Cal throttles Idaho St. 72-46 with big second half
BEREKLEY, Calif. -- — Andre Kelly scored 12 points and Lars Thiemann added 12 off the bench and California opened it up in the second half on the way to a 72-46 win over Idaho State on Wednesday night.
Jordan Shepherd scored 11 points and Grant Anticevich scored 10 with 10 rebounds.
Daxton Carr's 3-pointer a minute into the second half brought Idaho State within 31-28, but Cal (5-5) took control with a 17-2 run in five minutes and led 48-30 with 13:06 left. The Bengals went scoreless from the 15:55 mark to 10:50 missing seven shot attempts.
Robert Ford III scored 11 points for Idaho State.
Cal has won five straight at home while Idaho State (1-8) has lost seven straight and hasn't had a victory in almost a month (Nov. 12).
It was the first meeting between the two teams since the 1983-84 season. The Bears are 5-1 all-time against Idaho State.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Anthony Jordan
- Kevin Brill
- Gregory Nixon
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|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Northern Colorado | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| Portland State | 0-0 | - | 7-5 |
| Montana | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Weber State | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Idaho State | 0-0 | - | 5-6 |
| Idaho | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Montana State | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| Eastern Washington | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Sacramento State | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
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| Pittsburgh | 1-0 | 0.5 | 10-2 |
| Stanford | 1-0 | 0.5 | 9-3 |
| NC State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 8-4 |
| North Carolina | 1-0 | 0.5 | 7-5 |
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