Cal-Stanford Postgame Notes

Ivan Rabb finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds – his 10th double-double of the season, including each of his last six home games. He has now scored at least 20 points in a game five times this season.
Rabb scored at least 25 points for the third time. He had a career-best 26 vs. Alcorn State on Dec. 3 and 25 points against Louisiana Tech Nov. 30.
In his five Pac-12 home games this year, Rabb is averaging 14.0 rpg.
Rabb hit his fifth 3-pointer of the year in the first half and his sixth of the season in the second half, making him now 6-for-11 from behind the arc in 2016-17.
With 17 points, Jabari Bird moved up to 41st on Cal's career scoring list, now with 1,051 points.
Bird also hit two 3-pointers and now ranks eighth all-time at Cal with 158 shots made behind the arc.
Charlie Moore dished out a career-best 8 assists. His previous high was six set twice earlier this year.
Kingsley Okoroh had two blocks, lifting his season total to 52 (6th all-time at Cal) and his career total to 113 (sixth in school history).
After shooting just 37.0 percent from the floor in the first half, the Bears shot 64.7 percent after the break.
Today's game served as the annual Pete Newell Classic, honoring Cal's Hall of Fame coach who led the Bears to the 1959 NCAA title.
During a halftime ceremony, Stan Morrison was presented with the Pete Newell Career Achievement Award. Morrison played for the Bears from 1958-61 before embarking on a long career in athletics, as both a basketball coach (Pacific, USC, San Jose State) and athletic director (UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside).
Senior swimmer Ryan Murphy, who won three gold medals at the Olympics in Rio over the summer, presented the game ball before the start of the game.
New head football coach Justin Wilcox received a standing ovation when he was introduced to the crowd for the first time.

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