{"id":37105,"date":"2025-11-04T06:17:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/37105\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T06:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:17:50","slug":"john-camden-scores-22-to-lead-cal-over-cal-state-bakersfield-87-60-in-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/37105\/","title":{"rendered":"John Camden scores 22 to lead Cal over Cal State Bakersfield 87-60 in opener"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Associated Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-b1ca39d9=\"\">BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/john-camden-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John Camden<\/a> scored 22 points and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/california-golden-bears-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California<\/a> opened the season with an 87-60 victory over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/bakersfield-roadrunners-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cal State Bakersfield<\/a> on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-b1ca39d9=\"\">Camden made 7 of 11 shots with three 3-pointers and hit all five of his free throws for the Golden Bears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-b1ca39d9=\"\">Dai Dai Ames had 18 points on 9-for-15 shooting for Cal and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/justin-pippen-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Pippen<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/lee-dort-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lee Dort<\/a> both scored 15.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-b1ca39d9=\"\">Camden scored nine points in the first half to help the Golden Bears take a 37-26 lead. Camden made 2 of 6 from 3-point range before the break while his teammates were 0 for 10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/dailin-smith-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dailin Smith<\/a> had 10 first-half points and four of the Roadrunners&#8217; nine baskets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-b1ca39d9=\"\">Dort had a dunk, Ames buried a jumper and Camden hit a 3-pointer in a 7-2 run to begin the second half and Cal never looked back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-b1ca39d9=\"\">Smith and reserve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/college-basketball\/ron-jessamy-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ronald Jessamy<\/a> both scored 16 to pace Cal State Bakersfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-b1ca39d9=\"\">Cal shot 54% from the floor and held the Roadrunners to 36%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-b1ca39d9=\"\">___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP News mobile app). AP college basketball: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/college-basketball<\/p>\n<p>\n        What did you think of this story?\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        recommended\n      <\/p>\n<p> Arrow pointing to the leftArrow pointing to the right <\/p>\n<p>Item 1 of 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. 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