ANAHEIM, Ca. – The first day of DirecTV Classic action began with an upset and nearly closed on the same note nearly 10 hours later Thursday night.
Pacific opened things in the Anaheim Convention Center Arena by edging Xavier, 70-67.
Then, in the fourth game of the event, Cal trailed by nine points with about eight minutes to go before digging ever-so-deeply to pull out a 73-70 victory.
On a night when Cal standout Allen Crabbe was held to two points in the first half (he came through with 13 after intermission), backcourt mates Justin Cobbs and Brandon Smith came through down the stretch to help Crabbe mount the comeback.
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