Arizona knocks Cal out of first place in Pac-12

By Janie Mccauley

Associated Press

Published: Thursday, Feb. 2 2012 11:31 p.m. MST

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California coach Mike Montgomery, right, listens to official Gregory Nixon during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.

Jeff Chiu, Associated Press

Summary

Kyle Fogg hit a go-ahead 3-pointer under pressure with 1:19 to play and finished with 23 points, Jesse Perry added a key basket with 45.2 seconds left and Arizona knocked California out of the Pac-12 lead with a wild 78-74 victory Thursday night.

BERKELEY, Calif. — Kyle Fogg hit a go-ahead 3-pointer under pressure with 1:19 to play and finished with 23 points, Jesse Perry added a key basket with 45.2 seconds left and Arizona knocked California out of the Pac-12 lead with a wild 78-74 victory Thursday night.

Harper Kamp scored a season-high 22 points for the Golden Bears (17-6, 7-3), who were handed their first home loss of the season at raucous Haas Pavilion a few days short of a year after the teams went to triple overtime in Arizona's 107-105 win.

Cal's Jorge Gutierrez, who scored 18 points, had to be held back from the Arizona bench with 4:46 remaining after landing hard trying to chase down a loose ball. Gutierrez could be seen yelling at a Wildcats assistant coach and was pushed away as Arizona players stepped in to defend their side. Both head coaches came to midcourt to speak with Gutierrez.

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