Jovan Blacksher Jr. scores 14 points, Cal leads most of the way to beat N.C. State 65-62
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 14 points to lead five in double-figure scoring, and California led for most of the way and beat N.C. State 65-62 on Saturday night.
Jayden Taylor converted a three-point play to give N.C. State a 62-61 advantage with 1:20 to play, its first lead since the midway point of the first half. Blacksher Jr. answered with a layup and Cal's DJ Campbell added a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left.
Breon Pass missed a 3 for N.C. State to end it.
Campbell finished with 13 points for Cal (9-9, 2-5 ACC). Jeremiah Wilkinson added 11 points, and Andrej Stojakovic and Mady Sissoko each had 10.
Taylor scored 18 points to lead N.C. State (9-9, 2-5). Marcus Hill added 13 points and Ben Middlebrooks 10.
Middlebrooks hit a 3-pointer to stretch the Wolfpack's lead to 23-20 with 7:14 to play in the first half. Cal scored the next six points and went into the break with a 31-29 advantage. Middlebrooks scored nine first-half points and Wilkinson paced the Golden Bears with eight.
Cal hosts Florida State on Wednesday.
N.C. State is at home against SMU on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Golden Bears gains possession) | Â | |
19:48 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:46 | Â | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â | |
19:26 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
19:26 | +1 | Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:07 | Â | Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Mady Sissoko offensive rebound | Â | |
19:01 | +2 | Mady Sissoko makes two point jump shot | 2-1 | |
18:39 | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:37 | Â | Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound | Â | |
18:20 | Â | Mady Sissoko misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:18 | Â | Dontrez Styles defensive rebound | Â | |
18:05 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup | Â | |
18:03 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound | Â | |
17:59 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup | 2-3 | |
17:19 | +2 | Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point jump shot | 4-3 | |
17:01 | Â | Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:59 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound | Â | |
16:49 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
16:28 | +3 | Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot | 4-6 | |
16:01 | +2 | DJ Campbell makes two point layup | 6-6 | |
15:49 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic blocks Jayden Taylor's three point jump shot | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Golden Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
15:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul) | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
15:25 | Â | Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point driving dunk | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Mady Sissoko offensive rebound | Â | |
15:19 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul) | Â | |
15:19 | +1 | Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-6 | |
15:19 | +1 | Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-6 | |
15:06 | +2 | Breon Pass makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-8 | |
14:48 | Â | Mady Sissoko turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals) | Â | |
14:42 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point driving layup | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Marcus Hill offensive rebound | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Jovan Blacksher Jr. personal foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | Â | |
14:27 | +2 | Jayden Taylor makes two point stepback jump shot | 8-10 | |
14:00 | +2 | Lee Dort makes two point layup | 10-10 | |
13:46 | +2 | Marcus Hill makes two point pullup jump shot | 10-12 | |
13:46 | Â | Jovan Blacksher Jr. shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul) | Â | |
13:46 | +1 | Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-13 | |
13:29 | Â | Christian Tucker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â | |
13:27 | Â | Lee Dort offensive rebound | Â | |
13:23 | +2 | Lee Dort makes two point dunk | 12-13 | |
13:07 | Â | Breon Pass misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound | Â | |
12:58 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals) | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul) | Â | |
12:51 | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-14 | |
12:51 | +1 | Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-15 | |
12:30 | +3 | Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot | 15-15 | |
12:05 | Â | Lee Dort blocks Bryce Heard's two point driving layup | Â | |
12:03 | Â | Christian Tucker defensive rebound | Â | |
11:57 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point driving layup (Christian Tucker assists) | 17-15 | |
11:42 | Â | Breon Pass turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Stojakovic steals) | Â | |
11:35 | Â | Dontrez Styles blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point layup | Â | |
11:33 | Â | Michael O'Connell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:27 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Golden Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
11:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:01 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point layup | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Lee Dort personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul) | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
10:42 | Â | Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound | Â | |
10:37 | Â | Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals) | Â | |
10:29 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses two point layup | Â | |
10:27 | Â | Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound | Â | |
10:25 | Â | Marcus Hill personal foul (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul) | Â | |
10:22 | Â | Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:20 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound | Â | |
10:08 | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-17 | |
9:44 | Â | Michael O'Connell personal foul (Christian Tucker draws the foul) | Â | |
9:29 | Â | Christian Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Dontrez Styles steals) | Â | |
9:23 | Â | Marcus Hill turnover (lost ball) (Rytis Petraitis steals) | Â | |
9:15 | +3 | Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Christian Tucker assists) | 20-17 | |
8:50 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup | 20-19 | |
8:29 | Â | Jeremiah Wilkinson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:09 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point reverse layup | 20-21 | |
7:32 | Â | Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
7:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:15 | +2 | Ben Middlebrooks makes two point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists) | 20-23 | |
6:46 | +2 | DJ Campbell makes two point pullup jump shot | 22-23 | |
6:15 | Â | Marcus Hill misses two point pullup jump shot | Â | |
6:13 | Â | Mady Sissoko defensive rebound | Â | |
6:01 | +3 | Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists) | 25-23 | |
5:36 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks offensive foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul) | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Ben Middlebrooks turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:36 | Â | Official timeout | Â | |
5:16 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point pullup jump shot | 27-23 | |
4:56 | Â | Jayden Taylor misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Dontrez Styles offensive rebound | Â | |
4:53 | Â | Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul) | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Dontrez Styles offensive rebound | Â | |
4:42 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Golden Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
4:16 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â | |
4:14 | Â | Marcus Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
4:05 | Â | Trey Parker misses three point pullup jump shot | Â | |
4:03 | Â | Lee Dort defensive rebound | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Marcus Hill personal foul (Lee Dort draws the foul) | Â | |
3:42 | Â | Lee Dort misses two point turnaround hook shot | Â | |
3:40 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | Â | |
3:32 | Â | Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point driving layup | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Lee Dort personal foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul) | Â | |
3:23 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
3:23 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â | |
2:54 | Â | Trey Parker defensive rebound | Â | |
2:45 | +2 | Trey Parker makes two point driving layup | 27-25 | |
2:35 | Â | Golden Bears 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic turnover (traveling) | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:07 | Â | Jayden Taylor offensive rebound | Â | |
2:01 | Â | Trey Parker misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:59 | Â | Trey Parker offensive rebound | Â | |
1:56 | +2 | Trey Parker makes two point putback layup | 27-27 | |
1:52 | Â | Trey Parker personal foul (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul) | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Jeremiah Wilkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
1:52 | Â | Jayden Taylor defensive rebound | Â | |
1:36 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Stojakovic steals) | Â | |
1:26 | +2 | Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point driving layup | 29-27 | |
1:14 | +2 | Michael O'Connell makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists) | 29-29 | |
0:51 | +2 | Mady Sissoko makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 31-29 | |
0:44 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive foul | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
0:33 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point putback layup | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound | Â | |
0:24 | Â | Wolfpack 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:06 | Â | Breon Pass misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:04 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point putback layup | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |