Cal men top UC Irvine 75-65 in overtime

BERKELEY - Charlie Moore scored 38 points to break Shareef Abdur-Rahim’s freshman record of 33 points set in November 1995, Stephen Domingo hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:10 left in overtime, and short-handed No. 25 Cal held off UC Irvine 75-65 on Wednesday night.

Kameron Rooks’ tip-in with 23 seconds left in regulation tied the game and Jaron Martin failed to get off a shot for the Anteaters (1-2). Rooks scored a career-high 15 points to go with eight rebounds as Cal extended its home winning streak at Haas Pavilion to 21.

Martin scored a career-best 26 points with three key baskets over the final 6:11 of regulation.

Cal (2-0) missed three starters because of injuries: preseason All-America Ivan Rabb (toe), Jabari Bird (back) and Columbia transfer Grant Mullins (neck strain).

Moore’s three-point play with 1:53 left in regulation got Cal within 62-60. Martin missed a 3 on the other end and a jumper in the paint with 44 seconds remaining and Cal had one more chance with 35.7 seconds left.

Moore’s points were the most by a Cal player since Leon Powe scored 41 in a double-overtime win against Oregon in the semifinals of the 2006 Pac-10 tournament.

Moore shot 10 for 20 from the field with three 3-pointers and made 15 of 17 free throws. Domingo finished with 11 points and nine rebounds.

Cal overcame a drought of 10:33 without a basket spanning the halves before Moore’s 3-pointer at the 17:22 mark of the second half.