Cal edges ASU as Tavecchio nails field goal in final minute

VIDEO PLAYLIST

• Late FG Saves California In 23-21 Win
• Speed Games: California vs. Arizona State

WERE YOU THERE?

Did you attend this game? If so, start chronicling your sports memories today with ESPN's Sports Passport. Enter the games you attend, upload your photos and share your memories! I was there »

Top 25 Overview

It was over when... The football hit the net on Giorgio Tavecchio's field goal with 21 seconds to go. Gameball goes to... Kevin Riley. The Cal QB threw for a career-high 351 yards, just his second 300-yard game. Stat of the game... 238. Cal and Arizona combined for 238 total penalty yards on 23 penalties. Complete Top 25 Overview

Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	23	15
Total Yards	408	329
Passing	351	247
Rushing	57	82
Penalties	12-115	11-123
3rd Down Conversions	5-16	4-12
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-1
Turnovers	2	3
Possession	34:42	25:18

Air/Ground Leaders
California Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Riley 27/44 351 2 0 Vereen 0/1 0 0 0	Arizona State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Sullivan 16/29 244 1 2 Szakacsy 1/1 3 1 0
California Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Best 18 63 0 8 Ross 1 5 0 5	Arizona State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Marshall 16 71 1 12 Bass 5 8 0 4
California Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Ross 3 67 0 56 Best 7 61 1 17	Arizona State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Williams 3 91 1 80 McGaha 4 76 0 25

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				CAL	ASU
	TD	10:18	Jahvid Best 11 Yd Pass From Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	7	0
	TD	04:11	Marvin Jones 12 Yd Pass From Kevin Riley (Giorgio Tavecchio Kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER				CAL	ASU
	TD	10:21	Jovon Williams 3 Yd Pass From Samson Szakacsy (Thomas Weber Kick)	14	7
	TD	07:12	Kyle Williams 80 Yd Pass From Danny Sullivan (Thomas Weber Kick)	14	14
	FG	01:00	Giorgio Tavecchio 25 Yd	17	14
THIRD QUARTER				CAL	ASU
	FG	07:11	Giorgio Tavecchio 51 Yd	20	14
FOURTH QUARTER				CAL	ASU
	TD	10:21	Cameron Marshall 6 Yd Run (Thomas Weber Kick)	20	21
	FG	00:21	Giorgio Tavecchio 24 Yd	23	21

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 24-yard field goal with 21 seconds left, and California (No. 24 BCS) rallied for a sloppy 23-21 victory over Arizona State on Saturday afternoon.

Tavecchio's kick capped an 11-play, 74-yard drive that began at Cal's 19 with 3:16 to go. Golden Bears quarterback Kevin Riley was 5-of-6 on that march, and he finished with 351 passing yards and two touchdowns.

Fast Facts

• Giorgio Tavecchio hit a field goal with 21 seconds remaining to give Cal its third straight victory.

•  The Golden Bears improved to 6-1 against Arizona State under Jeff Tedford.

• Jahvid Best was held to just 63 yards on 17 carries, the third time this season he's been held under 100 yards.

• Cal's Kevin Riley threw for a season-high 351 yards, just his second career 300-yard game.

-- ESPN Stats & Information

The Golden Bears (6-2, 3-2 Pac-10) have won three straight.

It was an ugly, penalty-filled game, with two middle-of-the-Pac-10 teams combining for 23 penalties for 238 yards. They also had five turnovers.

Danny Sullivan passed for 244 yards and a touchdown for ASU (4-4, 2-3), but he also threw two interceptions.

Tavecchio also connected from 25 and 51 yards.

The weather was gorgeous -- 74 degrees and sunny at kickoff. The first half was hideous.

In the first two quarters, the Golden Bears and Sun Devils combined for four turnovers, five fumbles and 145 penalty yards.

The Sun Devils rank 120th, and last in the nation, in penalty yards per game, with 84.4. They had 85 at halftime -- with 75 coming on personal fouls.

Cal jumped ahead 7-0 on an 11-yard pass from Riley to Jahvid Best five minutes into the game. The Bears made it 14-0 on a 12-yard strike from Riley to Marvin Jones.

That's when Cal imploded. After forcing a fumble by ASU's Ryan Bass near their own goal line, the Bears gave the ball right back when Riley fumbled at his own 3.

On the next play, ASU backup quarterback Samson Szakacsy hit Jovon Williams for a 3-yard TD pass -- the first pass of Szakacsy's career.

ASU tied it at 14-14 on its next snap. Sullivan, back in at quarterback, found Kyle Williams for an 80-yard TD.

But then Sullivan threw an interception to Syd'Quan Thompson, who returned it 38 yards to set up a 25-yard field goal by Tavecchio, giving Cal a 17-14 halftime lead.