National Basketball Association
California 78, Eastern Washington 67
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, December 19, 2014
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Kelly Self, # Don McAllister, # David Hall
Attendance:
6758
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California 78, Eastern Washington 67: Tyrone Wallace had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead the host Golden Bears past the Eagles.
Christian Behrens scored 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting and collected eight rebounds as California (10-1) won its seventh straight game. Sam Singer had 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and Jordan Mathews added 13 for the Golden Bears, who shot 57.4 percent from the field.
Tyler Harvey scored a season-high 31 points and made six 3-pointers for Eastern Washington (8-4). Venky Jois added 23 points for the Eagles, who received five points on 1-of-15 shooting from their other three starters.
The Eagles trailed 51-49 after Harvey hit a 3-pointer with 9:41 to play before Behrens scored the final six points of an 11-0 surge that saw the Golden Bears open up a 13-point lead. Behrens’ basket with four minutes left gave Cal a 71-54 advantage and the lead remained in double digits for the duration of the contest.
Eastern Washington led 24-21 after Jois’ basket with 6:34 left in the first half before the Golden Bears rattled off 16 straight points. Cal led 37-26 at the break and led by 13 early in the second half before the Eagles went on a 9-0 surge to pull within 39-35.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cal possessed a 36-23 rebounding edge. … Harvey, a sophomore, has made 51 3-point baskets in 12 games this season and the 30-point effort was the seventh of his career. … Golden Bears G Jabari Bird (foot) missed his fifth consecutive contest.
Top Game Performances
| Eastern Washington |
|
California |
|
Tyler Harvey 31 |
Scoring |
Tyrone Wallace 21 |
|
Tyler Harvey 2 |
Assists |
Sam Singer 3 |
|
Venky Jois 6 |
Rebounds |
Tyrone Wallace 11 |
|
Venky Jois 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Mathews 7 |
|
Tyler Harvey 2 |
Steals |
Jordan Mathews 1 |
|
Venky Jois 1 |
Blocks |
Christian Behrens 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Eastern Washington
|
67 |
42.6 |
8-20 |
13-21 |
4 |
23 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
| California
|
78 |
57.4 |
4-14 |
20-27 |
13 |
35 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
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