Box Score
By BETH HARRIS
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES - Dijon Thompson rebounded his own missed shot and scored
with 6 seconds remaining in overtime to lift UCLA over No. 18 California 76-75
Thursday night, snapping the Bruins' 10-game Pac-10 losing streak.
After Cal's Amit Tamir missed, the Bruins grabbed the rebound as time ran
out. Students mobbed the court in celebration of the Bruins ending an
eight-game losing streak at Pauley Pavilion, where they played their 600th game
in the building's history.
Thompson had 20 points and 11 rebounds for UCLA, which trailed 75-72 early
in overtime after Joe Shipp hit a 3-pointer for Cal. Jason Kapono, who was held
to 10 points, hit two free throws to pull the Bruins within one.
Ray Young, who had 18 points starting in place of injured guard Cedric
Bozeman, got fouled with 37 seconds left, but missed both as the crowd groaned
loudly.
Thompson put up a shot that went in and out with 10 seconds left, and in a
mad scramble he grabbed his own rebound and scored the game-winning jumper.
The Bruins (6-16, 3-10 Pac-10) shot 56 percent in the second half, when they
blew all of a 13-point lead.
Brian Wethers scored 21 points and Shipp added 18 for the Bears (18-5,
11-3), who had their four-game winning streak snapped.
UCLA's hot shooting continued at the start of the second half. The Bruins
made their first eight shots, including three 3-pointers by Thompson and Young,
for a 57-44 lead. Kapono's missed 3-pointer at 14:52 finally ended the shooting
streak.
The Bears regained their scoring behind Shipp and Wethers, who combined for
14 of Cal's next 19 points as the Bears pulled to 67-63 with 7:11 remaining.
Shipp, Wethers and Richard Midgley hit 3-pointers in the spurt that saw the
Bruins cool off and commit turnovers.
Ryan Walcott turned the ball over, leading to Wethers' inside basket, then
Kapono fouled Wethers on a 3-point attempt. Wethers made two of three to tie
the game at 67 with 4:24 left.
The teams traded baskets and were tied at 69. T.J. Cummings' pass inside got
tipped by Wethers for a turnover, but Tamir missed. Young got fouled and made
one of two to put UCLA ahead 70-69 with 1:39 left.
Tamir hit a 3-pointer to give Cal its first lead of the second half, 72-70.
Cummings scored off a rebound of Kapono's missed 3-pointer to tie it with 32
seconds remaining. Wethers missed a bank shot, then Kapono put up a running
3-point attempt that Thompson barely missed tipping in before the regulation
buzzer. Kapono didn't score in the second half.