Final
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Boyd, No. 8 Cal top Northwestern
Dec 17, 2012 - 7:46 PM Evanston, IL (Sports Network) - Brittany Boyd filled the stat sheet with 18 points, five assists, five steals and four rebounds in No. 8 California's 71-65 win over Northwestern.Talia Caldwell netted 16 points to go with six boards for the Golden Bears (8-1), who have won two straight since dropping their first game of the season at Duke on Dec. 2.
Karly Roser recorded 16 points and seven assists for Northwestern (6-4), which has dropped four consecutive contests.
A pair of Lauren Douglas free throws cut the Wildcats' deficit to 59-58 with 2:13 left, but Cal netted the next five points to seal the outcome.
Caldwell split two free throws at the other end, and after Roser turned the ball over, Caldwell made a layup to make it 62-58. Kendall Hackney then missed a layup for Northwestern and Layshia Clarendon's jumper gave the Golden Bears a 64-58 edge with 45 ticks left.
The visitors sunk seven of their eight free throws down the stretch to secure the victory.
Cal took a slim 33-32 cushion into the locker room at halftime.
- CALIFORNIA: 71
NORTHWESTERN: 65
Final
Dec 17 2:19 PM - 215
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California(8) 59, Northwestern 58 4th - 2:13Dec 17 2:01 PM - 168
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California(8) 59, Northwestern 56 4th - 2:26Dec 17 2:00 PM - 201
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California(8) 57, Northwestern 56 4th - 3:04Dec 17 1:59 PM - 177
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California(8) 54, Northwestern 56 4th - 3:24Dec 17 1:58 PM - 193
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California(8) 54, Northwestern 53 4th - 3:38Dec 17 1:55 PM - 186
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California(8) 54, Northwestern 53 4th - 4:09Dec 17 1:52 PM - 166
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California(8) 51, Northwestern 53 4th - 4:42Dec 17 1:51 PM - 154
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California(8) 51, Northwestern 49 4th - 5:29Dec 17 1:48 PM - 140
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California(8) 51, Northwestern 48 4th - 6:01Dec 17 1:47 PM - 131
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California(8) 47, Northwestern 45 4th - 8:15Dec 17 1:40 PM - CALIFORNIA: 33
NORTHWESTERN: 32
Halftime
Dec 17 12:53 PM - CALIFORNIA: 0
NORTHWESTERN: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Dec 17 12:08 PM
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