MORAGA, Calif. -- Kristine Anigwe had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Recee Caldwell scored 20 points including two free throws with 27 seconds left in overtime and No. 13 California edged Saint Mary's 81-78 on Saturday.
Caldwell's free throws made it 80-76 before Emily Codding's basket cut the margin to two. Asha Thomas made the first of two free throws with 18 seconds remaining and Gaels raced down the court but couldn't find a good look at a 3-pointer before Claire Ferguson's last-second attempt missed.
The Gaels (5-3) built a 15-point lead in the third quarter and led from there until Anigwe's layup off a slick pass from Thomas with two seconds left in regulation tied the game.