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Bruins Romp Past Wildcats, Move Into First

Associated Press

Pac-10

Ed O’Bannon scored 21 points as No. 4 UCLA overcame No. 11 Arizona’s home-court edge with a 71-61 victory Thursday night, giving the Wildcats their first double-digit loss at home since the 1983-84 season.

UCLA (10-1) took over first place in the conference with a 4-1 record, thanks to Washington State’s victory over No. 17 Oregon.

UCLA used a tough man-to-man defense to keep Arizona (2-2, 12-4) off balance throughout. The Wildcats shot only 35 percent.The Bruins shot only 38.7 percent, but outrebounded Arizona 44-41.

UCLA (10-1)

E.O’Bannon 8-21 3-4 21, Henderson 0-4 0-0 0, Zidek 2-5 0-0 4, Edney 5-9 9-12 19, C.O’Bannon 4-11 4-6 12, Bailey 3-8 3-4 9, Dollar 0-1 2-2 2, Nwankwo 1-2 0-0 2, Givens 1-1 0-0 2, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-62 21-28 71.

ARIZONA (12-4)

Owes 5-10 3-5 14, Davis 1-9 3-4 5, McLean 0-2 0-0 0, Stoudamire 6-21 2-2 15, Geary 1-4 0-0 2, Blair 4-7 1-2 9, Dickerson 2-6 1-2 6, Williams 4-6 0-0 10, Eafon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-65 10-15 61.

Halftime-UCLA 35, Arizona 26. 3-Point goals-UCLA 2-9 (E.O’Bannon 2-5, Henderson 0-1, Edney 0-1, C.O’Bannon 0-2), Arizona 5-26 (Williams 2-4, Owes 1-1, Dickerson 1-4, Stoudamire 1-12, McLean 0-2, Geary 0-3). Fouled out-Owes, Dollar. Rebounds-UCLA 44 (Bailey 12), Arizona 41 (Blair 9). Assists- UCLA 13 (Edney 5), Arizona 17 (Geary 8). Total fouls-UCLA 17, Arizona 20. A-14,257.

Washington 75, Oregon St. 57 Freshman Mark Sanford scored a 21 points and Bryant Boston added 15 to lead the Huskies (1-4, 5-8) past the Beavers (1-3, 4-9) at Seattle.Sanford, whose previous high was 18 points against Kansas State, made 10 of 17 shots, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots.

OREGON STATE (4-9)

Barry 4-7 1-3 10, Hoff 7-16 6-8 20, Heredia 3-8 2-2 8, Williams 4-8 0-0 8, Brown 5-12 1-2 11, Benjamin 0-0 0-0 0, Vetter 0-0 0-0 0, Boline 0-2 0-0 0, Edwards 0-1 0-0 0, Stephens 0-0 0-0 0, Weisensee 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 10-15 57.

WASHINGTON (5-8)

Sanford 10-17 0-1 21, Amos 4-6 1-2 9, McClain 2-5 2-2 7, Hamilton 2-9 3-4 8, Boston 7-14 0-0 15, Booker 2-3 2-4 7, Hawken 2-4 1-1 5, Booker 2-3 2-4 7, Hawken 2-4 1-1 5, Roberson 1-2 1-2 3, Didrickson 0-1 0-0 0, Bergersen 0-0 0-0 0, Lopez 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 10-16 75.

Halftime-Washington 30, Oregon State 30. 3-Point goals- Oregon State 1-9 (Barry 1-2, Hoff 0-3, Brown 0-2, Williams 0-1, Boline 0-1), Washington 5-13 (Booker 1-1, McClain 1-1, Boston 1-2, Sanford 1-3, Hamilton 1-4, Roberson 0-1, Didrickson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Oregon State 37 (Hoff, Heredia 7), Washington 37 (Sanford 9). Assists-Oregon State 10 (Barry, Brown 3), Washington 18 (McClain 7). Total fouls-Oregon State 18, Washington 15. A-3,883.

(13) Arizona St. 81, USC 71 At Tempe, Ariz., Ron Riley scored 20 points to lead the Sun Devils (3-1, 13-3) past the Trojans (2-3, 7-8).

SOUTHERN CAL (7-8)

Wilson 6-11 3-4 15, Boseman 1-7 0-1 2, Orr 9-19 8-11 26, Murray 0-4 2-2 2, Harris 2-4 2-3 7, Martin 3-7 0-0 7, Green 1-5 0-0 3, Crouse 2-3 0-0 4, Douglas 0-0 0-0 0, Reuter 1-4 2-2 5, Totals 25-64 17-23 71.

ARIZONA ST. (13-3)

Riley 7-14 5-9 20, Brewer 1-7 0-0 2, Bennett 9-13 0-2 18, Capers 1-3 0-0 2, Burton 4-12 4-6 14, Veal 3-10 4-5 11, Bacon 5-8 0-1 10, Hargrays 2-4 0-0 4, Zaletel 0-1 0-0 0, Totals 32-72 13-23 81.

Halftime-Arizona State 46, Southern Cal 26. 3-Point goals- Southern Cal 4-15 (Martin 1-1, Harris 1-2, Reuter 1-3, Green 1-4, Murray 0-2, Boseman 0-3), Arizona State 4-16 (Burton 2-6, Veal 1-4, Riley 1-4, Capers 0-1, Hargrays 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Southern Cal 50 (Orr 15), Arizona State 38 (Bennett 11). Assists-Southern Cal 13 (Boseman 7), Arizona State 23 (Capers 14). Total fouls-Southern Cal 20, Arizona State 21. Technicals-Orr, Murray. A-10,013.

(21) Stanford 78, California 73 Dion Cross scored 22 points and Brevin Knight 20 as the Cardinal (3-2, 12-2) held off the Bears (1-4, 8-5) at Berkeley, Calif.

STANFORD (12-2)

Allaway 2-6 0-1 4, Poppink 3-8 2-2 8, Young 6-11 2-3 14, Cross 7-13 6-6 22, Knight 6-13 7-8 20, Lammersen 3-4 0-0 6, Harbour 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 0-1 2-2 2, Gravely 0-0 0-0 0, Manley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-60 19-22 78.

CALIFORNIA (8-5)

Buckley 7-16 1-2 18, Stewart 5-6 1-3 11, Jamison 3-5 0-1 6, McQueen 3-5 0-0 8, Duck 1-5 0-0 3, Gardner 7-9 1-4 17, Marks 1-1 0-0 2, Fowlkes 1-3 0-0 2, Roberts 1-4 0-0 2, Gonzalez 1-4 2-3 4. Totals 30-58 5-13 73.

Halftime-Stanford 39, California 32. 3-Point goals-Stanford 3-7 (Cross 2-3, Knight 1-1, Poppink 0-1, Harbour 0-1 Jackson 0-1), California 8-17 (Buckley 3-6, Gardner 2-2, McQueen 2-3, Duck 1-3, Fowlkes 0-1 Roberts 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Stanford 39 (Poppink 11), California 27 (Buckley 7). Assists-Stanford 10 (Knight 6), California 18 (Gardner 7). Total fouls-Stanford 16, California 19. A-6,578.