Osu Frosh Deal Defeat To Stanford

Pac-10 roundup

Freshman sensation Corey Benjamin scored 18 of his 26 points in a second-half comeback Saturday night as young Oregon State stunned 15th-ranked Stanford 86-77 at Corvallis, Ore.

The loss knocked the Cardinal out of a first-place tie in the Pac-10. UCLA, a 48-point loser to Stanford earlier this season, is alone in first.

Oregon State snapped a five-game losing streak.

Ron Grady, another of the five Beavers’ freshmen who play regularly, added a season-high 24 points. A third freshman, point guard Carson Cunningham, scored 18, including nine of 12 free throws in the final 2:38. He finished 14 of 17 at the foul line.

Benjamin was 6 for 9 on 3-pointers.

Stanford’s Brevin Knight, bothered by a sore hip all night, had 16 points and eight assists. Peter Sauer added 15 points and Kris Weems 14 for the Cardinal. But 7-foot-1 sophomore Tim Young was just 2 for 4 from the field for five points, grabbed five rebounds and committing six turnovers.

Stanford led 39-34 at halftime, thanks to a 15-0 run that erased an early 30-22 deficit.

But Benjamin, coming off a career-best 31 points against California on Thursday, scored 16 in the first 9 minutes of the second half.

Oregon State 86, Stanford 77

Stanford (11-3) - Sauer 6-12 3-5 15, Jackson 0-3 0-0 0, Young 2-4 1-1 5, Weems 5-13 0-0 14, Knight 4-10 4-7 16, Moseley 1-4 2-2 5, Mendez 1-2 0-0 3, Van Elswwyk 1-2 3-6 5, Madsen 0-0 2-3 2, Lee 3-11 5-6 12. Totals 23-61 20-30 77.

Oregon State (5-9) - Woods 0-3 1-4 1, S. Benjamin 2-5 0-0 5, Vaden 1-2 0-0 2, C. Benjamin 10-17 0-0 26, Cunningham 2-6 14-17 18, Grady 10-16 2-4 24, Bickerstaff 2-4 1-1 5, Knight 1-1 0-0 2, Marshall 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 29-56 18-26 82 Halftime-Stanford 39, Oregon S4. 34. 3-Point goals- Stanford 11-34 (Knight 4-6, Weems 4-12, Mendez 1-1, Moseley 1-3, Lee 1-9, Sauer 0-1, Jackson 0-2), Oregon St. 10-18 (C. Benjamin 6-9, Grady 2-5, S. Benjamin 1-1, Vaden 1-2, Cunningham 0-1). Fouled out-Knight. Rebounds-Stanford 38 (Sauer 9), Oregon St. 38 (Grady 6). Assists-Stanford 17 (Knight 8), Oregon St. 16 (Woods, Cunningham 4). Total fouls-Stanford 23, Oregon St. 21. Technicals-Woods. A-7,904

UCLA 84, (6) Arizona 78 (OT)

Charles O’Bannon scored 24 points, including eight in overtime when UCLA made nine of 10 free throws, and the Bruins surprised the Wildcats at Los Angeles.

It was the 18th consecutive Pac-10 victory at Pauley Pavilion for the Bruins.

Trailing 57-50, UCLA outscored Arizona 19-12 over the final 7:19 of regulation, including hitting 11 of 14 free throws.

Jason Terry’s inside basket for Arizona with 27 seconds left tied the game 69-69 and forced overtime, but the Wildcats were missing starters Mike Bibby, A.J. Bramlett and Donnell Harris, who all fouled out in regulation.

UCLA dominated the overtime, out-scoring the Wildcats 15-9.

With Arizona ahead 75-73 in the extra session, Jason Lee committed his third, fourth and fifth fouls. That kept the Bruins busy at the line, where they converted nine of 10.

At one point, UCLA scored eight straight points to take control. Terry cut it to 81-78 with a 3-pointer, but Lee’s fifth foul sent O’Bannon to the line and he converted both.

Miles Simon, making his first start of the season, had 23 points for Arizona.

Arizona (10-4) - Davison 4-9 1-3 9, Dickerson 5-16 2-2 12, Harris 1-4 0-0 2, Simon 9-13 3-6 23, Bibby 4-10 0-0 10, Terry 4-9 0-0 10, Bramlett 3-9 2-2 8, Lee 1-5 0-0 3, Edgerson 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 31-76 9-15 78.

UCLA (10-4) - O’Bannon 9-18 6-8 24, Henderson 7-11 5-9 19, McCoy 7-7 1-1 15, Bailey 3-11 3-6 9, Dollar 0-6 6-6 6, Johnson 2-9 5-6 9, Myers 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-63 26-36 84.

Halftime-Arizona 34, UCLA 32. End of regulation-69-69. 3-Point goals-Arizona 7-23 (Simon 2-4, Bibby 2-6, Terry 2-6, Lee 1-3, Dickerson 0-4), UCLA 0-7 (Johnson 0-1, O’Bannon 0-2, Bailey 0-4). Fouled out-Harris, Bibby, Bramlett, Lee. Rebounds-Arizona 38 (Bramlett 7), UCLA 49 (O’Bannon 13). Assists-Arizona 17 (Simon, Bibby 4 each), UCLA 15 (Bailey 6). Total fouls-Arizona 29, UCLA 16. A-11,286.

USC 75, Arizona St. 56

The Trojans maintained a comfortable lead throughout most of the game then pulled away from Sun Devils for an easy victory at Los Angeles.

USC made 13 free throws during the stretch run. The Trojans were led by guard Stais Boseman, who finished with 18 points, including 12 in the second half. Center David Crouse had nine points, all in the final 9 minutes of the game.

Guard Jeremy Veal, who had 18 points, and guard Eddie House who had 13, led the Sun Devils.

With the win, the Trojans remain 7-0 at home, with crosstown UCLA scheduled to visit on Thursday.

Both teams shot less than 35 percent from the field.

Arizona St. (9-8) - Batiste 3-11, 1-3, 7, Kelly 1-5, 2-2, 4, Farrington 4-7, 2-2, 10, Lewis 1-2, 0-0, 2, Veal 7-16, 2-2, 18, Richardson 1-1, 0-0, 2, House 5-13, 0-0, 13, Gervin 0-0, 0-0, 0. Totals 22-55, 7-9, 56.

Southern California (9-5) - Williams 4-8, 4-4, 12, Boseman 7-15, 3-5, 18, Crouse 2-7, 5-6, 9, Johnson 1-7, 5-6, 7, Ayuso 4-10, 0-0, 10, Wilson 2-8, 2-3, 7, Turner 1-5, 0-0, 2, Sims 3-8, 0-0, 9, White 1-1, 0-0, 2. Totals 25-69, 19-24, 75.

Halftime-USC 30, Arizona State 25. 3-Point goals-Arizona St. 5-15 (Veal 2-4, House 3-6), USC 6-17 (Bozeman 1-3, Ayuso 2-6, Sims 3-7). Fouled out-Arizona State, Lewis, USC, none. Rebounds-Arizona St. 29 (Kelly), USC 49 (Turner). Assists- Arizona St. 11 (Lewis), USC 16 (Boseman). Total fouls-Arizona St. 20, USC 16. Technicals-Arizona State coach Bill Frieder. A-2,559.

California 73, (24) Oregon 62

Ed Gray scored 30 points and reserve Tony Gonzalez added 12 points and 10 rebounds, leading the Golden Bears past the Ducks at Eugene, Ore.

California led most of the game.

Jamar Curry scored 20 points and Kenya Wilkins had 17 for Oregon. Jamal Lawrence, the Ducks’ second-leading scorer, was limited to just five points on 2-of-11 shooting, including 1-for-8 on 3-pointers.

California (12-5) - Grigsby 1-2 2-2 4, McGruder 3-5 4-7 11, Stewart 1-2 1-2 3, Gray 10-20 7-9 30, Duck 3-6 0-0 6, McQueen 3-5 0-1 7, Gonzalez 5-9 2-2 12, Marks 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-51 16-23 73.

Oregon (10-4) - Madden 2-5 0-0 5, Curry 9-16 2-3 20, Milling 0-2 1-3 1, Wilkins 6-11 5-7 17, Lawrence 2-11 0-0 5, Larry 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 1-7 0-0 3, McShane 1-1 0-0 3, Ramaker 2-3 0-0 6, Carson 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 23-57 10-15 62.

Halftime-California 37, Oregon 30. 3-Point goals-California 5-9 (Gray 3-6, McGruder 1-1, McQueen 1-1, Duck 0-1), Oregon 6-22 (Ramaker 2-2, McShane 1-1, Madden 1-2, Brown 1-6, Lawrence 1-8, Curry 0-1, Wilkins 0-1, Larry 0-1). Fouled out- Madden. Rebounds-California 38 (Gonzalez 10), Oregon 27 (Milling 8). Assists-California 6 (McGruder 3), Oregon 11 (Wilkins 4). Total fouls-California 17, Oregon 21. A-10,024.