If you’re one of the faint heart, these Cal Bears are not for you. After trailing throughout the first half, the scrappy Bears came all the way back to win 86-70.
The game was even at 10-10 with 16:02 in the first, then the Cougars came way back. They would go on a 12-2 run to make it 22-12, before Cal brought it to 21-24. WSU would dominate the rest of the half, extending the lead to 45-34 at the end of the half.
Cal would not be denied in the second half. They made to 42-45 before WSU could even score, and would proceed to take a 58-57 lead with 10:35 left in the game on a Jerome Randle 3 pointer. WSU would take leads of 64-65, 66-65 and 68-67, before Cal took the lead for good. From the 5:17 mark on, Cal would hold and keep the lead. They closed on a 15-2 run.
Klay Thompson dominated the first half of the game, scoring 23 of his 28 in the first half. He was the primary reason WSU could take the lead in the first. Whence Cal shifted more defensive attention to him, the Bears came roaring back.
The Cougars defense also cooled down a bit in the second half. After 10 blocks in the first half, they had 2 in the second half. Cal also shot around 40% in the first half, but would up it to 50% for the game.
The Cal bench was again nonexistent. They scored a combined 3 points on the day. While they were given limited minutes, it’s still unacceptable.
Jamal Boykin again played well for the Bears. He scored 18 points, and grabbed 11 boards. After a meek first half, he stepped it up in the second half. He held the Cougars inside game a lot more in the second half.
As usual, Jerome Randle stepped it up. He scored 24 points and only turned the ball over twice. Randle is a deserving candidate for Pac-10 player of the year.
With Arizona’s loss, Cal has a 2 game lead over every team in the conference other then Arizona State.
Go Bears!
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