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New Mexico 86, Arizona St. 79

At Tempe, Arizona, backup guard Royce Olney’s 12 points in the second half included four straight free throws with less than 2 minutes left as the unbeaten Lobos (5-0) defeated the Sun Devils (2-2).

With Arizona State ahead 71-64, Olney ran off eight straight points that included two 3-pointers and a pair of free throws to put New Mexico ahead 72-71.

Tied at 78 moments later, Olney connected on two free throws with 1:43 left and added another pair with 1:09 left to put UNM ahead for good 82-78.

California 83, San Francisco 70

At Daly City, Calif., Shareef AbdurRahim scored 22 of his 32 points in the second half, and the Golden Bears (3-0) remained unbeaten with an win over the Dons (3-2).

Abdur-Rahim, a freshman, has scored at least 29 points in each of his first three games.

He also led Cal in rebounds (six), blocked shots (three) and steals (two) in leading a defensive effort that produced 16 turnovers by USF, which led to 18 points for the Golden Bears.

Ed Gray added 19 points and Cal teammate Tony Gonzalez had 10.

Idaho St. 86, Rocky Mountain 61

At Pocatello, Idaho, Kahn Cotton scored 23 points to lead the Bengals (3-1) to a win over the Bears (2-7).

Nate Green had 17 points for the Bengals (3-1) and Donovan Brown added 10.

The Bears were led by Teddy Russinov with 18. Brian Costello added 11.

The Bengals led 37-31 at intermission and broke out of their slump with an 8-3 run to start the second half, with Green scoring seven of ISU’s points to make it 45-34 with 16:58 to play.

Pepperdine 90, CS Northridge 81

At Northridge, Calif., Wil Weir scored 23 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and the Waves (3-2) came back from two early deficits to beat the Matadors (1-3).

xxxx UW AT IDAHO Idaho (2-1) meets the Pac-10 Conference Huskies (2-0) at 7:05 at the dressed-up Kibbie Dome, which has a new floor, scoreboard, sound and lighting system and bleacher seating on the north side. If you’re anxious to see UI, you might plan on attending. Other than tonight, the Vandals only other home game before Jan. 16 is a Dec. 22 date with Rocky Mountain. At a glance This is a big game. Why? Because UW is rather tall with 6-foot-9 Mike Amos and 6-8 Mark Sanford starting, and 7-0 Todd MacCulloch, 7-0 Patrick Femerling and 6-9 Alex Lopez coming off the bench. Sanford, who will be defended by Harry Harrison, appears to be the key matchup for Idaho. He scored 35 points in UW’s 92-76 win over Jackson State. The Huskies put a 64-44 lump on Idaho last season in Seattle and both teams return most of their top players. “We missed easy shot after easy shot,” Cravens recalled. “Washington defended us well, but I thought we were our own worst enemy. This is a game that’s winable, but we have to do a lot of the little things to be successful.” Idaho: Reggie Rose, 16 ppg, 5.7 apg; Shawn Dirden, 18 ppg; Harry Harrison, 15.5 ppg, 14.5 rpg. Washington: Bryant Boston, 18 ppg; Mark Sanford, 24 ppg, 6 rpg. Radio: KVNI (1080 AM) Coeur d’Alene; KRPL (1400 AM) Moscow, and other stations on the Vandal network.