Cal Tops NC State For First ACC Road Win

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 14 points to lead five Golden Bears in double-figure scoring, and the California men’s basketball team led for most of the way and beat NC State 65-62 on Saturday night.

Jayden Taylor converted a three-point play to give NC State a 62-61 advantage with 1:20 to play, its first lead since the midway point of the first half. Blacksher Jr. answered with a layup and DJ Campbell added a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left.

Breon Pass missed a 3-pointer for NC State to end it.

Campbell finished with 13 points for Cal (9-9, 2-5 ACC), which snapped a two-game skid and secured its first ACC road win. Jeremiah Wilkinson added 11 points, and Andrej Stojakovic and Mady Sissoko each had 10.

Taylor scored 18 points to lead NC State (9-9, 2-5). Marcus Hill added 13 points and Ben Middlebrooks 10.

Middlebrooks hit a 3-pointer to stretch the Wolfpack's lead to 23-20 with 7:14 to play in the first half. Cal scored the next six points and went into the break with a 31-29 advantage. Middlebrooks scored nine first-half points and Wilkinson paced the Bears with eight.

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Cal returns home to host Florida State on Wednesday. Tipoff inside Haas Pavilion is at 6 p.m. PT with an ACC Network broadcast.

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