Washington Falls To Ucla

Pac-10 men

Charles O’Bannon scored a career-high 31 points and ninth-ranked UCLA, trailing by 16 points twice in the first half, came back to beat Washington 87-85 in Seattle Thursday night.

O’Bannon scored 19 points in the second half as the Pac-10 champion Bruins (20-7, 14-3) beat Washington (16-10, 9-8) for the ninth straight time and for the 20th time in 22 games.

Washington saw its flickering hopes of getting into the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1986 ended. The Huskies now hope to get an NIT bid.

(9) UCLA 87, Washington 85

UCLA (20-7) - O’Bannon 13-17 4-5 31, Henderson 3-10 1-4 8, McCoy 7-9 0-0 14, Dollar 4-6 0-1 10, Bailey 7-14 3-4 18, Johnson 2-6 2-2 6, Loyd 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-63 10-16 87.

Washington (16-10) - Sanford 5-10 2-2 14, MacCulloch 8-10 2-3 18, Wooten 2-4 0-0 5, Watts 3-10 0-0 8, Booker 10-16 4-5 27, Femerling 3-8 3-4 9, Thompson 1-4 0-0 2, Luton 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 33-68 11-14 85.

Halftime-Washington 52, UCLA 44. 3-Point goals-UCLA 5-11 (Dollar 2-3, Henderson 1-1, O’Bannon 1-2, Bailey 1-2, Loyd 0-1, Johnson 0-2), Washington 8-19 (Booker 3-7, Watts 2-2, Sanford 2-5, Wooten 1-1, Luton 0-4). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-UCLA 31 (Henderson 13), Washington 34 (Femerling 10). Assists-UCLA 16 (Bailey 9), Washington 12 (Watts 5). Total fouls-UCLA 15, Washington 15. A-7,836.

(23) Stanford 81, (12) Arizona 80

In Stanford, Calif., Peter Sauer made an 8-foot jump shot from the baseline with 6 seconds remaining, lifting Stanford to a victory over Arizona.

Brevin Knight set up the score when he drove into the lane, drawing in Arizona’s defense, before passing to the open Sauer, who swished the shot.

Arizona (19-8) - Davison 5-8 4-4 14, Dickerson 7-18 7-9 22, Bramlett 3-5 0-1 6, Bibby 2-6 1-2 6, Simon 3-14 6-8 13, Harris 0-1 1-2 1, Edgerson 0-1 1-2 1, Terry 5-9 2-4 17. Totals 25-62 22-32 80.

Stanford (19-7) - Sauer 5-10 0-0 10, Young 7-10 8-8 22, Lee 0-4 0-0 0, Weems 4-11 0-0 9, Knight 6-15 9-10 23, Madsen 4-6 3-6 11, Moseley 2-5 0-0 6, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Seaton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 20-24 81.

Halftime-Arizona 43, Stanford 41. 3-Point goals-Arizona 8-17 (Terry 5-7, Dickerson 1-2, Bibby 1-4, Simon 1-4), Stanford 5-18 (Moseley 2-3, Knight 2-5, Weems 1-4, Lee 0-1, Jackson 0-2, Sauer 0-3). Fouled out-Dickerson. Rebounds-Arizona 38 (Bramlett 10), Stanford 38 (Young 17). Assists-Arizona 13 (Bibby 6), Stanford 22 (Knight 12). Total fouls-Arizona 21, Stanford 24. A-7,391

California 84, Arizona State 66

In Berkeley, Calif., Alfred Grigsby, hit with a pregame surprise when California retired his number, responded with 16 points in a victory over Arizona State (10-19, 2-15 Pac-10).

It was the Bears’ final game at 64-yearold Harmon Gym. Cal (20-8, 11-6) closed with an 18-game winning streak at Harmon.

Arizona State (10-19) - Brewer 8-13 2-3 18, Kelly 0-4 0-0 0, Batiste 2-6 0-0 4, House 7-13 2-2 20, Veal 4-17 6-7 15, Richardson 4-7 0-0 8, Lewis 0-4 1-2 1. Totals 25-64 11-14 66.

California (20-8) - Grigsby 7-8 2-4 16, Duck 5-12 1-2 13, Stewart 3-4 0-0 6, McQueen 2-4 2-3 6, McGruder 2-3 1-2 5, Marks 3-6 3-3 10, Gonzalez 7-15 1-3 15, Jones 4-4 0-1 8, Jackson 1-5 0-0 3, Stephens 1-1 0-0 2, Ammons 0-1 0-0 0, Chikelu 0-1 0-0 0, Raher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-65 10-18 84.

Halftime-California 32, Arizona St. 21. 3-Point goals-Arizona St. 5-17 (House 4-7, Veal 1-6, Lewis 0-2, Batiste 0-1, Brewer 0-1), California 4-13 (Duck 2-7, Jackson 1-3, Marks 1-1, McQueen 0-1, Ammons 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Arizona St. 32 (Brewer 6, House 6), California 45 (Grigsby 13). Assists-Arizona St. 18 (House 8), California 23 (McGruder 10). Total fouls- Arizona St. 18, California 16. A-6,578.