BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – Stanford had its four-game winning streak over California snapped as California's Kameron Rooks had career highs of 11 points and 12 rebounds and Jordan Mathews scored 18 points to beat the Cardinal, 76-61, Saturday at Haas Pavilion.
Jaylen Brown added 16 points for the Bears (15-8, 5-5 Pac-12), who remain perfect at home (14-0) and extended their home winning streak to 15. Jabari Bird had 13 points and Ivan Rabb scored 10 to go with eight rebounds. Sam Singer had nine assists.
"Rooks stepped up and gave them a lift," Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. "He imposed his will down there."
Rosco Allen scored 16 and Dorian Pickens added 10 points for the Cardinal (11-10, 4-6), who lost their third straight and fourth in the last five overall.
"We have to be better defensively," Dawkins said. "We need to focus in on that end of the court."
Mathews was 4 of 6 from 3-point range and is within nine of reaching fourth all-time on the Bears list. The junior guard currently ranks third all-time with his .425 success rate.
"We weren't really aggressive the last time we played them," Mathews said. "This time we were, getting the ball inside where all our bigs played well."
Bird's dazzling drive to the basket less than four minutes into the second half put Cal ahead 52-31 and forced the Cardinal into a timeout.
Stanford scored the game's first six points and then missed six straight shots. Cal had two 9-0 runs in the first half and opened a double-digit advantage with 6:31 remaining.
The Bears, who shot 53 percent from the field in the first 20 minutes, took advantage of their quickness, drawing 15 fouls and turning them into 16 made free throws.
The Cardinal were 2 of 6 from the foul line and shot 33 percent from the field in the half.
Rooks converted an offensive rebound into a layup in the final three seconds to give the Bears a 41-25 halftime edge.
Stanford returns home where the Cardinal will host Oregon State on Thursday (Feb. 11) at 8 p.m. PT at Maples Pavilion.