Bennett Blocks Save Sun Devils

Pac-10

Mario Bennett scored 34 points and had game-saving blocks in regulation and double overtime Saturday as No. 18 Arizona State stopped No. 12 Arizona 103-98 in Tucson.

Bennett blocked a game-tying 3-point attempt by Corey Williams with 5 seconds remaining after the Sun Devils (12-6 Pac-10, 22-8) took the lead for good at 99-98 on Joe Zaletel’s layup.

Isaac Burton added two free throws, and Marcell Capers finished the scoring with two more.

Arizona, playing without suddenly ineligible Damon Stoudamire, finished the regular season 13-5 in the Pac-10 and 23-7 overall.

Bennett, the Pac-10’s all-time leading shot blocker, had 10 rebounds and five blocks. He forced overtime by blocking Ray Owes’ jumper at the buzzer in regulation after the Sun Devils’ Ron Riley had tied it at 81 with 8.7 seconds to go on a 3-pointer.

Bennett scored 27 points in regulation, 12 of them in the final 5:56, and added five in the first overtime.

Arizona St. 103, Arizona 98 (2OT) ARIZONA STATE (22-8)

Riley 4-14 0-0 11, Brewer 3-5 2-6 8, Bennett 14-20 5-10 34, Capers 5-10 2-2 14, Veal 6-11 0-0 14, Bacon 1-2 1-2 3, Burton 5-12 4-4 15, Zaletel 2-2 0-3 4. Totals 40-76 14-27 103.

ARIZONA (23-7)

McLean 2-5 3-4 7, Williams 6-14 1-4 16, Owes 8-17 3-10 19, Simon 4-10 5-6 15, Geary 3-7 5-7 12, Dickerson 8-11 6-6 25, Kelley 1-2 2-5 4, Eafon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-66 25-42 98.

Halftime-Arizona State 37, Arizona 36. Regulation-Arizona State 81, Arizona 81. First overtime-Arizona State 90, Arizona 90. 3-Point goals-Arizona State 9-21 (Riley 3-5, Capers 2-4, Veal 2-5, Bennett 1-2, Burton 1-5), Arizona 9-21 (Dickerson 3-4, Williams 3-6, Simon 2-4, Geary 1-3, Owes 0-1, McLean 0-3). Fouled out- Brewer, Riley, Bacon, Owes, McLean, Geary. Rebounds-Arizona State 37 (Bennett 10) Arizona 48 (Owes, Williams 9). Assists-Arizona State 24 (Capers 11), Arizona 17 (Geary 6). Total fouls-Arizona State 27, Arizona 22. Technical-Simon (hanging on rim). A-14,257.

(1) UCLA 94, (25) Oregon 78 Ed O’Bannon capped his five-year career at Pauley Pavilion with 24 points as the Bruins romped in Los Angeles.

UCLA (16-2, 25-2) avenged one of its two losses, an 82-72 Oregon victory in the Bruins’ Pac-10 opener. UCLA’s other loss was to California.

The Ducks (11-7, 19-8) remained winless in 11 years at Pauley, but likely are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 34 years.

OREGON (19-8)

Potter 3-7 2-2 9, Parker 4-11 2-3 13, Sellers 2-4 1-2 5, Wilkens 0-10 2-3 2, Williams 8-15 0-0 21, Lyden 2-4 0-0 4, Lawrence 2-8 0-1 4, Madden 5-13 3-4 14, Runyon 1-3 1-6 3, Mitchell 0-2 1-2 1, A.Johnson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-79 12-23 78.

UCLA (25-2)

E.O’Bannon 8-15 7-8 24, E.O’Bannon 10-15 4-5 25, Zidek 0-4 0-0 0, Bailey 2-7 0-0 4, Edney 7-14 7-8 22, Dollar 1-2 0-2 2, Henderson 1-5 1-2 3, K.Johnson 3-3 2-2 8, Givens 0-1 0-1 0, Dempsey 0-0 2-2 2, Nwankwo 1-1 2-2 4, Myers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-67 25-32 94.

