CAL

ARIZ

Akinjo leads Arizona over Cal 71-50

AP
Jan 30, 2021

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) James Akinjo had 13 of his 20 points in the second half on Saturday, and Arizona Wildcats cruised a 71-50 win over California Golden Bears.

The Wildcats (13-4, 7-4 Pac-12) won their fourth of the last five games and their ninth straight over the Golden Bears (7-12, 2-10).

Jordan Brown and Azuolas Tubelis added 12 points each, and Bennedict Mathurin scored 10. Akinjo had a pair of 3-pointers and eight assists. Arizona was 6 of 13 from the arc and 27 of 52 from the field.

The Wildcats led by 17 in the first half, had a 37-22 lead at the break and built their largest lead at 65-36.

Cal, which lost its fourth in a row, made just two of its first 12 shots and missed nine straight shots during the second half.

Matt Bradley had 21 points, making 7 of 10 from the field and 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Aside from Bradley, the Golden Bears made 11 of 37 from the field (30%) and 2 of 16 from 3-point range (13%). Joel Brown added 10 points.

Arizona travels to Utah and Cal hosts Stanford on Thursday.

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1st Half
CAL
Golden Bears
22
ARIZ
Wildcats
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Grant Anticevich vs. Azuolas Tubelis (Joel Brown gains possession)
19:40		Grant Anticevich turnover (traveling)
19:26		Azuolas Tubelis misses two point jump shot
19:24		Andre Kelly defensive rebound
19:05		Matt Bradley misses two point layup
19:03		Terrell Brown Jr. defensive rebound
18:53		Azuolas Tubelis misses two point jump shot
18:51		Ryan Betley defensive rebound
18:32		Terrell Brown Jr. shooting foul (Andre Kelly draws the foul)
18:32		Andre Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:32		Andre Kelly misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:32		Christian Koloko defensive rebound
18:20	+3	James Akinjo makes three point pullup jump shot	0-3
17:52		Azuolas Tubelis blocks Grant Anticevich's two point layup
17:51		Golden Bears offensive rebound
17:51		Joel Brown turnover (bad pass)
17:35		Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot
17:33		Joel Brown defensive rebound
17:24		Grant Anticevich turnover (double dribble)
16:57		Kuany Kuany shooting foul (Terrell Brown Jr. draws the foul)
16:57		Terrell Brown Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:57	+1	Terrell Brown Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-4
16:33		Ryan Betley turnover (bad pass) (Terrell Brown Jr. steals)
16:22		Andre Kelly personal foul (Azuolas Tubelis draws the foul)
16:05		James Akinjo misses three point jump shot
16:03		Ryan Betley defensive rebound
15:54		TV timeout
15:43		Makale Foreman misses three point jump shot
15:41		Terrell Brown Jr. defensive rebound
15:29		Dalen Terry turnover (traveling)
15:16		Matt Bradley turnover (bad pass)
15:00	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point hook shot	0-6
14:34	+2	Matt Bradley makes two point fadeaway jump shot	2-6
14:07		Jordan Brown misses two point hook shot
14:04		Azuolas Tubelis personal foul
13:38		James Akinjo misses two point layup
13:36		Jordan Brown offensive rebound
13:36	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point tip shot	2-8
13:09		Makale Foreman misses three point jump shot
13:07		Dalen Terry defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Dalen Terry makes two point pullup jump shot	2-10
12:40		Jordan Brown blocks Grant Anticevich's two point layup
12:38		Grant Anticevich offensive rebound
12:37		Ira Lee shooting foul (Grant Anticevich draws the foul)
12:37	+1	Grant Anticevich makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-10
12:37	+1	Grant Anticevich makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-10
12:23	+3	Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (Terrell Brown Jr. assists)	4-13
12:05		Ryan Betley misses three point jump shot
12:03		Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
11:53		Ira Lee turnover (traveling)
11:23	+3	Matt Bradley makes three point jump shot (Jarred Hyder assists)	7-13
11:23	+3	Matt Bradley makes three point jump shot (Jarred Hyder assists)	7-13
