Cal Beats USC 53-49 In Pac-12 Opener
Allen Crabbe converted three free throws with 8.4 seconds left as Cal earned a hard-fought 53-49 victory over Southern California on Thursday night in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both schools.
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Allen Crabbe converted three free throws with 8.4 seconds left as Cal earned a hard-fought 53-49 victory over Southern California on Thursday night in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both schools.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Toni Kokenis added 15 and No. 4 Stanford pulled away over the final 10 minutes to beat Southern California 61-53 Thursday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.
The California Golden Bears couldn't hold onto the football or protect their quarterback in a 21-10 loss to Texas in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday night.
Cal (7-5) split its first eight games, leaving its bowl status in doubt, but wins in three of its final four contests - the only loss coming by a 31-28 score at then-No. 8 Stanford on Nov. 19 - earned it a Holiday Bowl berth.
California did not want to go into conference play this way.
Quincy Miller scored 15 points and Perry Jones III had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 6 Baylor over Saint Mary's 72-59 Thursday night in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational.
Ronald Nored scored 18 points, Jackson Aldridge had six straight points late in the game to finish with 15 and Butler ended Stanford's perfect start at home with a 71-66 victory Thursday night.
Joslyn Tinkle recorded career highs of 20 points and 11 rebounds to go with three blocks and two steals, and the Cardinal routed Cal State Bakersfield 90-48 on Thursday.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike scored a career-high 42 points and dazzled in what might have been the most meaningful home game of her senior season.
James Kinney scored 19 of his 24 points in the first half and San Jose State ended a three-game losing streak with a 79-59 victory over UC Davis on Tuesday night.
Anthony Brown scored a season-high 16 points to help Stanford win its fifth straight game Monday, 75-56 over Bethune-Cookman.
Justin Cobbs scored a season-high 25 points and played stellar defense to make up for the loss of Jorge Gutierrez, as California beat UC Santa Barbara 70-50 in the Pete Newell Classic on Monday.
Josh Owens scored 17 points and the entire Cardinal roster contributed on both ends of the floor in a balanced 75-55 victory over San Diego.
Perris Blackwell had 19 points and 13 rebounds Saturday night as San Francisco won its fourth straight game with a 66-36 victory over Menlo College.
Samantha Prahalis had 18 points and six assists and No. 12 Ohio State held off California 77-75 on Saturday to remain unbeaten and give coach Jim Foster his 750th career victory.
