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Cal has 26-point lead erased before beating UC San Diego 71-67

AP
Dec 21, 2023

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Fardaws Aimaq had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Jalen Cone scored 15 points on five 3-pointers and Cal had a 26-point lead erased before beating UC San Diego 71-67 on Wednesday.

Cal and UC San Diego met for the third consecutive season, with the Tritons winning the past two matchups.

Aimaq threw down an alley-oop dunk, off a nice pass by Jaylon Tyson, to give Cal a 65-61 lead. Emmanuel Tshimanga made two free throws for UCSD, but Jalen Celestine answered with a 3-pointer for a five-point lead.

Tshimanga made two more free throws and Cal turned it over, leading to Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones' layup to get UCSD within 68-67 with 22 seconds left. Keonte Kennedy hit two free throws for Cal - which started the game going 6 of 14 from the stripe - for a 70-67 lead.

Tyler McGhie was short on a 3-pointer for UCSD and Celestine sealed it by making 1 of 2 free throws.

Tyson came off the bench to score 13 points for California (4-7). Celestine scored 12 and Kennedy had 10 points, five assists, three steals and two blocks.

Cal scored the opening 10 points of the game and extended its lead to 21-2. The Golden Bears also went on a 9-0 run to take its biggest lead of the game at 34-8.

UC San Diego scored 21 of the first 27 points of the second half to get within 50-48. Cal went without a point for over five minutes, missing six straight shots, during UCSD’s 14-0 run.

UCSD took its first lead of the game at 56-55 on Bryce Pope’s deep 3-pointer with 8:55 remaining, erasing Cal’s 26-point advantage.

McGhie had 20 points and five 3-pointers for UC San Diego (6-6). Pope added 14 points.

Six of UC San Diego’s seven field goals in the first half were from behind the 3-point arc. The Tritons shot just 25% from the field, while Cal went 18 of 30 (60%).

Cal, which concluded its noncoference schedule, will open Pac-12 Conference play against No. 4 Arizona on Dec. 29. The Bears were coming off an 88-78 loss to hot-shooting Ole Miss in San Antonio last Saturday.

