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Sissoko has career highs with 21 points, 15 rebounds to help Cal beat Boston College 82-71

AP
Mar 02, 2025

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Mady Sissoko had career highs with 21 points and 15 rebounds to lead California to an 82-71 victory over Boston College on Saturday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Boston College opened the second half on a 15-3 run to take its first lead, 46-45 with 14:31 remaining, and had a 54-53 edge with 10:39 left. Later, Andrej Stojakovic and Jeremiah Wilkinson each hit a 3-pointer and Sissoko scored five straight points in an 11-0 run to give the Golden Bears a 72-60 lead with about four minutes left. Boston College got within seven points twice inside the final two minutes but no closer.

Jovan Blacksher Jr. added 18 points for Cal (13-16, 6-12 Atlantic Coast Conference). Stojakovic finished with 15 points and Wilkinson had 14.

Donald Hand Jr. shot 10 of 10 from the free-throw line and scored 19 points to lead Boston College (12-17, 4-14), which is 0-9 in ACC road games this season. Luka Toews added 14 points off the bench for the Eagles. Dion Brown had 12 points to go with 10 rebounds.

Blacksher made three 3-pointers and scored 12 points to help Cal build a 42-31 lead at the break. Toews scored 12 points to pace Boston College.

Cal entered in 15th place and Boston College 16th in the conference. The top 15 of the 18 teams in the ACC qualify for the conference tournament.

Cal was 0-3 in the series dating to 1987. Boston College won the previous meeting, 64-60 on Dec. 21, 2019, at Chase Center in San Francisco.

On Wednesday, Boston College hosts No. 13 Clemson and Cal plays at No. 19 Louisville.

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1st Half
BC
Eagles
31
CAL
Golden Bears
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Chad Venning vs. Mady Sissoko (Golden Bears gains possession)
19:38	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot	0-3
19:18	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point layup	2-3
18:54		Dion Brown personal foul
18:41	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point jump shot	2-5
18:12		Chas Kelley III misses two point jump shot
18:10		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
17:58	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup	2-7
17:39		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Chas Kelley III's two point layup
17:37		Dion Brown offensive rebound
17:33		Dion Brown misses two point layup
17:31		Jeremiah Wilkinson defensive rebound
17:27		Jeremiah Wilkinson turnover (bad pass) (Chad Venning steals)
17:16		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Mady Sissoko steals)
17:11	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	2-9
16:52		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:50		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
16:39		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (bad pass) (Dion Brown steals)
16:35		Roger McFarlane turnover (lost ball) (Rytis Petraitis steals)
16:26		Roger McFarlane blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point layup
16:24		Chad Venning defensive rebound
16:12		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
16:10		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
16:02		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:00		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
15:59	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point layup	2-11
15:44		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:42		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
15:24	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point jump shot	2-13
14:59		Chad Venning misses two point jump shot
14:57		Dion Brown offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Dion Brown makes two point layup	4-13
14:32		Roger McFarlane shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
14:32		TV timeout
14:32		Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:32	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-14
14:18		Fred Payne misses two point layup
14:16		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
14:04		Jayden Hastings blocks Rytis Petraitis's two point layup
14:02		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
13:55		Fred Payne turnover (bad pass)
13:47		Donald Hand Jr. shooting foul (Lee Dort draws the foul)
13:47	+1	Lee Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-15
13:47		Lee Dort misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:47		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
13:30		Lee Dort blocks Joshua Beadle's two point layup
13:28		Eagles offensive rebound
13:18		Elijah Strong misses two point hook shot
13:16		Jayden Hastings offensive rebound
13:14		Lee Dort shooting foul (Jayden Hastings draws the foul)
13:14		Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:14		Jayden Hastings misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:14		Golden Bears defensive rebound
13:14		Joshua Beadle personal foul
12:44		Golden Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
12:31		Fred Payne misses two point jump shot
12:29		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
12:13		Christian Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Jayden Hastings steals)
12:03		Donald Hand Jr. offensive foul
12:03		Donald Hand Jr. turnover (offensive foul)
11:53		DJ Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Dion Brown steals)
