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Cats, Dickerson Clobber Huskies

Associated Press

Pac-10

Michael Dickerson, a streaky shooter mostly by comparison with the rest of No. 4 Arizona’s veteran lineup, was on a hot spell against Washington.

Dickerson scored 18 of his season-high 30 points in the first 5:40 of the second half as the Wildcats defeated the Huskies 112-81 Thursday night in Tucson. He finished with 25 points in the second half on 11-for-11 shooting and was 13 of 16 for the night.

It was the best one-half performance in school history, topping a 10-for-10 effort by Larry Demic nine years ago against Oregon State.

“At halftime I had five,” said Dickerson, whose 13 field goals were a career-high. “I thought I could end up with 10.”

The Huskies’ Dan Dickau said nothing worked once Dickerson found the range.

“He’s such a great shooter, and when he gets on a roll like that, it’s hard for anyone to stop,” said Dickau, a backup guard who had all 12 of his points in the first half.

Mike Bibby had 22 points, five rebounds, five assists and five steals for Arizona (20-3, 10-0 Pac-10), which won its 13th straight and reached the 20-win plateau for the 11th consecutive season.

Arizona 112, Washington 81

Washington (13-6) - MacCulloch 12-16 2-3 26, Luton 4-10 0-0 10, Femerling 3-4 1-4 7, Watts 4-14 2-4 10, Wooten 0-1 0-0 0, Dickau 4-7 0-0 12, Green 4-6 0-0 8, Johnson 1-5 0-0 3, Brown 1-2 0-0 3, Walcott 1-4 0-0 2, Moritz 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-70 5-11 81.

Arizona (20-3) - Davison 4-5 0-0 8, Dickerson 13-16 0-0 30, Bramlett 5-8 0-1 10, Bibby 7-11 6-7 22, Simon 4-13 1-1 11, Terry 5-9 2-2 12, Harris 4-5 2-4 10, Edgerson 3-3 0-0 6, Tebbs 1-2 0-0 3, Pastner 0-0 0-0 0, Jenkins 0-0 0-0 0, Stewart 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 46-73 11-15 112.

Halftime-Arizona 50, UW 43. 3-Point goals-UW 8-16 (Dickau 4-6, Luton 2-5, Johnson 1-1, Brown 1-1, Walcott 0-1, Watts 0-2), Arizona 9-17 (Dickerson 4-4, Bibby 2-4, Simon 2-4, Tebbs 1-1, Terry 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-UW 35 (MacCulloch 15), Arizona 30 (Bramlett 6). Assists-UW 21 (Watts 8), Arizona 22 (Terry 7). Total fouls-UW 15, Arizona 10. Technical-Arizona coach Olson. A-14,551.

Oregon 97, (6) UCLA 81

At Eugene, Terik Brown scored 17 of his career-high 22 points in the second half and the Ducks had their best long-range game all season.

Trailing 63-62 with 7:04 to play, the Ducks made six straight 3-pointers - including three from Brown - over the next 4-1/2 minutes to take command.

Oregon (9-10, 4-6) sealed the win by making 14 of its last 15 free throws. The Ducks finished with a season-high 12 3-pointers on 25 attempts.

It was fourth loss in five trips to Eugene for UCLA (17-4, 7-3).

UCLA (17-4) - Bailey 7-15 1-2 16, Johnson 6-11 8-8 21, Henderson 7-12 4-6 19, Davis 4-11 8-11 17, Watson 1-3 1-2 4, Daley 0-0 0-0 0, Ramasar 0-0 0-0 0, Reed 0-1 0-0 0, Lloyd 0-0 0-0 0, Hines 0-1 0-0 0, Farnham 0-0 0-0 0, McCoy 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 27-57 22-29 81.

Oregon (9-10) - Madden 3-6 2-2 8, Curry 5-7 6-8 17, Hartenstein 3-5 2-2 8, Brown 7-12 3-5 22, McShane 3-7 2-2 9, Smith 1-3 4-4 7, Rosemond 5-9 2-4 15, Quinine 2-6 2-2 7, Christensen 0-0 0-0 0, Olsson 0-0 0-0 0, Nelson 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 30-57 25-31 97.

Halftime-UCLA 40, Oregon 40. 3-Point goals-UCLA 5-20 (Henderson 1-1, Watson 1-2, Johnson 1-3, Davis 1-6, Bailey 1-8), Oregon 12-25 (Brown 5-10, Rosemond 3-5, Curry 1-1, Quinine 1-1, McShane 1-3, Smith 1-3, Madden 0-2). Fouled out-Bailey. Rebounds-UCLA 29 (Johnson 6), Oregon 33 (Hartenstein 6). Assists-UCLA 17 (Davis 9), Oregon 21 (Hartenstein, McShane 4). Total fouls-UCLA 21, Oregon 22. Technicals-Davis, Baron. A-9,087.

Oregon State 83, USC 74 (OT)

At Corvallis, the Beavers (12-10, 2-8) scored nine straight points in overtime, with freshman Deaundra Tanner getting five of them.

Tanner sparked the run that gave Oregon State a 78-69 lead with 54.5 seconds left. During the run, the Beavers held USC (7-13, 3-7) scoreless for more than 3 minutes.

USC (7-13) - Spanich 4-5 2-3 14, White 4-4 2-4 10, Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Lakey 2-3 0-0 4, Johnson 4-10 0-0 9, Turner 2-5 2-2 6, Swillis 0-1 0-2 0, Augustine 2-6 1-3 5, Ayuso 4-8 2-2 13, Trepagnier 3-8 4-4 11, Sims 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-55 13-20 74.

Oregon St. (12-10) - C. Benjamin 14-27 5-6 33, S. Benjamin 0-1 2-6 2, Woods 0-1 0-0 0, Tanner 4-7 3-4 13, Bickerstaff 6-11 1-3 14, Vaden 4-7 4-6 12, Marshall 1-5 3-7 5, Walton 2-5 0-0 4, Petrovic 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-65 18-32 83.

Halftime-USC 43, OSU 41. 3-Point goals-USC 9-19 (Williams 0-2, Spanich 4-4, Johnson 1-4, Swillis 0-1, Ayuso 3-6, Trepagnier 1-1, Sims 0-1), OSU 3-18 (C. Benjamin 0-8, Tanner 2-4, Bickerstaff 1-3, Vaden 0-2, Petrovic 0-1). Fouled out-Johnson, Turner, Woods. Rebounds-USC 42 (White 8), OSU 35 (C. Benjamin 9). Assists-USC 17 (Augustine 7), OSU 14 (Bickerstaff 4). Total fouls-USC 26, OSU 19. A-5,584.