Cal-San Jose State Postgame Notes
Pac-12 Conference
Andre Kely scored a career-high 21 points and matched his personal best with 10 rebounds.

MBB12/21/2018 9:29 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal-San Jose State Postgame Notes

Big Second Half Lifts Bears To 88-80 Victory

  • Darius McNeill scored a season-high 22 points, with all but five coming in the second half. He also tied his season high with five 3-pointers (also vs. St. John's). His previous scoring high this year was 21 points against St. John's.
  • Andre Kelly posted his first career double-double, finishing with 21 points and 10 rebounds. His 21 points bettered his old best of 17 points vs. USF, while his rebound total matched his career high (also vs. Yale).
  • Paris Austin dished out a career-high 11 assists (with 0 turnovers). His previous best was nine vs. San Diego State. The last Cal player with 11 assists was Sam Singer vs. Oregon on Feb. 11, 2016.
  • As a team, Cal had a season-best 20 assists.
  • Cal took a season-high 31 3-pointers, making 12. The previous high was 28 vs. San Diego State
  • After trailing 32-30 at the break, Cal opened the second half on a 9-0 run to take a 39-32 lead. Four Bears contributed points during the stretch. The Bears eventually extended the run to 20-4 to take a 50-36 lead with 14:19 left.
  • Cal shot 17-30 (56.7%) from the floor in the second half after shooting 35.5% in the first half (11-31).
  • Cal scored a season-high 58 points in the second half. The Bears' previous high for a half was 48 vs. both St. John's and San Diego State.
  • Cal had only 5 turnovers for the game, a season low.
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