National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
California 65, Arizona St. 61
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 8, 2011
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # Gregory Nixon, # Michael Reed, # Deron White
Attendance: 6586
By SportsDirect Inc.

Jorge Gutierrez’s 21 points led four California starters in double figures as the Golden Bears won their Pac-10 opener, 65-61, over Arizona State on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.

California (8-7, 1-2 Pac 10) scored the first seven points of the game, capped by a fastbreak dunk by Allen Crabbe. The Golden Bears had a 21-7 lead before Arizona State (8-7, 1-3) rebounded late. The Sun Devils trailed, 31-23, at halftime.

Ty Abbott scored five of his 18 points early in the second half as Arizona State opened with a 7-0 run. But California recovered and held the Sun Devils at arm’s length the rest of the way.

Crabbe finished with 17 points and eight rebounds for California, followed by Mark Sanders-Frison’s 13 points and 11 boards. Harper Kemp had 10 points and nine rebounds.

Abbott also finished with six rebounds for Arizona State. Rihards Kuksiks chipped in 10 points.
Top Game Performances
 
California   Arizona St.
Jorge Gutierrez 21 Scoring Ty Abbott 18
Brandon Smith 4 Assists Ruslan Pateev 4
Markhuri Sanders-Frison 11 Rebounds Ty Abbott 6
Jorge Gutierrez 6 Free Throws Made Ty Abbott 4
Jorge Gutierrez 3 Steals Chanse Creekmur 2
Markhuri Sanders-Frison 2 Blocks Ty Abbott 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
California 65 38.3 7-17 12-15 16 37 2 6
Arizona St. 61 43.4 6-21 9-14 15 26 5 4