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Oguchi ousts Huskies


UW's Jamaal Williams takes a rebound away from Oregon. 
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LOS ANGELES – Chamberlain Oguchi scored all 22 of his points in the last 14 1/2 minutes, and Oregon rallied for an 84-73 upset over No. 12 Washington in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 men’s basketball tournament.

The seventh-seeded Ducks (15-17) will meet California (19-9) in the semifinals tonight.

Oguchi, who scored a career-high 26 points Wednesday in Oregon’s 66-55 first-round victory over Washington State, missed his first six shots and the Ducks trailed 51-40 before he finally connected for the first time.

That was only the beginning for the 6-foot-5 sophomore from Houston, who entered the tournament averaging 8.4 points.

Oguchi made six 3-pointers against both WSU and Washington for a tournament-record 12 with at least one more game to play. He wound up shooting 6 of 14 from outside the arc against the Huskies.

Malik Hairston had 20 points and Ivan Johnson matched his career high with 16 points and had a career-best 10 rebounds for the Ducks, who won for just the fifth time in their last 14 games and snapped a five-game losing streak to the Huskies.

Washington (24-6) entered the tournament with an eight-game winning streak.

Oguchi’s 3-pointer with 7:03 remaining gave the Ducks a 62-59 lead — their first since the opening six minutes — and they were on top the rest of the way. Oguchi scored 11 straight Oregon points at one stage.

Oregon 84, UW 73

Oregon (15-17)—Hairston 6-13 7-8 20, Zahn 0-1 1-2 1, Brooks 2-3 0-0 5, Kent 3-4 0-0 6, Oguchi 6-15 4-4 22, Leunen 0-2 0-0 0, Lincoln 3-10 3-3 9, Stelly 2-2 0-1 5, Johnson 7-9 2-3 16. Totals 29-59 17-21 84.

Washington (24-6)—Jones 5-9 0-0 10, Brockman 3-8 0-0 6, Jensen 0-4 1-2 1, Roy 9-16 8-11 30, Dentmon 2-5 2-3 6, Smith 1-2 0-0 3, Burmeister 0-0 0-2 0, Appleby 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 7-15 3-3 17. Totals 27-61 14-21 73.

Halftime—Washington 41, Oregon 30. 3-point goals—Oregon 9-27 (Oguchi 6-14, Stelly 1-1, Brooks 1-2, Hairston 1-5, Lincoln 0-5), Washington 5-14 (Roy 4-8, Smith 1-1, Jensen 0-1, Jones 0-2, Appleby 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oregon 31 (Johnson 10), Washington 38 (Jones 11). Assists—Oregon 15 (Hairston 4), Washington 10 (Roy 4). Total fouls—Oregon 19, Washington 21. A—15,321.

Arizona 73, Stanford 68: Ivan Radenovic had 21 points and seven rebounds, Mustafa Shakur added 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and the Wildcats (19-11) held off the mistake-prone Cardinal (15-13).

Arizona, shooting for its 22nd straight NCAA tournament appearance, meets No. 13 UCLA in today’s semifinals.

Chris Hernandez scored all but five of his 20 points in the second half for Stanford.

(13) UCLA 79, Oregon State 47: Ryan Hollins scored a season-high 17 points and added eight rebounds to guide a 39-25 edge as the Bruins routed the Beavers (13-18).

Arron Afflalo added 16 points, Michael Roll nine and Jordan Farmar seven for UCLA (25-6). OSU’s Marcel Jones scored 19.

California 82, Southern California 67: Leon Powe had 22 points and a career-high 20 rebounds to help the Golden Bears (19-9) eliminate the Trojans (17-13).

Cal will make its first semifinal appearance since 2003.