Hernandez leads Cardinal past Cal

STANFORD, Calif. – Chris Hernandez made all six of his field goals with five 3-pointers on the way to 20 points, and Stanford won its third straight and sixth in a row over archrival California with a 75-61 victory Friday night.

Matt Haryasz had 24 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinal, who beat the Golden Bears in Maples Pavilion for the 13th consecutive time for their first three-game winning streak of the season and first time going better than .500 in six weeks.

The biggest difference in the game was free-throw shooting – Stanford shot 17 for 19 from the line, while Cal was a season-worst 11 of 24.

Leon Powe had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Cal, but he just shot 5 for 11 from the line. Ayinde Ubaka added 13 points, four assists and three rebounds and Rod Benson scored a season-high 10 points to go with five rebounds.

The Bears (9-5 overall, 3-2 Pac-10) began the week tied for first place in the Pac-10 and were trying to win their first three conference road games for the first time since Hall of Fame coach Pete Newell led Cal in 1957.

Haryasz scored eight of Stanford’s first 10 points and finished 9 for 14 from the floor. Taj Finger provided a big boost with his hustle, scrappy defense and heads-up play for the Cardinal (7-6, 3-2).

After Powe scored back-to-back baskets to pull Cal within 43-37 with 16:57 to play, Hernandez hit a long 3-pointer under pressure and with the shot clock running down. Powe hit another basket and made his first four shots after halftime.

Stanford’s last home loss to Cal was in the 1992-93 season in Jason Kidd’s freshman year in Berkeley.