BERKELEY (AP) – Keion Brooks Jr. fielded a long, high pass inside the Cal logo at center court, dribbled once before firing a quick pass to an open Moses Wood in the corner for a game-winning 3-pointer at the horn to lift Washington to a 77-75 win over the California men's basketball team on Thursday night.

It was Washington's sixth straight win over the Golden Bears (6-12, 2-5 Pac-12) and its 10th in the last 13 meetings.

Washington (11-7, 3-4 Pac-12) took a 62-55 lead on a 3-pointer by Sahvir Wheeler with 10:13 left, but the Huskies went scoreless for a five-minute stretch that saw Cal take a 65-62 lead on a Keonte Kennedy 3-pointer with 5:33 left.

Anthony Kennedy ended the drought with a 3 to tie it at 65-65 with 5:04 left, but Fardaws Aimaq turned in a three-point play to put the Bears back in front. Wood hit two free throws near the three-minute mark to get Washington within three, but Jaylon Tyson knocked down a 3 to make it 73-67.

Wheeler scored at the basket to cut the deficit to four and Woods added two more free throws to make it 73-71 with 32 seconds left. Jalen Cone converted two free throws to push Cal's lead to 75-71, but Anthony Holland hit a 3 to get Washington within one point. Brooks' layup attempt was blocked by Aimaq with four seconds left, but the Huskies executed the following in-bounds play with Wood hitting the game-winning shot.

Washington was cold from 3-point range over the final 10 minutes and hit just 10 of 35 shots from distance (28.6%) for the game. Brooks led the Huskies with 21 points and seven rebounds. Holland added 14 points off the bench, hitting 4 of 9 from deep, and Wood and Wheeler both added 13 points.

Aimaq led Cal with 18 points and 10 rebounds – his 11th double-double of the season – as well as five assists. Tyson and Cone scored 17 points apiece.

The Bears made only 13 of 22 free-throw attempts and were out-rebounded 44-35, with the Huskies scoring 26 second-chance points on 15 offensive boards.

Cal hosts Washington State at 2 p.m. PST on Saturday. The contest will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
 
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