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 Tyrone Wallace added 16 points and David Kravish had 13 points
and eight rebounds for No. 2 seed California (21-13), which led by
as many as 23 in the first half and cruised to its second win over
Arkansas this season. The Golden Bears will travel to Dallas for
Wednesday’s NIT quarterfinals matchup against top-seeded Southern
Methodist, which posted an 80-67 win over Louisiana State earlier
Monday.
Rashad Madden led third-seeded Arkansas (22-12) with 15 points, five
rebounds and five assists while Bobby Portis added 12 points and 10
rebounds. Alandise Harris chipped in 12 points and seven rebounds
for the Razorbacks, who shot 32.1 percent from the field and 4-of-24
from 3-point range after entering the game averaging an SEC-leading
80.6 points.
Arkansas missed 16 of its first 19 shots and California led 38-23 at
the half after shooting 63 percent from the field. Bird, who has
averaged 15 points in two NIT games after failing to score in double
digits in five previous contests, made seven of his eight shots and
drilled a 3-pointer with just under 11 minutes remaining to extend
the Golden Bears’ lead to 56-35.
The Golden Bears, who defeated Arkansas 85-77 at the Maui
Invitational on Nov. 25, shot 55.3 percent from the field and won
despite committing 16 turnovers. Leading scorer Justin Cobbs had
nine points, six assists and five rebounds in his final home game
for California, which allowed Arkansas to rally late before
improving to 16-1 when leading at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: California senior F Richard Solomon, who led the
Pac-12 in rebounding during the regular season with 10.2 per game,
missed his second straight game due to a concussion. … Arkansas 6-2
G Fred Gulley III (five points) delivered the highlight of the game
with a baseline dunk over 6-7 Jeff Powers late in the first half. …
Arkansas G Anthlon Bell, who scored a career-high 28 points in the
Razorbacks’ 91-71 first-round win over Indiana State, was limited to
three points on 1-of-10 shooting.
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