GAME THREAD: MBB vs. Cal

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Nice bucket by Petraitis, who absorbed a collision with 6-9, 230-pound teammate Spencer Mahoney before scoring on a twisting layup

11-6

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Miller splits a pair of Cal defenders for beautiful double-clutch layup
13-8

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Still weird to see Cal coached by Mark Madsen, the former Stanford star who cobbled together a nine-year career as a backup forward with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers ... but always will be remembered for his prowess as a dancer.

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SMU and Cal coaches wearing sneakers at tonight's game in support of the American Cancer Society's "Coaches vs. Cancer" game

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Jerrell Colbert picks up two fouls in four minutes of playing time

Boopie Miller leads both teams with 6 points

SMU 17, Cal 16

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Petraitis 3 puts the Golden Bears ahead, 19-17

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Mustangs have missed 5 of last 7
Cal has hit 4 of last 5

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Refs swallowing whistles
Oquendo got crushed. No foul?

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Cold Ponies
SMU has missed 5 straight and 9 of last 11 shots

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Harris ends skid with 3, putting SMU back ahead, 22-21

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Cross hits a long 3 ... but lands awkwardly, limping back upcourt.
Reengaged on defense ΓÇö seems OK

SMU 27, Cal 21

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Harris 3 makes him the first player from either team in double digits with 11 points
30-24 SMU

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Oquendo dunk puts Ponies up, 35-25

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Cal front line is small.
We'd be killing them with Samet.

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Cal big man (6-10, 245) Lee Dort is a transfer from Vanderbilt who played his high school ball in ... Dallas, at the Greenhill School