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Junior forward Sean Lampley scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season, leading Cal to an easy 76-45 victory over Boston University in the first round of the Golden Bear Classic Tuesday at Haas Pavilion.
The Bears, 8-2, now advance to play Penn, an 84-74 winner over Portland State, in the championship game Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Boston U. will meet Portland State in the consolation game at 5 p.m.
Cal jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the opening three minutes and posted its first double-digit lead at 17-6 with 13:32 remaining in the first half. The Bears closed out the period on a three-pointer by guard Donte Smith at the buzzer for a 47-26 advantage at intermission.
Cal rested its starters for much of the second half with no one seeing more than 23 minutes of action in the game. All 15 players who dressed got into the contest, and walk-on Morgan Lingle capped the evening with the first points of his career, a layup with four seconds to go.
In addition to Lampley, sophomore Solomon Hughes set career highs with 11 points and three blocks. Freshman Brian Wethers tied a career best with 12 points, while Smith added 11.
Cal has now won 23 consecutive games on campus (Harmon Gym and Haas Pavilion), just three short of the school record of 26 set from 1958-60.
The Bears will be seeking their fourth consecutive Golden Bear Classic title when they face the Quakers Wednesday.
California vs. Boston University
1999 Golden Bear Classic
December 28, 1999
Post-Game Quotes
California Head Coach Ben Braun ~
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General Comments:
"I thought our start was the key, and it was fueled at the defensive end. That's the second time in a row we've started out strong defensively. We're a much better team when we do that."
On playing team basketball:
"Boston really came out and turned up their defensively against us in the second half. For us to be good, we can't be a team that depends on one guy. We have to be a team that shares the ball, and I thought we did that. The key was unselfish play and finding the open man. I thought we showed that tonight."
On tomorrow's game against Boston University:
"They're going to be a tough team for us. It's gong to be a big challenge for our guys in the championship. Our players are going to have a lot of respect for (Michael Jordan's) quickness."
Boston University Head Coach Dennis Wolff ~
"Cal played extremely well. It's hard to judge how well because we were so bad. They played excellent defense, it was very impressive."
"Some of our guys looked shell shocked, which surprised me because we have played in atmospheres such as this one, but we just could not get anything started because of it."
"It will be tough for us to win if (Dereck) Franklin struggles the way he did and if (Matt) Turner comes off the bench like he did. I think that we have enough to work on to last us through the millennium."
