Gray, Cal Stop Stanford

Pac-10

Ed Gray scored 27 points, including four free throws in the final 46 seconds, and California hung on to win its fifth straight game, beating No. 15 Stanford 70-64 Wednesday night.

Randy Duck added 16 points for Cal (15-5, 6-3 Pac-10), which won its 15th straight at Harmon Gym and clinched its fourth winning season in the last five years.

Brevin Knight’s 15 points led Stanford (13-4, 6-3), which was held to a season-low point total by Cal, the top defensive team in the Pac-10. Stanford shot only 36.2 percent.

After pulling to within 31-29 early in the second half, Stanford failed to score for more than 8 minutes.

California 70, Stanford 64

STANFORD (13-4) - Sauer 6-12 1-3 13, Jackson 0-1 0-2 0, Young 2-9 2-2 6, Weems 3-10 1-2 7, Knight 3-12 6-6 15, Madsen 1-2 0-0 2, Van Elswyk 0-2 0-0 0, Lee 3-5 5-5 13, Moseley 1-2 1-2 4, Seaton 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 21-58 16-22 64.

CALIFORNIA (15-5) - Grigsby 3-6 2-4 8, Duck 5-8 2-4 16, Stewart 1-5 0-0 2, Gray 8-21 11-11 27, McGruder 0-1 2-2 2, Marks 1-2 0-1 2, Jones 3-3 2-2 8, Gonzalez 2-4 1-3 5, McQueen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 20-27 70.

Halftime-California 28, Stanford 23. 3-Point goals-Stanford 6-20 (Knight 3-7, Lee 2-2, Moseley 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Sauer 0-2, Weems 0-6), California 4-10 (Duck 4-6, McQueen 0-1, Gray 0-3). Fouled out- Madsen, Gray. Rebounds-Stanford 32 (Knight 7), California 38 (Grigsby 12). Assists-Stanford 12 (Knight 5), California 17 (McGruder 8). Total fouls- Stanford 22, California 21. A-6,578.