October 31, 2009

Associated Press
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TEMPE, Ariz.(AP) Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 24-yard field goal with 21 seconds left, and California rallied for a sloppy 23-21 victory over Arizona State on Saturday afternoon.

Tavecchio's kick capped an 11-play, 74-yard drive that began at Cal's 19 with 3:16 to go. Golden Bears quarterback Kevin Riley was 5-of-6 on that march, and he finished with 351 passing yards and two touchdowns.

The Golden Bears (6-2, 3-2 Pac-10) have won three straight.

It was an ugly, penalty-filled game, with two middle-of-the-Pac-10 teams combining for 23 penalties for 238 yards. They also had five turnovers.

Danny Sullivan passed for 244 yards and a touchdown for ASU (4-4, 2-3), but he also threw two interceptions.

Tavecchio also connected from 25 and 51 yards.

The weather was gorgeous - 74 degrees and sunny at kickoff. The first half was hideous.

In the first two quarters, the Golden Bears and Sun Devils combined for four turnovers, five fumbles and 145 penalty yards.

The Sun Devils rank 120th, and last in the nation, in penalty yards per game, with 84.4. They had 85 at halftime - with 75 coming on personal fouls.

Cal jumped ahead 7-0 on an 11-yard pass from Riley to Jahvid Best five minutes into the game. The Bears made it 14-0 on a 12-yard strike from Riley to Marvin Jones.

That's when Cal imploded. After forcing a fumble by ASU's Ryan Bass near their own goal line, the Bears gave the ball right back when Riley fumbled at his own 3.

On the next play, ASU backup quarterback Samson Szakacsy hit Jovon Williams for a 3-yard TD pass - the first pass of Szakacsy's career.

ASU tied it at 14-14 on its next snap. Sullivan, back in at quarterback, found Kyle Williams for an 80-yard TD.

But then Sullivan threw an interception to Syd'Quan Thompson, who returned it 38 yards to set up a 25-yard field goal by Tavecchio, giving Cal a 17-14 halftime lead.

	Box Score Final
	California (6-2) 14 3 3 3 23 Arizona State (4-4) 0 14 0 7 21

Scoring Summary
	California: Jahvid Best 11 yd pass from Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)
	California: Marvin Jones 12 yd pass from Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio kick)
	Arizona State: Jovon Williams 3 yd pass from Samson Szakacsy (Thomas Weber kick)
	Arizona State: Kyle Williams 80 yd pass from Danny Sullivan (Thomas Weber kick)
	California: Giorgio Tavecchio 25 yd FG
	California: Giorgio Tavecchio 51 yd FG
	Arizona State: Cameron Marshall 6 yd run (Thomas Weber kick)
	California: Giorgio Tavecchio 24 yd FG

Team Statistics
	Arizona State	California
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	15	23
TOTAL NET YARDS	329	408
Total Plays	56	75
Average Gain	5.9	5.4
NET YARDS RUSHING	82	57
Rushes	26	30
Average per rush	3.2	1.9
NET YARDS PASSING	247	351
Completions-attempted	17-30	27-45
Sacked	0	0
Yards Lost	0	0
TOTAL TURNOVERS	3	2
Interceptions	2	0
Fumbles Lost	1	2
OTHER
Penalties	11	12
Penalty Yards	123	115
Time of Possesion	25:18	34:42
Punts	7	5
Punt Average	47.14	53
Return Yards	136	90

Passing
Arizona State	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/ATT
Danny Sullivan (0)	16	29	244	1	2	8.4
Samson Szakacsy (0)	1	1	3	1	0	3.0
California	CMP	ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/ATT
Kevin Riley (0)	27	44	351	2	0	8.0
Shane Vereen (0)	0	1	0	0	0	0.0

Rushing
Arizona State	ATT	YDS	TD	AVG
Cameron Marshall (0)	16	71	1	4.4
Ryan Bass (0)	5	8	0	1.6
Shaun DeWitty (0)	2	7	0	3.5
Jamal Miles (0)	1	1	0	1.0
Dimitri Nance (0)	1	1	0	1.0
Danny Sullivan (0)	1	-6	0	-6.0
California	ATT	YDS	TD	AVG
Jahvid Best (0)	18	63	0	3.5
Jeremy Ross (0)	1	5	0	5.0
Shane Vereen (0)	1	2	0	2.0
Team (0)	1	-1	0	-1.0
Isi Sofele (0)	1	-3	0	-3.0
Kevin Riley (0)	8	-9	0	-1.1

Receiving
Arizona State	ATT	YDS	TD	AVG
Chris McGaha (0)	4	76	0	19.0
Kyle Williams (0)	3	91	1	30.3
Gerell Robinson (0)	2	17	0	8.5
Cameron Marshall (0)	2	13	0	6.5
Jovon Williams (0)	2	8	1	4.0
Shaun DeWitty (0)	1	15	0	15.0
Brian Matsumoto (0)	1	11	0	11.0
Ryan Bass (0)	1	9	0	9.0
Jamal Miles (0)	1	7	0	7.0
California	ATT	YDS	TD	AVG
Jahvid Best (0)	7	61	1	8.7
Marvin Jones (0)	4	58	1	14.5
Jeremy Ross (0)	3	67	0	22.3
Anthony Miller (0)	3	47	0	15.7
Alex Lagemann (0)	3	38	0	12.7
Verran Tucker (0)	3	26	0	8.7
Shane Vereen (0)	2	20	0	10.0
Brian Holley (0)	1	22	0	22.0
Nyan Boateng (0)	1	12	0	12.0

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