BERKELEY, Calif. — John Camden made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, and California pulled away late to beat Northwestern State 79-70 on Saturday for its seventh straight win.

Camden was 7-of-11 shooting. Dai Dai Ames added 20 points with three 3-pointers for Cal. Semetri Carr chipped in with 14 points and seven assists. Lee Dort grabbed 13 rebounds to go with nine points.

Dort's dunk with 7:07 to play sparked a 12-0 run to give Cal a 74-65 lead with 2:01 remaining. Ames hit his third 3-pointer in the closing seconds.

Cal is 9-0 at home and 10-1 overall, and is off to its best start since going 10-1 in 2014-15.

Izzy Miles scored 22 points for Northwestern State (2-8). Micah Thomas added 13 points. They each hit three of the Demons' 11 3-pointers.

Miles scored 12 points for Northwe

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