Johnson, No. 7 Arizona cruise past California

Published May 02, 2016

Berkeley, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Stanley Johnson finished with 18 points and nine rebounds as No. 7 Arizona cruised to a 73-50 victory over California on Saturday.

Dusan Ristic scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor and Kaleb Tarczewski added 10 for the Wildcats (18-2, 6-1 Pac-12), who have won their last four games.

David Kravish netted 16 points with 11 rebounds, Jordan Mathews also provided 16 points and Tyrone Wallace chipped in with 13 in the Golden Bears' (11-9, 1-6) sixth straight loss.

After Johnson's three-point play gave Arizona an 11-4 lead, Jabari Bird's deep trey ended a 7-0 swing and tied the game at 11-11 with 7:16 left in the first half.

Parker Jackson-Cartwright hit a jumper to tie the game again with 3:47 to play and the Wildcats closed the first half on a 14-2 run for a 29-19 score.

Arizona continued its hot shooting with an 11-2 burst that was capped by Tarczewski's pair of free throws for a 40-23 game less than five minutes into the second half.

The Wildcats led by as much as 24 points down the stretch.

Game Notes

The Wildcats have limited 12 different opponents to under 60 points this season ... Arizona has held 64 of its last 65 opponents under the 80-point mark ... The Wildcats outrebounded the Golden Bears by a 31-25 margin, improving to 14-0 when leading in that category.

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