California downs Arizona in opener

Patrick Christopher matched his season high with 23 points, dished out four assists and played strong defense against Arizona star Chase Budinger, and California won its sixth straight game with a 69-55 decision over the Wildcats in the Pac-10 opener for both schools Friday night in Berkeley, Calif.

Jerome Randle added 14 points, five assists and four rebounds for the Golden Bears.

Nic Wise scored five straight during one second-half stretch on the way to 16 points and Jordan Hill had 18 points and 11 boards for Arizona.

(12) UCLA 69, Oregon State 46: At Corvallis, Ore., Darren Collison and Michael Roll each scored 16 points and the Bruins topped the Beavers.

Drew Gordon added 11 points for UCLA, the Pac-10’s defending regular-season champion, which has won seven straight.

Calvin Haynes had 16 points for Oregon State.

(17) Arizona State 90, Stanford 60: At Stanford, Calif., Jeff Pendergraph scored 21 of his career-high 31 points in the first half as the Sun Devils handed the Cardinal their first loss.

Pendergraph’s strong play inside helped the Sun Devils overcome a scoreless first half by Pac-10 scoring leader James Harden. ASU is off to its best start since going 15-1 in 1974-75.

USC 83, Oregon 62: At Eugene, Ore., Dwight Lewis tied a career high with 26 points, freshman DeMar DeRozan had 14 points and 12 rebounds and the Trojans defeated the Ducks.

Daniel Hackett added 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for USC.

Tajuan Porter led Oregon with 12 points.