Indrusaitis and Cooper net 21 apiece to lift California over Utah Tech 79-73
(AP) — Nojus Indrusaitis and Michael Cooper scored 21 points apiece as California rallied from a nine-point halftime deficit to beat Utah Tech 79-73 on Saturday.
Key points
- Cal's Semetri Carr scored an and-1 to tie the game at 67 with 5:29 left, and Utah Tech's Christian Gibson later tied it again at 71 with 1:37 remaining.
- Ethan Potter cut the margin to one before Indrusaitis scored with 17 seconds remaining and converted the free throw to make it 77-73.
- Cooper answered with a 3-pointer with 1:14 left to give Cal a 74-71 lead.
Utah Tech shot 52% from the field, while Cal grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and forced 14 turnovers.
Gibson led Utah Tech (1-3) with 22 points, while Potter finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Additional details
- Up next California: Hosts East Texas A&M on Thursday.
- The Golden Bears (3-2) trailed 41-32 at the break and were down 67-56 with 9:19 remaining before closing the game on a 23-6 run.
- Georgia transfer Jake Wilkins added two free throws in the final seconds.
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