National Basketball Association
California 86, Oregon 83
When: 10:30 PM ET, Thursday, February 16, 2012
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Larry Spaulding, # Mike Greenstein, # Don McAllister
Attendance:
9980
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CALIFORNIA 86, OREGON 83: Justin Cobbs scored a career-high 28 points and Harper Kamp added 20 as California shot 62 percent in the second half to beat visiting Oregon for the ninth straight time.
Oregon trailed 85-83 with 21 seconds left, but the Ducks missed their final two 3-point attempts after David Kravish’s free throw put California up by three with 18 seconds remaining.
Kravish had 13 points and eight boards for California (21-6, 11-3 Pac-12), which entered the game tied with Washington for first place. The Bears improved to 16-1 at home.
Oregon’s Devoe Joseph hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds and tied his career high with 33 points. The Ducks (18-8, 9-5 Pac-12) dropped two games back of first place with four games to play.
California, which beat the Ducks 76-60 on Jan. 8, forced 22 Oregon turnovers. Both teams shot higher than 54 percent from the field.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jorge Gutierrez’s parents from Mexico were in attendance at Haas Pavilion for the first time since his first game as a freshman. … Oregon fell to 11-3 in games decided by fewer than 10 points. … Reigning Pac-12 Player of the Week E.J. Singler was held to eight points on 3-of-9 shooting. … Bears coach Mike Montgomery improved to 22-0 at home against Oregon as a head coach at California and Stanford.
Top Game Performances
Oregon |
|
California |
Devoe Joseph 33 |
Scoring |
Justin Cobbs 28 |
Carlos Emory 4 |
Assists |
Justin Cobbs 8 |
E.J. Singler 6 |
Rebounds |
David Kravish 8 |
Devoe Joseph 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Harper Kamp 6 |
Carlos Emory 3 |
Steals |
Justin Cobbs 4 |
Tony Woods 2 |
Blocks |
Allen Crabbe 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oregon
|
83 |
54.1 |
6-18 |
11-11 |
17 |
26 |
2 |
4 |
22 |
California
|
86 |
55.7 |
2-10 |
16-22 |
15 |
25 |
2 |
8 |
13 |