Advertisement

No. 21 Washington upset by Cal, 81-75

California forward David Kravish (45) celebrates with guard Jordan Mathews (24) during the second half of the Golden Bears' upset of No. 21 Washington, 81-75.
California forward David Kravish (45) celebrates with guard Jordan Mathews (24) during the second half of the Golden Bears’ upset of No. 21 Washington, 81-75.
(Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)
Share

Jordan Mathews scored 31 points and knocked down three of his career-high five three-pointers in the second half, leading California to an 81-75 upset of No. 21 Washington on Friday night in the Pac-12 opener for both schools.

David Kravish had a career-high 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Golden Bears, who had lost consecutive games for the first time under new Coach Cuonzo Martin.

Nigel Williams-Goss had 19 points, eight rebounds and nine assists and Robert Upshaw added 16 points, eight boards and five blocks for Lorenzo Romar’s Huskies, who lost their second straight. Washington has dropped the last three against Cal (11-3, 1-0 Pac-12).

Advertisement

The Huskies (11-2, 0-1), ranked No. 13 in the previous poll, were stunned, 62-57, at home by Stony Brook last Sunday.

Stanford 71, Washington State 56: Chasson Randle scored 17 of his 18 points in the second half, and Anthony Brown added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Cardinal (9-3), who won their fourth straight and fifth of six.

“Give them a lot of credit,” Cardinal Coach Johnny Dawkins said. “They came out with a good game plan and played with a lot of energy.”

Josh Hawkinson had 11 points, all from the foul line, and 15 rebounds, one off his career high, as the Cougars (6-7) lost their seventh consecutive conference opener.

Advertisement