UW Huskies lose to Cal 84-78 as Golden Bears grab 1st Pac-12 win
Jan 9, 2021, 2:57 PM | Updated: Feb 8, 2021, 6:18 pm
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Andre Kelly scored 22 points on 11-for-13 shooting and California beat the UW Huskies 84-78 for its first Pac-12 Conference win of the season on Saturday.
Cal 84, UW Huskies 78: Box score
Ryan Betley scored 18 points with four 3-pointers and Makale Foreman had 14 points for Cal (6-7, 1-5).
The Bears shot 31 for 56 (55.4%) though missed seven of 18 foul shots. The Golden Bears made 11 of their 26 3-point shot attempts.
Golden Bears come out on 🔝!
Paced by Andre Kelly’s 22 points, @CalMBBall came back from a late 13 point deficit to take its first conference W. pic.twitter.com/OFTPG1nl8A
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) January 9, 2021
Erik Stevenson scored 27 points for Washington (1-9, 0-5); two away from tying his career high. Jamal Bey scored 18 points and Quade Green 16.
Washington sank 26 of its 50-shot attempts and kept pace making 9 of 18 3-point shots.
Joel Brown’s 3-pointer with 1:55 left broke a 75-all tie. He added a layup 25 seconds later and Cal managed to escape.
THE BEAR FACTS
The Bears’ last seven wins against Washington have all been decided by 10 points or less. … The Bears own an 87-82 all-time record against Washington. It was Cal’s fourth straight home win against the Huskies Saturday
UP NEXT
Washington: The Huskies are scheduled to travel to Los Angeles to play USC on Thursday and UCLA on Jan. 16.
Cal: Headed to the Rocky Mountains to play Colorado in Boulder on Wednesday and Utah in Salt Lake City on Jan. 16.
Last time: Williams triple-double leads Stanford past UW Huskies