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Matt Bradley banked in a three-point shot with six seconds left in overtime to give  Cal at 61-58 victory over Washington on Saturday at Haas Pavilion.

Bradley finished with 17 points for Cal, which swept the weekend series from the Washington schools to improve to 8-8 overall and 2-1 in the Pac-12.

Washington (11-6, 1-3) overcame a 10-point deficit with 12 minutes left to force the overtime, but the Bears found a way to win with the help of Bradley's lucky shot.

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Washington shot just 29.5 percent from the floor, while the Bears were slightly better at 40 percent and hit 5 of 7 shots in the overtime.

Grant Anticevich had 13 points for Cal but he fouled Nahziah Carter with 34.2 seconds left and Cal holding a two-point lead in overtime. Carter made two of the three, settin up Bradley's final shot.

Isaiah Stewart led Washington with 13 points, and Jaden McDaniels had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Pre-Game: Cal’s matchup today against Washington will be useful to see how much progress the Bears have made defensively in six weeks.

On Nov. 21 at Madison Square Garden, the Bears faced Duke freshman Vernon Carey Jr.

Today, they get their first look at UW freshman Isaiah Stewart.

Coming out of high school a year ago, Stewart was rated by rivals.com as the No. 2 center prospect in the country. Carey was No. 3. Erstwhile Memphis big man James Wiseman, who has declared for the NBA draft, was No. 1.

Cal needs to be better against Stewart than it was against Carey.

Carey took the Bears apart, posting 31 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots in the Blue Devils’ 87-52 victory.

Cal has no individual defender equipped to deal with either Carey or Stewart, but the Bears need to be more effective as a team containing the 6-foot-9, 250-pounder.

Stewart averages 19.5 points and 9.1 rebounds and has blocked 28 shots this season. He is listed on Washington’s roster as a forward, but does his work inside, and is 0-for-8 on 3-point tries this season.

Stanford took Stewart out of the game Thursday night, limiting him to modest totals of four points, five rebounds and three blocked shots. Handcuffed by four fouls, Stewart played just 26 minutes.

Washington is without starting point guard Quade Green, who is academically ineligible for the winter quarter, which ends March 20. He was ruled ineligible on Thursday and did not play in Thursday's 61-55 loss to Stanford. He is averaging 11.6 points and a team-leading 5.3 assists.

Here's my Cal-UW game preview.

Tipoff is 5 p.m. Check back later to keep track of the action with my in-game thread:

CAL LINEUP: Guards Matt Bradley, Kareem South and Joel Brown, forward Grant Anticevich and center Lars Thiemann.

14:39 first half: Cal leads 7-6 after Joel Brown scores on a fast break off a turnover. Isaiah Stewart is 0-for-3 and scoreless so far. Matt Bradley made his only shot, a three-pointer. Cal 7, Washington 6

10:34 first half: Washington has yet to make a two-point field goal but it is 4-for-8 on three-pointers. Bradley had five points as the Bears stay ahead. Cal 15, Washington 12.

6:21 first half: The Huskies still have not made a two-point shot, going 0-for-9 inside the arc. They have made five three-pointers, though. Cal 19, Washington 15.

3:51 first half: Stewart scores the Huskies' first two-point bucket at the 5:52 mar. Cal 21, Washington 18.

Halftime: There wasn't much offense in the first 20 minutes, but the Bears did enough to take an eight-point lead into the locker room. Washington shot just 25 percent (7-for-28) in the first half, and that included 2-for-12 on two-point shots. Cal was not much better at 38.7 percent, but Cal committed just four turnovers in the first half. Anticevich led Cal with seven points, while Stewart was the top scorer for the Huskies with four points on 2-for-5 shooting. Cal 28, Washington 20.

15:55 second half: Cal increased its lead to 10 points at the 17:09 mark on a Bradley drive, but the Huskies got the margin down to eight again on a Stewart bucket. Bradely has 10 points. Cal 35, Washington 27.

14:25 second half: Cal gets the lead back to 10 points on an Anticevich jumper. He has 11 points. The Huskies call timeout. Cal 39, Washington 29.

11:27 second half: Washington got three shots in one possession and it ended with a three-pointer by Jaden McDaniels to get the Huskies within seven. Cal 41, Washington 34.

6:39 second half: The Huskies make their move as Cal misses six straight field-goal attempts. An alley-oop score by Jamal Bey gets the Huskies within two. Cal 43, Washington 41.

5:30 second half: Washington tied the score at the 6:39 mark, but Paris Austin put Cal back ahead. Cal 47, Washington 45.

4:14 second half: McDaniels scores on a follow of his own miss to tie the score again with 4:27 to go. He has 12 points and 10 rebounds. Cal 47, Washington 47.

55.3 seconds left: Score tied. Washington has the ball. Cal 49, Washington 49.

32.2 seconds left: Huskies fail to score. Cal timeout with the ball. Cal 49, Washington 49.

Overtime: Anticevich misses from deep, and Huskies miss a desperation three-pointer. Cal 49, Washington 49 at the end of regulation.

44.7 seconds left in OT: Cal gets an early four-point lead in the extra period on two Austin buckets, and after Washington tied it, Bradley put Cal back ahead by two on a driving layup with 1:34 left. Cal 58, Washington 56.

Final: Bradley banked in a three-point shot with 6.0 seconds left. Cal 61, Washington 58.