CAL UPSETS ARIZONA 74-72  2/12/95

By ARTHUR H. ROTSTEIN
Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. -- The only points of the game by K.J. Roberts -- with 1.6
seconds remaining -- gave California a 74-72 upset Sunday of ninth-ranked
Arizona, the Golden Bears' second takedown of a Pac-10 leader in the last 16
days.

The Golden Bears (12-8, 4-7 Pac-10) built a 17-point lead early in the second
half, but Arizona staged a furious rally and tied the game twice. The last
deadlock -- 72-72 when Joseph Blair got a tipin with 14 seconds remaining --
set the stage for Roberts.

He drove into the lane and hit a 10-foot jumper.

Arizona's long in-bounds pass was intercepted, but Monty Buckley traveled.
Given another chance, Arizona in-bounded from half-court with 1 second
remaining. But Blair couldn't get off a shot before the buzzer.

Arizona (18-5, 8-3) fell into second place behind UCLA -- which lost its lead
when it was beaten at home by Cal on Jan. 28.

Cal built on its 41-32 halftime lead with a 10-2 run that included 3-pointers
from Tremaine Fowlkes and Jelani Gardner. Arizona made only four of its first
16 shots in the second half, and trailed 55-38 with 15:15 left before going
on its run.

The Bears, dominated by freshmen and sophomores, boosted their Pac-10 road
record to 4-2. But they've lost all five conference home games.

Randy Duck led California with 14 points, including three 3-pointers and
three technical foul three throws.

Tremaine Fowlkes scored 13 points, and Buckley added 12 for the Bears, who
knocked off Arizona at home for the second straight season. Last season, Cal
won 98-93 in overtime.

Arizona tied the game 61-61 with a 23-6 run, capped by Damon Stoudamire's
3-pointer and two free throws, a tip-in from Ben Davis and another Stoudamire
free throw.

But Cal responded with 3-point baskets from Duck and Buckley, and Ryan
Jamison's baseline jumper gave the Bears a 69-61 cushion.

Arizona cut it to 71-70 with 1:19 to go on Ray Owes' layup. He finished with
20 points and had 11 rebounds. Stoudamire added 15 points and Blair 11 for
the Wildcats.

The Bears couldn't score before Stoudamire fouled Buckley with 24.8 seconds
to go. He made one of two free throws for a 72-70 edge.

The Bears burst from an 18-16 deficit with 12:12 left in the first half to a
31-20 lead. Their biggest edge before halftime was 39-25 after Anwar
McQueen's tip-in.