SAN FRANCISCO – Matt Bradley had 21 points and nine rebounds but the Cal men's basketball team fell to Boston College 64-60 at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon as part of the Al Attles Classic.

Freshman center Lars Thiemann scored eight points and added a career-high nine rebounds and graduate transfer Kareem South had nine points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Bears, who held a double-digit lead midway through the second half but couldn't hold on.

Cal (6-6) smothered the Eagles defensively for a long stretch of the first half, going on a 12-0 run during a stretch of 5:08 and ultimately building a 25-12 lead with 7:11 left before halftime. But the Bears had their share of scoring woes later in the half, and Boston College trimmed the deficit to 29-26 at the break.

"We have to play more complete basketball to beat a well-coached team," Cal head coach Mark Fox said. "You can't play 34 or 36 minutes. You have to play a great segment of quality minutes, and tonight we didn't do that."

The Bears got early 3-pointers by Grant Anticevich and South to begin the second half and built a 50-39 advantage with 10:10 to play. But Cal went on another extended scoring drought and the Eagles went in front with just over six minutes left.

The Bears tied it back up at 58-58 on Bradley's driving layup with 1:53 to play but couldn't regain the lead. It was Bradley's fifth 20-point performance of the season.

"I should have made sure we finished this game out - as a captain and one of our leaders," Bradley said. "That didn't happen tonight. Obviously, I'm frustrated with myself. Hats off to Boston College. It was a competitive game, but we didn't pull it out."

Jairus Hamilton followed Bradley's drive with a 3-pointer at the 1:35 mark to put the Eagles up by three but Cal's Paris Austin answered with a short jumper in the paint to cut the deficit to 61-60 with 1:15 to play. After Boston College hit two free throws, South's 3-point attempt to potentially tie the game was off the mark, and the Eagles closed it out.

"Do I think the kids battled and have done a lot? Yes, they've made some progress," Fox said. "I think we're on track. But that doesn't mean I am going to accept where we are at on our path right now. You always want to be better."

Cal closes out the nonconference portion of its schedule on Dec. 29 at home against Harvard. The game begins at 3 p.m. and airs on the Pac-12 Networks.