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Blacksher scores 18, Wilkinson adds 14 and Cal defeats N.C. State 74-62

AP
Feb 06, 2025

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 18 points, Jeremiah Wilkinson added 14 points, and California defeated N.C. State 74-62 on Wednesday night.

The Golden Bears held the Wolfpack to 2 of 12 shooting, including nine misses in a row, over the final 6 1/2 minutes.

Rytis Petraitis hit a 3-pointer to give Cal a 47-46 lead with 13 minutes left and his next basket put the Bears up 62-54 with a little under seven minutes to go.

The Bears then wrapped it up with a 10-0 run that gave them a 72-57 lead with about 90 seconds remaining.

Joshua Ola-Joseph scored 13 points for Cal (12-11, 5-7 ACC) and Mady Sissoko grabbed 13 rebounds. Andre Stojakovic made his return from an illness and scored six points in his first action since Cal defeated N.C. State 65-62 on Jan. 18 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Marcus Hill had 20 points for the Wolfpack (9-13, 2-9), who have lost seven games in a row.

Blacksher hit three 3-pointers in the first half and scored 15 points. The Golden Bears led for the last 12 1/2 minutes and their lead reached eight points with five minutes to go. Cal led 34-30 at halftime.

Cal hosts Wake Forest on Saturday when N.C. State visits Stanford.

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1st Half
NCST
Wolfpack
30
CAL
Golden Bears
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Ben Middlebrooks vs. Mady Sissoko (Golden Bears gains possession)
19:37		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:35		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
19:18		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
19:16		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
19:12		DJ Campbell turnover (bad pass)
19:00	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot (Jayden Taylor assists)	2-0
18:30		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point jump shot
18:29		Golden Bears offensive rebound
18:29		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
18:16		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
18:14		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
17:59		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
17:57		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
17:33		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
17:31		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
17:27		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:25		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
17:18		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point layup
17:16		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
17:01		Rytis Petraitis blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup
16:59		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
16:52	+3	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (DJ Campbell assists)	2-3
16:27		Jovan Blacksher Jr. shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
16:27	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-3
16:27	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-3
15:58	+3	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Jovan Blacksher Jr. assists)	4-6
15:43		Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Marcus Hill draws the foul)
15:43		TV timeout
15:43	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-6
15:43	+1	Marcus Hill makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-6
15:24		Lee Dort misses two point hook shot
15:22		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
15:00		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
14:58		Lee Dort defensive rebound
14:34		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
14:32		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
14:19		Breon Pass turnover (bad pass) (Jovan Blacksher Jr. steals)
14:00	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point layup	6-8
13:39	+2	Trey Parker makes two point jump shot	8-8
13:20		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
13:18		Trey Parker defensive rebound
13:14	+2	Trey Parker makes two point layup	10-8
13:03		Trey Parker shooting foul (Jovan Blacksher Jr. draws the foul)
13:03	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-9
13:03	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-10
12:51		Breon Pass misses three point jump shot
12:49		Lee Dort defensive rebound
12:39	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot (DJ Campbell assists)	10-13
12:29		Trey Parker misses three point jump shot
