California 85, Prairie View A&M 53: Allen Crabbe scored 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting and the host Bears scored a season-high 47 points in the first half before cruising to the easy victory.

Richard Solomon had a career-high 18 points along with nine rebounds for California (8-3), which shot 50 percent and outrebounded the Panthers 40-21. Justin Cobbs added 14 points and three steals.

Bay Area native Jourdan DeMuynck paced Prairie View A&M (5-7) with 11 points and Ryan Gesiakowski and Demondre Chapman added eight apiece. The Panthers trailed 47-34 at halftime and were outscored 38-19 in the second half.

California was never threatened in the second half and led by 23 after Jeff Powers hit a 3-pointer with nine minutes to play. The Bears have won two straight since losing three in a row to Wisconsin, UNLV and Creighton.

Crabbe hit three 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds for California, which held Prairie View A&M to 35.1 percent shooting. The Panthers opened their West Coast swing with a 95-53 loss at UCLA last Saturday.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Six of the Bears’ eight wins have come by double digits. … California improved to 33-5 in non-conference home games under coach Mike Montgomery. …Twelve players saw action for the Bears, who host Harvard on Dec. 29 before opening Pac-12 play at UCLA on Jan. 3.
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