BERKELEY (AP) — Six UCLA players scored in double figures, leading the Bruins to a 107-84 victory over Cal Saturday.Â
Justice Sueing paced the Golden Bears with 22 points, while Marcus Lee added 19 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
After falling behind 54-33 at the half, Cal rallied to within 10 points midway through the second half before UCLA pulled away.
The Bruins (12-4, 3-1 Pac-12) reached a season-high in points, picking up their fifth win in the past six games. They beat California (7-9, 1-2) for a fifth time in seven games.
All five UCLA starters reached double digits in scoring.
Kris Wilkes finished with 16 points, Prince Ali had 15 points and Alex Olesinski had 14.
Justice Sueing led California with 22 points and Marcus Lee had 19 points and a season-high 15 rebounds.
Welsh, who also pulled down 14 rebounds, notched his 10th double-double.
California, which lost for the third time in four games, trailed 54-33 after shooting 11 for 43 in the first half.
Darius McNeill hit a 3-pointer for California midway through the second half, capping a 12-3 run that closed the Golden Bears to within 73-60.
BIG PICTURE
California: The Golden Bears were riding some momentum after rallying from a 17-point deficit to defeat Stanford 77-74 in their Dec. 30 conference opener for their fourth win in five games. That momentum appears to have blunted after California lost for the fourth time in five games at home.
UP NEXT
California plays at Washington on Thursday night.
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