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California shot a season-high 57.1 percent from the floor and held Oregon State to just 19 rebounds as the Golden Bears moved to 16-5 on the season with a 73-58 victory over the Beavers Thursday night in Haas Pavilion.  

With the win, Cal also improved to 7-4 in Pac-10 action, just one game out of first place in the loss column.  

Junior forward Joe Shipp paced the Bears with 18 points, including 12 in the second half, while freshman forward Amit Tamir added 14 points and five assists, and Brian Wethers had 12 points, all coming in the first 20 minutes.  

Cal spotted OSU a 7-4 lead in the opening minutes, then reeled off 12 consecutive points for a 16-7 advantage. The lead reached double digits at 19-9 on a Tamir