Jabari Bird Oregon
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63
California CAL 13-6, 4-3
86
Winner Oregon ORE 17-2, 6-0
California CAL
13-6, 4-3
63
Final
86
Oregon ORE
17-2, 6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
California CAL 30 33 63
Oregon ORE 44 42 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Cal Athletics

No. 11 Oregon Outshoots Cal

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Jabari Bird was just four points off his career-high 25, but it wasn't enough for California men's basketball to overcome 11th-ranked Oregon, who used 11 three-pointers to down the Golden Bears on Thursday night from Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore.

The Ducks (17-2, 6-0 Pac-12) matched a 104-year-old school record with their 15th consecutive win, but they lost preseason All-America Dillon Brooks to a lower leg injury late in the first half.

Brooks, who had offseason surgery on his left foot, limped off the court as Oregon was building a 44-30 halftime lead. Oregon officials tweeted that Brooks had injured his lower left leg after he did not appear with his teammates for the second half.

Jordan Bell scored a career-high 26 points and Casey Benson had 15 on five 3-pointers.

Bell took up the scoring slack by shooting 11 of 12 from the field to go with six rebounds and four blocked shots.

Bird's 21 points to led the Bears (13-6, 4-3), who had won three straight and eight of their last 10 meetings with the Ducks.

After two quick fouls on starter Payton Pritchard, Benson came off the bench to hit four straight 3-pointers as Oregon connected on 9 of 15 beyond the arc in the first half.

Tyler Dorsey, the Ducks' best long-range shooter, turned playmaker in the first half with five of his six assists. He scored 13 points in the second half to finish with 16.

BIG PICTURE

California, at 4-3, needs a split of its Oregon road trip to keep contact with conference's top three of Oregon, Arizona and UCLA.

Oregon, which has won a school-record 37 games at home, may have to adjust its starting lineup for the fifth time if Brooks isn't able to play Saturday. The Ducks were 7-0 since Brooks replaced Chris Boucher as a starter.

UP NEXT

California goes for its second Pac-12 road win at Oregon State on Saturday.

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