LAS VEGAS -  Cal's Pac-12 Tournament run came to a close on Friday, falling to Arizona 86-73 in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Pac-12 Tournament at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.  The 13^th-ranked Wildcats (24-6, 12-6 Pac-12) avenged their 55-54 loss to the Golden Bears (12-19, 3-15 Pac-12) in the final game of the regular season to advance to Saturday's semifinal. Cal, who became just second 12-seed in Pac-12 Tournament history to reach the quarterfinals, ends the year with two wins in its last three outings, both of which came against Top-25 opponents.

"Obviously, we're disappointed that our journey comes to an end today, but I am super proud of the team that we were all year," said Bears' first-year head coach Charmin Smith. "I am proud of the fight that we showed, the growth that we showed and proud of the tone that our seniors set for this program and the foundation that was established."

Senior Jaelyn Brown led the Bears with 25 points and seven rebounds in her final game in blue and gold, closing her four years at No. 25 on Cal's all-time scoring list with 1,091 career points. Freshman guard Jazlen Green added 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc while junior forward Alaysia Styles added 10 points for the Bears.

Arizona's Cate Reese led all scorers with 30 points, going 13-15 from the floor. Aari McDonald (13 points) and Amari Carter (10 points) also finished in double-figures for the Wildcats, who outscored the Bears 44-18 in the paint.
In their first action since Sunday's Senior Day loss to Cal, Arizona got off to a hot start and opened the game on a 9-0 run. Cal quickly responded with back-to-back three-pointers by Cailyn Crocker and Styles, and then Brown took over, scoring 10 of her 25 points in the first quarter.

However, Arizona pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring the Bears, 19-8, in the second frame to take a 41-27 into the locker room. The Wildcats used a 14-2 run to extend their lead to as many as 17 points in the second quarter, which saw Cal shoot 25 percent (3-12) from the floor.

Arizona extended its lead to as many as 21 points late in the third quarter, before the Bears outscored the Wildcats, 29-24, in the fourth. Green scored 12 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter, going 4-6 from three-point range over the final 10 minutes. Brown hit a jumper with 38 seconds left to cut Arizona's lead to 10, but the Bears would get no closer.
Cal ends the 2019-20 season with an overall record of 12-19, including a 3-15 mark in conference play. Three of Cal's win came against Top-25 opponents, and the Bears also saw three players – Brown, Green, and Evelien Lutje Schipholt– earn All-Conference recognition. Brown was voted an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention while Lutje Schipholt and Green earned All-Defensive and All-Freshman Honorable Mention, respectively.

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