"We have a weekend off. They've earned this by working hard," Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer said. "I hope they can catch up on their homework and watch a movie. We'll focus on Arizona State and Arizona on Monday."

Thompson missed all eight of her shots in the first half but recovered to score 10 in the second half. McCall recorded her 13th double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Brittany McPhee added 12, Kaylee Johnson had 11 and Kailee Johnson finished with 10.

Erica McCall and Lili Thompson stepped up in the second half and rallied the 15th-ranked Stanford women's basketball team past host California, 60-55, in another hotly contested game between the Bay Area rivals on Friday night.

"They went at us from the get-go and we had to match their intensity," McCall said. "Rebounding, boxing out, was the key."

"At the beginning of the second half we had our big run," VanDerveer said. "Once we got ahead, we did a better job of hanging onto the ball. We knew what we had to do. The big number that stands out to me is four points in the third quarter."

Thompson hit a 3-pointer to open the third quarter, sparking a 13-0 run to put the Cardinal ahead for the first time in the contest at 40-34. The Bears went scoreless for six minutes before ending the drought.

Kailee Johnson, who set a career-high with 14 points in the loss at Oregon State, hit from the perimeter, drove to the basket and converted offensive rebounds. Kaylee also drove to the hoop in addition to continuing her stellar work under the basket.

The Johnson's combined for 19 points and seven rebounds in the first half and were a big reason Stanford was as close as it was at halftime.

"She was huge for us," McCall said. "She has a great basketball IQ. That was huge part of the game."

Stanford shot 50 percent from the field during the first quarter and then dipped to 26.3 (5-of-19) in the second quarter and trailed, 34-27, at the half.

"I'm sad and kind of angry in some ways but also hopeful and also disappointed. All these things in one," Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "This is the roller-coaster this team is taking me on and taking each other on. But there's a reason Stanford is where they are and we are where we are. They're a little bit better at the little things. I don't think they have wildly more talent than us. I don't think there's huge gaps. But when it's crunch time, they know how it get it done and we don't yet. But we will get there. I want us to get there next week."

Cardinal women beat Cal, make a bold move in Pac-12 hoops