Dai Dai Ames poured in a game-high 23 points and Cal kept Wright State at arm’s length most of the way en route to a 77-67 nonconference men’s basketball victory on Thursday in Berkeley, Calif.John Camden, the leading scorer in Cal’s opening win over Cal State Bakersfield with 22 points, finished with 12 points and a game-high-tying nine rebounds.Ames, a transfer who had played a season apiece at Kansas State and Virginia, recorded the second-highest point total of his college career. His total was boosted by sinking three 3-pointers in five attempts, including a clutch one with 2:22 remaining after the Raiders had rallied within 69-65.Ames shot 8-for-13 overall, helping the Golden Bears outshoot the visitors 41.8% to 37.5%.Justin Pippen hit four free throws in the final 1:38, sandwiching one by Lee Dort, to help Cal (2-0) hold on a night when the hosts outscored Wright State 26-10 at the foul line.Pippen tied Camden for game-high rebounding honors with nine to go along with 14 points, a team-high four assists and two steals. Chris Bell added 12 points to Cal’s cause.