The NCAA placed the California men's basketball program on two years probation Friday for making more than 300 impermissible recruiting phone calls.

The Division I Committee on Infractions added a few small penalties on top of what the school had already self-imposed after quickly reporting the calls made shortly after coach Mike Montgomery and his staff were hired in April 2008.

"I believe deeply in following NCAA rules and have always promoted an atmosphere of compliance within our program," said Montgomery.

"It is gratifying to know that during our NCAA hearing in Indianapolis that there was agreement among all parties that these violations were unintentional. However, that does not excuse them, and we need to remain diligent in our efforts to remain compliant. We strive to maintain a very high standard and take this situation very seriously."

Montgomery, two assistants and other members of the athletic department met with the NCAA in December as part of the committee's investigation.

Lamont Jones hit a series of clutch shots to give No. 21 Arizona a 107-105 victory over Cal in a three-overtime thriller.

Jones scored a go-ahead lay-in with 1:03 left in the third overtime and also had a tying three-pointer with five seconds to go in the second overtime and the tying three-point play with 16 seconds to play in regulation.

He finished with a career-high 27 points in Arizona's fifth straight win.

"I've played like this my whole life," Jones said. "To other people it might be something new, but to me it's just another day in the life of MoMo Jones."

First-place Arizona moved 1½ games ahead of UCLA in the Pac-10 standings and two up on Washington.