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Wildcats’ Trio Defeats Bruins

Associated Press

Pac-10

Arizona figured out how to win big games on the way to its first national championship last year, and didn’t forget.

Miles Simon had 27 points, Michael Dickerson 24 and Mike Bibby 20 as the No. 8 Wildcats snapped their three-game losing streak to UCLA with an 87-75 victory in the teams’ Pac-10 opener Saturday night in Tucson, Ariz.

The Wildcats (10-3) outscored the Bruins 49-34 in the second half, refusing to wilt after the No. 9 Bruins (9-2) shot 58.6 percent in the first 20 minutes.

Dickerson, who finished with nine rebounds, had 16 points in the second half. He nailed a back-breaking 3-pointer with 3:03 left, sending the Wildcats to a 77-66 lead that was their biggest to that point, and Arizona closed out the game at the foul line.

Kris Johnson had 28 points, Toby Bailey 17 and Jelani McCoy 16 and 13 rebounds for the Bruins, who had their nine-game winning streak stopped. Johnson, Bailey, J.R. Henderson and Baron Davis fouled out trying to keep Arizona’s three stars from running away with the game.

Simon started a five-minute, 15-5 run in the second half with two free throws and a jumper. Then Dickerson had a 3-pointer, layup off a baseline drive and 14-foot jumper, and Bibby sank a 3-pointer to give the Wildcats a 66-54 lead with 9:26 to play.

McCoy, who set a Bruins single-season accuracy record last year when he made 75.6 percent of his shots, played in his second game since being reinstated after a two-month suspension for testing positive for marijuana.

He made his first six shots, but missed four of the last six. He started a 9-0 spurt with a follow shot and a 12-foot jumper, and Bailey made a 3-pointer and a dunk. The second basket sent UCLA to a 25-24 lead with 7:41 left in the first half.

The lead changed hands 12 more times in the half.

(8) Arizona 87, (9) UCLA 75

UCLA (9-2) - Bailey 7-16 0-0 17, Johnson 11-18 2-2 28, Henderson 1-6 1-2 3, Davis 1-6 3-4 5, Watson 2-5 1-2 6, Loyd 0-1 0-0 0, McCoy 8-12 0-5 16, Knight 0-1 0-0 0, Reed 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-65 7-15 75.

Arizona (10-3) - Davison 0-5 3-4 3, Dickerson 8-15 6-10 24, Bramlett 1-5 3-4 5, Bibby 4-6 9-10 20, Simon 8-17 8-8 27, Terry 1-6 3-5 6, Edgerson 0-1 2-2 2, Wessel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 34-43 87.

Halftime-UCLA 41, Arizona 38. 3-Point goals-UCLA 8-20 (Johnson 4-6, Bailey 3-8, Watson 1-3, Loyd 0-1, Davis 0-2), Arizona 9-19 (Bibby 3-5, Simon 3-6, Dickerson 2-4, Terry 1-4). Fouled out-Davis, Bailey, Henderson, Johnson. Rebounds-UCLA 34 (McCoy 13), Arizona 41 (Davison, Dickerson 9). Assists-UCLA 18 (Watson 6), Arizona 11 (Terry 4). Total fouls-UCLA 29, Arizona 13. Technical-Terry. A-14,551.

(7) Stanford 68, Oregon St. 48

At Corvallis, Ore., Arthur Lee scored 16 points and Stanford’s defense harassed and intimidated Oregon State (9-3, 0-1) into a miserable shooting night as the Cardinal (12-0, 1-0) routed the Beavers.

Stanford is off to its second-best start and just two wins shy of its best, which was 61 years ago.

The Beavers couldn’t recover from a poor shooting performance in the first half. They shot 9 percent from the field (3 for 31) in the half, falling behind 30-14.

The Beavers, who shot 18 percent for the game, missed their first 11 shots and were 1 for 24 at one point. Oregon State didn’t get its first field goal until reserve Jerome Vaden’s 3-pointer with 12:46 left in the first half. Its second came nearly seven minutes later.

Corey Benjamin scored 15 points for the Beavers, all in the second half.

Stanford (12-0) - Van Elswyk 2-3 0-0 4, Sauer 4-12 5-7 14, Young 5-7 2-3 12, Weems 2-7 0-0 4, Lee 2-13 12-13 16, Ja.Collins 4-7 0-2 8, Mendez 0-1 0-0 0, Tshionyi 0-2 2-2 2, Moseley 1-3 0-0 3, Seaton 2-2 1-4 5, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 22-31 68.

Oregon State (9-3) - Wlaker 0-0 1-1 1, Woods 1-4 2-2 4, C.Benjamin 4-12 7-10 15, Grady 0-9 0-0 0, Bickerstaff 2-5 6-10 10, Vaden 1-8 2-2 5, Tanner 1-8 0-0 2, Walton 1-1 2-5 4, S.Benjamin 0-3 1-2 1, Greene 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 0-2 4-4 4, Heide 0-3 2-5 2, Petrovic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 10-55 27-41 48.

