BERKELEY (AP) – Myles Carter scored a career-high 26 points and had 13 rebounds, and Seattle pulled away late after blowing a 17-point lead to beat California 82-73 on Saturday night.

Morgan Means added 24 points while going 16 of 16 on free throws, including eight over the final 1:36, as the Redhawks won their ninth in 10 games. Delante Jones scored 16 and Terrell Brown had 10 points and six rebounds for the Redhawks.

At 12-3, Seattle is off to its best start since going 13-2 in 1963-64.

Seattle led 21-4 in the first half but trailed 51-50 midway through the second following Grant Anticevich's 3-pointer.

Brown scored on a putback, Means made two free throws and Carter added a short jumper to put the Redhawks back ahead.

Paris Austin scored 20 points for Cal (5-7). Darius McNeill added 19 and Justice Sueing had 15.

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