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Usc Sits, Waits After UW Wins

Associated Press

Pac-10

Henry Bibby thinks the Southern California Trojans still deserve to go to the NCAA Tournament.

“I feel good being tied for second in the Pac-10,” the USC coach said after watching his team lose to Washington 94-84 on Saturday in Seattle.

“We were considered a bubble team, but Arizona wasn’t,” Bibby added. “But we finished second and Arizona finished fifth. There’s no logic for them to go over us.”

By losing their regular-season finale against a team they beat by 19 in Los Angeles in January, the Trojans (17-10 overall, 12-6 Pac-10) may have lost a chance to go to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1992.

The Trojans will find out today if they’re in. If they aren’t, a berth in the NIT is likely.

Mark Sanford scored 21 points and Todd MacCulloch had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Washington (17-10, 10-8), which is expected to get an NIT bid for the second straight season.

Rodrick Rhodes led USC with a season-high 32 points.

Washington 94, USC 84

Southern California (17-10, 12-6) - Boseman 5-12 1-1 13, Shoukry 0-1 0-0 0, Crouse 0-4 7-8 7, Johnson 2-5 1-1 5, Ayuso 7-19 3-4 21, Rhodes 10-18 8-11 32, Williams 1-5 1-2 3, White 1-2 1-1 3, Walker 0-3 0-0 0, Sims 0-4 0-0 0, Turner 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-74 22-28 84.

Washington (17-10, 10-8) - Sanford 8-12 3-4 21, MacCulloch 7-10 4-8 18, Wooten 1-3 0-2 3, Watts 0-5 6-6 6, Booker 5-7 6-7 18, Luton 6-6 2-2 17, Femerling 0-0 9-12 9, Thompson 0-1 2-4 1, Wheeler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-44 32-45 94.

Halftime-Washington 48, Southern California 38. 3-Point goals-Southern California 10-25 (Rhodes 4-5, Ayuso 4-11, Boseman 2-3, Williams 0-1, Sims 0-2, Walker 0-3). Washington 8-13 (Luton 3-3, Booker 2-3, Sanford 2-4, Wooten 1-3). Fouled out-Boseman, Johnson, Ayuso. Rebounds-Southern California 30 (Boseman, Crouse, Rhodes 6), Washington 44 (MacCulloch 14). Assists-Southern California 12 (Walker 4), Washington 17 (Sanford, Booker, Luton 4). Total fouls- Southern California 36, Washington 24. Technicals- Boseman. A-6,159.

Cal 79, (12) Arizona 77

Randy Duck tied his career high with 22 points and Sean Marks hit a decisive pair of free throws with 21 seconds left as the Bears (21-8, 12-6) defeated the Wildcats (19-9, 11-7) at San Francisco.

California guard Ed Gray, who averaged 24.8 points per game before breaking a foot against Washington State, was named Pac-10 Player of the Year. Arizona guard Mike Bibby was named Freshman of the Year and California’s Ben Braun was named Coach of the Year.

Arizona (19-9, 11-7) - Davison 3-5 2-2 8, Dickerson 4-19 3-4 11, Bramlett 8-12 3-7 19, Bibby 1-5 0-0 3, Simon 8-15 4-5 24, Harris 1-1 0-0 2, Terry 2-5 2-3 8, Edgerson 1-1 0-3 2. Totals 28-63 14-24 77.

California (21-8, 12-6) - Grigsby 2-6 1-2 5, Gonzalez 7-13 6-8 20, Stewart 1-6 4-4 6, Duck 9-15 0-0 22, McGruder 1-4 4-8 6, Marks 2-4 4-5 9, Jones 2-5 0-0 4, McQueen 1-5 2-2 5, Jackson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 26-62 21-29 79.

Halftime-Arizona 41, California 35. 3-Point goals- Arizona 7-21 (Simon 4-8, Terry 2-4, Bibby 1-3, Dickerson 0-6), California 6-14 (Duck 4-6, Marks 1-1, McQueen 1-5, McGruder 0-1, Jackson 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds- Arizona 33 (Simon 7), California 45 (Stewart 9). Assists- Arizona 16 (Bibby 7), California 19 (McGruder 9). Total fouls- Arizona 27, California 24. A-11,465.

