Dusan Ristic scored 16 points and Kobi Simmons added 14 as the Arizona Wildcats opened Pac-12 play with a 67-62 win over the California Golden Bears on Friday in Berkeley, Calif.
Arizona (12-2, 1-0, Pac-12) started off slow, trailing Cal 19-6 midway through the first half, but got things together and shot 53 percent in the second half to escape Haas Pavilion with a win.
The Wildcats missed 15 of their first 18 shots — several of which were at the rim — but used a 9-0 run to trim Cal’s lead to 19-15 with 7:21 left in the first half.