11:05	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point layup (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	7-15
11:05		Andre Kelly shooting foul (Jordan Brown draws the foul)
11:05		Jordan Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1
11:05		Ryan Betley defensive rebound
10:55		Matt Bradley misses three point jump shot
10:53		Azuolas Tubelis defensive rebound
10:43		James Akinjo misses two point layup
10:41		James Akinjo offensive rebound
10:33		Jordan Brown misses two point hook shot
10:31		Azuolas Tubelis offensive rebound
10:22	+2	Azuolas Tubelis makes two point jump shot (Terrell Brown Jr. assists)	7-17
10:02		Jordan Brown blocks Joel Brown's two point layup
10:01		Golden Bears offensive rebound
9:50		Matt Bradley turnover (lost ball) (James Akinjo steals)
9:42	+2	James Akinjo makes two point pullup jump shot	7-19
9:20		Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
9:22		Ryan Betley misses three point jump shot
9:20		Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
9:05		Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul (Matt Bradley draws the foul)
9:05		Bennedict Mathurin turnover
8:43		Joel Brown misses three point jump shot
8:41		Christian Koloko defensive rebound
8:30	+2	Christian Koloko makes two point driving dunk (James Akinjo assists)	7-21
8:06	+2	Ryan Betley makes two point reverse layup	9-21
7:46		Ryan Betley shooting foul (Christian Koloko draws the foul)
7:46		TV timeout
7:46		Christian Koloko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:16		Christian Koloko defensive rebound
7:46	+1	Christian Koloko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-22
7:18		Makale Foreman misses three point jump shot
7:16		Christian Koloko defensive rebound
7:00		Christian Koloko misses two point jump shot
6:58		Dalen Terry offensive rebound
6:39	+3	Azuolas Tubelis makes three point jump shot (Dalen Terry assists)	9-25
6:16	+3	Ryan Betley makes three point jump shot (Grant Anticevich assists)	12-25
5:53		James Akinjo misses three point jump shot
5:51		Ryan Betley defensive rebound
5:33		Grant Anticevich misses two point jump shot
5:31		Christian Koloko defensive rebound
5:12		Christian Koloko misses two point hook shot
5:10		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
4:47		Ryan Betley turnover (lost ball) (Christian Koloko steals)
4:36		Joel Brown personal foul (Dalen Terry draws the foul)
4:28	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point alley-oop layup (James Akinjo assists)	12-27
4:15	+3	Matt Bradley makes three point jump shot (D.J. Thorpe assists)	15-27
3:53		Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot
3:51		D.J. Thorpe defensive rebound
3:39		Kuany Kuany misses three point jump shot
3:37		Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound
3:37		D.J. Thorpe personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul)
3:37		TV timeout
3:25	+2	Bennedict Mathurin makes two point alley-oop layup (James Akinjo assists)	15-29
3:04		Matt Bradley turnover (lost ball) (Terrell Brown Jr. steals)
3:03		Matt Bradley personal foul (Terrell Brown Jr. draws the foul)
3:03		Terrell Brown Jr. personal foul (Matt Bradley draws the foul)
2:49		James Akinjo misses two point jump shot
2:47		Makale Foreman defensive rebound
2:28		Andre Kelly misses two point hook shot
2:26		Ira Lee defensive rebound
2:01	+3	Bennedict Mathurin makes three point jump shot (Ira Lee assists)	15-32
1:34	+3	Matt Bradley makes three point jump shot	18-32
0:36	+1	Matt Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-35
1:04	+2	Jordan Brown makes two point turnaround hook shot (James Akinjo assists)	18-34
1:04		Andre Kelly shooting foul (Jordan Brown draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Jordan Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-35
0:36		Dalen Terry shooting foul (Matt Bradley draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Matt Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-35
0:36	+1	Matt Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-35
0:23	+2	James Akinjo makes two point floating jump shot	20-37
0:01	+2	Joel Brown makes two point driving layup	22-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CAL
Golden Bears
28
ARIZ
Wildcats
34

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Christian Koloko makes two point alley-oop layup (James Akinjo assists)	22-39
19:30		Official timeout
19:22	+3	Joel Brown makes three point jump shot (Matt Bradley assists)	25-39
19:01	+2	Azuolas Tubelis makes two point jump shot (James Akinjo assists)	25-41
18:42		Andre Kelly turnover (double dribble)
18:23		Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot
18:21		Azuolas Tubelis offensive rebound
18:05		Christian Koloko misses two point jump shot
18:03		Ryan Betley defensive rebound
17:45	+3	Matt Bradley makes three point pullup jump shot	28-41
17:32	+2	James Akinjo makes two point pullup jump shot	28-43
17:15		Matt Bradley turnover (bad pass) (Christian Koloko steals)
17:09	+2	Azuolas Tubelis makes two point dunk (James Akinjo assists)	28-45
16:48		Joel Brown turnover (traveling)
16:31	+2	Bennedict Mathurin makes two point dunk (Azuolas Tubelis assists)	28-47
16:18		Ryan Betley misses three point jump shot
16:16		Terrell Brown Jr. defensive rebound
16:00		Azuolas Tubelis misses two point jump shot
15:58		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
15:42	+2	Makale Foreman makes two point fadeaway jump shot	30-47
15:30		Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass)
15:30		TV timeout
15:10		Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot
15:08		Andre Kelly offensive rebound
15:04		Andre Kelly misses two point layup
15:02		D.J. Thorpe offensive rebound
14:52		D.J. Thorpe misses two point layup
14:50		Terrell Brown Jr. defensive rebound
14:48		Terrell Brown Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Celestine steals)
14:48		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
14:46		Andre Kelly offensive rebound
14:48		Dalen Terry personal foul (Andre Kelly draws the foul)
14:26		Makale Foreman misses two point jump shot
14:24		Azuolas Tubelis defensive rebound
14:20	+2	James Akinjo makes two point driving layup	30-49
14:20		Makale Foreman shooting foul (James Akinjo draws the foul)
14:20	+1	James Akinjo makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-50
14:11		D.J. Thorpe offensive foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul)
14:11		D.J. Thorpe turnover
13:58		Jordan Brown turnover (lost ball) (Matt Bradley steals)
13:49		Ryan Betley misses three point jump shot
13:47		Ira Lee defensive rebound
13:37	+2	James Akinjo makes two point finger roll layup	30-52
13:10		Jordan Brown blocks Matt Bradley's two point jump shot
13:08		Dalen Terry defensive rebound
13:02		Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass)
12:44		Grant Anticevich misses two point jump shot
12:42		Ira Lee defensive rebound
12:33		Matt Bradley blocks James Akinjo's two point layup
12:31		Matt Bradley defensive rebound
12:18		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
12:18		TV timeout
12:03		Jarred Hyder misses three point jump shot
12:01		Ira Lee defensive rebound
11:56		Grant Anticevich personal foul (Jordan Brown draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:51	+3	Dalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Terrell Brown Jr. assists)	30-55
11:29	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point turnaround hook shot	32-55
11:15		Ira Lee misses two point jump shot
11:13		Golden Bears defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Grant Anticevich makes two point pullup jump shot	34-55
10:35	+2	Dalen Terry makes two point floating jump shot (Terrell Brown Jr. assists)	34-57
10:15		Ryan Betley misses three point jump shot
10:13		Ira Lee defensive rebound
9:55		Terrell Brown Jr. misses two point layup
9:53		Jordan Brown offensive rebound
9:55		Andre Kelly shooting foul (Jordan Brown draws the foul)
9:55		Jordan Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:55	+1	Jordan Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-58
9:46		Jarred Hyder turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Brown steals)
9:46		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
9:27		Joel Brown shooting foul (Christian Koloko draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Christian Koloko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-59
9:27	+1	Christian Koloko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-60
9:16		Christian Koloko personal foul (Matt Bradley draws the foul)
9:00		Jarred Hyder misses two point jump shot
8:58		Terrell Brown Jr. defensive rebound
8:50		James Akinjo misses two point jump shot
8:48		Grant Anticevich defensive rebound
8:33		Grant Anticevich misses three point jump shot
8:31		Christian Koloko defensive rebound
8:23		Azuolas Tubelis misses two point dunk
8:21		Jarred Hyder defensive rebound
8:16	+2	Matt Bradley makes two point dunk (Jarred Hyder assists)	36-60
7:50		Azuolas Tubelis misses three point jump shot
7:48		Christian Koloko offensive rebound
7:47	+2	Christian Koloko makes two point putback layup	36-62
7:47		Grant Anticevich shooting foul (Christian Koloko draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47		Christian Koloko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:47		Azuolas Tubelis offensive rebound
7:36	+3	James Akinjo makes three point jump shot (Christian Koloko assists)	36-65
7:08	+2	Andre Kelly makes two point jump shot	38-65
6:53		Andre Kelly personal foul (Christian Koloko draws the foul)
6:53		Andre Kelly technical foul
6:53		James Akinjo misses technical free throw 1 of 2
6:53	+1	James Akinjo makes technical free throw 2 of 2	38-66
6:53	+1	Christian Koloko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-67
6:53		Christian Koloko misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:53		Lars Thiemann defensive rebound
6:31		Christian Koloko personal foul (Matt Bradley draws the foul)
6:20	+3	Matt Bradley makes three point jump shot	41-67
5:55		Bennedict Mathurin misses two point jump shot
5:53		D.J. Thorpe defensive rebound
5:44		Matt Bradley turnover (bad pass) (Christian Koloko steals)
5:35		D.J. Thorpe personal foul (James Akinjo draws the foul)
5:35	+1	James Akinjo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-68
5:35	+1	James Akinjo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-69
5:17		Terrell Brown Jr. personal foul
4:58	+2	Joel Brown makes two point driving jump shot (Monty Bowser assists)	43-69
4:58		Tibet Gorener shooting foul (Joel Brown draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Joel Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-69
4:42		Terrell Brown Jr. turnover (out of bounds)
4:20	+2	Jalen Celestine makes two point floating jump shot (Monty Bowser assists)	46-69
4:06		Jordan Brown offensive foul (Monty Bowser draws the foul)
4:06		Jordan Brown turnover
3:52		Jordan Brown shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
3:52		TV timeout
3:52		Lars Thiemann misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:52	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-69
3:34		Tibet Gorener turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Celestine steals)
3:27	+2	Joel Brown makes two point layup (Jalen Celestine assists)	49-69
3:14		Lars Thiemann blocks Terrell Brown Jr.'s two point layup
3:12		Wildcats offensive rebound
3:04		Azuolas Tubelis turnover (out of bounds)
2:44		Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Lars Thiemann draws the foul)
2:44		Lars Thiemann misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:44	+1	Lars Thiemann makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-69
2:22		Ira Lee turnover (lost ball)
1:57		Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot
1:55		Azuolas Tubelis defensive rebound
1:24		Dalen Terry misses three point jump shot
1:23		Wildcats turnover (shot clock violation)
0:59		Monty Bowser misses two point jump shot
0:57		Ira Lee defensive rebound
0:25	+2	Azuolas Tubelis makes two point reverse layup (James Akinjo assists)	50-71
0:07		Jarred Hyder turnover (lost ball) (James Akinjo steals)
0:00		End of period

Jarred Hyder turnover (lost ball) (James Akinjo steals)