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Ames scores 25 and Pippen adds 23 as Cal holds off Utah, 79-72

AP
Dec 03, 2025

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Dai Dai Ames scored 25 points and Justin Pippen added 23 points to power Cal past Utah Utes, 79-72 on Tuesday night.

Ames (9-for-14) and Pippen (8-for-15) each had efficient shooting nights for the Golden Bears as they moved to 7-1 for the first time since the 2016-17 season.

Cal shot 45% from the field and 39% from deep, and held Utah to 42% and 29% marks, respectively. The Golden Bears also shot 92% from the charity stripe (22 of 24).

John Camden scored 13 points (4-of-7 shooting), and Lee Dort grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Utah took the lead early in the first half, but Cal battled back to claim the lead for good with 1:04 remaining in the frame. They did not trail for the entirety of the second, though the Utes got to within two points with 3:21 left in regulation.

Terrence Brown led with 15 points, and Keanu Dawes and Seydou Traore each added 14 points for the Utes (6-3). Dawes added nine rebounds and dished five assists to pace his team in both categories.

Utah hosts California Golden Bears Baptist and Cal hosts Pacific on Saturday.

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1st Half
UTAH
Utes
34
CAL
Golden Bears
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Josh Hayes vs. Lee Dort (Runnin' Utes gains possession)
19:42	+3	Terrence Brown makes three point jump shot (Keanu Dawes assists)	3-0
19:26	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	3-2
19:26		Don McHenry shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
19:26	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-3
18:58		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
18:56		Golden Bears defensive rebound
18:42		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
18:40		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
18:21		Keanu Dawes offensive foul
18:21		Keanu Dawes turnover (offensive foul)
18:12		Justin Pippen misses two point layup
18:10		Don McHenry defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup (Don McHenry assists)	5-3
17:45	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	5-5
17:26		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
17:24		Lee Dort defensive rebound
17:15	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Justin Pippen assists)	5-8
17:02		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
17:00		Chris Bell defensive rebound
16:56		John Camden turnover (bad pass) (Seydou Traore steals)
16:49	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup (Keanu Dawes assists)	7-8
16:34	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	7-10
16:10		Don McHenry misses two point layup
16:08		Josh Hayes offensive rebound
16:07		Lee Dort shooting foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
16:07	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-10
16:07	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-10
15:52		Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass)
15:52		TV timeout
15:51		Justin Pippen personal foul
15:41		DeJuan Campbell personal foul
15:31	+3	Jacob Patrick makes three point jump shot (Keanu Dawes assists)	12-10
15:13		Chris Bell misses three point jump shot
15:11		Obomate Abbey defensive rebound
14:58		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
14:56		DeJuan Campbell defensive rebound
14:35		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
14:33		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
14:20		Seydou Traore misses two point layup
14:18		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
14:13	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup	14-10
14:02		Justin Pippen turnover (lost ball) (Terrence Brown steals)
13:59	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup (Terrence Brown assists)	16-10
13:59		Milos Ilic shooting foul (Seydou Traore draws the foul)
13:59	+1	Seydou Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 1	17-10
13:44	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	17-12
13:23		Terrence Brown offensive foul
13:23		Terrence Brown turnover (offensive foul)
13:11		Jacob Patrick personal foul
13:02		Dai Dai Ames turnover (out of bounds)
12:36		Obomate Abbey misses two point jump shot
12:34		DeJuan Campbell defensive rebound
12:24		DeJuan Campbell misses two point jump shot
12:22		Semetri Carr offensive rebound
12:16		DeJuan Campbell misses two point layup
12:14		Semetri Carr offensive rebound
12:09		Semetri Carr misses two point layup
12:07		Jacob Patrick defensive rebound
11:53	+2	James Okonkwo makes two point layup (Jacob Patrick assists)	19-12
11:30		Milos Ilic misses two point layup
11:28		Milos Ilic offensive rebound
11:16		Milos Ilic misses two point layup
11:16		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
11:16		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
11:16		Golden Bears defensive rebound
