Scores

Final

Drake 70

(1-2, 0-1 away)

California 73

(4-0, 2-0 home)

Coverage: ESPN2/WatchESPN

11:30 PM ET, November 22, 2012

Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA

1 2 T
DRKE 33 3770
CAL 33 4073

Top Performers

Drake: S. VanDeest 13 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl

California: J. Cobbs 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 2 Stl

California 73, Drake 70

Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Justin Cobbs scored four of his 21 points in the final 71 seconds, Allen Crabbe had 15 points and California rallied from nine points down in the final 7 minutes to beat Drake 73-70 on Thursday night in an opening-round game of the DirecTV Classic.

Richard Solomon had 10 points for the Bears (4-0) before fouling out in the final seconds. Each of Cal's first three wins was decided by margins of 11 or more points.

Ben Simons had 13 points for Drake (1-2), sharing scoring honors with Seth VanDeest, Richard Carter and Gary Ricks Jr. Jordan Clark had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
DRKE
CAL
Points 70 73
FG Made-Attempted 24-53 (.453) 25-53 (.472)
3P Made-Attempted 7-21 (.333) 3-11 (.273)
FT Made-Attempted 15-26 (.577) 20-26 (.769)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 25 (0/0) 21 (1/0)
Largest Lead 9 10

Game Leaders

 
DRKE
CAL
PointsB. Simons 13J. Cobbs 21
ReboundsJ. Clarke 10A. Crabbe 7
AssistsS. VanDeest 4J. Cobbs 4
StealsS. VanDeest 1J. Cobbs 2
BlocksJ. Clarke 1D. Kravish 1
Team Stats: Drake | California

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

DRKE
CAL
11/23 RICE 9:30pm
11/25 XAV 1:30pm
11/30 @NEV 10:00pm
12/05 SMC 8:05pm
12/08 IPFW 8:05pm
 11/24 GT 12:00am
11/25 PAC 9:00pm
12/02 @WIS 4:00pm
12/09 UNLV 6:00pm
12/15 CREI 11:00pm
Complete Schedule: Drake | California