BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -Patrick Christopher scored all 21 of his points in the first half as California quickly took a commanding lead, and the Golden Bears beat Oregon for the third straight time with an 89-57 victory Thursday night.

Christopher scored 14 straight points for his team late in the first half, knocking down both of his 3-point tries, and his big night helped Cal (12-6, 4-2 Pac-10) stay in first place in the conference along with idle Arizona State. Mike Montgomery got to rest his regulars for much of the second half.

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Theo Robertson added 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals for Cal, which bounced back from an embarrassing 15-point loss at Washington last Saturday.

Jeremy Jacob scored 13 points and Michael Dunigan added nine points and 10 rebounds for the cold-shooting Ducks (10-8, 2-4), who went 1 for 18 from 3-point range in their fourth straight loss.