Men’s Basketball: California Golden Bears Pac-12 Tournament vs. Stanford. Photo Credit: Al Sermeno - KLC fotos
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58
California CAL 8-24
76
Winner STANFORD STAN 18-14
California CAL
8-24
58
Final
76
STANFORD STAN
18-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
California CAL 28 30 58
STANFORD STAN 39 37 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Associated Press

Cal's Season Ends With Loss To Stanford

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Darius McNeill set the Cal freshman record for three-point field goals made, but his 19 points weren't enough to power the Golden Bears past Stanford Wednesday in the Pac-12 Tournament first round. The Cardinal topped the Bears 76-58.

McNeill broke the Cal freshman record of 62 three-pointers set by Allen Crabbe in 2011, and hit five three-pointers against the Cardinal to finish his rookie season with 67.

Reid Travis had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Stanford (18-14) shot well early to build a double-digit lead and shut the Bears down defensively to earn a spot in Thursday's quarterfinals against fourth-seeded UCLA.

The fifth-seeded Cardinal held Cal to 28 percent shooting and had a 30-18 advantage in the paint. Travis hit 7 of 11 shots and Dorian Pickens scored 16 points.

No. 12 seed Cal (8-24) closed out a difficult first season under Wyking Jones with its seventh straight loss and 16th in 17 games.

Darius McNeill led the Bears with 19 points, making 5 of 10 from 3-point range. The rest of the Bears combined to go 2 of 15 from the arc.

Cal won the opening game between the rivals during the regular season, beating the Cardinal 77-74 at The Farm for one of their two Pac-12 victories.

Stanford won the rematch in Berkeley 77-73 behind Daejon Davis' 22 points

Travis did most of the damage early in round three, scoring 11 points by the midpoint of the first half as Stanford built a 12-point lead.

Travis had 13 points by halftime and the Cardinal led 39-28 after hitting 16 of 29 shots.

Stanford didn't let up in the second half, extending the lead to 63-39 behind Travis and Pickens.

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