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02/21 19:32 CST Bell scores 20 and Cal bests Stanford 72-66 for regular-season
sweep
Bell scores 20 and Cal bests Stanford 72-66 for regular-season sweep
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) --- Chris Bell poured in 20 points to lead Cal past
Stanford 72-66 on Saturday.
Bell was 5-of-11 shooting and 7 of 7 at the free-throw line to go with seven
rebounds and two steals for the Golden Bears (19-8, 7-7 Atlantic Coast
Conference). John Camden notched 18 points and eight rebounds, while Dai Dai
Ames had 17 points and seven rebounds.
The win makes it a regular-season sweep for the first time since 2009-10 for
the Golden Bears, who are coached by Stanford alum Mark Madsen. Before this
season, the Golden Bears had lost five in a row to Stanford.
Ebuka Okorie continued a stellar freshman season for the Cardinal (16-11, 5-9),
scoring 17 points and tallying 13 rebounds for the first double-double, and
double-digit rebounding performance of his career. He'd never secured more than
seven rebounds in a game prior to Saturday. Okorie entered the game averaging
22.5 points per game, the sixth-best average in the country.
Stanford's Aidan Cammann scored 19 points, along with six rebounds and two
blocks, but was 11 of 19 at the free-throw line. Benny Gealer scored 15 points,
and AJ Rohosy had 10 to go with six rebounds, three steals and two blocks.
The Cardinal mounted a 7-0 run inside the final 1:14, using a turnover from
Justin Pippen and a foul from Ames to set up three free throws for Gealer. A
turnover from Ames set up a layup for Cammann to make it 71-66 with 29 seconds
to go.
A free throw from Camden with 24 seconds and missed 3-pointers from Gealer and
Okorie sealed the result.
Cal built a 39-25 halftime lead after a 12-1 run with five points from Bell.
Up next
Stanford will host Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
Cal will host SMU on Wednesday.
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