Solomon leads California over Fresno State 67-56

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — It took Richard Solomon a few years to adjust to the fact he was better suited to playing inside than on the perimeter for the California Bears.

Now the 6-foot-10 senior can only wonder what took him so long.


"I didn't want to be a post player," Solomon said, laughing. "I thought I was a perimeter player. That's where the confusion kind of came in. I actually learned where my game is. Seventeen (points), 14 (rebounds). That's not too bad. I'll be a post player all day."





Solomon took advantage of his superior size against a Bulldogs team that suited up just one player taller than 6-7 — 6-9 forward Alex Davis. Solomon went 7 for 9 from the field, using a variety of post moves he rarely showed in the past.

"I think it's just growing up, becoming more mature, learning what you can do, what you can't do, what you can get away with, what you can't get away with," Solomon said. "It's just a big part of growing up. You just realize the things you were once able to do, now you can't do no more.

"Whoever's defending me, whatever their weakness is, I'm just going to try to attack it. If you're smaller, I'm going to use power. If you're bigger, I'm faster than you."



The Bulldogs, who went just 14 for 23 from the free-throw line, cut Cal's lead to six points, but Cobbs hit a jump shot from the line, and Wallace scored on a layup after a Fresno State turnover, giving Cal a 52-42 edge with 7:30 left.


