National Basketball Association
California 84, Washington 78
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 9, 2021
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Rick O'Neill, # DG Nelson
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Andre Kelly scored 22 points to lead California to an 84-78 home win over Washington in a battle of teams with winless conference records in the Pac-12 on Saturday.
Ryan Betley scored 18 points and Makale Foreman added 14 points for California (6-7, 1-5).
Erik Stevenson led all scorers with 27 points, Jamal Bey scored 18 points and Quade Green added 16 points for Washington (1-9, 0-5).
With the game tied at 75-75, Joel Brown hit a 3-pointer with 1:55 left to give California a 78-75 lead and then hit a layup with 1:30 remaining to make it 80-75 Golden Bears.
Washington pulled within 82-78 with 44 seconds left after Stevenson made the second of two free throws and then got the ball back after a missed free throw by California's Jarred Hyder.
But after a missed 3-pointer by Green with 15 seconds left, Grant Anticevich pulled down the rebound, was fouled and hit two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to give California an 84-78 lead and close out the scoring.
Trailing 59-55 with 10:17 remaining, California responded with a 14-0 run over the next 2:57 to take a 67-59 lead with 7:20 left.
Washington answered back, going on a 12-4 run to tie the game at 71-71 with 3:38 remaining.
Holding a 40-32 lead at halftime, California scored the first five points of the second half and took a 45-32 lead with 18:03 remaining in the game before Washington started to rally.
The Huskies answered with a 13-3 run to cut California's lead to 48-45 with 14:28 remaining.
After a California basket, Washington then went on an 8-0 run to grab a 53-50 lead with 12:29 left.
Leading 32-29 with 4:40 left in the first half, California outscored Washington 8-3 the rest of the half to take a 40-32 lead at halftime.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
California |
|
Erik Stevenson 27 |
Scoring |
Andre Kelly 22 |
|
Quade Green 4 |
Assists |
Grant Anticevich 5 |
|
Nate Roberts 6 |
Rebounds |
Grant Anticevich 6 |
|
Erik Stevenson 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Jarred Hyder 4 |
|
Hameir Wright 3 |
Steals |
Joel Brown 1 |
|
Hameir Wright 1 |
Blocks |
Ryan Betley 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Washington
|
78 |
52.0 |
9-18 |
17-21 |
11 |
28 |
1 |
5 |
15 |
| California
|
84 |
55.4 |
11-26 |
11-18 |
19 |
21 |
2 |
5 |
9 |
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