Charlie Moore jumper vs. UC Irvine 2016-17
Charlie Moore scored a Cal freshman record 38 points vs. UC Irvine.
65
UC Irvine UCI 1-2
75
Winner California CAL 2-0
UC Irvine UCI
1-2
65
Final
75
California CAL
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
UC Irvine UCI 31 31 3 65
California CAL 23 39 13 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Cal Athletics

Moore Leads Cal Comeback in Overtime

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) --  Charlie Moore scored 38 points to break Shareef Abdur-Rahim's freshman record of 33 points set in November 1995, Stephen Domingo hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:10 left in overtime, and short-handed No. 25 California held off UC Irvine 75-65 on Wednesday night.
 
Kameron Rooks' tip-in with 23 seconds left in regulation tied the game and Jaron Martin failed to get off a shot for the Anteaters (1-2). Rooks scored a career-high 15 points to go with eight rebounds as Cal extended its home winning streak at Haas Pavilion to 21.
 
Martin scored a career-best 26 points with three key baskets over the final 6:11 of regulation.
 
Cal (2-0) missed three starters because of injuries: preseason All-America Ivan Rabb (toe), Jabari Bird (back) and Columbia transfer Grant Mullins (neck strain).
 
Moore's three-point play with 1:53 left in regulation got Cal within 62-60. Martin missed a 3 on the other end and a jumper in the paint with 44 seconds remaining and Cal had one more chance with 35.7 seconds left.
 
Moore's points were the most by a Cal player since Jerome Randle had 39 at Washington State on Jan. 14, 2010. His 38 points are also the third-most in NCAA Division I action, and the most by any Pac-12 player thus far this season.
 
Moore shot 10 for 20 from the field with three 3-pointers and made 15 of 17 free throws. Domingo finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.
 
Cal overcame a drought of 10:33 without a basket spanning the halves before Moore's 3-pointer at the 17:22 mark of the second half.
 
The Bears missed seven straight shots late in the first half, 9 of 10 and 14 of 16, going without a field goal for the final 7:55 of the half after Domingo's 3-pointer.
 
Moore made his first three shots with two 3s to score eight of Cal's initial 11 points.
 
Cal's Sam Singer shot 1 for 7 in the first half and missed five of his six 3-point tries as Cal shot 26.1 percent to trail 31-23 at halftime.
 
BIG PICTURE
 
UC Irvine: Brandon Smith added a key block against the 7-foot-1 Rooks late. ... The Anteaters didn't commit their first turnover until 3:10 before halftime after Cal already had seven. ... Both teams already had a common opponent with lopsided victories against South Dakota State. ... The Anteaters haven't beaten Cal since Dec. 2, 2000.
 

California: The Bears' unbeaten run at home dates to March 1, 2015. ... Cal leads the series 7-2 has won the last four meetings. ... The Bears held South Dakota State to 28.6 percent shooting in an 82-53 season-opening win Friday.
 

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