Halftime-Stanford 30, Oregon St. 14. 3-Point goals-Stanford 2-17 (Sauer 1-3, Moseley 1-3, Mendez 0-1, Tshionyi 0-2, Weems 0-3, Lee 0-5), Oregon St. 1-15 (Vaden 1-4, Bickerstaff 0-1, C.Benjamin 0-2, Grady 0-2, Tanner 0-6). Fouled out-Ja.Collins, Grady. Rebounds-Stanford 51 (Sauer 12), Oregon St. 43 (Marshall 7). Assists-Stanford 12 (Lee 4), Oregon St. 4 (C.Benjamin, Grady, Tanner, Heide 1). Total fouls-Stanford 29, Oregon St. 26. Technical-Grady. A-8,133.

Oregon 66, California 59

At Eugene, Ore., Terik Brown scored 18 points and Henry Madden added 13 points as the Ducks (6-4, 1-0) defeated the Golden Bears (4-5).

Brown was 4 of 7 from 3-point range and Madden was 2 of 3 as Oregon sank 10-of-21 3-pointers.

California scored the game’s first points but failed to see the lead again. The Golden Bears fell behind by as many as 16 points in the first half. They were to get no closer than seven points.

California’s Geno Carlisle was 5 of 10 on 3-point attempts and led all scorers with 28 points. Sean Marks added six points and eight rebounds for the Bears.

The Ducks hit three consecutive 3-pointers and held the Bears scoreless for more than 5 minutes during an 11-0 run that opened up a 26-12 Oregon lead with 6:32 to go in the first half.

California (4-5) - Gill 2-8 3-3 7, Marks 2-4 2-2 6, Jones 2-2 0-0 4, Kilgore 2-12 3-4 7, Carlisle 8-13 7-8 28, King 2-3 0-0 5, Lampley 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Elson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-46 15-17 59.

Oregon (6-4) - Madden 4-10 3-6 13, Quinine 1-2 0-0 3, Nelson 2-4 3-4 7, Brown 5-10 4-4 18, McShane 2-5 2-4 8, Smith 2-4 0-1 4, Rosemond 1-4 0-0 3, Curry 3-4 2-4 8, Hartenstein 0-3 2-4 2. Totals 20-46 16-27 66.

Halftime-Oregon 35, California 23. 3-Point goals-California 6-16 (Carlisle 5-10, King 1-2, Gill 0-1, Kilgore 0-3). Oregon 10-21 (Brown 4-7, Madden 2-3, McShane 2-4, Quinine 1-2, Rosemond 1-4, Smith 0-1). Fouled out-Nelson. Rebounds-California 28 (Marks 8), Oregon 30 (Smith 8). Assists-California 7 (King 4), Oregon 11 (McShane 7). Total fouls-California 22, Oregon 19. A-6,414.

Arizona St 84, USC 81

Led by Jeremy Veal’s 24 points, the Sun Devils (11-3, 1-0) broke an 11-game conference losing streak by defeating the Trojans (4-7, 0-1) in Tempe, Ariz.

Forward Mike Batiste had 20 points and guard Eddie House had 17 as Arizona State won its 10th straight home game. The team also surpassed its 1996-97 victory total when it was 10-20.

USC lost its sixth consecutive game.

Trojans guard Gary Johnson hit a three-pointer with 39.9 seconds left to bring the game to 78-76.

Behzad Souferian made a three-pointer with 5.3 seconds remaining to cut Arizona State’s lead to 82-81.

But Lewis hit two more free throws and Johnson’s forced 3-point attempt with 1 second remaining was short.

USC (4-7) - Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Lakey 2-5 1-2 5, Swillis 1-5 0-0 2, Augustine 5-9 1-3 11, Johnson 4-12 2-2 12, White 5-9 2-4 12, Trepagnier 3-5 3-5 9, Spanich 4-10 1-2 11, Ayuso 0-5 2-2 2, Sims 4-6 0-0 10, Souferian 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 31-70, 12-20 81.

Arizona (11-3) - Lazor 3-7 7-10 13, Veal 9-18 3-4 24, Batiste 5-9 10-12 20, House 6-11 0-0 17, Lewis 1-6 4-5 6, Patton 1-2 0-0 2, Kelly 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-56 24-31 84.

Halftime-Arizona State 40, USC 35. 3-Point goals-USC 7-18 (Sims 2-3, Johnson 2-3, Spanich 2-7, Souferian 1-1, Ayuso 0-3), Arizona State 8-16 (House 5-8, Veal 3-5, Lewis 0-3). Fouled out- None. Rebounds-USC 39 (White 9), Arizona State (Lazor 16). Assists-USC 20 (Williams 6), Arizona State (Lewis 14). Total fouls-USC 24, Arizona State 18. A-6,824.