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No. 6 California beats Arizona State 66-53 for 8th straight win

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California's Talia Caldwell, front, struggles for the ball Arizona State's Haley Videckis, left, and Nisha Barrett during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/George Nikitin) (The Associated Press)

Arizona State's Joy Burke, center, struggles for the ball California's Layshia Clarendon, left, and Mikayla Lyles during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Berkeley, Calif., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/George Nikitin) (The Associated Press)

Layshia Clarendon scored 18 points, Gennifer Brandon added 10 points and 15 rebounds and No. 6 California beat Arizona State 66-53 on Friday night.

Talia Caldwell scored 14 points while Brittany Boyd had 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists to help the Golden Bears (20-2, 10-1 Pac-12) extend their season-high winning streak to eight games. They remained tied for first place in the conference with No. 4 Stanford.

Joy Burke had 16 points and five rebounds for Arizona State. The Sun Devils (11-12, 3-8) have lost four straight and six of seven.