Ducks Win Far West Classic

Pac-10

Kenya Wilkins made two free throws with 28 seconds to play, then made the game-winning 10-foot jumper with 4.8 seconds remaining Saturday night as No. 24 Oregon escaped with a 66-64 victory over Oregon State for the championship of the Far West Classic in Portland, Ore.

Ron Grady, one of four freshmen who play regularly for the Beavers, tied the game at 64 with a 22-foot 3-pointer with 15 seconds to go.

Wilkins, who scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, dribbled the ball into the key and made the soft jumper for the victory. Carson Cunningham, another Oregon State freshman, missed a running 15-footer at the buzzer as Oregon (9-0) became the only Pac-10 team to enter conference play unbeaten.

The Ducks play their Pac-10 opener at Oregon State (4-5) next Saturday.

(9) Arizona 118, Robert Morris 54

At Tucson, Ariz., Bennett Davison had 17 of his 25 points in the first half, helping the Wildcats (6-2) open a 32-point halftime lead in a record-setting rout of Robert Morris (1-6) in the opening round of the Fiesta Bowl Classic.

The 64-point final spread eclipsed one set 20 years ago, when the Wildcats ripped Adams State 115-55 on Dec. 8, 1976.

Arizona will play Penn, a 71-63 winner over Florida, in Monday’s championship game.

(23) Stanford 85, Navy 68

At Stanford, Calif., Tim Young scored 25 points and Arthur Lee, starting in place of the ailing Brevin Knight, added 18 as the Cardinal beat the Midshipmen.

Young, coming off a career-high 31-point effort in an overtime win against Seton Hall, also had 15 of Stanford’s 37 rebounds.

Kris Weems added 13 points for Stanford (7-1), which outshot Navy from the field 54.5 percent to 38.6 percent and remains unbeaten in three meetings with the Midshipmen (6-5).

Knight, battling the flu, didn’t start for the first time in 93 career games at Stanford. He played only 12 minutes, scoring six points, all on free throws.

UCLA 87, Morgan St. 72

At Los Angeles, Jelani McCoy, who along with two other UCLA starters were benched until midway through the first half for missing a shootaround hours earlier, scored 16 points to lead the Bruins (5-3) to a victory over Morgan State (1-6).

J.R. Henderson and Chris Johnson, who also missed the afternoon practice and were on the bench at the start, added 14 points each for the Bruins.

Tremaine Byrd led Morgan State with 21 points, and Chris Watson added 18.

UNLV 80, USC 75

At Las Vegas, Jermaine Smith and Tyrone Nesby each scored 18 points to lead the Rebels (7-2) past the Trojans (5-3) for their third consecutive win.

Rodrick Rhodes and Elias Ayuso had 15 points each for the Trojans.

The Rebels, who average only 39 percent from the field, shot 50 percent against the Trojans. UNLV was 7 of 17 on 3-pointers, led by Smith at 3 of 6.

California 86, Howard 61

Ed Gray scored 24 points to lead the host school past winless Howard in the first round of the Golden Bear Classic at Berkeley, Calif.

Cal (8-2) reached the finals of its own tournament for the fourth consecutive year and will face Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the championship game. The Bears have not won the tournament since 1993.

Howard (0-7) scored 11 unanswered points early in the second half to draw within 45-41, but Cal steadily pulled away and was never threatened.

St. Bonaventure 68, Arizona St. 57

Tim Winn scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half to lead the Bonnies (6-2) past the Sun Devils (7-4) in the championship game of the Tribune Classic in Tempe, Ariz.

Kenny McFarland also scored 15 points and Shandue McNeill and Rashaan Palmer each added 14 for the Bonnies, who extended a one-point halftime lead to post their third consecutive victory.

Eddie House scored 17 points to lead the Sun Devils.