LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jaylon Tyson scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half, Fardaws Aimaq had his 10th double-double of the season and California beat UCLA 66-57 Saturday night for its first win in Pauley Pavilion since 2010.

Cal (5-10, 1-3 Pac-12) led wire-to-wire as it snapped a 16-game road skid and an 11-game losing streak to the Bruins (6-9, 1-3).

Aimaq finished with 13 points and 14 rebounds and Jalen Cone scored 12 points – including a critical 3-pointer that pushed Cal's lead to nine with 1:17 remaining in the contest – for the Golden Bears.

Aimaq converted a three-point play to open the scoring and UCLA trailed the rest of the way. Tyson, Cone, and Aimaq each made a 3-pointer to give Cal a 12-2 lead with 13 minutes left in the first half as the Bruins started the game 1-of-9 shooting with four turnovers.

"We really tried to pack the paint, knowing they haven't shot it as well yet this year," Cal head coach Mark Madsen said. "We said let's take one thing away – we decided to take the paint away."

The Bears led by as many as 13 points in the first half and UCLA's 23 first-half points were their fewest allowed in a single half this season. Tyson scored six points in a 9-2 spurt that made it 45-31 when he scored inside with 14:50 to play. UCLA scored 11 of the next 15 points – going 7 of 8 from the free-throw line – to trim its deficit to seven. Tyson answered with a 3 to push Cal's lead by to double figures and it was at least a two-possession game the rest of the way.

Sebastian Mack, who had two points on 1-of-5 shooting in the first half, finished with 20 points for UCLA (6-9, 1-3).

Tyson's 22 points came on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor and marked his fourth consecutive 20-point performance since Dec. 29. He's the first Cal player with four straight games of 20 points or more since Allen Crabbe did so between Dec. 22, 2012 and Jan. 5, 2013.

"We're learning each and every game, and this was a good one to get over the hump," Tyson said.

The Bears are back home at Haas Pavilion next week to host Colorado on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The game will tip off at 8 p.m. PST on ESPNU.
 
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