Cal Drops Road Battle at Pitt

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The California men’s basketball team could not hold onto a 16-point first-half advantage and fell 86-74 to Pitt on the road in ACC play on Wednesday afternoon.

Jaland Lowe scored 27 points and dished out eight assists and Cameron Corhen had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Pitt (11-2, 2-0 ACC) to its 14th straight home win at the Petersen Events Center, its longest streak since 2013-14.

The Golden Bears (7-6, 0-2) led by 16 points with 4:19 left in the first half before missing their last six shots of the half to have the lead trimmed to 42-38.

Lowe made back-to-back baskets to give Pitt a 55-48 lead with 15:02 remaining in the second half. The Panthers did not make their next field goal until the 7:54 mark when Guillermo Diaz Graham made a 3-pointer from the corner. Pitt missed five straight shots during its field-goal drought but made 11 of 13 free throws to stay in front.

Pitt led by at least six points over the final eight minutes. Cal was 1 of 7 from 3-point range in the second half.

Jeremiah Wilkinson led the Bears with 24 points – marking his third 20-point effort of the season – and six rebounds. Andrej Stojakovic added 19 points, 10 coming at the free throw line, and Rytis Petraitis scored 11. In his second game back following a groin injury, DJ Campbell was inserted into the starting lineup in place of Joshua Ola-Joseph (illness) and tallied 11 points, three assists and two steals.

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The Bears will trek to Clemson, South Carolina, to face the Tigers on Saturday in a nationally televised broadcast on ESPN2. Tipoff is at 5:30 p.m. PT/8:30 p.m. ET at Littlejohn Coliseum.