Arizona Gets By Washington

Pac-10

Damon Stoudamire scored 26 points and No. 12 Arizona bounced back after letting a 20-point lead get away in the second half for a 63-54 Pac-10 men’s basketball victory over Washington on Saturday night in Seattle.

The NCAA Tournament-bound Wildcats (13-4 Pac-10, 23-6) took a 28-8 lead in the game’s first 14 minutes as the Huskies (4-12, 8-17) missed 16 of their first 18 shots.

Stoudamire, the Pac-10’s leading scorer, scored 15 of his points in the second half and finished with a 10-for-18 shooting night, including 5 of 8 3-point attempts.

Ahead 31-19 at halftime, Arizona was outscored 18-3 in the first 6 minutes of the second half and Washington led 37-34 before Stoudamire went on a 3-point shooting rampage.

The 5-foot-11 senior connected on three long 3-pointers in a 3-minute span to put the Wildcats ahead 45-41 with 10-1/2 minutes remaining.

Arizona, losers of three of its last four games to Washington in Seattle, was ahead only 47-45 when Ben Davis scored on a put-back following an offensive rebound, Stoudamire made his longest 3-pointer - a 26-footer - and Joe McLean scored on a layup for a 54-45 Wildcats’ lead with 6:03 left.

Arizona 63, Washington 54

ARIZONA (23-6)

Owes 1-5 2-6 4, Simon 3-6 1-2 8, Blair 4-7 0-0 8, Stoudamire 10-18 1-2 26, Geary 0-2 0-1 0, Davis 5-9 2-4 12, Kelley 1-2 0-0 2, McLean 1-3 0-1 2, Dickerson 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 25-53 7-18 63.

WASHINGTON (8-17)

Sanford 3-14 1-2 7, Didrickson 2-4 1-3 7, Hawken 1-3 2-2 4, Hamilton 5-9 0-0 13, Boston 3-11 0-0 7, Booker 3-12 2-4 8, Hartman 2-8 4-4 8, Lopez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-62 10-15 54.

Halftime-Arizona 31, Washington 19. 3-Point goals- Arizona 6-10 (Stoudamire 5-8, Simon 1-1, Geary 0-1), Washington 6-26 (Hamilton 3-6, Didrickson 2-4, Boston 1-4, Booker 0-3, Hartman 0-4, Sanford 0-5). Fouled out-Sanford. Rebounds-Arizona 39 (Davis 12), Washington 40 (Booker 8). Assists-Arizona 13 (Simon, Stoudamire, Geary 3), Washington 12 (Hamilton 4). Total fouls-Arizona 16, Washington 16. A-7,319.

Oregon State 83, Cal 67

Senior Brent Barry scored a career-high 34 points to lead the Beavers over the Bears in Corvallis, Ore., in the final home game for Beavers head coach Jim Anderson.

Barry, who established his previous career best of 33 against Stanford on Thursday night, was 12 for 17 from the field and made all six of his foul shots.

He had four 3-point baskets to finish with 67 points overall in the two games.

Oregon State improved to 5-11 in the Pac-10, 8-17 overall with its first Pac-10 sweep since it beat Southern California and UCLA in Corvallis during the 1992-93 season.

California, which also lost a Feb. 2 home game to Oregon State, fell to 5-11, 13-12.

CALIFORNIA (13-12)

Buckley 3-11 1-2 8, Fowlkes 4-10 2-2 10, Stewart 0-1 0-2 0, Roberts 5-11 0-0 12, Gardner 4-7 0-2 10, Jamison 1-1 0-0 2, Duck 3-13 4-6 12, Gonzalez 4-5 3-3 11, Marks 1-1 0-2 2, Naudin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-62 10-19 67.

OREGON STATE (8-17)

Barry 12-17 6-6 34, Hoff 5-10 10-13 20, Heredia 2-3 4-5 8, S.Brown 1-3 2-2 4, Vetter 1-3 0-0 2, J.Brown 1-4 2-2 4, Williams 4-8 3-3 11, Benjamin 0-1 0-0 0, Edwards 0-1 0-0 0, Weisensee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-50 27-31 83.

Halftime-Oregon State 40, California 32. 3-Point goals- California 7-28 (Gardner 2-4, Roberts 2-6, Duck 2-7, Buckley 1-6, Fowlkes 0-3, McQueen 0-2), Oregon State 4-13 (Barry 4-7, Vetter 0-2, Hoff 0-1, Williams 0-1, Benjamin 0-1, Edwards 0-1). Fouled out-Gonzalez, Heredia. Rebounds- California 34 (Gonzalez 8), Oregon State 33 (Hoff 8). Assists- California 16 (Buckley 4), Oregon State 16 (S.Brown, Vetter 5). Total fouls-California 26, Oregon State 15. A-6,758.

Oregon 89, (20) Stanford 80

At Eugene, Ore., Orlando Williams scored 25 points, including 5 of 6 free throws in the final 1:35, as the Ducks enhanced their chances for their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 34 years by holding off the Cardinal.

Kenya Wilkins added 21 points and made 9 of 10 free throws down the stretch for the Ducks.

Oregon (10-6 Pac-10, 18-7) sank 18 of 20 free throws in the final 6 minutes to thwart a late rally by Stanford (8-8, 17-8) and move within a half-game of third-place Arizona State in the Pac-10.

Brevin Knight scored 23 points and Tim Young had 17 points and a career-high 17 rebounds for the Cardinal.

Stanford was swept on the road by the two Oregon schools and has lost five of seven to drop into sixth place in the Pac-10, putting its NCAA hopes in serious jeopardy.

STANFORD (17-8)

Allaway 1-6 4-6 6, Poppink 3-13 2-2 9, Young 7-11 3-4 17, Cross 5-16 0-0 14, Knight 9-17 4-9 23, Gravely 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Harbour 1-7 1-2 3, Manley 0-0 0-0 0, Lammersen 3-3 2-2 8. Totals 29-74 16-25 80.

OREGON (18-7)

Potter 6-11 0-2 12, Parker 3-7 2-2 10, Sellers 3-7 1-4 7, Wilkins 5-11 11-12 21, Williams 5-10 11-12 25, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0, Madden 1-3 1-2 3, Lawrence 0-2 0-0 0, Lyden 3-4 0-0 7, Runyon 1-1 2-3 4, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Coulter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-57 28-37 89.

Halftime-Oregon 44, Stanford 33. 3-Point goals- Stanford 6-22 (Cross 4-10, Poppink 1-4, Knight 1-4, Jackson 0-1, Harbour 0-3), Oregon 7-17 (Williams 4-9, Parker 2-3, Lyden 1-2, Potter 0-1, Wilkins 0-1, Madden 0-1). Fouled out- Cross, Harbour. Rebounds-Stanford 39 (Young 17), Oregon 43 (Wilkins 9). Assists-Stanford 11 (Knight 5), Oregon 17 (Wilkins 8). Total fouls-Stanford 27, Oregon 18. A-10,086.