BERKELEY (AP) – California completed a season sweep of NC State and snapped a two-game losing streak with a 74-62 win Wednesday night at Haas Pavilion.
 
Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored a team-high 18 points – his fourth straight double-figure effort and fifth in six games – and was flanked by 14 from Jeremiah Wilkinson and 13 by Joshua Ola-Joseph, who was 5-of-5 shooting from the floor in just 16 minutes played.
 
The Golden Bears (12-11, 5-7 ACC) held the Wolfpack to 2-of-12 shooting, including nine misses in a row, over the final 6 1/2 minutes.
 
Rytis Petraitis hit a 3-pointer to give Cal a 47-46 lead with 13 minutes left and his next basket put the Bears up 62-54 with a little under seven minutes to go.
 
The Bears then wrapped it up with a 10-0 run that gave them a 72-57 lead with about 90 seconds remaining.
 
Mady Sissoko tied a career high with 13 rebounds. Andrej Stojakovic made his return from a four-game absence due to a hip injury and scored six points in his first action since Cal defeated NC State 65-62 on Jan. 18 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
 
Marcus Hill had 20 points for the Wolfpack (9-13, 2-9), which has lost seven games in a row.
 
Blacksher hit three of his four 3-pointers in the first half and scored 15 points before the intermission. The Bears led for the last 12 1/2 minutes of the half and their lead reached eight points with five minutes to go. Cal led 34-30 at halftime.
 
UP NEXT
The Bears' week at home concludes against Wake Forest on Saturday. Tipoff is at 2 p.m. PT in Haas Pavilion.
 
SUPPORT THE BEARS
Tickets for the 2024-25 campaign can be purchased by visiting CalBears.com/Tickets, calling 800-GO-BEARS (462-3277) or emailing goldstandard@berkeley.edu. Fans can support the Golden Bears through the Cal Men's Basketball Excellence Initiative or the California Legends Collective.
 
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal men's basketball, follow the Bears on X (@CalMBBall), Instagram (@CalMBBball) and Facebook (/CalMBBall/).