12:27		Lee Dort defensive rebound
12:00		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:58		Ismaël Diouf defensive rebound
11:47		Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
11:45		Lee Dort defensive rebound
11:29		Lee Dort misses two point hook shot
11:27		Dennis Parker Jr. defensive rebound
11:15		Breon Pass turnover (bad pass)
11:15		TV timeout
10:47	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point alley-oop dunk (Christian Tucker assists)	10-15
10:28	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot	12-15
10:04		DJ Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Dennis Parker Jr. steals)
9:39		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
9:37		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
9:28		Christian Tucker turnover (lost ball) (Michael O'Connell steals)
9:27		Christian Tucker personal foul (Dennis Parker Jr. draws the foul)
9:14		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
9:12		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
8:54		DJ Campbell turnover (bad pass)
8:45		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
8:43		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
8:37	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (DJ Campbell assists)	12-17
8:36		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Joshua Ola-Joseph draws the foul)
8:36	+1	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes regular free throw 1 of 1	12-18
8:22		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:20		Marcus Hill offensive rebound
8:16	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	14-18
7:54		Mady Sissoko misses two point hook shot
7:52		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
7:38	+2	Ismaël Diouf makes two point layup	16-18
7:15		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup
7:13		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
7:04		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
7:02		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
6:43		Jayden Taylor shooting foul (Jovan Blacksher Jr. draws the foul)
6:43		TV timeout
6:43	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-19
6:43	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-20
6:27		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
6:25		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point dunk (Jovan Blacksher Jr. assists)	16-22
5:39		Michael O'Connell misses two point jump shot
5:37		Golden Bears defensive rebound
5:37		Ismaël Diouf personal foul
5:16	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point jump shot (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists)	16-24
4:56	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point jump shot	18-24
4:26		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point jump shot
4:24		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
4:24		Rytis Petraitis personal foul (Dontrez Styles draws the foul)
4:05		Jayden Taylor misses two point jump shot
4:03		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
3:56		DJ Campbell misses three point jump shot
3:54		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot	20-24
3:17		DJ Campbell misses three point jump shot
3:15		Ismaël Diouf defensive rebound
3:05	+3	Ismaël Diouf makes three point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	23-24
2:50		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
2:48		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
2:40		Marcus Hill turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Wilkinson steals)
2:32	+2	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	23-26
1:59		Jeremiah Wilkinson shooting foul (Michael O'Connell draws the foul)
1:59		TV timeout
1:59	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-26
1:59	+1	Michael O'Connell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-26
1:43	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot (Andrej Stojakovic assists)	25-29
1:27	+2	Ismaël Diouf makes two point layup	27-29
1:08		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
1:06		Golden Bears offensive rebound
0:51	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot	27-31
0:40		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
0:31		Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
0:29		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
0:12	+3	Trey Parker makes three point jump shot	30-31
0:01	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot	30-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
NCST
Wolfpack
32
CAL
Golden Bears
40

