UCLA holds on to beat Cal 61-60 as Bruins continue their Pac-12 climb
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Adem Bona scored 13 points and Dylan Andrews and Lazar Stefanovic each scored 12 and UCLA won its fifth straight holding off Cal for a 61-60 win on Saturday.
Jaylon Tyson scored 16 points, Jalen Celestine 13 and Fardaws Aimaq scored 12 and grabbed 12 rebounds for Cal before fouling out.
Sebastian Mack made 1 of 2 foul shots for the Bruins with four seconds left for a 61-57 advantage. Celestine made a 3-pointer with .1 seconds left that made it a one-point game but the Bruins' inbounded the ball to end it.
Both teams struggled to shoot as they each missed eight foul shots.
Aimaq's put back off a Tyson miss gave Cal its last lead at 57-56 with 36 seconds remaining. Andrews' jumper 12 seconds later gave UCLA the lead for good.
UCLA led 35-24 at halftime and it maintained the double-digit lead for the first six minutes of the second half before Cal got back into contention.
The Golden Bears outscored UCLA 12-6 and got within 47-41 on a layup from Tyson with 10:08 left. Berke Buyuktuncel made a 3 for UCLA for a nine-point lead before Cal scored eight straight reducing its deficit to 50-49 following a 3 from Celestine with 5:55 left. The score stayed that way until Tyson's basket with 3:05 left gave Cal its first lead since four minutes into the game.
With the win, the Bruins (13-11, 8-5 Pac-12) moved into a third-place tie with Oregon. UCLA hosts Colorado on Thursday.
Cal (10-14, 6-7) travels to Pullman, Washington, to take on Washington State on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Adem Bona vs. Fardaws Aimaq (Jalen Cone gains possession) | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq misses two point hook shot | Â | |
19:39 | Â | Sebastian Mack defensive rebound | Â | |
19:20 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:18 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic offensive rebound | Â | |
19:14 | +2 | Lazar Stefanovic makes two point layup | 2-0 | |
18:52 | +3 | Jaylon Tyson makes three point jump shot | 2-3 | |
18:29 | Â | Sebastian Mack misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Adem Bona blocks Jalen Cone's three point jump shot | Â | |
17:56 | Â | Golden Bears offensive rebound | Â | |
17:56 | Â | Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
17:42 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq personal foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Brandon Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
17:37 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq defensive rebound | Â | |
17:29 | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point jump shot | 2-5 | |
17:10 | +2 | Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot | 4-5 | |
16:44 | Â | Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:42 | Â | Sebastian Mack defensive rebound | Â | |
16:35 | Â | Sebastian Mack turnover (lost ball) (Fardaws Aimaq steals) | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Dylan Andrews shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul) | Â | |
16:14 | +1 | Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-6 | |
16:14 | +1 | Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-7 | |
16:03 | +2 | Dylan Andrews makes two point jump shot | 6-7 | |
15:43 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:41 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â | |
15:31 | Â | Keonte Kennedy personal foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | Â | |
15:31 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:26 | Â | Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:24 | Â | Jalen Cone defensive rebound | Â | |
15:18 | Â | Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:16 | Â | Adem Bona defensive rebound | Â | |
15:09 | +3 | Sebastian Mack makes three point jump shot (Dylan Andrews assists) | 9-7 | |
14:55 | Â | Jalen Celestine misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:53 | Â | Dylan Andrews defensive rebound | Â | |
14:41 | Â | Jalen Cone shooting foul (Dylan Andrews draws the foul) | Â | |
14:41 | +1 | Dylan Andrews makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-7 | |
14:41 | +1 | Dylan Andrews makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-7 | |
14:33 | Â | Rodney Brown Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Dylan Andrews steals) | Â | |
14:24 | +2 | Dylan Andrews makes two point layup (Brandon Williams assists) | 13-7 | |
14:08 | Â | Golden Bears turnover (10-second violation) | Â | |
13:50 | Â | Keonte Kennedy blocks Dylan Andrews's two point layup | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Bruins offensive rebound | Â | |
13:48 | Â | Bruins turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
13:31 | Â | Jaylon Tyson turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
13:06 | Â | Grant Newell shooting foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | Â | |
13:06 | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-7 | |
13:06 | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-7 | |
12:36 | +3 | Gus Larson makes three point jump shot | 15-10 | |
12:10 | Â | Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Golden Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Brandon Williams personal foul | Â | |
11:50 | Â | Jaylon Tyson turnover (lost ball) (Brandon Williams steals) | Â | |
11:43 | Â | Brandon Williams misses two point layup | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Aday Mara offensive rebound | Â | |
11:41 | +2 | Aday Mara makes two point dunk | 17-10 | |
11:41 | Â | Gus Larson turnover (bad pass) (Dylan Andrews steals) | Â | |
11:41 | Â | Gus Larson personal foul (Dylan Andrews draws the foul) | Â | |
11:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:41 | +1 | Dylan Andrews makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-10 | |
11:41 | +1 | Dylan Andrews makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-10 | |
11:13 | Â | Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:11 | Â | Dylan Andrews defensive rebound | Â | |
11:01 | Â | Dylan Andrews misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:59 | Â | Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound | Â | |
10:41 | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point jump shot | 19-12 | |
10:20 | Â | Aday Mara misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:18 | Â | Grant Newell defensive rebound | Â | |
10:07 | +2 | Keonte Kennedy makes two point jump shot | 19-14 | |
9:46 | Â | Aday Mara turnover (lost ball) (Grant Newell steals) | Â | |
9:37 | Â | Grant Newell turnover (lost ball) (Lazar Stefanovic steals) | Â | |
9:13 | +3 | Brandon Williams makes three point jump shot (Lazar Stefanovic assists) | 22-14 | |
8:40 | +2 | Fardaws Aimaq makes two point dunk (Jalen Cone assists) | 22-16 | |
8:24 | Â | Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Lazar Stefanovic draws the foul) | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Adem Bona turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Adem Bona shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul) | Â | |
7:51 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
7:51 | Â | Will McClendon defensive rebound | Â | |
7:26 | +2 | Adem Bona makes two point jump shot | 24-16 | |
7:10 | Â | Grant Newell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:08 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â | |
6:52 | Â | Will McClendon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:50 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic offensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | +2 | Sebastian Mack makes two point jump shot | 26-16 | |
6:23 | Â | Jalen Cone misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:21 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â | |
6:04 | +3 | Lazar Stefanovic makes three point jump shot (Adem Bona assists) | 29-16 | |
5:33 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â | |
5:21 | Â | Jalen Celestine shooting foul (Sebastian Mack draws the foul) | Â | |
5:21 | Â | Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
5:21 | Â | Sebastian Mack misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
5:21 | Â | Gus Larson defensive rebound | Â | |
4:57 | +3 | Jalen Celestine makes three point jump shot (Gus Larson assists) | 29-19 | |
4:36 | Â | Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:34 | Â | Keonte Kennedy defensive rebound | Â | |
4:23 | Â | Jalen Celestine misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:21 | Â | Aday Mara defensive rebound | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Sebastian Mack misses two point layup | Â | |
4:00 | Â | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | Â | |
3:53 | Â | Keonte Kennedy misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:51 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â | |
3:34 | +2 | Lazar Stefanovic makes two point jump shot | 31-19 | |
3:13 | Â | Jaylon Tyson misses two point layup | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Keonte Kennedy offensive rebound | Â | |
3:12 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic shooting foul (Keonte Kennedy draws the foul) | Â | |
3:12 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:12 | +1 | Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-20 | |
3:12 | +1 | Keonte Kennedy makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-21 | |
2:45 | Â | Dylan Andrews misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Jalen Cone turnover (bad pass) (Sebastian Mack steals) | Â | |
2:09 | Â | Fardaws Aimaq personal foul (Adem Bona draws the foul) | Â | |
2:09 | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-21 | |
2:09 | +1 | Adem Bona makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-21 | |
1:41 | Â | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:39 | Â | Bruins defensive rebound | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Dylan Andrews turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
1:11 | Â | Adem Bona personal foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul) | Â | |
0:58 | +2 | Grant Newell makes two point jump shot | 33-23 | |
0:37 | +2 | Aday Mara makes two point hook shot | 35-23 | |
0:03 | Â | Sebastian Mack shooting foul (Jaylon Tyson draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | +1 | Jaylon Tyson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-24 | |
0:03 | Â | Jaylon Tyson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Lazar Stefanovic defensive rebound | Â | |
0:03 | Â | Bruins 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Sebastian Mack misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Golden Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |