Dante, Richardson lead Oregon past Cal 87-58
Oregon center N'Faly Dante (1) shoots against California forward Lars Thiemann (21) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jed Jacobsohn]
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — N’Faly Dante had 12 points on 6-of7- shooting and grabbed seven rebounds, Will Richardson added 11 points and 10 assists and Oregon beat California 87-58. Rivaldo Soares led Oregon (11-8, 5-3 Pac-12) with 13 points and Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 10. ND Okafor and Sam Alajiki made layups 31 seconds apart to give the Golden Bears a 10-5 lead about five minutes into the game but Dante made back-to-back baskets, Barthelemy added a layup and Richardson scored the final four points in 10-0 run that gave Oregon the lead for good. Okafor led Cal (3-16, 2-6) with 10 points on 5-of-5 shooting.
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Oregon guard Keeshawn Barthelemy (3) shoots against California guard DeJuan Clayton (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
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Oregon guard Rivaldo Soares (11) shoots against California forward Sam Alajiki (24) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)
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