11:50		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Dion Brown's two point dunk
11:48		DJ Campbell defensive rebound
11:45		Jayden Hastings blocks DJ Campbell's two point layup
11:42		Eagles defensive rebound
11:40		TV timeout
11:26	+2	Dion Brown makes two point layup	6-15
10:59	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot	6-18
10:37	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point jump shot	8-18
10:35	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes technical free throw 1 of 2	8-19
10:35		Elijah Strong technical foul
10:35		Andrej Stojakovic misses technical free throw 2 of 2
10:09	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point layup (Jovan Blacksher Jr. assists)	8-21
9:53		Joshua Beadle misses two point jump shot
9:51		Jovan Blacksher Jr. defensive rebound
9:48		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
9:46		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
9:26		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point layup
9:24		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
9:22		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
9:20		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
9:04		Andrej Stojakovic misses two point layup
9:02		Fred Payne defensive rebound
8:57		Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Fred Payne draws the foul)
8:57	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-21
8:57	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-21
8:41		DJ Campbell misses two point layup
8:39		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
8:33		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses two point jump shot
8:31		Joshua Beadle defensive rebound
8:20		Joshua Beadle turnover (lost ball) (Jeremiah Wilkinson steals)
8:16		DJ Campbell turnover (bad pass) (Dion Brown steals)
8:11	+3	Roger McFarlane makes three point jump shot (Dion Brown assists)	13-21
7:53	+3	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot	13-24
7:32		Jovan Blacksher Jr. shooting foul (Luka Toews draws the foul)
7:32		TV timeout
7:32	+1	Luka Toews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-24
7:32		Luka Toews misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:32		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
7:23		Chad Venning personal foul
7:23		Mady Sissoko misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:23		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
6:57	+2	Luka Toews makes two point jump shot	16-24
6:38		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point jump shot
6:36		Dion Brown defensive rebound
6:24	+3	Luka Toews makes three point jump shot (Roger McFarlane assists)	19-24
6:23		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
5:55		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
5:53		Dion Brown defensive rebound
5:48		Dion Brown misses two point layup
5:46		Chad Venning offensive rebound
5:44	+2	Chad Venning makes two point layup	21-24
5:44		Lee Dort shooting foul (Chad Venning draws the foul)
5:44		Chad Venning misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:44		Lee Dort defensive rebound
5:20	+3	Rytis Petraitis makes three point jump shot (Andrej Stojakovic assists)	21-27
4:57		Chad Venning misses two point hook shot
4:55		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
4:53		Luka Toews personal foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
4:53		Rytis Petraitis misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:53		Dion Brown defensive rebound
4:35	+2	Luka Toews makes two point jump shot	23-27
4:20		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:18		Dion Brown defensive rebound
4:08	+2	Luka Toews makes two point jump shot	25-27
3:48	+2	Lee Dort makes two point hook shot	25-29
3:24	+2	Dion Brown makes two point jump shot	27-29
3:08	+3	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	27-32
2:41		Luka Toews misses two point jump shot
2:39		Lee Dort defensive rebound
2:28		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
2:26		Roger McFarlane defensive rebound
2:09		TV timeout
2:06		Luka Toews turnover (bad pass) (Rytis Petraitis steals)
2:02	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point layup (Rytis Petraitis assists)	27-34
1:47		Luka Toews turnover (bad pass) (Lee Dort steals)
1:42	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup	27-36
1:42		Dion Brown shooting foul (Rytis Petraitis draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Rytis Petraitis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-37
1:24		Rytis Petraitis blocks Jayden Hastings's two point layup
1:22		Jeremiah Wilkinson defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Lee Dort makes two point layup	27-39
0:52	+2	Luka Toews makes two point jump shot	29-39
0:41	+2	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point jump shot	29-41
0:41		Luka Toews shooting foul (Jovan Blacksher Jr. draws the foul)
0:41	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-42
0:41		Jayden Hastings turnover
0:41		Jayden Hastings technical foul
0:41		Lee Dort turnover
0:41		Lee Dort technical foul
0:17	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point hook shot	31-42
0:05		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:03		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
0:01		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
0:00		Fred Payne defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
BC
Eagles
40
CAL
Golden Bears
40