11:16		TV timeout
10:48		DeJuan Campbell misses two point jump shot
10:46		Lee Dort offensive rebound
10:44		James Okonkwo shooting foul (Lee Dort draws the foul)
10:44	+1	Lee Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-13
10:44	+1	Lee Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-14
10:29		Kendyl Sanders misses three point jump shot
10:27		Golden Bears defensive rebound
10:25		James Okonkwo personal foul
10:16	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (DeJuan Campbell assists)	19-17
9:49		Nolan Dorsey shooting foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul)
9:49	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-17
9:49	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-17
9:40		Semetri Carr misses three point jump shot
9:38		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
9:12	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	23-17
8:54		DeJuan Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Terrence Brown steals)
8:48	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point dunk	25-17
8:31		Nolan Dorsey misses three point jump shot
8:29		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
8:20		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
8:18		Semetri Carr defensive rebound
8:13		Nolan Dorsey misses two point layup
8:11		Josh Hayes defensive rebound
7:56		Keanu Dawes turnover (lost ball)
7:47	+3	DeJuan Campbell makes three point jump shot (Nolan Dorsey assists)	25-20
7:20	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot	28-20
6:55	+2	Lee Dort makes two point hook shot (DeJuan Campbell assists)	28-22
6:41		Lee Dort blocks Terrence Brown's two point layup
6:39		Nolan Dorsey defensive rebound
6:27		DeJuan Campbell misses three point jump shot
6:25		Lee Dort offensive rebound
6:22	+3	John Camden makes three point jump shot (Lee Dort assists)	28-25
6:12		Nolan Dorsey personal foul
6:12		TV timeout
5:53		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
5:51		Lee Dort defensive rebound
5:38		Josh Hayes blocks Dai Dai Ames's two point layup
5:36		Golden Bears offensive rebound
5:34		Josh Hayes shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
5:34	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 3	28-26
5:34	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 3	28-27
5:34	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 3 of 3	28-28
5:11		Chris Bell shooting foul (Seydou Traore draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Seydou Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-28
5:11	+1	Seydou Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-28
4:52		Dai Dai Ames misses two point layup
4:50		Obomate Abbey defensive rebound
4:36		Seydou Traore turnover (lost ball) (Dai Dai Ames steals)
4:30	+2	Justin Pippen makes two point dunk (Dai Dai Ames assists)	30-30
4:06		Kendyl Sanders misses two point layup
4:04		Lee Dort defensive rebound
3:52	+3	Justin Pippen makes three point jump shot (Chris Bell assists)	30-33
3:35		Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Obomate Abbey draws the foul)
3:35		TV timeout
3:35	+1	Obomate Abbey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-33
3:35		Obomate Abbey misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:35		Lee Dort defensive rebound
3:12		Chris Bell misses two point jump shot
3:10		Obomate Abbey defensive rebound
2:56		Jacob Patrick misses three point jump shot
2:54		Chris Bell defensive rebound
2:40		Chris Bell misses two point layup
2:38		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
2:17		John Camden personal foul (Jacob Patrick draws the foul)
2:17		Jacob Patrick misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:17		Chris Bell defensive rebound
2:05		Jacob Patrick personal foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
2:01	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-34
2:01	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-35
1:48	+3	Jacob Patrick makes three point jump shot (Obomate Abbey assists)	34-35
1:32		Chris Bell turnover (lost ball)
1:20		Keanu Dawes misses three point jump shot
1:18		Lee Dort defensive rebound
1:05	+3	Justin Pippen makes three point jump shot (Lee Dort assists)	34-38
0:46		Keanu Dawes misses two point layup
0:44		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
0:44		Keanu Dawes misses two point layup
0:44		Keanu Dawes offensive rebound
0:44		Jump ball. Keanu Dawes vs. John Camden (John Camden gains possession)
0:44		Keanu Dawes turnover (lost ball) (John Camden steals)
0:44		Runnin' Utes 30 second timeout
0:36	+2	Lee Dort makes two point dunk (John Camden assists)	34-40
0:19		Obomate Abbey turnover (bad pass) (Chris Bell steals)
0:09		Chris Bell turnover (lost ball) (Obomate Abbey steals)
0:09		Keanu Dawes offensive foul
0:09		Keanu Dawes turnover (offensive foul)
0:06	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	34-42
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UTAH
Utes
38
CAL
Golden Bears
37

