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BERKELEY, Calif. — Lucas Taylor scored 19 points, J.J. Starling added 18 points and Syracuse beat California 75-66. Syracuse (10-12, 4-7 ACC) snapped a three-game losing streak. Jeremiah Wilkinson and Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 20 points apiece for Cal (11-11, 4-7). Rytis Petraitis added 13 points and eight rebounds. Starling made back-to-back layups, Taylor followed with a jumper and Elijah Moore hit a 3-pointer to make it 9-0 about three minutes into the game and Syracuse never trailed. Chris Bell scored in the lane and then hit a 3 to cap a 10-1 run that gave the Orange and 13-point lead with nine minutes until halftime. Andrej Stojakovic, Cal's leading scorer (18.9 points per game – third in the ACC) this season, missed his fourth consecutive game.
