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Ucla Alone At Top After Dumping Beavers

Associated Press

Pac-10

Ed O’Bannon scored 21 points as No. 1 UCLA clinched the Pac-10 Conference title outright with its 12th straight victory, 86-67 over Oregon State on Thursday night in Los Angeles.

The Bruins (15-2, 24-2) won their first conference championship since 1992 and prevented No. 12 Arizona (13-4 in the Pac-10) from tying for the crown. UCLA already had earned the Pac-10’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament based on its 2-0 record against Arizona.

Oregon State (5-12, 8-18), coming off victories at home against Stanford and California, trailed by 9 at halftime.

UCLA 86, Oregon St. 67

OREGON ST. (8-18)

Barry 7-15 6-8 21, Hoff 7-15 3-6 17, Heredia 3-6 0-0 6, S.Brown 3-9 1-1 8, Vetter 3-7 0-0 7, J.Brown 1-3 0-0 2, Edwards 2-4 0-0 4, Boline 0-2 0-0 0, Benjamin 1-2 0-1 2, Weisensee 0-2 0-0 0, Stephens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 10-16 67.

UCLA (24-2)

E.O’Bannon 9-13 0-0 21, C.O’Bannon 2-6 0-0 4, Zidek 4-9 0-0 8, Bailey 6-8 0-0 14, Edney 6-14 0-0 13, Dollar 1-2 4-4 6, Henderson 8-14 0-2 16, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Givens 0-1 0-0 0, Nwankwo 0-0 0-0 0, Dempsey 0-1 0-0 0, Myers 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-70 4-6 86.

Halftime-UCLA 41, Oregon St. 32. 3-Point goals-Oregon St. 3-14 (S.Brown 1-2, Barry 1-4, Vetter 1-4, Edwards 0-1, Boline 0-1, Hoff 0-2), UCLA 6-13 (E.O’Bannon 3-6, Bailey 2-2, Edney 1-3, C.O’Bannon 0-1, Dempsey 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Oregon St. 32 (Hoff 10), UCLA 38 (E.O’Bannon, Henderson 9). Assists-Oregon St. 12 (Barry 7), UCLA 25 (Edney 8). Total fouls-Oregon St. 11, UCLA 15. Technicals-UCLA bench. A-12,682.

(25) Oregon 81, USC 77

Kenya Wilkins sank all eight of his free throws in the final 46 seconds to lead the Ducks in Los Angeles.

Wilkins led all scorers with 23 points, and Orlando Williams added 17 for the Ducks (11-6, 19-7).

The Trojans (2-15, 7-20), losers of 13 straight, were led by Stais Boseman’s 21 points.

Oregon led 62-68 with 7:38 to play before USC hit eight consecutive free throws to catch the Ducks at 70-70 with 5:03 to play. The Trojans went ahead 72-70 a minute later on a finger-roll by Lorenzo Orr, who fouled out with 2:31 left and 12 points.

Orr’s basket proved to be the last points USC would score until the final moments.

OREGON (19-7)

Potter 2-8 3-5 7, Parker 0-4 0-0 0, Sellers 4-6 1-3 9, Wilkins 3-8 16-16 23, Williams 5-14 3-5 17, Lawrence 1-3 0-1 3, Lyden 2-5 1-2 6, Runyon 6-6 0-1 12, Madden 1-4 1-2 4, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 25-35 81.

SOUTHERN CALIFNORNIA (7-20)

Orr 6-9 0-2 12, Wilson 4-11 5-8 13, Martin 2-5 0-0 4, Murray 1-6 0-0 2, Boseman 7-13, 2-2 21, Crouse 3-4 3-3 9, Reuter 1-4 2-2 4, Harris 1-4 4-6 6, Green 2-7 0-0 6. Totals 27-63 16-23 77.

Halftime-USC 40, Oregon 37. 3-point goals-Oregon 8-22 (Williams 4-9, Lawrence 1-2, Lyden 1-3, Madden 1-3, Wilkins 1-3, Parker 0-2), USC 7-17 (Boseman 5-7, Green 2-4, Harris 0-2, Reuter 0-2, Murray 0-2). Fouled out-Orr. Rebounds- Oregon 41 (Lyden 8), USC 37 (Wilson 10). Assists-Oregon 13 (Wilkins 5), USC 13 (Murray 4). Total fouls-Oregon 22, USC 27. A-2,135.

Washington 74, California 73

Freshman forward Mark Sanford scored a game-high 20 points - including the winning layup at the buzzer in overtime - to lift the Huskies in Oakland, Calif.

California’s Tremaine Fowlkes hit a jumper with 1:40 left to put the Golden Bears ahead 73-72. Sanford missed a turnaround for the Huskies with 45 seconds left, and, following a time out, California ran the clock down.

With 10 seconds left, Golden Bear guard K.J. Roberts missed an open sixfooter from the lane. Washington rebounded, and guard Jason Hamilton drove under the basket and dished to Sanford, whose shot dropped in as the final buzzer sounded.

Washington improved to 5-12 in the Pac-10 and 9-17 overall.

California dropped to 5-12 and 13-13. WASHINGTON (9-17, 5-12)

Sanford 9-20 0-0 20, Boker 5-9 1-2 13, Hawken 3-6 2-2 8, Hamilton 1-7 0-0 2, Boston 4-14 5-6 13, Hartman 7-13 0-0 16, Lopez 1-1 0-0 2, Didrickson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-70 8-10 74.

CALIFORNIA (13-13, 5-12)

Buckley 7-14 3-5 17, Fowlkes 4-11 0-0 8, Stewart 2-4, 0-1 4, Roberts 3-8 0-0 9, Gardner 1-8 5-6 7, McQueen 0-1 0-0 0, Gonzalez 6-10 3-3 15, Marks 6-8 1-1 13, Jamison 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 12-16 73.

Halftime-Washington 35, California 35. 3-Point goals- Washington 6-22 (Sanford 2-6, Booker 2-5, Hamilton 0-1, Boston 0-5, Hartman 2-5), California 3-12 (Buckley 0-2, Fowlkes 0-2, Roberts 3-6, Gardner 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Washington 18 (Booker 4), California 14 (Fowlkes 3). Assists-Washington 22 (Hamilton 8), California 17 (Gardner 11). Total fouls-Washington 18, California 14. A-10,051.