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Jovan Blacksher Jr. scores 14 points, Cal leads most of the way to beat N.C. State 65-62

AP
Jan 18, 2025

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 14 points to lead five in double-figure scoring, and California Golden Bears led for most of the way and beat N.C. State 65-62 on Saturday night.

Jayden Taylor converted a three-point play to give N.C. State a 62-61 advantage with 1:20 to play, its first lead since the midway point of the first half. Blacksher Jr. answered with a layup and Cal's DJ Campbell added a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left.

Breon Pass missed a 3 for N.C. State to end it.

Campbell finished with 13 points for Cal (9-9, 2-5 ACC). Jeremiah Wilkinson added 11 points, and Andrej Stojakovic and Mady Sissoko each had 10.

Taylor scored 18 points to lead N.C. State (9-9, 2-5). Marcus Hill added 13 points and Ben Middlebrooks 10.

Middlebrooks hit a 3-pointer to stretch the Wolfpack's lead to 23-20 with 7:14 to play in the first half. Cal scored the next six points and went into the break with a 31-29 advantage. Middlebrooks scored nine first-half points and Wilkinson paced the Golden Bears with eight.

Cal hosts Florida State on Wednesday.

N.C. State is at home against SMU on Saturday.

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1st Half
CAL
Golden Bears
31
NCST
Wolfpack
29

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Golden Bears gains possession)
19:48		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
19:46		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
19:26		Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
19:26		Ben Middlebrooks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:26	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-1
19:07		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:05		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
19:01	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point jump shot	2-1
18:39		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
18:37		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
18:20		Mady Sissoko misses two point jump shot
18:18		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
18:05		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point layup
18:03		Ben Middlebrooks offensive rebound
17:59	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	2-3
17:19	+2	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point jump shot	4-3
17:01		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
16:59		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
16:49		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (lost ball)
16:28	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot	4-6
16:01	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup	6-6
15:49		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Jayden Taylor's three point jump shot
15:47		Golden Bears defensive rebound
15:46		TV timeout
15:25		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
15:25		Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:25		Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:25		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
15:21		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point driving dunk
15:19		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
15:19		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
15:19	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-6
15:19	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-6
15:06	+2	Breon Pass makes two point pullup jump shot	8-8
14:48		Mady Sissoko turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield steals)
14:42		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point driving layup
14:40		Marcus Hill offensive rebound
14:40		Jovan Blacksher Jr. personal foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
14:27	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point stepback jump shot	8-10
14:00	+2	Lee Dort makes two point layup	10-10
13:46	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point pullup jump shot	10-12
13:46		Jovan Blacksher Jr. shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
13:46	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-13
13:29		Christian Tucker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
13:27		Lee Dort offensive rebound
13:23	+2	Lee Dort makes two point dunk	12-13
13:07		Breon Pass misses two point pullup jump shot
13:05		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
12:58		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Taylor steals)
12:51		Andrej Stojakovic shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
12:51	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-14
12:51	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-15
12:30	+3	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot	15-15
12:05		Lee Dort blocks Bryce Heard's two point driving layup
12:03		Christian Tucker defensive rebound
11:57	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point driving layup (Christian Tucker assists)	17-15
11:42		Breon Pass turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Stojakovic steals)
11:35		Dontrez Styles blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point layup
11:33		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
