- John Camden scored 20 points and Dai Dai Ames and Justin Pippen each added 19 as California built a 20-point lead and held off No. 14 North Carolina 84-78 on Saturday.
each added 19 as California built a 20-point lead and held off No. 14 North Carolina 84-78 on Saturday. The Tar Heels absorbed their second straight loss in the Bay Area; they fell 95-90 at Stanford on Wednesday.
Cal owned that 20-point lead early in the second half. A basket by Ames gave the Bears a 74-55 edge with 8:26 left before the Tar Heels rallied. Carolina cut its deficit to 81-78 on a 3-pointer by Henri Veesar with 19 seconds remaining but Pippen hit two foul shots with 10 seconds to go to just about clinch the decision. Pippen had a game-high five assists. His father Scottie, a Basketball Hall of Famer, was part of the announced crowd of 8,077 at Haas Pavilion. Cal had a decided advantage in 3-point shooting: The Bears went 14 for 26 from beyond the arc. The Heels were 9 for 27.grabbed a game-high 12 boards. California scored the game's first seven points, put together an 11-0 run to take a 26-13 lead and did not trail at any point Saturday. The Bears took their biggest lead of the first half when Ames hit a jumper with 14 seconds remaining to put Cal up 54-35. Derek Dixon's layup just before the buzzer cut the Heels' deficit to 54-37 at the break. Camden led all scorers in the half with 16 points as Cal went 10 for 16 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.
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