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Junior guard Jordan Mathews and senior guard Tyrone Wallace
had 18 points apiece as the Golden Bears (18-8, 8-5) improved to
2-6 on the road. Sophomore center Kameron Rooks and freshman
forward Ivan Rabb collected 14 rebounds apiece as Cal held a
54-44 edge on the boards while winning its fourth consecutive
game.
Senior guard Andrew Andrews had 18 points on just 4-of-15
shooting but made two 3-pointers in the final half-minute as the
Huskies (15-11, 7-7) mounted a charge. Freshman forward Marquese
Chriss scored 17 points and freshman guard Dejounte Murray added
14 for Washington, which lost its fourth game in a row.
The Huskies shot 32.9 percent from the field, including 4-for-17
from 3-point range, but rebounded from a 10-point deficit to
move within 74-72 on a 3-pointer by Andrews with 25.7 seconds
left. Andrews knocked down another 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds to
play to make it a one-point margin before the Golden Bears hung
on.
Rabb converted a three-point play, Brown followed with a
ferocious dunk and Wallace scored on a driving dash to the hoop
as the Golden Bears took a 55-49 lead with 8:29 remaining. Brown
scored on the inside to increase the lead to 61-53 with 6:11
remaining and delivered another strong dunk exactly one minute
later to again make it an eight-point margin.
Brown made two free throws to push the lead to 10 with 4:44
left, but Washington was within 71-65 on two free throws by
Chriss with 1:23 remaining. Freshman forward Matisse Thybulle
made two free throws 18 seconds later to cut the Huskies'
deficit to four before Wallace hit two free throws to make the
margin six with 1:04 left.
The Golden Bears led 21-16 after two free throws by Wallace
nearly 11 minutes into the game before Washington went on an 8-2
burst and took a one-point lead on sophomore forward Donaven
Dorsey's 3-pointer with 5:16 left in the half. The Huskies
increased their advantage to five with under two minutes
remaining before Cal closed with a 6-1 run to tie the game at 34
entering the break.
Cal hit 39.3 percent of its field-goal attempts and went
4-for-15 from 3-point range.
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