BERKELEY – Lars Thiemann scored 16 points and Kuany Kuany added 10 as a short-handed California squad was defeated by Eastern Washington, 50-48, on Wednesday night at Haas Pavilion.
The Golden Bears (0-10) were without leading scorer Devin Askew, who averages 18.3 points per game, and freshman big man ND Okafor due to health and safety protocols. An already injury-riddled team, Cal had just eight scholarship players active for Wednesday’s contest.
Tyreese Davis scored 14 points and Casey Jones had 10 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for the Eagles, who moved to 4-5 overall with their first road victory of the season and just their fifth win against a Pac-12 opponent in school history. Eastern Washington never trailed.
Cal trailed by 45-36 before a 7-0 run – keyed by back-to-back buckets from Thiemann – brought it back within two at the 3:09 mark. Joel Brown pulled the Bears within a one-point deficit with 1:05 remaining and eventually tied the game at 48 by making 1-of-2 attempts at the free throw line with 33 seconds on the clock. It was EWU’s Davis who scored the go-ahead basket with 24 seconds left. After a missed free throw by the Eagles, Brown missed a potential winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
After posting a 27-20 halftime lead, Cedric Coward buried a 3-pointer with 16:22 remaining and Eastern Washington built its biggest lead at 34-22.
Angelo Allegri added 11…
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