BERKELEY (AP) – Jaylon Tyson had 27 points, Jalen Celestine had six of his 11 points in overtime and California defeated USC 83-77 in front of a sold-out crowd of 11,801 in Haas Pavilion on Wednesday night.

Celestine hit a tie-breaking 3-pointer that made it 75-72 with 1:30 left in overtime and then made three free throws in the last 24 seconds. The Trojans missed their last three shots, including Fardaws Aimaq's block on Isaiah Collier with 27 seconds left and the Golden Bears up 80-77.

Keonte Kennedy contributed a pair of free throws with 32 seconds remaining and Cal was 8 of 10 at the line in the extra session, and 14 of 16 for the game.

The 11,801 fans on hand marked Cal's largest attendance and first sellout since Jan. 29, 2017 when 11,877 were present for Cal's 66-55 win over Stanford.

"They gave us energy throughout the whole game," said Jalen Cone, who scored 20 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range. "They were loud in there. (We) couldn't even hear Coach (Madsen) talking sometimes, trying to call the plays. We couldn't have got this win without them."

Aimaq totaled 15 points, 20 rebounds and five assists for the Bears (10-13, 6-6 Pac-12), who ended an 11-game losing streak to USC. Aimaq's 20 boards, along with Tyson's 11, were key in Cal's 54-27 advantage on the boards, which included a crushing 19-5 difference on the offensive end. Aimaq became the first Pac-12 player since at least the 1996-97 season to post at least 15 points, 20 rebounds and five assists.

Collier, who missed the past six games, had 20 points – all after halftime and 14 of which came in the last 7:30 of the contest – for the Trojans (9-14, 3-9). He was 4 of 13 from the field but 12 of 16 from the line.

DJ Rodman added 17 points for USC with his third 3 pulling the Trojans within 78-77 with 36 seconds left in regulation.

Collier made nine straight from the foul line, tying the game with 27.7 seconds to play in regulation, but after he missed the second on the two-shot foul, Tyson had an opportunity to win the game but missed a 3 as time ran out.

Tyson's 3 early in the second half made it 47-31 but a 9-0 run – a Kobe Johnson 3, a Rodman 3 and Collier's three-point play, which marked his first points of the game – cut the deficit to 51-45.

Collier's three-point play started his own 7-0 run and the Trojans were within 58-54 with 5:50 to play. He made two free throws that made it 61-60 with 2:36 to go and Rodman pulled them within 67-65 with a layup with 1:02 to play.

Aimaq and Cone both had 14 points at halftime as the Bears shot 50% with five 3-pointers for a 42-31 lead. USC shot 46% but was outrebounded 24-9, with Cal grabbing nine offensive boards.

USC led twice early, on Boogie Ellis' 3-pointer that made it 9-8 and on Bronny James' 3 that made it 14-13.

Cone had 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions and on the next Cal possession he was fouled on a 3-point attempt. When he converted the foul shots, it capped a 14-2 run that made it 36-25. James contributed a pair of foul shots in a 6-0 bump for the Trojans but Aimaq had a pair of dunks and Cal closed with a 6-0 run.

Cal hosts UCLA at 2:30 p.m. PST Saturday in Haas Pavilion. The contest will be nationally televised on FOX.
 
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