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1st Half
UCSD
Tritons
27
CAL
Golden Bears
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		J'Raan Brooks vs. Fardaws Aimaq (Keonte Kennedy gains possession)
19:39	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk (Keonte Kennedy assists)	0-2
19:24		Fardaws Aimaq blocks Francis Nwaokorie's three point jump shot
19:22		Tritons offensive rebound
19:17		Keonte Kennedy blocks Bryce Pope's three point jump shot
19:15		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
18:56	+3	Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Fardaws Aimaq assists)	0-5
18:45		J'Raan Brooks misses three point jump shot
18:42		Grant Newell personal foul
18:41		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones turnover (bad pass) (Keonte Kennedy steals)
18:35	+3	Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Keonte Kennedy assists)	0-8
18:35		Tritons 30 second timeout
18:22		Hayden Gray turnover (bad pass) (Keonte Kennedy steals)
18:17	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point driving layup (Keonte Kennedy assists)	0-10
18:05		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
18:03		J'Raan Brooks offensive rebound
17:58	+2	J'Raan Brooks makes two point putback layup	2-10
17:42	+3	Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Fardaws Aimaq assists)	2-13
17:26		J'Raan Brooks turnover (lost ball)
17:08	+3	Keonte Kennedy makes three point jump shot (Grant Newell assists)	2-16
16:43		Tyler McGhie misses two point layup
16:41		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
16:25	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists)	2-19
16:05		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses two point layup
16:03		Tritons offensive rebound
15:54		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
15:52		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
15:37		Grant Newell misses two point layup
15:35		Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
15:24		Francis Nwaokorie misses two point layup
15:22		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
15:12		Grant Newell turnover (lost ball)
15:12		TV timeout
15:01		Tyler McGhie misses three point jump shot
14:59		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
14:54	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point driving layup (Jalen Cone assists)	2-21
14:54		Emmanuel Tshimanga shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
14:54		Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:54		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
14:29	+3	Hayden Gray makes three point jump shot (Tyler McGhie assists)	5-21
14:02		Keonte Kennedy misses two point jump shot
14:00		Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
13:38		Bryce Pope turnover (bad pass) (Fardaws Aimaq steals)
13:31		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
13:29		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
13:04		Gus Larson shooting foul (Francis Nwaokorie draws the foul)
13:04		Francis Nwaokorie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:04	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-21
12:51		Keonte Kennedy misses two point layup
12:49		Gus Larson offensive rebound
12:33	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup	6-23
12:16		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones turnover (bad pass) (Keonte Kennedy steals)
12:11	+2	Keonte Kennedy makes two point driving layup	6-25
12:00		Gus Larson shooting foul (Hayden Gray draws the foul)
12:00		TV timeout
12:00	+1	Hayden Gray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-25
12:00	+1	Hayden Gray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-25
11:45	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Devin Curtis assists)	8-28
11:15		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones turnover (lost ball) (Devin Askew steals)
11:08		Camden McCormick shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
11:08		Keonte Kennedy misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:08		Keonte Kennedy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:08		Bryce Pope defensive rebound
10:51		J'Raan Brooks misses three point jump shot
10:49		Devin Askew defensive rebound
10:40		Keonte Kennedy misses two point jump shot
10:38		Francis Nwaokorie defensive rebound
10:28		Camden McCormick turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals)
10:04		Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot
10:02		Tritons defensive rebound
9:38		Camden McCormick misses two point layup
9:36		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
9:13	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point driving layup (Jaylon Tyson assists)	8-30
9:00		Camden McCormick misses two point layup
8:58		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
8:42	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point cutting dunk (Fardaws Aimaq assists)	8-32
8:40		Tritons 30 second timeout
8:30		J'Raan Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Jaylon Tyson steals)
8:25	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point driving layup	8-34
8:06	+3	Hayden Gray makes three point jump shot (Francis Nwaokorie assists)	11-34
7:47		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
7:45		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
7:41	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point putback layup	11-36
7:29		Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Bryce Pope draws the foul)
7:29		TV timeout
7:28	+3	Tyler McGhie makes three point jump shot (Hayden Gray assists)	14-36
6:58		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
6:56		Hayden Gray defensive rebound
6:49	+3	Tyler McGhie makes three point jump shot (Hayden Gray assists)	17-36
6:31		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
6:29		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
6:27		Justin DeGraaf shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
6:27		Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:27		Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:27		Bryce Pope defensive rebound
6:13		Hayden Gray misses three point jump shot
6:11		Golden Bears defensive rebound
5:50		Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup
5:48		Hayden Gray defensive rebound
5:43		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
5:41		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
5:34	+3	Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists)	17-39
5:10		Grant Newell shooting foul (Emmanuel Tshimanga draws the foul)
5:10	+1	Emmanuel Tshimanga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-39
5:10	+1	Emmanuel Tshimanga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-39
4:46		Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup
4:44		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
4:20		Tyler McGhie misses two point jump shot
4:18		Tritons offensive rebound
4:16		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
4:14		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
3:55	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Askew assists)	19-41
3:32		Justin DeGraaf misses three point jump shot
3:30		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
3:13		Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot
3:11		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
3:01		Justin DeGraaf misses three point jump shot
2:59		Tritons offensive rebound
2:57		TV timeout
2:36		Tyler McGhie misses two point jump shot
2:34		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
2:30		Tyler McGhie shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
2:30	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-42
2:30		Keonte Kennedy misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:30		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones defensive rebound
2:13	+3	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes three point jump shot (Hayden Gray assists)	22-42
1:52	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Jalen Cone assists)	22-44
1:40		Jalen Cone personal foul
1:22		Fardaws Aimaq blocks Francis Nwaokorie's three point jump shot
1:20		Francis Nwaokorie offensive rebound
1:18		Jalen Cone shooting foul (Francis Nwaokorie draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-44
1:18		Francis Nwaokorie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:18		Hayden Gray offensive rebound
1:08	+3	Bryce Pope makes three point jump shot (J'Raan Brooks assists)	26-44
0:38		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (traveling)
0:38		Fardaws Aimaq technical foul
0:38	+1	Bryce Pope makes technical free throw 1 of 2	27-44
0:38		Bryce Pope misses technical free throw 2 of 2
0:12		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound
0:06		Hayden Gray personal foul
0:06		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
0:01		Devin Askew turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Gray steals)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCSD
Tritons
40
CAL
Golden Bears
27

