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 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.
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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.
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