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01/17 17:41 CST California hands No. 14 North Carolina its second straight loss
in Bay Area, 84-78
California hands No. 14 North Carolina its second straight loss in Bay Area,
84-78
By STEVE KRONER
Associated Press
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) --- John Camden scored 20 points and Dai Dai Ames and
Justin Pippen each added 19 as California built a 20-point lead and held off
No. 14 North Carolina 84-78 on Saturday.
The Tar Heels (14-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) absorbed their second
straight loss in the Bay Area; they fell 95-90 at Stanford on Wednesday.
Cal (14-5, 2-4) owned that 20-point lead early in the second half. A basket by
Ames gave the Bears a 74-55 edge with 8:26 left before the Tar Heels rallied.
Carolina cut its deficit to 81-78 on a 3-pointer by Henri Veesar with 19
seconds remaining but Pippen hit two foul shots with 10 seconds to go to just
about clinch the decision.
Pippen had a game-high five assists. His father Scottie, a Basketball Hall of
Famer, was part of the announced crowd of 8,077 at Haas Pavilion.
Cal had a decided advantage in 3-point shooting: The Bears went 14 for 26 from
beyond the arc. The Heels were 9 for 27.
Freshman Caleb Wilson led Carolina with 17 points. Veesar had 14 points and 10
rebounds.
The Bears' Lee Dort grabbed a game-high 12 boards.
California scored the game's first seven points, put together an 11-0 run to
take a 26-13 lead and did not trail at any point Saturday.
The Bears took their biggest lead of the first half when Ames hit a jumper with
14 seconds remaining to put Cal up 54-35. Derek Dixon's layup just before the
buzzer cut the Heels' deficit to 54-37 at the break.
Camden led all scorers in the half with 16 points as Cal went 10 for 16 from
beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
Up next
North Carolina hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday.
Cal plays at Stanford next Saturday.
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