Halftime-UCLA 43, Oregon 30. 3-Point goals-Oregon 10-33 (Williams 5-9, Parker 3-6, Potter 1-1, Madden 1-4, Mitchell 0-1, Lyden 0-2, Wilkens 0-5, Lawrence 0-5), UCLA 3-9 (C.O’Bannon 1-1, E.O’Bannon 1-3, Edney 1-3, Bailey 0-2). Fouled out-Lawrence. Rebounds-Oregon 43 (Potter 7), UCLA 52 (C.O’Bannon 11). Assists-Oregon 14 (Wilkens 10), UCLA 18 (Edney 8). Total fouls-Oregon 22, UCLA 21. A-13,037.

Stanford 74, Washington 65 In Stanford, Calif., Brevin Knight scored 22 points and Tim Young and Andy Poppink each had 14 as the Cardinal (10-8, 19-8) solidified their bid for an atlarge invitation to the NCAA Tournament.

The field for the 64-team tournament includes 35 at-large selections and is to be announced today.

Stanford trailed Washington (5-13, 9-18) by as many as 15 points early in the game but fought back to close the final week of the regular season with consecutive wins over the Washington schools.

Mark Sanford’s 24 points led Washington.

WASHINGTON (9-18)

Sanford 9-17 3-4 24, Booker 3-7 2-2 10, Hawken 3-4 0-0 6, Hamilton 1-4 0-0 3, Boston 6-13 2-3 14, Hartman 3-8 1-2 8, Lopez 0-3 0-0 0, Didrickson 0-1 0-0 0, Roberson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 8-11 65.

STANFORD (19-8)

Allaway 0-2 0-0 0, Poppink 5-9 4-4 14, Young 6-11 2-4 14, Cross 3-10 2-2 10, Knight 4-10 14-14 22, Harbour 4-10 0-1 9, Lammersen 2-4 0-0 4, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Gravely 0-1 0-0 0, Manley 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 24-57 23-27 74.

Halftime-Washington 34, Stanford 34. 3-Point goals-Washington 7-21 (Sanford 3-7, Booker 2-3, Hartman 1-5, Hamilton 1-1, Boston 0-2, Roberson 0-2, Didrickson 0-1), Stanford 3-10 (Cross 2-4, Harbour 1-4, Poppink 0-1, Knight 0-1). Fouled out- Booker. Rebounds-Washington 26 (Sanford 6), Stanford 45 (Young 13). Assists- Washington 18 (Hamilton 7), Stanford 12 (Knight 6). Total fouls-Washington 23, Stanford 14. A-7,451.

Oregon St. 83, Southern Cal 81 (OT)

Stephane Brown scored five of his 16 points in overtime in Los Angeles, helping the Beavers (6-12, 9-18) give Jim Anderson a win in the final game of his coaching career.

Anderson has announced his retirement after 37 years as a player, assistant coach and head coach at Oregon State.

The loss was the 14th in a row for the Trojans (2-16, 7-21), their longest losing streak since they dropped 16 straight over the 1975-76 and 1976-77 seasons.

OREGON STATE (9-18)

S. Brown 6-13 4-9 16, Benjamin 2-4 0-0 4, Heredia 1-5 2-2 4, Vetter 5-6 1-3 13, Barry 7-15 3-5 19, Edwards 0-0 0-0 0, J. Brown 5-12 0-2 10, Hoff 8-13 1-1 17, Totals 34-68 11-22 83.

SOUTHERN CAL (7-21)

Wolfe 0-0 0-2 0, Orr 5-13 2-5 12, Wilson 9-16 3-5 21, Reuter 1-3 0-0 3, Murray 3-8 0-0 8, Boseman 4-18, 0-0 11, Harris 5-8 0-1 12, Crouse 1-2 0-0 2, Green 3-9 4-8 12, Totals 31-78 9-21 81.

Halftime-Southern Cal 35, Oregon St. 31. Regulation-Oregon St. 72, Southern Cal 72. 3-point goals-Oregon St. 4-9 (Vetter 2-3, Barry 2-4, Heredia 0-1, Hoff 0-1), Southern Cal 10-27 (Boseman 3-11, Green 2-6, Murray 2-5, Harris 2-3, Reuter 1-2). Fouled out-Heredia, J. Brown. Rebounds-Oregon St. 42 (Hoff 11), Southern Cal 53 (Wilson 14). Assists-Oregon St. 13 (Barry 6), Southern Cal 13 (Murray 6). Total fouls-Oregon St. 17, Southern Cal 19. A-2,132.