MURRAY'S 36 LIFTS CAL OVER UCLA  2/24/94

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- Lamond Murray scored 36 points and Jason Kidd 
had 23 points and 11 assists Thursday night as No. 17 
California held off No. 15 UCLA 92-88 to drop the Bruins into 
a first-place tie in the Pacific-10 Conference.

The Golden Bears (19-5, 10-3) moved to within a half-game of 
the Bruins in the conference.

Shon Tarver led UCLA (18-4, 11-3) with 30 points -- 21 of 
them in the second half. Tyus Edney added 17 points and six 
assists and Ed O'Bannon had 16 points and nine rebounds.

Ninth-ranked Arizona beat Oregon State 96-69 Thursday night 
to improve its Pac-10 record to 11-3.

The Bears appeared on their way to an easy victory when they 
led 74-58 with 7 1/2 minutes left. But a short time later, 
the Bruins scored 11 straight points -- five by Tarver -- to 
make it 86-82 with 1:39 to go.

UCLA got within one point at 87-86 before Kidd made two free 
throws with 18 seconds left and Murray added another, giving 
Cal a four-point advantage.

Cameron Dollar's layup with four seconds to go drew the 
Bruins within two points, but Kidd then made another pair of 
free throws to complete the scoring.

If Cal and UCLA finish tied for the Pac-10 lead, the Bears 
earn the conference title by virtue of a sweep of the Bruins 
this season -- their first since 1960, when they won the NCAA 
championship.

If Arizona, UCLA and Cal finish in a three-way tie, Cal would 
have the tie-breaker advantage because of its 3-1 record in 
games against the Wildcats and Bruins -- better than 
Arizona's 2-2 mark against Cal and UCLA and the Bruins' 1-3 
record against Cal and Arizona.

Cal handed UCLA its first loss of the season 85-70 on Jan. 
30. The Bruins entered that game ranked No. 1 in the country.

After UCLA's George Zidek made a layup, Murray scored the 
game's next seven points, putting the Bears ahead for good. 
It was 53-41 at halftime.

The win was the second straight for the Bears at Pauley 
Pavilion -- they handed the Bruins a 104-82 setback last 
season, the worst loss ever for UCLA at Pauley during the 
arena's 29 years of existence.

The loss was the first at Pauley after 12 wins for the Bruins 
this season.


COLLEGE BASKETBALL:  TOP-25 GAME SUMMARY - (17) CALIFORNIA 
92, (15) U-C-L-A
88 
C-AED;CAL-UCLA 


***** TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME SUMMARY 
***** 
(THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH) 


FINAL SCORE: (17) CALIFORNIA 92, (15) U-C-L-A 88 



LAMOND MURRAY POURED IN 36 POINTS AND JASON  KIDD  
COLLECTED 23 POINTS AND 11 ASSISTS AS THE 17TH-RANKED 

CALIFORNIA BEARS HELD OFF A FURIOUS RALLY BY U-C-L-A TO WIN, 
92-88, AT PAULEY PAVILION. 

LED BY A NEAR FLAWLESS FASTBREAK WITH KIDD AT THE 
HELM,  CAL  TOOK  AN  11-POINT  LEAD  AT THE BREAK AND BUILT 
IT TO A 16-POINT ADVANTAGE IN THE SECOND HALF. 

THE BRUINS BEGAN THEIR  BIG  RALLY  WITH  JUST  
UNDER  THREE MINUTES  LEFT IN THE GAME. DOWN 86-71, U-C-L-A 
WENT ON A 15-1 RUN TO DRAW WITHIN A POINT.  SHON TARVER, WHO 
FINISHED WITH A  BRUIN-HIGH 28 POINTS, SCORED SEVEN POINTS IN 
THE SPURT AND U-C-L-A TOOK ADVANTAGE OF TWO KEY CALIFORNIA 
TURNOVERS. 

U-C-L-A ACTUALLY HAD THE BALL WITH  A  CHANCE  TO  
GRAB  THE LEAD,  BUT  TURNED  THE  BALL  OVER  ON  A  35-
SECOND  SHOT CLOCK VIOLATION. KIDD WAS FOULED AND MADE TWO  
FREE  THROWS.  U-C-L-A'S TYUS EDNEY MISSED A THREE AND MURRAY 
HIT ONE-OF-TWO FROM THE LINE AND KIDD MADE TWO MORE FREE 
THROWS. CAL IMPROVED TO 20-5  OVERALL AND 11-3 IN THE PAC-10.  
U-C-L-A DROPPED TO 18-4 AND 11-3. 


GAME NOTES 
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U-C-L-A, ARIZONA, AND CALIFORNIA ARE TIED FOR  THE  
LEAD  IN THE  PAC-1O.  THE  BEARS  HAVE CLINCHED A LEG UP IN 
ALL THREE-WAY TIES, SO IF THEY  REMAIN  TIED  AT  SEASON'S  
END  CAL  WINS  THE LEAGUE...U-C-L-A'S  ED O'BANNON FOULED 
OUT WITH 16 POINTS...CAL'S MONTY BUCKLEY FOULED OUT WITH 10 
POINTS...CAL HAS WON NINE OF ITS LAST 10.