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Lee Dort personal foul (Josh Hayes draws the foul)
19:34	+2	Don McHenry makes two point jump shot	36-42
19:18		John Camden misses three point jump shot
19:16		Terrence Brown defensive rebound
18:53		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
18:51		Lee Dort defensive rebound
18:25		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
18:23		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point layup	38-42
17:54	+3	Justin Pippen makes three point jump shot (Lee Dort assists)	38-45
17:43	+3	Seydou Traore makes three point jump shot (Keanu Dawes assists)	41-45
17:26	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	41-47
17:07		Terrence Brown turnover (bad pass)
16:57	+2	John Camden makes two point dunk (Milos Ilic assists)	41-49
16:42	+3	Don McHenry makes three point jump shot (Keanu Dawes assists)	44-49
16:21		Jacob Patrick shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
16:21		Chris Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:21	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-50
16:12		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
16:10		Runnin' Utes offensive rebound
16:10		Dai Dai Ames personal foul
15:54	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point dunk (Seydou Traore assists)	46-50
15:37		John Camden misses three point jump shot
15:35		Keanu Dawes defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup (Obomate Abbey assists)	48-50
15:04		Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
15:02		John Camden offensive rebound
14:50		Milos Ilic misses two point hook shot
14:48		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
14:32		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
14:30		John Camden defensive rebound
14:13	+2	Justin Pippen makes two point layup	48-52
13:52		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
13:50		Justin Pippen defensive rebound
13:45	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup (Justin Pippen assists)	48-54
13:45		Runnin' Utes 30 second timeout
13:45		TV timeout
13:31		Kendyl Sanders misses two point layup
13:29		Lee Dort defensive rebound
13:15		Semetri Carr turnover (bad pass) (Jacob Patrick steals)
13:08	+2	Jacob Patrick makes two point layup	50-54
12:51		Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
12:49		James Okonkwo defensive rebound
12:37		Obomate Abbey misses three point jump shot
12:35		James Okonkwo offensive rebound
12:30		Jacob Patrick misses three point jump shot
12:28		Semetri Carr defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot	50-56
12:06	+3	Jacob Patrick makes three point jump shot (Obomate Abbey assists)	53-56
11:41		Semetri Carr turnover (bad pass) (Obomate Abbey steals)
11:35		Dai Dai Ames shooting foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul)
11:35		TV timeout
11:35		Terrence Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:35		Terrence Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:35		John Camden defensive rebound
11:21		Kendyl Sanders shooting foul (John Camden draws the foul)
11:21		TV timeout
11:21	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-57
11:21	+1	John Camden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-58
10:50		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
10:48		Golden Bears defensive rebound
10:48		Official timeout
10:35		Justin Pippen misses two point jump shot
10:33		Justin Pippen offensive rebound
10:29		Josh Hayes shooting foul (Justin Pippen draws the foul)
10:29	+1	Justin Pippen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
10:29	+1	Justin Pippen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-60
10:24		Chris Bell shooting foul (Seydou Traore draws the foul)
10:24	+1	Seydou Traore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-60
10:24	+1	Seydou Traore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-60
10:07		Seydou Traore shooting foul (Justin Pippen draws the foul)
10:07	+1	Justin Pippen makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-61
10:07	+1	Justin Pippen makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-62
9:41	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point dunk (Seydou Traore assists)	57-62
9:19	+2	Lee Dort makes two point hook shot	57-64
8:55		Terrence Brown misses two point jump shot
8:53		Lee Dort defensive rebound
8:33	+2	Justin Pippen makes two point layup	57-66
8:16		Justin Pippen personal foul
8:02	+3	Kendyl Sanders makes three point jump shot (Jacob Patrick assists)	60-66
7:34	+2	Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup	60-68
7:17	+2	Keanu Dawes makes two point layup (Terrence Brown assists)	62-68
7:03		Terrence Brown personal foul
7:03		TV timeout
6:47		John Camden misses two point jump shot
6:45		Kendyl Sanders defensive rebound
6:33		Jacob Patrick misses three point jump shot
6:31		Runnin' Utes offensive rebound
6:30		Milos Ilic personal foul
6:29		Dai Dai Ames personal foul (Terrence Brown draws the foul)
6:29	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-68
6:29	+1	Terrence Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-68
6:13		James Okonkwo personal foul
5:56		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
5:54		Kendyl Sanders defensive rebound
5:28		Terrence Brown misses three point jump shot
5:26		Golden Bears defensive rebound
5:11	+2	Justin Pippen makes two point jump shot	64-70
4:52	+2	Jacob Patrick makes two point layup	66-70
4:23		Justin Pippen misses three point jump shot
4:21		Seydou Traore defensive rebound
4:11		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
4:10		Runnin' Utes offensive rebound
4:10		John Camden personal foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-70
4:10	+1	Keanu Dawes makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-70
3:44	+2	Justin Pippen makes two point layup	68-72
3:23	+2	Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot	70-72
2:54		Jacob Patrick shooting foul (Chris Bell draws the foul)
2:54		TV timeout
2:54		Chris Bell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:54	+1	Chris Bell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-73
2:37		Jump ball. Terrence Brown vs. Justin Pippen (Justin Pippen gains possession)
2:37		Terrence Brown turnover (lost ball) (Justin Pippen steals)
2:23		Lee Dort misses two point layup
2:21		Runnin' Utes defensive rebound
2:20		Lee Dort personal foul (Keanu Dawes draws the foul)
2:20		Keanu Dawes misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:20		John Camden defensive rebound
2:05		Lee Dort turnover (bad pass) (Keanu Dawes steals)
1:58		Don McHenry misses three point jump shot
1:56		Runnin' Utes offensive rebound
1:38		Kendyl Sanders misses three point jump shot
1:36		Lee Dort defensive rebound
1:23		Justin Pippen misses two point layup
1:21		Don McHenry defensive rebound
1:14		Terrence Brown misses two point layup
1:12		Justin Pippen defensive rebound
0:50		Kendyl Sanders shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-74
0:50	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-75
0:24		Justin Pippen blocks Don McHenry's three point jump shot
0:22		Seydou Traore offensive rebound
0:19		Runnin' Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:19		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
0:14		Seydou Traore personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
0:14	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-76
0:14	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
0:09	+2	Terrence Brown makes two point layup	72-77
0:09		Runnin' Utes 60 second timeout
0:08		Terrence Brown personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
0:08	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-78
0:08	+1	Dai Dai Ames makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-79
0:05		John Camden blocks Don McHenry's three point jump shot
0:03		Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound