The Bears opened the half with an eight-point lead, managing to quickly watch it erode to four, only to build it back up to 12 at the 17:07 mark. Then back to eight at 15:44.

Sanders-Frison picked up his third and fourth fouls within a minute of each other and was subbed out for Jorge Gutierrez. Cal leads, 50-42. Two points for Detroit on the first possession after the sub.

A nice move inside by Patrick Christopher for a fadeaway floater, then a three-pointer. Followed by a defensive rebound and an assist to Theo Robertson for a three — Cal 58-44. And another three for Robertson leads to a timeout with 12:22 remaining.

But how will Cal respond after playing so streaky all game? This team can be so explosive and then let leads trickle away in minutes …

Just noticed that Robertson has 17 — where did that come from?

At this point–8:09 left in the game–all of Cal’s 30 points in the second half have been scored by Robertson, Randle and Christopher. Max Zhang broke the streak with a lay-in after a miss by Omondi Amoke, earning a huge ovation. Cal leads, 72-53.

Brandon Smith in for Jerome Randle, Jorge Gutierrez for Christopher with 6:52. The Bears are in closeout mode.

Cal moving the ball flawlessly, setting up two open looks: a three for Robertson and a long two for Knezevic. Cal is ahead, 81-56. This is probably not a group that we’ll see on the floor down the stretch in conference play, but getting some of the new guys minutes could prove important later, even if it is garbage time.

Zhang with another open tip-in. The fans seem ready to retire his jersey. Every time he touches the ball, you can hear people rustle in their seats the way it used to be for a DeSean Jackson punt return at Memorial Stadium. I feel like I’m being left out of the loop on this one. Cal off and running, 85-59.

Bak Bak is not redshirting after all, barring incident.

Christopher and Randle are up and off the bench on every play, waving their towels and yelling. They’re showing Leadership, with a capital L. Meanwhile, Knezevic is all over the floor.

Another tip-in for Zhang. Build a statue for him already!

FINAL: Cal 95, Detroit 61