Bey, Davis combine for 9 3s, Washington beats Cal 84-63
Feb 3, 2022, 8:32 AM | Updated: 10:37 pm
Washington guard Cole Bajema (22) shoots over California guard Joel Brown (1) and guard Makale Foreman (10) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Berkeley, Calif. (AP Photo/Scot Tucker)
(AP Photo/Scot Tucker)
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jamal Bey scored a season-high 20 points, Daejon Davis hit 5 of 7 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points and Washington beat California 84-63 on Thursday night.
Bey tied his career high with four 3-pointers and Davis shot 7 of 10 from the field. Terrell Brown Jr. added 19 points and eight assists and Emmitt Matthews Jr. had 11 points and three blocks for Washington (12-8, 7-3 Pac-12).
Grant Anticevich made a jumper to open the scoring but Matthews scored seven consecutive points before Davis hit a 3-pointer to make it 10-2 about three minutes into the game and the Huskies led for more than 38 minutes. Bey scored five points and Brown added four in a 9-0 run that made it 36-22 late in the first half before taking a nine-point lead into the break. Bey made a layup to open the second half and Washington led by double figures the rest of the way.
Jalen Celestine led the Golden Bears with eight points.
California (9-14, 2-10 Pac-12), which has lost nine straight, played its second consecutive game without Andre Kelly (ankle) . He did not play against Stanford on Tuesday and missed his first career game, snapping a streak of 113 consecutive games played. Kelly is the team’s second-leading scorer (13.4) and a leads the team in rebounds (8.4) this season.
The Bears shot just 35% (22 of 62) from the field, made 5 of 22 from 3-point range and hit 12 of 19 from the free-throw line. They were held to 60 points or fewer for the ninth time this season.
Washington, which has won six of its last seven, shot 52% (33 of 64) from the field and made season-high 12 3-pointers on 23 attempts.
The Huskies play at Stanford on Sunday. Cal plays at Washington State on Saturday.
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