BERKELEY, California — Zeke Nnaji scored a game-high 21 points and Arizona Basketball used a 12-0 second half run to beat the Cal, Bears 68-52, in Berkeley on Thursday night.
Wildcat coach Sean Miller kept Dylan Smith in the starting lineup, and the senior responded with 14 points and five rebounds. Nico Mannion added 10 points and five assists.
Matt Bradley led the Bears with 19 points.
The win improves the Wildcats record to 17-7 overall and 7-4 in the conference. They are just a half game back of Oregon and Colorado, who are both 8-4 in the Pac-12.
The Wildcats will play at Stanford on Saturday.