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Aari McDonald scores 36 points as Arizona upsets No. 24 Cal

Aari McDonald scored 36 points as the Arizona Wildcats upset the No. 24 California Golden Bears 60-55 on Friday night in McKale Center.

It is the Wildcats’ second win over a ranked team this season. They improve to 13-2 overall and 3-1 in the Pac-12.

McDonald scored 16 of her 23 second-half points in the fourth quarter, sinking seven free throws down the stretch after Cal’s Kristine Anigwe scored inside to tie it at 53 with 1:08 left.McDonald was 11 for 17 from the field, 5 for 8 from 3, and 9 for 11 from the charity stripe.