TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Oumar Ballo scored 16 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 13 and No. 2 Arizona became the first Pac-12 team to win 18 conference games with an 89-61 win over California on Saturday.
The Wildcats (28-3, 18-2) shook off a sluggish first half to beat Stanford on Thursday but dominated the conference’s other Bay Area team early with a 19-2 run en route to a 17-point lead midway through the first half.
Arizona, which already clinched the regular-season conference title, shot 65% and scored 49 points in the paint to finish 17-0 at home in its first season under coach Tommy Lloyd. Pelle Larsson and Justin Kier also scored 13 each.
Cal (12-19, 5-15) played well for stretches, but couldn’t recover from Arizona’s big early run. Jordan Shepherd led the Bears with 16 points.
Arizona dominated the first meeting with Cal on Jan. 23, building a 14-point lead in the opening six minutes on the way to a 96-71 win. The rematch played out in similar fashion.
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