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point jump shot	33-42
19:35		Donald Hand Jr. personal foul
19:17		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:15		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
19:09		Andrej Stojakovic personal foul
19:06		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
19:04		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
18:56		Mady Sissoko misses two point layup
18:54		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
18:52	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point dunk	33-44
18:36		Jeremiah Wilkinson personal foul
18:25	+2	Dion Brown makes two point jump shot	35-44
18:07		Mady Sissoko turnover (traveling)
17:50	+3	Donald Hand Jr. makes three point jump shot (Dion Brown assists)	38-44
17:47		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
17:47		TV timeout
17:24		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:22		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
17:17	+2	Dion Brown makes two point layup (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	40-44
16:51		DJ Campbell turnover (lost ball)
16:44		Jump ball. Dion Brown vs. Andrej Stojakovic (Andrej Stojakovic gains possession)
16:44		Dion Brown turnover (lost ball) (Andrej Stojakovic steals)
16:26		Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Andrej Stojakovic draws the foul)
16:26	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-45
16:26		Andrej Stojakovic misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:26		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
16:10		DJ Campbell shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
16:10	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-45
16:10	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-45
15:42		DJ Campbell turnover (lost ball)
15:38	+2	Jayden Hastings makes two point dunk (Donald Hand Jr. assists)	44-45
15:17		TV timeout
14:59		Jovan Blacksher Jr. misses two point layup
14:57		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
14:54		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
14:52		Dion Brown defensive rebound
14:31		Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
14:31	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-45
14:31	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-45
14:14		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
14:12		Dion Brown defensive rebound
13:58		Dion Brown misses two point layup
13:56		Roger McFarlane offensive rebound
13:46		Jayden Hastings misses two point jump shot
13:44		Jeremiah Wilkinson defensive rebound
13:36	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point layup	46-47
13:34		Jayden Hastings flagrant 1 (Jeremiah Wilkinson draws the foul)
13:34		Jayden Hastings turnover
13:34	+1	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	46-48
13:34	+1	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2	46-49
13:30	+2	Rytis Petraitis makes two point layup (Jeremiah Wilkinson assists)	46-51
13:10		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Dion Brown's two point layup
13:08		Golden Bears defensive rebound
13:07		Lee Dort shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
13:07	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-51
13:07	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-51
12:57	+2	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes two point layup	48-53
12:44	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point layup	50-53
12:28		Lee Dort misses two point hook shot
12:26		Elijah Strong defensive rebound
12:16		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point layup
12:14		Andrej Stojakovic defensive rebound
11:59		Andrej Stojakovic offensive foul
11:59		Andrej Stojakovic turnover (offensive foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:34		Chas Kelley III misses three point jump shot
11:32		Lee Dort defensive rebound
11:14		Jeremiah Wilkinson turnover (lost ball) (Fred Payne steals)
11:13		Jeremiah Wilkinson personal foul
11:13	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-53
11:13	+1	Fred Payne makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-53
10:58		Andrej Stojakovic misses three point jump shot
10:56		Fred Payne defensive rebound
10:40	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup	54-53
10:17		Dion Brown personal foul (Christian Tucker draws the foul)
10:14	+2	Andrej Stojakovic makes two point layup (Jovan Blacksher Jr. assists)	54-55
9:58		Chas Kelley III misses two point layup
9:56		Chas Kelley III offensive rebound
9:50		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
9:48		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
9:33	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point jump shot (Jovan Blacksher Jr. assists)	54-57
9:16		Chas Kelley III misses two point jump shot
9:14		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
9:09		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
9:07		Eagles defensive rebound
8:41		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:39		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
8:31	+2	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point jump shot	54-59
8:16	+2	Elijah Strong makes two point layup (Luka Toews assists)	56-59
7:53		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses three point jump shot
7:51		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
7:45	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point layup	56-61
7:33		Fred Payne misses three point jump shot
7:31		Donald Hand Jr. offensive rebound
7:26		Mady Sissoko personal foul
7:26		TV timeout
7:26	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-61
7:26	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
7:08		Jeremiah Wilkinson turnover (bad pass)
7:03		Mady Sissoko shooting foul (Luka Toews draws the foul)
7:03	+1	Luka Toews makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-61
7:03	+1	Luka Toews makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-61
6:40		Rytis Petraitis misses three point jump shot
6:38		Donald Hand Jr. defensive rebound
6:21		Donald Hand Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:19		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
6:12	+3	Andrej Stojakovic makes three point jump shot (Rytis Petraitis assists)	60-64
5:51		Roger McFarlane offensive foul
5:51		Roger McFarlane turnover (offensive foul)
5:36	+3	Jeremiah Wilkinson makes three point jump shot (Andrej Stojakovic assists)	60-67
5:21		Luka Toews misses two point jump shot
5:19		Rytis Petraitis defensive rebound
5:12		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
5:10		Jayden Hastings defensive rebound
5:02		Elijah Strong misses two point layup
5:00		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
4:43		Luka Toews personal foul
4:32		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point layup
4:30		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
4:29	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point dunk	60-69
4:29		Jayden Hastings shooting foul (Mady Sissoko draws the foul)
4:29	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-70
4:17		Donald Hand Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:15		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
4:08		Jeremiah Wilkinson misses two point jump shot
4:06		Rytis Petraitis offensive rebound
4:04		Rytis Petraitis misses two point layup
4:02		Mady Sissoko offensive rebound
3:59	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point layup	60-72
3:45		Luka Toews misses two point jump shot
3:43		Eagles offensive rebound
3:43		TV timeout
3:37		Jeremiah Wilkinson shooting foul (Donald Hand Jr. draws the foul)
3:37	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-72
3:37	+1	Donald Hand Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-72
3:14	+2	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes two point jump shot	62-74
2:52	+2	Dion Brown makes two point jump shot	64-74
2:25	+2	Mady Sissoko makes two point dunk (Jovan Blacksher Jr. assists)	64-76
2:13	+3	Chas Kelley III makes three point jump shot	67-76
1:45		Jayden Hastings blocks Andrej Stojakovic's two point jump shot
1:43		Dion Brown defensive rebound
1:35	+2	Donald Hand Jr. makes two point dunk	69-76
1:22		Golden Bears 60 second timeout
1:07		Elijah Strong personal foul
1:07	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
1:07	+1	Mady Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
1:00		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
0:58		Dion Brown offensive rebound
0:56		Andrej Stojakovic blocks Elijah Strong's three point jump shot
0:54		Elijah Strong offensive rebound
0:49	+2	Chas Kelley III makes two point layup	71-78
0:35		Donald Hand Jr. personal foul
0:35	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-79
0:35	+1	Jovan Blacksher Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-80
0:29		Elijah Strong misses three point jump shot
0:27		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
0:25		Golden Bears 30 second timeout
0:15		Roger McFarlane personal foul
0:15	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-81
0:15	+1	Andrej Stojakovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-82
0:08		Elijah Strong misses two point jump shot
0:06		Mady Sissoko defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Mady Sissoko defensive rebound