National Basketball Association
California 77, Stanford 71
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 8, 2012
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
# Mike Eggers, # Mike Scyphers, # Deron White
Attendance:
9317
By SportsDirect Inc.
California 77, Stanford 71: Jorge Gutierrez scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half and recorded seven assists as the Golden Bears defeated the Cardinal in the Pac-12 quarterfinals at Los Angeles.
Harper Kamp scored 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting, and Justin Cobbs added 15 points as second-seeded California (24-8) snapped a two-game losing skid.
Andrew Zimmerman scored a career-best 22 points, and Chasson Randle tallied 19 points for seventh-seeded Stanford (21-11).
Allen Crabbe’s basket with 4:39 to play snapped a 62-62 tie to begin an 11-2 California spurt. Gutierrez’s three-point play with 2:31 left finished the flurry.
California opened the second half with a 15-3 run to erase a seven-point halftime deficit. A basket by Gutierrez tied the score at 33, and Crabbe culminated the surge with a 3-pointer to give the Golden Bears a five-point advantage with 15:59 to play.
Stanford tied the score at 56 on two free throws by Randle with 8:09 remaining.
Crabbe scored 11 points and David Kravish added 10 points for the Golden Bears.
Zimmerman had nine first-half points and the Cardinal forced 14 turnovers en route to a 30-23 halftime advantage. The Golden Bears committed just three turnovers in the second half.
GAME NOTEBOOK: California scored 54 points and shot 57.7 percent from the field in the second half … Randle had just five first-half points after setting a tournament record with 27 one day earlier against Arizona State … Zimmerman’s previous career-high was 14 points.
Top Game Performances
Stanford |
|
California |
Andrew Zimmermann 22 |
Scoring |
Jorge Gutierrez 22 |
Chasson Randle 4 |
Assists |
Jorge Gutierrez 7 |
Andrew Zimmermann 7 |
Rebounds |
Allen Crabbe 8 |
Chasson Randle 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Justin Cobbs 7 |
Josh Owens 3 |
Steals |
Bak Bak 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
David Kravish 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Stanford
|
71 |
37.7 |
5-16 |
20-25 |
9 |
31 |
0 |
11 |
9 |
California
|
77 |
54.2 |
4-8 |
21-31 |
17 |
35 |
4 |
3 |
17 |