State in a season opener Friday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
Jabari Bird and Sam Singer each had 14 points and six rebounds for California (1-0). Grant Mullins had 13 points and seven rebounds. Roger Moute a Bidias came off the bench to post 12 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Reed Tellinghuisen had 14 points and five rebounds for South Dakota State (0-1). Mike Daum also scored 14 points.
Stephen Domingo made a jumper and a 3-pointer to help Cal race out to a 9-0 lead over the first 5:23. South Dakota State didn't score until Tellinghuisen made a layup with 13:25 to play in the opening half.
The Golden Bears went up 14-2 on a jumper by Mullins and took a 21-5 lead on a dunk by Moute a Bidias. The Bears led by 18 before the Jackrabbits mounted an 8-2 run to get within 12.
Cal led 40-28 at the break. South Dakota State cut the deficit to eight early in the second half. The Bears responded with a 6-0 run to push the lead back to double digits.
Cal went up 46-32 on two free throws by Charlie Moore, took a 51-35 lead on a 3-pointer by Mullins and later extended its lead to 20 on a layup by Singer. Singer's basket came in the early stages of a massive 24-0 run that put the Bears up 70-35 with 8:09 remaining.
Cal shot 46.9 percent from the field, made 12 of 32 from 3-point range and amassed a 54-26 rebounding advantage. The Bears also had 10 blocked shots, including four apiece by 7-footers Kingsley Okoroh and Kameron Rooks.
South Dakota State shot 28.6 percent from the field and made 8 of 30 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
| South Dakota State |
|
California |
|
Mike Daum 14 |
Scoring |
Jabari Bird 14 |
|
Cole Gentry 3 |
Assists |
Roger Moute a Bidias 5 |
|
Reed Tellinghuisen 5 |
Rebounds |
Grant Mullins 7 |
|
Tevin King 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Charlie Moore 3 |
|
Tevin King 2 |
Steals |
Roger Moute a Bidias 2 |
|
Mike Daum 1 |
Blocks |
Kingsley Okoroh 4 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Dakota State
|
53 |
28.6 |
8-30 |
13-16 |
12 |
23 |
1 |
6 |
12 |
| California
|
82 |
46.9 |
12-32 |
10-13 |
16 |
49 |
10 |
6 |
15 |
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