Insta-Recap: Down 20, Cal Comes Back to Beat the Buffs 82-78.

The entire second half was a Tyson Takeover

Jaylon Tyson scored 23 of his game-high 30 points after halftime to lead the Bears to an improbable comeback victory Wednesday night.

Colorado had a 19-point lead, 50-31, at 17:18 left in the game. Cal was shooting 24% for the game and settling for midrange shots. Buffalo C Eddie Lampkin was a force down low, getting repeatedly to the basket on his way to a team-high 22 points.

From that point on, Cal outscored the Buffs 51-28. The Bears were more aggressive going to the basket and the 3-point shots started falling. For the second half, Cal was 9-of-15 from deep, 58% shooting overall. Fardaws Aimaq was in continual foul trouble, and picked up his fifth foul with just over 2 minutes remaining. Gus Larson provided steady minutes as his replacement down the stretch.

Cal took a 1-point lead at 5:38 left on a Jaylon Tyson slam dunk. The teams traded baskets and the lead for the next few minutes. Tied at 70-70, Jalen Cone hit a 3-pointer with 2:33 left to give Cal the lead for good. With Cal leading 80-78, Colorado’s Tristan Da Silva had a wide open 3-point attempt to take the lead with under 10 seconds left, but his shot was off the mark. Jalen Cone hit two free throws to give Cal the 4-point final margin.

Cal travels to Eugene to play the Oregon Ducks on Saturday.