BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Ivan Rabb had 25 points and 13 rebounds and California pulled away late in the second half to beat Stanford 66-55 on Sunday night.
Jabari Bird added 17 points to help the Golden Bears (15-6, 6-3 Pac-12) win in front of a standing-room-only crowd following an eight-day break.
The outcome offset an impressive return to the court for Reid Travis, who finished with a team-high 17 points on 7-15 shooting in 24 minutes. Stanford's leading scorer and rebounder, Travis earned the start after missing four of the last six games with a right shoulder injury and was making his first appearance in two weeks.
Michael Humphrey added 10 points and nine rebounds for Stanford (11-10, 3-6 Pac-12), which suffered a rare loss to Cal. The Cardinal had entered Sunday's contest having won six of eight in the series and three of the last four at Haas Pavilion.
Rabb overcame a sluggish start and scored 15 points in the second half, including eight over the final six minutes to go with a key block down the stretch. Rabb shot 7-9 from the floor and made 9-14 free throws while finishing one point shy of his career high.
Rabb scored six straight points for the Bears, including four free throws. Grant Mullins followed with a 3-pointer and Kameron Rooks had a free throw before Rabb's emphatic dunk pushed California's lead to 63-48. That was big on a night when the Bears made only 18-31 free throws.
Stanford had its own shooting problems and lost its second straight following a three-game winning streak. The Cardinal connected on 38.8 percent overall and was 5-15 from the perimeter and 12-19 from the charity stripe.
The Cardinal returns home next week, hosting Colorado on Thursday at 8 p.m. PT.