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Francis Nwaokorie makes two point alley-oop dunk (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones assists)	29-44
19:25		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball)
19:18		Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones draws the foul)
19:18	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-44
19:18	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-44
19:07		Keonte Kennedy misses two point layup
19:05		J'Raan Brooks defensive rebound
18:58		J'Raan Brooks turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Cone steals)
18:58		J'Raan Brooks shooting foul (Fardaws Aimaq draws the foul)
18:58	+1	Fardaws Aimaq makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-45
18:58		Fardaws Aimaq misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:58		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones defensive rebound
18:36		Fardaws Aimaq blocks Hayden Gray's two point layup
18:34		Francis Nwaokorie offensive rebound
18:28		Francis Nwaokorie misses two point layup
18:26		J'Raan Brooks offensive rebound
18:22		J'Raan Brooks offensive foul
18:22		J'Raan Brooks turnover (offensive foul)
17:55	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point layup (Keonte Kennedy assists)	31-47
17:38	+3	Bryce Pope makes three point jump shot (Hayden Gray assists)	34-47
17:11		Keonte Kennedy misses two point jump shot
17:09		J'Raan Brooks defensive rebound
16:59		Tyler McGhie misses three point jump shot
16:57		Bryce Pope offensive rebound
16:55		Bryce Pope misses two point layup
16:53		Grant Newell defensive rebound
16:52		J'Raan Brooks personal foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
16:37	+3	Jalen Cone makes three point jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists)	34-50
16:24	+2	Emmanuel Tshimanga makes two point layup (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones assists)	36-50
16:24		Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Emmanuel Tshimanga draws the foul)
16:24		Emmanuel Tshimanga misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:24		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
16:06		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
16:04		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones defensive rebound
15:44	+2	Tyler McGhie makes two point driving layup	38-50
15:21		Grant Newell misses three point jump shot
15:19		Hayden Gray defensive rebound
15:12		Tyler McGhie misses three point jump shot
15:10		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones offensive rebound
15:02	+3	Tyler McGhie makes three point jump shot (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones assists)	41-50
15:01		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
15:01		TV timeout
14:40		Jalen Cone misses two point layup
14:38		Tritons defensive rebound
14:38		TV timeout
14:17	+2	Emmanuel Tshimanga makes two point dunk (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones assists)	43-50
13:58		Fardaws Aimaq misses three point jump shot
13:56		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
13:49		Hayden Gray misses three point jump shot
13:47		Tyler McGhie offensive rebound
13:39	+2	Tyler McGhie makes two point jump shot	45-50
13:12		Devin Askew misses three point jump shot
13:10		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
12:48		Emmanuel Tshimanga misses two point layup
12:46		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
12:23		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
12:21		Tyler McGhie defensive rebound
12:07		Emmanuel Tshimanga turnover (lost ball) (Devin Askew steals)
12:07		Emmanuel Tshimanga personal foul (Devin Askew draws the foul)
11:54		Jalen Celestine offensive foul
11:54		Jalen Celestine turnover (offensive foul)
11:54		TV timeout
11:42	+3	Tyler McGhie makes three point jump shot (Hayden Gray assists)	48-50
11:13	+2	Rodney Brown Jr. makes two point driving layup	48-52
10:51		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
10:49		Devin Curtis defensive rebound
10:25	+3	Jalen Cone makes three point pullup jump shot	48-55
10:05	+2	Bryce Pope makes two point driving finger roll layup	50-55
9:52		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
9:50		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones defensive rebound
9:35	+3	Tyler McGhie makes three point jump shot (Bryce Pope assists)	53-55
9:15		Devin Curtis turnover (lost ball) (Hayden Gray steals)
9:09		Keonte Kennedy blocks Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones's two point layup
9:07		Hayden Gray offensive rebound
8:57	+3	Bryce Pope makes three point jump shot (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones assists)	56-55
8:54		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
8:39		Jaylon Tyson misses two point jump shot
