Stanford tops California 89-81 in first ACC opener for former Pac-12 rivals
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Jaylen Blakes and Maxime Raynaud scored 20 points apiece and Stanford beat California 89-81 on Saturday in the first Atlantic Coast Conference opener for the former Pac-12 rivals.
Blakes sank 7 of 13 shots with two 3-pointers and made all four of his free throws for the Cardinal (8-2). He added six assists and blocked a pair of shots. Raynaud made 8 of 15 shots - 4 of 6 from beyond the arc - and blocked five shots.
Oziyah Seller buried three 3-pointers and scored 16 for Stanford. Ryan Agarwal and reserve Chisom Okpara both scored 11.
Andrej Stojakovic led the Golden Bears (6-3) with 25 points on 11-for-25 shooting. Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 14 and Mady Sissoko added 11 points and eight rebounds. Joshua Ola-Joseph contributed nine points and eight boards.
Blakes had 14 points, Raynaud scored 11 and Sellers added 10 to power Stanford to a 47-31 lead at halftime. The Cardinal shot 48.9% overall in the first 20 minutes, made 8 of 18 from 3-point range and all eight of their free throws. Cal shot 37.5% and missed all six of its 3-pointers. Stojakovic had 10 points for the Golden Bears.
Cal closed within 83-77 on a Stojakovic 3-pointer with 1:21 remaining and trailed by six after a Stojakovic dunk with 32 seconds left but got no closer.
Cal will host Cornell on Tuesday. Stanford is idle until it hosts Merrimack on Dec. 17.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Aidan Cammann vs. Mady Sissoko (Jaylen Blakes gains possession) | Â | |
19:39 | +3 | Maxime Raynaud makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists) | 3-0 | |
19:20 | Â | Jovan Blacksher Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
19:17 | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup | 5-0 | |
19:07 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:05 | Â | Aidan Cammann defensive rebound | Â | |
18:40 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists) | 7-0 | |
18:19 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup | Â | |
18:17 | Â | Mady Sissoko offensive rebound | Â | |
18:15 | +2 | Mady Sissoko makes two point dunk | 7-2 | |
18:01 | +2 | Jaylen Blakes makes two point jump shot | 9-2 | |
17:42 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Cardinal defensive rebound | Â | |
17:24 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:22 | Â | Mady Sissoko defensive rebound | Â | |
17:14 | Â | Maxime Raynaud shooting foul | Â | |
17:14 | +1 | Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-3 | |
17:14 | +1 | Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-4 | |
16:52 | +2 | Jaylen Blakes makes two point layup | 11-4 | |
16:33 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:31 | Â | Aidan Cammann defensive rebound | Â | |
16:20 | +3 | Ryan Agarwal makes three point jump shot (Aidan Cammann assists) | 14-4 | |
16:03 | Â | Maxime Raynaud blocks Joshua Ola-Joseph's two point dunk | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Mady Sissoko offensive rebound | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Jump ball. (Golden Bears gains possession) | Â | |
16:01 | Â | Ryan Agarwal personal foul | Â | |
15:49 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph misses two point layup | Â | |
15:47 | Â | Golden Bears offensive rebound | Â | |
15:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:36 | Â | Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:34 | Â | Aidan Cammann defensive rebound | Â | |
15:14 | Â | Aidan Cammann misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:12 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
15:00 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup | 14-6 | |
14:36 | Â | Mady Sissoko blocks Oziyah Sellers's two point layup | Â | |
14:34 | Â | Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound | Â | |
14:30 | Â | Jaylen Blakes blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point layup | Â | |
14:28 | Â | Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound | Â | |
14:24 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point dunk (Oziyah Sellers assists) | 16-6 | |
14:11 | +2 | Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point jump shot | 16-8 | |
13:59 | Â | Jaylen Blakes turnover (bad pass) (Jovan Blacksher Jr. steals) | Â | |
13:55 | Â | Jaylen Blakes blocks Jovan Blacksher Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
13:53 | Â | Oziyah Sellers defensive rebound | Â | |
13:47 | Â | Oziyah Sellers misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:45 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
13:44 | Â | Aidan Cammann personal foul | Â | |
13:35 | Â | Chisom Okpara personal foul | Â | |
13:31 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:29 | Â | Cardinal defensive rebound | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:01 | Â | Lee Dort defensive rebound | Â | |
12:52 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot | 16-10 | |
12:34 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists) | 18-10 | |
12:22 | Â | Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:20 | Â | Lee Dort offensive rebound | Â | |
12:16 | Â | Ryan Agarwal shooting foul | Â | |
12:16 | Â | Lee Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
12:16 | +1 | Lee Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-11 | |
11:59 | Â | Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:57 | Â | Tallis Toure offensive rebound | Â | |
11:42 | +2 | Jaylen Blakes makes two point jump shot | 20-11 | |
11:25 | Â | Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point layup | Â | |
11:23 | Â | Evan Stinson defensive rebound | Â | |
11:09 | Â | Jaylen Blakes misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:07 | Â | Spencer Mahoney defensive rebound | Â | |
11:00 | Â | Tallis Toure shooting foul | Â | |
11:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:00 | +1 | Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-12 | |
11:00 | +1 | Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-13 | |
10:32 | Â | Spencer Mahoney shooting foul | Â | |
10:32 | +1 | Chisom Okpara makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-13 | |
10:32 | +1 | Chisom Okpara makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-13 | |
10:06 | Â | Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:04 | Â | Benny Gealer defensive rebound | Â | |
9:49 | Â | Spencer Mahoney shooting foul | Â | |
9:49 | +1 | Tallis Toure makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-13 | |
9:49 | +1 | Tallis Toure makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-13 | |
9:36 | Â | Tallis Toure shooting foul | Â | |
9:36 | +1 | Lee Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-14 | |
9:36 | +1 | Lee Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-15 | |
9:13 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic personal foul | Â | |
9:08 | Â | Lee Dort blocks Benny Gealer's two point layup | Â | |
9:06 | Â | Cardinal offensive rebound | Â | |
8:52 | Â | Benny Gealer misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:50 | Â | Jovan Blacksher Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:39 | +2 | Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup | 24-17 | |
8:27 | Â | Evan Stinson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:25 | Â | Jovan Blacksher Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
8:11 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic misses two point dunk | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Maxime Raynaud defensive rebound | Â | |
8:05 | +3 | Evan Stinson makes three point jump shot (Benny Gealer assists) | 27-17 | |
7:47 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup | 27-19 | |
7:32 | Â | Golden Bears 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:32 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:24 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:22 | Â | Golden Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
7:11 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup | 27-21 | |
6:58 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:56 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound | Â | |
6:48 | Â | Maxime Raynaud blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point layup | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Mady Sissoko offensive rebound | Â | |
6:44 | +2 | Mady Sissoko makes two point dunk | 27-23 | |
6:38 | Â | Rytis Petraitis personal foul | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Cardinal 30 second timeout | Â | |
6:31 | Â | Ryan Agarwal misses two point layup | Â | |
6:29 | Â | Ryan Agarwal offensive rebound | Â | |
6:21 | +2 | Maxime Raynaud makes two point jump shot | 29-23 | |
6:03 | +2 | Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point jump shot | 29-25 | |
5:47 | Â | Maxime Raynaud misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Golden Bears defensive rebound | Â | |
5:29 | +2 | Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup | 29-27 | |
5:02 | Â | Rytis Petraitis blocks Jaylen Blakes's two point layup | Â | |
5:00 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
4:53 | +2 | Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup | 29-29 | |
4:37 | +3 | Jaylen Blakes makes three point jump shot (Tallis Toure assists) | 32-29 | |
4:20 | Â | Tallis Toure blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point jump shot | Â | |
4:18 | Â | Golden Bears offensive rebound | Â | |
4:08 | Â | Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:06 | Â | Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound | Â | |
3:42 | +3 | Jaylen Blakes makes three point jump shot (Aidan Cammann assists) | 35-29 | |
3:17 | Â | Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Aidan Cammann defensive rebound | Â | |
2:59 | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Jaylen Blakes assists) | 38-29 | |
2:59 | Â | Golden Bears 30 second timeout | Â | |
2:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:38 | +2 | Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point layup | 38-31 | |
2:17 | Â | Jaylen Blakes misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:15 | Â | Ryan Agarwal offensive rebound | Â | |
2:11 | +2 | Ryan Agarwal makes two point layup | 40-31 | |
1:49 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) (Oziyah Sellers steals) | Â | |
1:46 | +2 | Oziyah Sellers makes two point layup (Ryan Agarwal assists) | 42-31 | |
1:25 | Â | Tallis Toure blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point layup | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Ryan Agarwal defensive rebound | Â | |
1:17 | +3 | Oziyah Sellers makes three point jump shot (Ryan Agarwal assists) | 45-31 | |
0:52 | Â | Tallis Toure blocks Jeremiah Wilkinson's two point layup | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Jaylen Blakes defensive rebound | Â | |
0:29 | Â | Ryan Agarwal misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound | Â | |
0:21 | Â | Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) (Tallis Toure steals) | Â | |
0:01 | +2 | Jaylen Blakes makes two point jump shot | 47-31 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |