Cowboys Keep UW Penned In

Pac-10/WCC/Big Sky/Big West

Desmond Mason, Adrian Peterson and Joe Adkins scored 14 points apiece and Oklahoma State’s Cowboys used a strong defensive showing in the first half to defeat Washington 81-66 Saturday at Stillwater, Okla.

Brett Robisch added 10 points as the Cowboys (6-0) extended their nation-best non-conference home winning streak to 76.

Donald Watts scored 21 for Washington (4-1), 17 in the second half. Seven-footer Todd MacCulloch added 11, 10 in the first half.

The Huskies shot just 29 percent in the first half and committed 15 of their 17 turnovers. Oklahoma State used those mistakes to build a 15-point halftime lead, widened it to 22 in the second half, then held off a mild Washington rally.

MacCulloch scored four points in helping Washington take a 6-2 lead in the early going. But Oklahoma State scored the next 14 points, including 3-pointers from Joe Adkins and Estell Laster, to take over for good. The Huskies committed four turnovers during that 4-1/2-minute stretch.

After Chris Walcott scored four straight for Washington to make the score 16-10, the Cowboys scored six straight to lead by 12. They led by as many as 16 before going to the locker room ahead 40-25.

The Washington turnovers weren’t a surprise. The Huskies came in averaging 20 per game, and last year they set a school record with 576 (20.5 per game).

Oklahoma St. 81, Washington 66

Washington (4-1) - Luton 1-13 2-4 4, Walcott 3-5 4-5 10, MacCulloch 3-9 5-7 11, Wooten 2-6 0-0 4, Watts 6-12 8-10 21, Dickau 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 3-6 0-0 6, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Green 4-4 2-2 10. Totals 22-58 21-28 66.

Oklahoma State (6-0) - Peterson 5-8 3-3 14, Mason 6-9 2-4 14, B. Robisch 4-12 2-2 10, Adkins 6-10 1-1 14, Gottlieb 3-6 1-2 8, Alexander 2-3 2-2 7, Laster 3-6 0-1 7, Montonati 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, S. Robisch 1-1 1-2 3, Webber 2-2 0-1 4. Totals 32-57 12-18 81.

Halftime - Oklahoma State 40, Washington 25. 3-point goals - Washington 1-9 (Watts 1-2, Thompson 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Luton 0-4), Oklahoma State 5-13 (Gottlieb 1-2, Alexander 1-2, Laster 1-2, Peterson 1-3, Adkins 1-3, Mason 0-1). Fouled out - none. Rebounds - Washington 38 (MacCulloch 7), Oklahoma State 32 (Mason 8). Assists - Washington 9 (Walcott, Thompson, Johnson 2), Oklahoma State 19 (Gottlieb 11). Total fouls - Washington 19, Oklahoma State 22. Technicals - Mason. A - 5,942.

(4) Arizona 88, Texas 81

At Austin, Texas, Mike Bibby scored five points in the final 49.8 seconds as the Wildcats started slowly, rallied and then held off the Longhorns.

The Wildcats (5-2), who trailed by 11 early in the first half, appeared to have the game in hand after they scored nine straight points, capped by a 3-pointer by Michael Dickerson with 4:16 left for an 80-65 lead.

But Texas (3-4) tightened its defense and shut down the Wildcats while running off 10 straight points, including 3-pointers by Kris Clack and Chico Vazquez, pulling within 82-78 with 52.6 seconds left.

(15) UCLA 69, (8) New Mexico 58

At Anaheim, Calif., J.R. Henderson, switched from forward to center in place of absent Jelani McCoy, scored 24 points and the Bruins (3-1) defeated the Lobos (5-1) in the Wooden Classic.

It was the first significant victory of the season for UCLA after opening with a 41-point loss - second-worst in school history - to North Carolina a week ago in the Great Alaska Shootout.

(12) Stanford 76, (21) Georgia 74

At Anaheim, Calif., Mark Madsen scored 23 points, the last three in the final 10 seconds, to lift the Cardinal (5-0) over the Bulldogs (5-2) in the Wooden Classic.

With the Cardinal trailing 74-73, Madsen tipped in a miss by Peter Sauer with 10 seconds remaining. After Georgia’s Ray Harrison drove the lane and missed, Madsen grabbed the rebound and was fouled. He made one of two free throws with 1.5 seconds left for the final margin. He also intercepted Georgia’s long inbounds pass to end the game.

Arizona St. 83, Portland St. 66

At Tempe, Ariz., Michael Batiste, who finished with 23 points, scored Arizona State’s first 12 points in the second half, part of a 20-4 run that sent the Sun Devils (6-2) past the Vikings (4-1).

The crowd of 4,011 gave Arizona State a long ovation before the game, showing support after Friday’s revelations that two former Sun Devils had pleaded guilty in a point-shaving scheme during the 1993-94 season. No current players or any Arizona State coaches or administrators have been implicated in the scandal.

Oregon 86, Nevada 69

At Eugene, Ore., Terik Brown hit five 3-point shots and scored 24 points to lead the Ducks (2-3) past the Wolf Pack (2-2).

Brown scored 10 points during a 12-3 Oregon run to give the Ducks a 60-44 lead and they went on to snap a three-game losing streak.

Santa Clara 68, Oregon State 55

At Santa Clara, Calif., sophomore guard Brian Jones scored 29 points to lead the Broncos (4-1) over the Beavers (4-1).

John-Blair Bickerstaff led Oregon State with 13 points.

(10) Iowa 81, Weber St. 56

At Iowa City, Iowa, Ryan Bowen scored a career-high 25 points as the Hawkeyes (6-0) defeated the Wildcats (1-4) to win its 15th Super Shootout championship in 16 years.

Iowa ran its record to 31-1 in the tournament. The Hawkeyes’ only loss was to Arkansas State in a first-round game in 1985.

Ill.-Chicago 80, Montana 70

At Missoula, Mark Miller and Anthony Coomes combined for 50 points in leading the Flames (7-1) over the Grizzlies (3-5) in the KYLT-Coca-Cola Classic.

Miller, named MVP, scored 20 of his 27 points in the first half.

Illinois-Chicago raced to a 28-10 lead midway through the first half, and the Grizzlies never got closer than five points, doing so three times.

Montana State 82, Ohio 66

At Milwaukee, Damon Ollie scored 29 points and had 12 rebounds in leading MSU (4-1) over Ohio (1-3) for third place in Marquette’s invitational tournament.

Montana State also got 14 points from Nate Holmstadt. Ohio was led by Sanjay Adell with 21 points and Dustin Ford 17.

NAU 105, Texas-Pan American 56

At Flagstaff, Ariz., Northern Arizona’s Andrew Mavis scored his team’s first seven points, setting the stage for the Lumberjacks (3-3) in their victory over the Broncs (0-6).

Boise State 83, BYU 67

At Boise, Kenny Van Kirk scored a career-high 21 points and Roberto Bergersen added 17 to lead the Broncos (4-1) over the Cougars (1-5).

Lamar 74, Sacramento St. 62

At Beaumont, Texas, Ronald Nunnery scored 18 points as the Cardinals (4-0) defeated the Hornets (0-7).

Rod Jones helped Lamar with 17 points, while Donny Coryell added 11. Marlone Jackson and Frank Obudo had five rebounds each to lead the team.

UCSB 92, San Francisco St. 50

At Santa Barbara, Calif., Raymond Tutt scored 16 points and the Gauchos (2-3) coasted past the Gators (2-4).

The Gauchos used a 15-0 run over a 6-1/2-minute span to take a 35-17 lead and led 42-21 at halftime.

Pacific 78, Pepperdine 65

At Stockton, Calif., Michael Olowokandi connected on 14 of 15 field goal attempts and scored a career-best 31 points, powering the Tigers (6-3) to a victory over the Waves (4-2).

Utah St 64, San Diego St 61

At Salt Lake City, Marcus Saxon and Justin Jones scored 15 points each as the Aggies (5-2) beat the Aztecs (2-4).

CS Northridge 100, Loyola 87

At Los Angeles, Mike O’Quinn, a redshirt senior who transferred from Loyola Marymount, scored a career-high 27 points to lead the Matadors (2-3) past the Lions (1-5).

CS Fullerton 76, San Diego 70

At Fullerton, Calif., Ike Harmon scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Titans past the Toreros.

San Francisco 64, Richmond 60

At San Francisco, Ali Thomas scored 19 points and Hakeem Ward added 17 as the Dons (5-1) defeated the Spiders (3-3) to win the Northwestern Mutual Classic.