National Basketball Association
California 84, Coppin St. 51
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 19, 2015
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials:
# Kipp Kissinger, # Ruben Ramos, # Bob Staffen
Attendance:
9347
By The Sports Xchange
California raced out to an early lead and never let up on the accelerator during an 84-51 victory over visiting Coppin State on Saturday at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.
Freshman forward Ivan Rabb had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Golden Bears (9-2). Junior guard Jordan Mathews also scored 13 points and senior guard Tyrone Wallace had 12.
Junior guard Trevon Seymore scored 13 points for Coppin State (2-10). Junior forward Joshua Treadwell scored 11 points and junior guard Christian Kessee had 10.
The Golden Bears staged two early 12-0 runs to take a 24-12 lead with 10:34 to play in the opening half. Coppin State cut the deficit to eight on a three-point play by Treadwell with 7:17 to go, but Cal outscored the Eagles 18-5 over the last seven minutes to take a 43-22 lead into the break.
Cal maintained a comfortable lead throughout the second half. The Golden Bears went up 55-31 on a 3-pointer by junior guard Sam Singer with 14:51 to go, took a 53-35 lead on a dunk by Rabb with 10:32 remaining and stretched the lead to 34 in the final minutes.
Cal shot 46.6 percent while holding Coppin State to 24.2-percent shooting. The Bears had a massive 50-33 rebounding advantage.
Top Game Performances
Coppin St. |
|
California |
Trevon Seymore 13 |
Scoring |
Jordan Mathews 13 |
Trevon Seymore 5 |
Assists |
Jaylen Brown 5 |
Joshua Treadwell 7 |
Rebounds |
Jabari Bird 9 |
Joshua Treadwell 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Ivan Rabb 7 |
Trevon Seymore 3 |
Steals |
Tyrone Wallace 2 |
Lawrence Fejokwu 2 |
Blocks |
Jaylen Brown 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Coppin St.
|
51 |
23.8 |
5-15 |
16-21 |
9 |
27 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
California
|
84 |
46.6 |
8-23 |
22-33 |
16 |
46 |
9 |
5 |
12 |