Time		Play	Score
19:47	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup (Michael O'Connell assists)	32-34
19:16		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
19:14		Marcus Hill defensive rebound
19:06		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
19:04		Jeremiah Wilkinson defensive rebound
18:56		Michael O'Connell personal foul
18:54	+2	DJ Campbell makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	32-36
18:36		Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Ben Middlebrooks draws the foul)
18:36	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-36
18:36	+1	Ben Middlebrooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-36
18:21		DJ Campbell misses two point layup
18:19		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	36-36
17:47	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	36-38
17:29	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point jump shot	38-38
17:09		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup
17:07		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
17:05		Ben Middlebrooks shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
17:05	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-39
17:05	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-40
16:52		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
16:50		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
16:42		Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot
16:40		Jayden Taylor defensive rebound
16:34	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point layup	40-40
16:17	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point jump shot (Andrej Stojakovic assists)	40-42
16:07	+2	Jayden Taylor makes two point jump shot (Michael O'Connell assists)	42-42
15:45		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
15:43		Ismaël Diouf defensive rebound
15:39		Ismaël Diouf turnover (Jovan Blacksher Jr. steals)
15:35		Ismaël Diouf shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
15:35		TV timeout
15:35	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-43
15:35	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-44
15:22		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
15:20		Lee Dort defensive rebound
15:12		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (lost ball) (Jayden Taylor steals)
15:06	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	44-44
14:49		Dontrez Styles blocks Jeremiah Wilkinson's three point jump shot
14:47		Golden Bears offensive rebound
14:32		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:30		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
14:07		Jayden Taylor misses three point jump shot
14:05		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
14:01		Joshua Ola-Joseph blocks Jayden Taylor's two point layup
13:59		Lee Dort defensive rebound
13:50		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
13:48		Michael O'Connell defensive rebound
13:43		Marcus Hill misses two point layup
13:41		Dontrez Styles offensive rebound
13:41	+2	Dontrez Styles makes two point layup	46-44
13:41		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
13:25		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
13:23		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
13:15		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
13:13		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
13:04	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Lee Dort assists)	46-47
12:43		Ismaël Diouf misses two point layup
12:41		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
12:35	+3	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	46-50
12:08		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
12:06		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
11:59		Rytis Petraitis turnover (bad pass)
11:59		TV timeout
11:41	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	48-50
11:29		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (traveling)
11:15		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
11:13		Golden Bears defensive rebound
10:56		Jayden Taylor personal foul (DJ Campbell draws the foul)
10:35		DJ Campbell misses two point jump shot
10:33		Joshua Ola-Joseph offensive rebound
10:26	+2	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes two point layup	48-52
10:15		Trey Parker misses two point jump shot
10:13		Joshua Ola-Joseph defensive rebound
10:05		DJ Campbell misses two point dunk
10:03		Christian Tucker offensive rebound
9:51	+2	Lee Dort makes two point layup (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists)	48-54
9:18		Joshua Ola-Joseph shooting foul (Jayden Taylor draws the foul)
9:18	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-54
9:18	+1	Jayden Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-54
9:04	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point jump shot	50-56
8:41	+2	Marcus Hill makes two point layup	52-56
8:20		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point layup
8:18		Lee Dort offensive rebound
8:14	+2	Lee Dort makes two point layup	52-58
8:01	+2	Trey Parker makes two point jump shot	54-58
8:00		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
8:00		TV timeout
7:33		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point jump shot
7:31		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
7:31		Jayden Taylor personal foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
7:27	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point layup	54-60
7:03		Dontrez Styles turnover (bad pass) (Jovan Blacksher Jr. steals)
6:55		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
6:53		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
6:49		Dontrez Styles blocks Mady Sissoko's two point layup
6:47		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
6:36	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point jump shot	54-62
6:29	+3	Jayden Taylor makes three point jump shot (Trey Parker assists)	57-62
6:05		Jeremiah Wilkinson turnover (lost ball)
5:50		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Jayden Taylor's three point jump shot
5:48		Wolfpack offensive rebound
5:43		Mady Sissoko blocks Ben Middlebrooks's two point layup
5:41		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
5:37		Trey Parker blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point layup
5:35		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
5:20		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
5:18		Golden Bears defensive rebound
5:18		Ben Middlebrooks personal foul
4:55	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point jump shot	57-64
4:38		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
4:36		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
4:28		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
4:26		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
4:12		Marcus Hill misses two point jump shot
4:10		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
3:55		Ismaël Diouf blocks Jeremiah Wilkinson's two point layup
3:53		Andrej Stojakovic offensive rebound
3:48		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:46		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
3:41		Dontrez Styles personal foul
3:41		TV timeout
3:41		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:41		Dontrez Styles defensive rebound
3:21		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
3:19		Jovan Blacksher Jr. defensive rebound
2:57	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists)	57-67
2:37		Michael O'Connell misses three point jump shot
2:35		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
2:18	+3	Joshua Ola-Joseph makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists)	57-70
2:06		Wolfpack 30 second timeout
1:46		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
1:44		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
1:37		Michael O'Connell personal foul (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-71
1:37	+1	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-72
1:24		Dontrez Styles misses two point jump shot
1:22		Wolfpack offensive rebound
1:17	+2	Paul McNeil makes two point jump shot	59-72
1:17		Jeremiah Wilkinson shooting foul (Paul McNeil draws the foul)
1:17	+1	Paul McNeil makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-72
0:54		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
0:47		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
0:45		Paul McNeil defensive rebound
0:37		Dontrez Styles misses three point jump shot
0:35		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
0:09	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point dunk	60-74
0:02	+2	Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot	62-74
0:00		End of period

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Michael O'Connell makes two point jump shot