Booker’s Jumper Buries Beavers

Pac-10

Jamie Booker converted a threepoint play with 6.7 seconds and Washington ended a 12-game road losing streak with a 65-62 victory over Oregon State in a Pacific-10 basketball game Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.

Washington won despite coach Bob Bender’s ejection with 7:07 left in the first half for a second technical foul. That sparked a 20-0 run for Oregon State.

The spurt turned Washington’s 19-10 lead into a 30-19 deficit.

By halftime, the Huskies had closed Oregon State’s lead to 33-29.

Freshman center Mark Sanford led the Huskies with 21 points and guard Jason Hamilton added 15. Forward Brent Barry led Oregon State with 25 points and nine rebounds.

The Beavers took a 63-62 lead with 1:30 left when Mustapha Hoff made two free throws. Sanford tried to tie the game with a layup but Oregon State’s Jerohn Brown blocked the shot.

The Beavers’ J.D. Vetter then missed two free throws with 36.4 seconds that set up Booker’s winning shot. Booker drove into the lane and was fouled by Barry while making a leaning jumpshot.

Oregon State didn’t get off a final shot because Stephane Brown’s inbounds pass with 3.6 seconds was deflected and stolen by Washington.

Oregon State coach Jim Anderson disputed the game-winning shot.

“That last play was a definite charge,” he said. “I just saw it on TV three times. I’m very upset. I’m very down right now.”

After Bender was ejected the Huskies were coached by assistant Ray Giacoletti.

“It’s a great credit to these kids for hanging in there. Bob Bender has prepared them. It’s a great credit to him how much poise the kids showed and hung in there,” he said.”Oregon State made their run and our kids hung in there and whittled it away,” he said. “We were down by four at halftime and that was a workable number for us to try to come out in the second half and be successful.”

Washington 65, Oregon State 63 WASHINGTON (7-14)

Sanford 9-20 1-2 21, Booker 2-4 3-3 7, Hawken 1-3 0-0 2, Hamilton 4-10 4-4 15, Boston 5-13 2-2 14, Hartman 1-3 3-6 5, Lopez 0-0 1-2 1, Bergersen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 14-19 65.

OREGON STATE (6-15)

Barry 8-12 7-7 25, Hoff 4-11 6-10 14, Heredia 2-4 0-3 4, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, S.Brown 3-7 1-1 7, Vetter 1-3 0-3 2, J.Brown 0-3 2-2 2, Boline 1-3 1-1 3, Edwards 0-0 2-2 2, Benjamin 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 21-49 19-29 63.

Halftime-Oregon St. 33, Washington 29. 3-Point goals-

Washington 7-17 (Hamilton 3-5, Sanford 2-5, Boston 2-6, Bergersen 0-1), Oregon St. 2-14 (Barry 2-6, Hoff 0-3, Vetter 0-2, Boline 0-2, Williams 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Washington 32 (Booker 7), Oregon St. 35 (Barry 9). Assists- Washington 12 (Booker 4), Oregon St. 8 (Vetter 4). Total fouls- Washington 23, Oregon St. 20. Technicals-Washington coach Bender 2, ejected. A-5,725.

(13) Arizona St. 74, USC 70 In Los Angeles, Isaac Burton scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half as the Sun Devils held off a late rally by the Trojans.

Mario Bennett added 14 points and Ron Riley had 13 for the Sun Devils, who sent USC to its ninth consecutive defeat.

Stais Boseman led the Trojans with 20 points, 13 in the second half, and Jaha Wilson chipped in 17 points and nine rebounds.

The Trojans, who trailed by as many as eight points in the second half, rallied to tie it at 66 on a 3-pointer by Boseman.

Marcell Capers put Arizona State back into the lead with short jumper, but Boseman knotted the game at 68-all on two free throws with 2:30 to play.

USC, however, did not score again until Burt Harris hit an 18-footer with 30 seconds to play, cutting the Sun Devils’ lead to 72-70.

Arizona St. 74, Southern Cal 70 ARIZONA STATE (19-6)

Riley 6-14 1-1 13, Brewer 3-5 1-2 7, Bennett 5-8 4-6 14, Capers 2-3 1-2 5, Burton 6-9 6-8 20, Veal 2-6 0-0 5, Bacon 1-6 2-2 4, Zaletel 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 28-55 15-21 74.

SOUTHERN CAL (7-16)

Orr 4-8 1-6 9, Wilson 8-10 1-3 17, Reuter 0-3 0-0 0, Murray 2-6 5-5 9, Boseman 7-16 2-4 20, Crouse 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 2-6 0-0 4, Martin 4-7 2-2 11. Totals 27-57 11-20 70.

Halftime-ASU 34, USC 31. 3-Point goals-ASU 3-15 (Burton 2-4, Veal 1-5, Bennett 0-1, Riley 0-5), USC 5-20 (Boseman 4-8, Martin 1-3, Murray 0-2, Reuter 0-3, Harris 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-ASU 32 (Bennett 9), USC 29 (Wilson 9). Assists-ASU 18 (Capers 7), USC 12 (Murray 6). Total fouls-ASU 20, USC 21. Technical-Wilson. A-3,531.