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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
California 82, South Dakota State 53
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, November 11, 2016
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials: # Tom Nunez, # Rick O'Neill, # Ken Ditty
Attendance: 7782

A huge second-half run propelled California to an 82-53 victory over visiting South Dakota State in a season opener Friday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.

Jabari Bird and Sam Singer each had 14 points and six rebounds for California (1-0). Grant Mullins had 13 points and seven rebounds. Roger Moute a Bidias came off the bench to post 12 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Reed Tellinghuisen had 14 points and five rebounds for South Dakota State (0-1). Mike Daum also scored 14 points.

Stephen Domingo made a jumper and a 3-pointer to help Cal race out to a 9-0 lead over the first 5:23. South Dakota State didn't score until Tellinghuisen made a layup with 13:25 to play in the opening half.

The Golden Bears went up 14-2 on a jumper by Mullins and took a 21-5 lead on a dunk by Moute a Bidias. The Bears led by 18 before the Jackrabbits mounted an 8-2 run to get within 12.

Cal led 40-28 at the break. South Dakota State cut the deficit to eight early in the second half. The Bears responded with a 6-0 run to push the lead back to double digits.

Cal went up 46-32 on two free throws by Charlie Moore, took a 51-35 lead on a 3-pointer by Mullins and later extended its lead to 20 on a layup by Singer. Singer's basket came in the early stages of a massive 24-0 run that put the Bears up 70-35 with 8:09 remaining.

Cal shot 46.9 percent from the field, made 12 of 32 from 3-point range and amassed a 54-26 rebounding advantage. The Bears also had 10 blocked shots, including four apiece by 7-footers Kingsley Okoroh and Kameron Rooks.

South Dakota State shot 28.6 percent from the field and made 8 of 30 from beyond the arc.
Top Game Performances
 
South Dakota State   California
Mike Daum 14 Scoring Jabari Bird 14
Cole Gentry 3 Assists Roger Moute a Bidias 5
Reed Tellinghuisen 5 Rebounds Grant Mullins 7
Tevin King 5 Free Throws Made Charlie Moore 3
Tevin King 2 Steals Roger Moute a Bidias 2
Mike Daum 1 Blocks Kingsley Okoroh 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
South Dakota State 53 28.6 8-30 13-16 12 23 1 6 12
California 82 46.9 12-32 10-13 16 49 10 6 15