BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson had 23 points off the bench, Andrej Stojakovic scored 21 and California defeated Air Force 78-69 on Thursday night.
Wilkinson, who came into the game with 11 points through the first four games, made 8 of 12 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Golden Bears (4-1). He hit 5 of 7 at the free-throw line and added four rebounds. Stojakovic hit 8 of 19 shots with two 3-pointers and grabbed six boards.
Rytis Petraitis pitched in with 12 points, five rebounds and four steals for Cal.
Ethan Taylor buried five 3-pointers and scored 23 to lead the Falcons (1-4) before fouling out. Luke Kearney scored 14 off the bench. Wesley Celichowski scored 12 with two 3-pointers.
Petraitis sank all four of his shots and all three of his free throws in the first half, scoring 11 to help California take a 35-27 lead into intermission. Kearney hit two 3-pointers and scored 10 for Air Force.
Taylor hit back-to-back 3-pointers to get the Falcons within 49-47 with 11:42 left to play. Lee Dort answered with a three-point play, Wilkinson followed with a four-point play, and the Golden Bears maintained at least a two-possession lead the rest of the way.
Cal shot 53.8% from the floor but made only 4 of 13 from distance. The Bears missed nine of their 27 free throws.
Air Force shot 51%, hit 11 of 24 from beyond the arc (45.8%) and 6 of 11 at the foul line.
The Golden Bears will host Sacramento State in the Cal Classic on Sunday. The Falcons returns home to play Mercyhurst on Sunday.
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TOP SCORERS | |||||
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E. Taylor G | 23PTS | 3REB | 3AST | |
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J. Wilkinson G | 23PTS | 4REB | 1AST |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
E. Taylor | 23 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
W. Celichowski | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
J. Mills | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
B. Brown | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
S. Duskin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
L. Kearney | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
K. Marshall | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
C. Walker | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
C. Beasley | – | – | – | – |
W. Boeker | – | – | – | – |
J. Gatete | – | – | – | – |
K. Gilles | – | – | – | – |
S. Akinrelere | – | – | – | – |
B. Ruggles | – | – | – | – |
C. Umana | – | – | – | – |
M. Clark | – | – | – | – |
E. Taite | – | – | – | – |
S. Springer | – | – | – | – |
W. Cooper | – | – | – | – |
Y. Oke | – | – | – | – |
A. Patterson | – | – | – | – |
E. Robinson | – | – | – | – |
Total | 69 | 19 | 13 | 22 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
A. Stojakovic | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
R. Petraitis | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
J. Ola-Joseph | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
M. Sissoko | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
C. Tucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Wilkinson | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
L. Dort | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
S. Mahoney | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
D. Curtis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
G. Larson | – | – | – | – |
D. Campbell | – | – | – | – |
B. Omot | – | – | – | – |
J. McCloskey | – | – | – | – |
J. Karapetian | – | – | – | – |
M. Desler | – | – | – | – |
J. Goodall | – | – | – | – |
H. Vandeweghe | – | – | – | – |
K. Armstrong II | – | – | – | – |
S. Marbury II | – | – | – | – |
B. Fisher | – | – | – | – |
J. Blacksher Jr. | – | – | – | – |
Total | 78 | 32 | 8 | 16 |