STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tyrone Wallace scored 20 points, Justin Cobbs finished with 18 points after hitting some big shots late and California beat Bay Area rival Stanford 69-62 on Thursday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.
Richard Solomon added 14 points and 13 rebounds to power the Golden Bears (10-4, 1-0 Pac-12) inside after Stanford big men Dwight Powell and Stefan Nastic fouled out in the final minutes.
Powell had 16 points and five rebounds, Chasson Randle scored 15 and Anthony Brown added 14 points as the Cardinal (9-4, 0-1) collapsed late.
In an otherwise statistically-balanced game, Cal hit 16 of 22 free throws (73 percent), while Stanford made just 10 of 20.
It was Cal’s first victory at Maples Pavilion since March 6, 2010. Stanford swept last season’s series for the first time since 2008.