8:37		Tyler McGhie defensive rebound
8:09		Hayden Gray misses three point jump shot
8:07		Golden Bears defensive rebound
7:47		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (bad pass)
7:19		Fardaws Aimaq shooting foul (Bryce Pope draws the foul)
7:19		TV timeout
7:19	+1	Bryce Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-55
7:19	+1	Bryce Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-55
6:59		Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot
6:57		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
6:55	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point putback layup	58-57
6:30		Bryce Pope turnover (lost ball)
6:24		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
6:22		Hayden Gray defensive rebound
6:12		Keonte Kennedy shooting foul (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones draws the foul)
6:12		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:12		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:12		Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound
5:59		Keonte Kennedy misses two point jump shot
5:57		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
5:40		Bryce Pope misses two point jump shot
5:38		Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound
5:30		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point layup
5:28		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
5:08		Bryce Pope misses two point jump shot
5:06		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
5:00		Bryce Pope shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-58
5:00	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-59
4:53		Tritons 30 second timeout
4:45		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
4:43		Jalen Cone defensive rebound
4:34	+2	Jaylon Tyson makes two point layup (Keonte Kennedy assists)	58-61
4:34		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
4:34	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-62
4:24		Jalen Cone personal foul
4:12		Francis Nwaokorie offensive foul (Jack McCloskey draws the foul)
4:12		Francis Nwaokorie turnover (offensive foul)
3:49		Francis Nwaokorie shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul)
3:49		TV timeout
3:49	+1	Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-63
3:49		Jaylon Tyson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:49		Bryce Pope defensive rebound
3:22		Bryce Pope misses three point jump shot
3:20		Golden Bears defensive rebound
3:06		Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) (Tyler McGhie steals)
2:37		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses two point jump shot
2:35		Tyler McGhie offensive rebound
2:33		Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Tyler McGhie draws the foul)
2:33		Tyler McGhie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:33	+1	Tyler McGhie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-63
2:24		Jalen Cone misses two point jump shot
2:22		Fardaws Aimaq offensive rebound
2:22		Fardaws Aimaq misses two point dunk
2:20		Emmanuel Tshimanga defensive rebound
2:11		Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Francis Nwaokorie draws the foul)
2:11	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
2:11	+1	Francis Nwaokorie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-63
1:49	+2	Fardaws Aimaq makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jaylon Tyson assists)	61-65
1:42		Tritons 60 second timeout
1:31		Keonte Kennedy shooting foul (Emmanuel Tshimanga draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Emmanuel Tshimanga makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
1:31	+1	Emmanuel Tshimanga makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-65
1:06	+3	Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Jalen Cone assists)	63-68
0:43		Jaylon Tyson shooting foul (Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones draws the foul)
0:43	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-68
0:43	+1	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-68
0:37		Fardaws Aimaq turnover (lost ball) (Emmanuel Tshimanga steals)
0:23	+2	Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones makes two point driving layup	67-68
0:22		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
0:20		Hayden Gray personal foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-69
0:20	+1	Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-70
0:12		Tyler McGhie misses three point jump shot
0:10		Jalen Celestine defensive rebound
0:09		Francis Nwaokorie personal foul (Jalen Celestine draws the foul)
0:09		Jalen Celestine misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09	+1	Jalen Celestine makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-71
0:01		Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones misses two point jump shot