(23) Stanford 86, Arizona St. 63

At Stanford, Calif., Tim Young had 23 points and Brevin Knight added 21 as the Cardinal (20-7, 12-6) completed a perfect home season.

Jeremy Veal and Eddie House had 14 points apiece for the Sun Devils (10-20, 2-16), who ended their season with 11 consecutive losses and lost all nine of their road games.

Arizona State (10-20, 2-16) - Baptiste 3-12 2-4 9, Brewer 2-12 1-2 5, Richardson 1-6 3-5 5, House 6-14 0-1 14, Veal 7-15 0-0 14, Kelly 1-1 0-0 2, Gervin 2-3 0-0 5, Lewis 3-5 0-0 9. Totals 25-68 6-12 63.

Stanford (20-7, 12-6) - Sauer 4-7 1-1 9, Jackson 1-2 0-3 2, Young 9-13 5-5 23, Weems 3-7 0-2 6, Knight 7-13 3-3 21, Madsen 3-8 0-1 6, Mendez 2-4 0-0 6, Lee 0-1 2-2 2, Van Elswyk 3-5 0-1 7, Tshionyi 0-2 0-0 0, Seaton 2-3 0-0 4, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Burge 0-0 0-0 0, Wente 0-1 0-0 0, Mathieson 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-70 11-18 86.

Halftime-Stanford 47, ASU 29. 3-Point goals-ASU 7-18 (Lewis 3-4, House 2-6, Gervin 1-1, Baptiste 1-4, Brewer 0-1, Veal 0-2), Stanford 7-17 (Knight 4-6, Mendez 2-4, Van Elswyk 1-1, Lee 0-1, Tshionyi 0-1, Weems 0-2, Thompson 0-2). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-ASU 32 (Veal and House 7), Stanford 53 (Young 16). Assists-ASU 6 (Brewer 3), Stanford 20 (Knight 8). Total fouls-ASU 18, Stanford 17. A-7,391.

Oregon 88, Oregon St. 73

At Eugene, Ore., Kenya Wilkins matched his season-high of 24 points as the Ducks (17-10, 8-10) defeated the Beavers (7-20, 13-15) to keep their NIT hopes alive.

Oregon St (7-20) - Bickerstaff 3-8 2-4 8, S. Benjamin 0-3 0-0 0, Woods 4-6 0-0 8, C. Benjamin 5-11 0-0 13, Cunningham 7-11 1-1 17, Vaden 2-5 2-2 7, Edwards 1-2 0-0 3, Petrovic 1-1 0-0 2, Grady 2-7 0-0 4, Knight 0-1 0-0 0, Pryor 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 3-4 5-7 11. Totals 28-60 10-14 72.

Oregon (17-10) - Madden 4-7 0-0 9, Milling 6-11 7-9 19, Ramaker 1-4 0-0 2, Wilkins 8-12 7-9 24, Lawrence 2-6 2-2 7, Larry 1-2 0-2 2, Brown 6-9 1-2 19, Curry 1-6 1-2 3, McShane 0-0 1-2 1, McKelvey 1-3 0-1 2, Nelson 0-1 0-0 0, Carson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 19-29 88.

Halftime-Oregon 43, Oregon St. 35. 3-Point goals- Oregon St 7-22 (S. Benjamin 0-1, C. Benjamin 3-7, Cunningham 2-3, Vaden 1-4, Edwards 1-2, Grady 0-4, Pryor 0-1), Oregon 9-19 (Madden 1-2, Milling 0-1, Ramaker 0-1, Wilkins 1-2, Lawrence 1-3, Larry 0-1, Brown 6-8, McKelvey 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Oregon St 32 (Woods, Marshall 6), Oregon 37 (Milling 8). Assists-Oregon St 14 (Bickerstaff 5), Oregon 18 (McShane 6). Total fouls-Oregon St 23, Oregon 16. A-10,024.