March 7, 2007

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California went on a 34-2 run over 11:01 in the first half to turn a 13-6 deficit into a 40-15 advantage ... The Golden Bears scored 25 unanswered points after the Beavers stopped a 9-point run ... During the 25-point streak, Cal went 7-for-9 from the 3-point range and forced six Beaver turnovers.

Oregon State went on a 14-4 run to begin the second half after scoring the last six points of the first half to cut the Golden Bear lead to eight at 47-39 on the strength of going 7-of-8 at the line ... The Beavers whittled the lead to eight again at 52-44, but Cal outscored Oregon State, 18-7, the rest of the way.

In the first half, Cal converted 9 OSU turnovers into 18 points, their halftime lead.

Cal freshman Ryan Anderson scored a career-high 27 points, including 20 in the first half ... His six three-pointers are tied for second on the Pac-10 Tournament list behind only Salim Stoudamire, who made seven in the 2005 final ... Anderson earlier this year scored 22 points at Oregon State, his previous Pac-10 high ... Stoudamire's Pac-10 Tournament freshman scoring record of 29 points also stays intact.

Cal's 12 3-point field goals were one short of the Pac-10 Tournament team record for a game, currently held by Oregon (2004) vs. California and Washington State vs. Stanford (2005).

California senior Ayinde Ubaka's two 3-pointers in Cal's victory over Oregon State gave him 154 for his career, allowing him to pass Randy Duck (1994-97) into fourth place on the school career list.

The Golden Bears now have a school record 235 treys this season, 37 more than their previous record of 198 in the 2002-03 season.

The Golden Bears' 63 field goal attempts, 29 trey attempts, and 44 rebounds were all California Pac-10 Tournament highs.

Oregon State freshman Vojin Svilar scored a career-high eight points.

The Beavers shot 37.5% from the floor against California, the lowest by a Cal opponent since Stanford shot 34.4% Jan. 3 ... OSU was 14-for-23 (60.9%) from 2-point range and 4-for-25 (16.0%) from 3-point range.

Kyle Jeffers played in his 120th career game for Oregon State, tying Gary Payton (1987-90) for fourth place on the school list.

California has won four consecutive games and 18 of the last 20 against Oregon State.

Cal has won at least one game against UCLA in eight consecutive seasons, heading into this year ... UCLA swept Cal in the season series after defeating the Golden Bears, 71-52, in last year's Pac-10 Tournament Final.