National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
California 72, Idaho State 46
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Where: Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
Officials: # Gregory Nixon, # Kevin Brill, # Anthony Jordan
Attendance: 3132

Andre Kelly and Lars Thiemann led a balanced attack with 12 points apiece Wednesday night as California gradually pulled away from Idaho State for a comfortable, 72-46 nonconference victory in Berkeley, Calif.

The Golden Bears (5-5) limited the Bengals (1-8) to 28 percent shooting and outrebounded the visitors 44-32 en route to reaching the .500 mark for the third time this season.

Robert Ford III had a team-high 11 points for Idaho State, which lost its eighth straight.

Coming off a split of games to open Pac-12 play last week, Cal trailed 9-7 in the sixth minute of the game and found itself in a 22-all tie when Idaho State's Tarik Cool buried a 3-pointer with 2:26 remaining in the half.

The Golden Bears dominated most of the rest of the way, starting with an 8-1 spurt to finish the half. Joel Brown contributed half the points on a layup and two free throws.

A Daxton Carr 3-pointer 64 seconds into the second half got Idaho State within 31-28 before Cal took complete charge, growing the lead to 10 by the 14:58 mark and 21 on a Makale Foreman 3-pointer with 8:00 remaining.

Kelly shot 6-for-11 from the floor for the Golden Bears, who finished the game at 47.5 percent. Kelly also found time for seven rebounds.

Cal's Jordan Shepherd chipped in with 11 points and a game-high seven assists, while Grant Anticevich logged a double-double with a game-high 10 rebounds to complement 10 points.

Anticevich was the only player in the game with multiple 3-pointers, making two in five attempts, as the teams combined to make just nine. Cal shot 5-for-13 from long distance while Idaho State was held to 4-for-21 from beyond the arc.

Thiemann's 12 points came off the bench, as did Brown's eight and Jalen Celestine's seven.

Ford needed just four field-goal attempts to build his 11-point total. He made three, including a 3-pointer, and went 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

Ford also was Idaho State's leading rebounder with four. Cool added eight points on 3-for-14 shooting.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Idaho State   California
Robert Ford III 11 Scoring Andre Kelly 12
Tarik Cool 1 Assists Jordan Shepherd 7
Robert Ford III 4 Rebounds Grant Anticevich 10
Austin Smellie 5 Free Throws Made Joel Brown 4
Daxton Carr 1 Steals Joel Brown 3
Brayden Parker 1 Blocks Andre Kelly 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Idaho State 46 28.0 4-21 14-21 4 25 1 3 10
California 72 47.5 5-13 11-19 13 40 2 4 7