11:27		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
11:25		Golden Bears defensive rebound
11:25		TV timeout
11:01		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point layup
10:59		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
10:59		Lee Dort personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
10:44		Marcus Hill misses two point pullup jump shot
10:42		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
10:37		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass) (Michael O'Connell steals)
10:29		Dontrez Styles misses two point layup
10:27		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
10:25		Marcus Hill personal foul (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul)
10:22		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
10:20		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
10:08	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point pullup jump shot	17-17
9:44		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Christian Tucker draws the foul)
9:29		Christian Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Dontrez Styles steals)
9:23		Marcus Hill turnover (lost ball) (Rytis Petraitis steals)
9:15	+3	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Christian Tucker assists)	20-17
8:50	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point layup	20-19
8:29		Jeremiah Wilkinson turnover (bad pass)
8:09	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point reverse layup	20-21
7:32		Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
7:32		TV timeout
7:15	+2	Ben Middlebrooks makes two point jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	20-23
6:46	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point pullup jump shot	22-23
6:15		Marcus Hill misses two point pullup jump shot
6:13		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
6:01	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	25-23
5:36		Ben Middlebrooks offensive foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
5:36		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (offensive foul)
5:36		Official timeout
5:16	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point pullup jump shot	27-23
4:56		Jayden Taylor misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:54		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
4:53		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
4:49		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point jump shot
4:47		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
4:42		Dontrez Styles misses three point pullup jump shot
4:38		Golden Bears defensive rebound
4:16		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:14		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
4:05		Trey Parker misses three point pullup jump shot
4:03		Lee Dort defensive rebound
4:02		Marcus Hill personal foul (Lee Dort draws the foul)
3:42		Lee Dort misses two point turnaround hook shot
3:40		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
3:32		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
3:30		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
3:24		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point driving layup
3:23		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
3:23		Lee Dort personal foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
3:23		TV timeout
3:23		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:23		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
2:56		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:54		Trey Parker defensive rebound
2:45	+2	Trey Parker makes two point driving layup	27-25
2:35		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
2:17		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (traveling)
2:09		Dennis Parker Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:07		Jayden Taylor offensive rebound
2:01		Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
1:59		Trey Parker offensive rebound
1:56	+2	Trey Parker makes two point putback layup	27-27
1:52		Trey Parker personal foul (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul)
1:52		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:52		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
1:36		Dennis Parker Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Andrej Stojakovic steals)
1:26	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point driving layup	29-27
1:14	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)	29-29
0:51	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point turnaround bank jump shot	31-29
0:44		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive foul
0:44		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield turnover (offensive foul)
0:33		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
0:31		Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound
0:29		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point putback layup
0:27		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield defensive rebound
0:24		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:06		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
0:04		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
0:03		Dennis Parker Jr. misses two point putback layup
0:01		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAL
Golden Bears
34
NCST
Wolfpack
33

