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California rallies past Washington State 86-70
Feb 13, 2010 - 11:16 PM By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports WriterBERKELEY, Calif.(AP) -- Jerome Randle scored 24 points and California rallied from an 11-point halftime deficit to beat Washington State 86-70 Saturday and remain in first place in the Pac-10.
The Golden Bears (17-8, 9-4) swept a weekend series for just the second time this season to maintain their lead in the conference and move a step closer to their first Pac-10 title in 50 years.
After rolling past Washington 93-81 on Thursday night, Cal had a much more difficult time against the Cougars (15-10, 5-8), falling behind by double digits early before rallying. The Bears scored the final 15 points to break open a close game.
Patrick Christopher had 19 points and played stellar defense on Klay Thompson in the second half. Jamal Boykin added 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Thompson scored 23 of his 28 points in the first half for the Cougars.
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WASHINGTON ST 70
CALIFORNIA 86 FINAL
Feb 13 6:06 PM - 25
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Washington State 70, California 75 2nd - 2:43Feb 13 5:56 PM - 61
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Washington State 68, California 71 2nd - 4:16Feb 13 5:48 PM - 46
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HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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WASHINGTON STATE 45 45
CALIFORNIA 34 34 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
WASHINGTON STATE - KLAY THOMPSON 23, MARCUS CAPERS 9,
NIKOLA KOPRIVICA 5
CALIFORNIA - JEROME RANDLE 12, JORGE GUTIERREZ 7, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 6
Feb 13 4:53 PM
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