BERKELEY (AP) – Jeremiah Wilkinson scored a career-high 30 points, DJ Campbell added a season-best 22 points and California beat Miami 98-94 in overtime on Saturday night in Haas Pavilion.
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Miami's Matthew Cleveland took an inbound pass with 4.6 seconds left in regulation and then hit a contested 3-pointer with one second remaining to force the extra period tied 79-all.
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Campbell scored six points in a 9-2 surge to give Cal an 88-81 lead. The Golden Bears stretched it to 94-86 with 24 seconds left, but A.J. Staton-McCray hit consecutive 3s to pull Miami within 95-92 before the Bears sealed it from the foul line.
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Cal (11-9, 4-5 ACC) has won three straight while Miami (4-16, 0-9) extended its losing streak to nine.
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Wilkinson was 10 of 22 from the floor, made 9 of 10 free throws but hit just 1 of 10 from distance. Campbell was 6-of-12 shooting from the field and 9 of 11 from the free-throw line. The Bears shot 49% (31 of 63) overall and made 27 of 36 (75%) free throws.
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Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 11 points for Cal and knocked down three 3-pointers, including one in overtime. Mady Sissoko grabbed 10 rebounds, his second straight game – and fourth this season – with double-figure boards.
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Cleveland finished with 30 points and eight rebounds to lead Miami. Brandon Johnson scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Hurricanes.
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Cal travels to Dallas to face SMU on Wednesday. Tipoff at Moody Coliseum is at 6 p.m. PT/8 p.m. CT with an ACC Network broadcast.
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