Time		Play	Score
19:44	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot (Marcus Hill assists)	31-31
19:27	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point running reverse layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	33-31
18:55		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
18:53		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
18:46		DJ Campbell misses two point driving layup
18:44		DJ Campbell offensive rebound
18:42	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point putback layup	35-31
18:17	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point fadeaway jump shot	35-33
17:49		Dontrez Styles shooting foul (DJ Campbell draws the foul)
17:49	+1	DJ Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-33
17:49	+1	DJ Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-33
17:27	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point driving reverse layup	37-35
17:02		Jovan Blacksher Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Hill steals)
16:47	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point turnaround jump shot	37-37
16:46		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
16:46		TV timeout
16:28	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point cutting layup (Jovan Blacksher Jr. assists)	39-37
16:09	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point driving layup	39-39
15:36	+3	DJ Campbell makes three point jump shot (Jovan Blacksher Jr. assists)	42-39
15:12	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point stepback jump shot	42-41
14:47	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	45-41
14:13	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point pullup jump shot	45-43
14:12		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
14:12		TV timeout
14:01		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot
13:59		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
13:50		Jayden Taylor misses two point stepback jump shot
13:48		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
13:42	+3	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Andrej Stojakovic assists)	48-43
13:16		Lee Dort shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
13:16	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-44
13:16	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-45
13:02	+2	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot	50-45
12:34		Ben Middlebrooks misses two point hook shot
12:32		Lee Dort defensive rebound
12:13		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
12:11		Lee Dort offensive rebound
12:03		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot
12:01		Lee Dort offensive rebound
11:43		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:41		Ben Middlebrooks defensive rebound
11:31		Ben Middlebrooks misses three point jump shot
11:29		Jovan Blacksher Jr. defensive rebound
11:15		Ben Middlebrooks blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point layup
11:13		Golden Bears offensive rebound
11:13		TV timeout
11:02		Marcus Hill personal foul
10:53		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point driving layup
10:51		Lee Dort offensive rebound
10:49		Dennis Parker Jr. blocks Lee Dort's two point putback layup
10:47		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
10:23		Marcus Hill misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:21		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
9:55		Marcus Hill shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
9:55		Joshua Ola-Joseph misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:55	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-45
9:41	+2	Breon Pass makes two point layup	51-47
9:41		Lee Dort shooting foul (Breon Pass draws the foul)
9:41	+1	Breon Pass makes regular free throw 1 of 1	51-48
9:41		Golden Bears turnover (5-second violation)
9:33		Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield draws the foul)
9:33	+1	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-49
9:33		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:33		Dennis Parker Jr. offensive rebound
9:29	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot (Dennis Parker Jr. assists)	51-51
9:16		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
8:52	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point driving layup	53-51
8:33	+2	Dennis Parker Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Brandon Huntley-Hatfield assists)	53-53
8:19		Trey Parker blocks Jovan Blacksher Jr.'s three point jump shot
8:17		Golden Bears offensive rebound
8:03		Breon Pass shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
8:03		TV timeout
8:03		Andrej Stojakovic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:03		Andrej Stojakovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:03		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
7:37		Breon Pass turnover (bad pass) (Mady Sissoko steals)
7:20		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point pullup jump shot
7:18		Jovan Blacksher Jr. offensive rebound
7:08		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
7:06		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
6:46		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Dennis Parker Jr.'s two point turnaround hook shot
6:44		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
6:38		Jayden Taylor personal foul (DJ Campbell draws the foul)
6:28		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
6:28	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-53
6:28	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-53
6:05		Mady Sissoko blocks Jayden Taylor's two point driving floating jump shot
6:03		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
5:58	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point driving layup	57-53
5:36	+2	Breon Pass makes two point layup	57-55
5:05	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point driving layup	59-55
4:43		Mady Sissoko personal foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
4:42		Ben Middlebrooks turnover (lost ball) (Jovan Blacksher Jr. steals)
4:40		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Jovan Blacksher Jr. draws the foul)
4:40	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-55
4:40	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-55
4:32		Mady Sissoko blocks Marcus Hill's two point driving layup
4:30		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
4:22		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:20		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
4:13		Rytis Petraitis shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
4:13		Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:13		Marcus Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:13		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
3:59		Mady Sissoko blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup
3:57		Wolfpack offensive rebound
3:57		TV timeout
3:53		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
3:51		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield offensive rebound
3:47	+2	Brandon Huntley-Hatfield makes two point putback layup	61-57
3:37		Jump ball. DJ Campbell vs. Michael O'Connell (Golden Bears gains possession)
3:17		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield blocks Jovan Blacksher Jr.'s two point driving layup
3:15		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
3:03	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	61-59
2:40		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
2:37		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
2:35		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
2:21		Michael O'Connell misses two point pullup jump shot
2:19		Jovan Blacksher Jr. defensive rebound
2:02		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:00		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
1:39		Marcus Hill misses two point pullup jump shot
1:37		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
1:25		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
1:20	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point driving layup	61-61
1:20		Andrej Stojakovic shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
1:20	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-62
1:03	+2	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point driving layup	63-62
0:47		Wolfpack 60 second timeout
0:36		Brandon Huntley-Hatfield misses two point turnaround hook shot
0:34		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
0:12		Michael O'Connell personal foul (DJ Campbell draws the foul)
0:12	+1	DJ Campbell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-62
0:12	+1	DJ Campbell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-62
0:09		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:03		Breon Pass misses three point pullup jump shot
0:01		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound