Ucla Rebounds, Downs Beavers

Pac-10

UCLA, the No. 2 team in the country for a couple more days, flirted with starting 0-2 in the Pac-10.

Tyus Edney, Ed O’Bannon and the new guy in the Bruins’ starting lineup, J.R. Henderson, made sure that didn’t happen.

Edney scored 23 points and triggered a late surge as UCLA (1-1 Pac10, 7-1 overall) bounced back from Thursday night’s loss at Oregon to beat Oregon State 87-78 Saturday at Corvallis, Ore.

Mustapha Hoff scored a careerhigh 31 points for the Beavers (1-1, 4-7), who led 41-35 at halftime and stretched the lead to eight early in the second half.

Edney also had five assists and just three turnovers, four fewer than he had 40 miles down the road in the 82-72 setback at Eugene.

“We were coming off a loss and I didn’t play well,” Edney said. “I wanted to come out and do whatever I could to win this game.”

Edney had a crucial assist and six straight free throws as the Bruins outscored the Beavers 12-3 in the final 2 minutes.

“He takes control,” Oregon State coach Jim Anderson said. “He definitely knew what they needed to do and he got the ball to the key people.”

Ed O’Bannon scored 18 and Henderson a career-high 16 as all five UCLA starters scored in double figures. Harrick inserted Henderson into the lineup at guard in place of Cameron Dollar, and the 6-foot-9 freshman responded by hitting 6 of 9 shots, grabbing six rebounds and doing a solid defensive job on Oregon State’s Brent Barry.

“I certainly like J.R.’s game,” Harrick said. “Rebounding, defensively and even offensively, I thought he was very strong today.”

UCLA 87, Oregon State 78 UCLA (7-1)

C.O’Bannon 4-10 2-2 10, E.O’Bannon 6-8 6-6 18, Zidek 5-12 1-1 11, Edney 7-9 6-8 23, Henderson 6-10 4-5 16, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Bailey 3-6 0-1 7, Givens 0-1 0-0 0, Dollar 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-58 19-23 87.

OREGON STATE (4-7)

Barry 5-8 4-4 17, Hoff 13-22 2-3 31, Heredia 5-8 3-5 14, Brown 4-8 1-3 9, Boline 1-3 0-2 2, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Benjamin 0-0 0-0 0,, Vetter 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 30-53 10-17 78.

Halftime-Oregon St. 41, UCLA 35. 3-Point goals-UCLA 4-9 (Edney 3-4, Bailey 1-3, E.O’Bannon 0-1, Dollar 0-1), Oregon St. 8-18 (Barry 3-5, Hoff 3-6, Heredia 1-1, Vetter 1-2, Boline 0-1, Brown 0-3). Fouled out-Barry. Rebounds-UCLA 34 (Zidek 8), Oregon St. 22 (Hoff 8). Assists-UCLA 18 (Edney 5), Oregon St. 20 (Brown 5). Total fouls-UCLA 19, Oregon St. 19. A-8,013.

(17) California 84, Washington 76 Monty Buckley scored 26 points, including 12 on free throws, as the Bears broke a two-game losing streak by beating the Huskies in Seattle.

Trailing 17-14 midway through the first half, the Bears (1-1, 8-2) took control with a 17-4 run, paced by seven points from Buckley, all on free throws. During California’s run, the Huskies (0-2, 4-6) made just one field goal over an 8-minute stretch.

The Bears, who entered the game hitting just 57 percent of their free throws, made 16 of 20 in the first half.

CALIFORNIA (8-2)

Buckley 6-9 12-15 26, Stewart 3-7 1-2 7, Jamison 0-0 2-2 2, Roberts 3-7 4-4 12, Duck 3-6 1-2 7, Gonzalez 7-12 0-1 14, Fowlkes 1-4 9-10 11, Gardner 1-4 2-4 5, McQueen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-50 31-40 84.

WASHINGTON (4-6)

Sanford 5-11 1-2 11, Amos 9-13 1-4 19, McClain 1-4 0-0 2, Hamilton 2-8 0-0 6, Boston 6-18 3-3 15, Booker 6-10 2-2 16, Didrickson 1-4 2-2 5, Hartman 1-4 0-2 2, Bergersen 0-2 0-0 0, Lopez 0-0 0-0 0, Hawken 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 31-74 9-16 76.

Halftime-California 41, Washington 32. 3-Point goals- California 5-10 (Buckley 2-2, Roberts 2-3, Gardner 1-2, McQueen 0-1, Duck 0-2), Washington 5-19 (Booker 2-2, Hamilton 2-6, Didrickson 1-4, Bergersen 0-1, Hartman 0-2, McClain 0-2, Sanford 0-2) Fouled out-Sanford. Rebounds-California 39 (Buckley 9), Washington 38 (Amos 8). Assists-California 11 (Gardner 4), Washington 17 (Hamilton 8). Total fouls-California 17, Washington 22. A-5,337.

Oregon 95, Southern Cal 83 Orlando Williams scored 30 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the host Ducks (2-0, 10-1) to a win over the Trojans (0-2, 5-7) at Eugene, preserving Oregon’s best start in 20 years.

Williams scored 17 points in the second half and finished the game 11 for 20 from the field, including 7 of 11 3-pointers.

The Ducks never relinquished the lead after a 2-2 tie.

Oregon led by 10 points at the intermission and jumped to a 7-0 run to open the second half. It led 62-44 when Williams hit a 24-foot 3-pointer with 15 minutes left.

Southern Cal whittled the lead to 71-60 with 9:31 remaining on a dunk from Lorenzo Orr. The Ducks fought back to regain an 18-point advantage on Kenya Wilkins’ fast-break 3-pointer.

SOUTHERN CAL (5-7)

Orr 7-14 6-10 20, Wilson 7-12 2-2 16, Martin 4-12 0-0 9, Harris 7-12 4-4 22, Murray 2-10 0-0 5, Reuter 0-2 0-0 0, Boseman 3-6 0-0 7, Crouse 1-2 2-6 4. Totals 31-70 14-22 83.

OREGON (10-1)

Potter 2-2 8-10 12, Parker 6-12 2-2 16, Johnson 2-6 2-2 7, Wilkins 2-4 5-6 11, Lawrence 2-5 0-0 5, Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0, Madden 0-3 2-2 2, Lyden 1-2 0-0 3, O. Williams 11-20 1-1 30, Sellers 4-4 1-4 9, Runyon 0-0 0-0 0, Carson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-59 21-27 95.

Halftime-Oregon 49, Southern Cal 39. 3-Point goals-Southern Cal 8-23 (Harris 4-8, Martin 2-5, Boseman 1-3, Murray 1-6, Reuter 0-1), Oregon 14-24 (O. Williams 7-11, Wilkins 2-2, Parker 2-3, Lyden 1-1, Johnson 1-2, Lawrence 1-4, Madden 0-1). Fouled out- Harris, Johnson. Rebounds-Southern Cal 36 (Wilson 10), Oregon 40 (Potter 8). Assists-Southern Cal 11 (Murray 5), Oregon 23 (Wilkins 9). Total fouls-Southern Cal 23, Oregon 20. A-10,065.

(9) Arizona 82, Rhode Island 67

Damon Stoudamire scored 20 points and Ray Owes had 18, leading the Wildcats over the Rams at Providence.

Arizona (10-3) led by 11 at halftime, but Rhode Island (4-6) moved within 46-41 with 11:33 to go. Corey Williams then hit a 3-pointer to start a 14-4 run and Stoudamire made a 3-pointer that ended it, putting the Wildcats ahead 60-45.

Poor shooting hurt the Rams, who lost for the fifth time in six games. They hit only 30 percent for the game.

(15) Arizona St. 71, Old Dominion 52

Mario Bennett had 16 points and career highs with seven assists and seven blocked shots to lead the Sun Devils (11-2) over the Monarchs (5-8).

Arizona State has won six straight games, tied for the longest streak in coach Bill Frieder’s six seasons.