Arizona Halts Losing Streak With Win Over Arizona St.

College basketball

Arizona reserve Joe McLean scored 22 points in a 10-minute span of the first half Wednesday night, almost single-handedly breaking up a tight game as the 18th-ranked Wildcats ended a three-game losing streak to Arizona State with a 108-76 rout at Tucson, Ariz.

McLean, who exceeded his career high in the first half, finished with 30 points as Arizona (11-3) won its first Pac-10 game after losing two straight on the road, setbacks which dropped the Wildcats nine places in the poll this week.

Arizona 108, Arizona St. 76

Arizona St. (5-6) - Riley 2-18 6-10 11, Farrington 7-16 0-0 14, Richardson 1-7 2-2 4, Veal 12-26 0-0 28, Brewer 1-4 0-0 2, Holly 1-9 2-2 4, Okeme 1-6 2-2 4, Davis 4-9 0-1 9, Zalatel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-67 12-17 76.

Arizona (11-3) - Davis 4-7 6-8 14, Dickerson 4-8 1-2 9, Blair 12-14 0-1 24, Simon 2-5 3-4 8, Geary 1-4 1-3 3, Eafon 2-5 0-0 4, McLean 12-16 1-2 30, Terry 1-2 0-0 2, Williams 3-5 0-0 7, Bramlett 3-5 1-2 7. Totals 44-71 13-22 108.

Halftime-Arizona 53, Arizona St. 27. 3-Point goals-Arizona St. 6-24 (Veal 4-8, Davis 1-3, Riley 1-8, Richardson 0-1, Holly 0-4). Arizona 7-17 (McLean 5-8, Williams 1-1, Simon 1-3, Dickerson 0-1, Eafon 0-1, Geary 0-3). Fouled out-Richardson. Rebounds-Arizona St. 44 (Farrington 9), Arizona 59 (Blair 15). Assists-Arizona St. 12 (Holly 4), Arizona 22 (Simon 9). Total fouls-Arizona St. 16, Arizona 16. A-14,401.

(1) UMass 94, St. Joseph’s 89 (OT)

At Philadelphia, Marcus Camby kept the Minutemen (13-0, 2-0 Atlantic 10) unbeaten with 34 points and Edgar Padilla added 20 in a win over the Hawks (4-5, 0-1).

Pittsburgh 75, (5) Georgetown 56

At Pittsburgh, the Panthers (7-3, 2-1 Big East) held Allen Iverson to 12 points and hit six 3-pointers during a decisive 31-6 run to upset the Hoyas (13-2, 3-1).

(8) Wake Forest 57, Duke 54

At Durham, N.C., Tim Duncan shook off a poor-shooting first half to score 24 points, including the go-ahead layup with 47 seconds left, as the Demon Deacons (9-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Blue Devils (9-5, 0-3) for the seventh straight time.

Ga. Tech 80, (10) N. Carolina 77

At Atlanta, Drew Barry hit two free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining after hustling to the baseline to rebound his own missed free throw 4 seconds earlier as the Yellow Jackets (9-7, 3-0 ACC) beat the Tar Heels (11-3, 2-1).

(11) Iowa 81, Ohio St. 53

At Iowa City, Iowa, Jess Settles regained his scoring touch with 20 points and Russ Millard added 14 as the Hawkeyes (13-2, 2-1 Big Ten) forced 30 turnovers in hammering the Buckeyes (7-5, 0-3).

(14) Syracuse 77, Providence 75

At Syracuse, N.Y., Todd Burgan scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and the Orangemen (12-2, 3-1 Big East) made 16 straight free throws to turn back the Friars (8-5, 1-4).

(15) Va. Tech 88, Duquesne 69

At Pittsburgh, Ace Custis had 18 points, 17 rebounds and six assists as the Hokies (8-1, 1-0 Atlantic-10) beat the Dukes (5-6, 0-2).

(16) Clemson 89, Virginia 79

At Clemson, S.C., Terrell McIntyre scored all 18 of his points in the second half to lift the Tigers (11-0, 2-0 ACC) over the Cavaliers (6-5, 1-2).

(22) Purdue 67, Northwestern 51

At Evanston, Ill., Brad Miller scored 15 points and the Boilermakers (12-2, 2-0 Big Ten) started the second half with a 20-5 run as Purdue beat the Wildcats (5-6, 0-2) for its eighth straight victory.

(25) New Mexico 78, Hawaii 72

At Albuquerque, N.M., freshman Kenny Thomas posted career-highs of 26 points and six blocks as the Lobos (13-1, 3-1 Western Athletic Conference) held off the Rainbows (4-8, 1-3).