{"id":138283,"date":"2026-01-18T00:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T00:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/138283\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T00:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T00:39:11","slug":"california-hands-no-14-north-carolina-its-second-straight-loss-in-bay-area-84-78-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/138283\/","title":{"rendered":"California hands No. 14 North Carolina its second straight loss in Bay Area, 84-78"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) John Camden scored 20 points and Dai Dai Ames and Justin Pippen each added 19 as California<\/a> built a 20-point lead and held off No. 14 North Carolina<\/a> 84-78 on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Tar Heels (14-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) absorbed their second straight loss in the Bay Area; they fell 95-90 at Stanford on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Cal (14-5, 2-4) owned that 20-point lead early in the second half. A basket by Ames gave the Bears a 74-55 edge with 8:26 left before the Tar Heels rallied.<\/p>\n

Carolina cut its deficit to 81-78 on a 3-pointer by Henri Veesaar with 19 seconds remaining but Pippen hit two foul shots with 10 seconds to go to just about clinch the decision.<\/p>\n

Pippen had a game-high five assists. His father Scottie, a Basketball Hall of Famer, was part of the announced crowd of 8,077 at Haas Pavilion.<\/p>\n

Cal had a decided advantage in 3-point shooting: The Bears went 14 for 26 from beyond the arc. The Heels were 9 for 27.<\/p>\n

Freshman Caleb Wilson led Carolina with 17 points. Veesaar had 14 points and 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The Bears\u2019 Lee Dort grabbed a game-high 12 boards.<\/p>\n

California scored the game\u2019s first seven points, put together an 11-0 run to take a 26-13 lead and did not trail at any point Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Bears took their biggest lead of the first half when Ames hit a jumper with 14 seconds remaining to put Cal up 54-35. Derek Dixon\u2019s layup just before the buzzer cut the Heels\u2019 deficit to 54-37 at the break.<\/p>\n

Camden led all scorers in the half with 16 points as Cal went 10 for 16 from beyond the arc in the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

North Carolina hosts Notre Dame on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Cal plays at Stanford next Saturday.<\/p>\n

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