No. 12 seed Cal beats No. 5 seed UNLV 64-61
Allen Crabbe #23 of the California Golden Bears handles the ball against Bryce Dejean-Jones #13 of the UNLV Rebels in the first half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA tournament at HP Pavilion on March 21, 2013 in San Jose, …
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Posted: 03/21/2013
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By: Associated Press - By: ANTONIO GONZALEZ
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Allen Crabbe had 19 points and nine rebounds, reserve Robert Thurman scored all 12 of his points on dunks and 12th-seeded California held off fifth-seeded UNLV 64-61 in the second round of the NCAA tournament Thursday.
Buoyed by the crowd support of a strong contingent so close to Berkeley, the Golden Bears (21-11) held the Runnin' Rebels (25-10) without a basket for more than 11 minutes in the second half. Cal turned a tie game into a nine-point lead during that stretch and withstood a late UNLV push for its first tournament win since 2010.
The Rebels rallied to within a point in the final seconds before missed free throws and a costly inbounds pass sealed the loss.
Bryce Dejean-Jones scored 15 points and Anthony Bennett shook off a poor start to finish with 15 points and 11 rebounds for UNLV, which beat Cal 76-75 in Berkeley on Dec. 9.
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