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Wildcats Arise On Dickerson’s Big Second Half

Associated Press

Michael Dickerson scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and made a key defensive play in the final minutes as No. 18 Arizona snapped No. 13 UCLA’s Pac-10 winning streak at 15 games with an 88-79 victory Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.

The Bruins (12-4, 5-1 Pac-10) had won their last 10 games, but they couldn’t withstand a 3-point barrage by the Wildcats (13-3, 3-2), who made 8 of 12 in the second half and were 13-of-20 in the game.

Reggie Geary completed a comeback from a six-point deficit in the second half when he made a 3-pointer with 8:34 to play, giving the Wildcats a 64-63 lead they never relinquished. Dickerson made it 67-63 with a 3-pointer seconds later and hit another with 6:50 to play for a 72-67 lead.

Then he turned to defense. With 1:31 left, he battled UCLA’s Charles O’Bannon for a loose ball, and Arizona got the ball when it went out of bounds.

By the time UCLA got the ball back for a layup by O’Bannon with 53 seconds left, the Wildcats had an 82-75 lead and rode out the game at the foul line.

Arizona 88, UCLA 79

UCLA O’Bannon 6-14 3-4 17, Henderson 7-12 4-8 18, McCoy 3-6 2-4 8, Bailey 6-11 2-3 18, Johnson 7-13 0-0 16, Dollar 1-5 0-0 2, Dempsey 0-0 0-0 0, Givens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 11-19 79.

Arizona - McLean 2-6 2-4 8, Williams 4-8 2-2 10, Davis 5-9 5-6 15, Simon 9-16 4-4 28, Geary 2-7 2-2 7, Dickerson 6-9 0-1 16, Terry 0-0 0-0 0, Bramlett 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 30-58 15-20 88.

Halftime-Arizona 44, Arizona 43. -Point goals-UCLA 8-15 (Bailey 4-7, Johnson 2-2, O’Bannon 2-6). Arizona 13-20 (Simon 6-9, Dickerson 4-4, McLean 2-2, Geary 1-3, Williams 0-2). Fouled out-McCoy. Rebounds-UCLA 37 (Henderson 9), Arizona 31 (Davis 14). Assists-UCLA 20 (Dollar 7), Arizona 19 (Geary 9). Total fouls-UCLA 17, Arizona 13. A-14,638.

California 97, Oregon 72

Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 24 points and Ed Gray added 21 as the Golden Bears moved into a first-place tie by defeating the Ducks at Berkeley, Calif.

Abdur-Rahim, held to a career-low 11 points Thursday by Oregon State, was 9 of 11 from the field - ranging from finger rolls to jump hooks to turnaround jumpers.

Terik Brown had 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, for the Ducks, who did not have a starter score in double figures.

Oregon - Milling 2-10 3-7 7, Curry 2-6 0-0 4, Ramaker 3-6 0-0 6, Wilkins 2-7 1-2 5, Lawrence 2-8 0-0 5, Carson 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 8-16 0-0 23, Smith 6-9 2-3 14, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Quinine 3-5 0-0 8, Larry 0-0 0-0 0, Nelson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-67 6-12 72.

California - Abdur-Rahim 9-11 6-9 24, Gardner 6-11 4-4 18, Stewart 1-1 0-0 2, Duck 5-8 3-6 15, McGruder 1-1 2-2 4, Gray 7-15 5-5 21, McQueen 0-3 2-2 2, Gonzalez 1-2 1-2 3, Jones 3-3 0-0 6, Owens 0-1 0-0 0, Marks 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-57 23-30 97.

Halftime-California 41, Oregon 38. 3-Point goals-Oregon 10-22 (Brown 7-11, Quinine 2-3, Lawrence 1-3, Curry 0-2, Wilkins 0-3), California 6-17 (Duck 2-4, Gardner 2-5, Gray 2-5, Owens 0-1, McQueen 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Oregon 30 (Smith 6), California 38 (AbdurRahim 7). Assists-Oregon 18 (Wilkins 7), California 16 (Gardner 5). Total fouls-Oregon 23, California 16. Technicals-Oregon, coach Green. A-6,578.

Stanford 84, Oregon State 51

Dion Cross, who finished with 18 points, made four 3-pointers within the first 8 minutes as the Cardinal opened an 18-2 lead en route to its easy victory over the Beavers at Stanford, Calif.

Oregon State - Walker 4-9 0-0 8, Benjamin 2-6 0-0 4, Williams 3-8 1-2 9, Vetter 1-3 9-10 11, Brown 3-6 0-0 7, Petrovic 2-4 0-0 5, Edwards 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 0-1 2-2 2, Roberts 1-2 0-0 2, Riggs 0-0 1-2 1, Muhammad 0-2 0-0 0, Thomason 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-43 13-16 51.

Stanford - Allaway 1-1 0-0 2, Poppink 3-5 3-3 9, Cross 4-9 6-6 18, Knight 7-13 2-2 16, Harbour 5-9 1-2 13, Sauer 3-4 0-2 6, Jackson 2-3 3-4 8, Seaton 1-1 0-0 2, Lee 1-3 3-3 5, Weems 0-2 0-0 0, Tshionyi 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 1-2 0-0 3, Wente 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 29-54 18-24 84.

Halftime-Stanford 43, Oregon St. 25. 3-Point goals-Oregon St. 4-13 (Williams 2-6, Vetter 0-1, Brown 1-1, Petrovic 1-2, Edwards 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Muhammad 0-1), Stanford 8-23 (Cross 4-8, Knight 0-3, Harbour 2-4, Jackson 1-2, Lee 0-2, Weems 0-1, Tshionyi 0-1, Thompson 1-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Oregon St. 15 (Benjamin, Brown and Petrovic 3), Stanford 39 (Poppink 8). Assists-Oregon St. 8 (Williams, Vetter and Brown 2), Stanford 19 (Knight 5). Technicals-Knight, Brown. Total fouls-Oregon St. 20, Stanford 17. A-5,569.

Southern California 80, Arizona State 67

Stais Boseman scored a game-high 27 points at Tempe, Ariz., as the Trojans dealt the Sun Devils their sixth straight loss.

Southern California - Wilson 4-7 1-2 9, Boseman 9-16 5-6 27, Jones 2-3 1-2 5, Martin 7-10 0-1 16, Murray 8-11 2-2 20, Crouse 0-2 1-2 1, Reuter 1-2 0-0 2, Strong 0-1 0-0 0, Dawson 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 31-52 10-15 80.

Arizona State - Oziwo 0-0 1-2 1, Riley 6-18 2-3 16, Richardson 3-7 0-0 6, Veal 9-23 0-1 21, Brewer 7-9 4-5 18, Farrington 0-0 1-2 1, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Holly 0-3 0-0 0, Zaletel 2-5 0-0 4, Totals 28-66 8-13 67.

Halftime-Southern California 40, Arizona St. 27. 3-Point Goals-Southern California 8-17 (Boseman 4-8, Martin 2-4, Murray 2-4, Reuter 0-1), Arizona St. 5-20 (Veal 3-10, Riley 2-6, Holly 0-3, Zaletel 0-1). Rebounds-Southern California 31 (Wilson 11), Arizona St. 35 (Richardson 9). Assists-Southern California 17 (Boseman 5, Murray 5), Arizona St. 15 (Brewer 6). Fouled Out- None. Total Fouls-Southern California 13, Arizona St. 17. Technicals-None. A-9,182.