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Cardinal Whip Ducks, Run Record To 13-0

Associated Press

Kris Weems scored a career-high 34 points Monday night as seventh-ranked Stanford remained unbeaten by routing Oregon 89-67 in Eugene, Ore.

Stanford (13-0, 2-0) needs one victory to match its best start ever, set in the 1936-37 season.

The Cardinal, who never trailed in a 68-48 win over Oregon State on Saturday, took the lead for good 2-1/2 minutes into the game against Oregon.

Oregon (6-5, 1-1) trailed 43-27 at the half and never got closer than 13 after that.

On Saturday, Stanford won with defense, holding the Beavers to 18 percent shooting. On Monday, the Cardinal did it with offense, shooting 55 percent, including 10-of-14 from 3-point range.

The Cardinal’s offensive onslaught quickly quieted the normally raucous Oregon crowd.

Weems, who shot 2 of 7 and scored only four points against Oregon State, was 13 for 18 against Oregon, including 4-for-6 on 3-pointers.

David Moseley came off the bench to score 13 for Stanford, including 3 of 3 from long range. Peter Sauer also scored 13 for the Cardinal.

Henry Madden led Oregon with 19 points. Jamar Curry and Jonathan Nelson added 10 apiece.

(7) Stanford 89, Oregon 67

Stanford (13-0, 2-0) - Sauer 2-6 8-8 13, Van Elswyk 1-3 0-0 2, Young 2-2 7-7 11, Weems 13-18 4-6 34, Lee 2-8 2-2 8, Moseley 5-6 0-0 13, Ja.Collins 1-2 1-2 3, Mendez 0-1 0-0 0, Tshionyi 1-2 0-0 2, Seaton 1-2 0-0 2, McDonald 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 28-51 23-27 89.

Oregon (6-5, 1-1) - Madden 8-12 0-2 19, Curry 4-7 1-2 10, Nelson 2-8 6-7 10, Brown 3-9 0-0 9, McShane 1-2 0-2 3, Smith 3-7 2-3 8, Rosemond 1-4 0-0 3, Quinine 0-1 1-2 1, Christensen 0-0 0-0 0, Olsson 0-0 0-0 0, Hartenstein 2-6 0-2 4. Totals 24-56 10-20 67.

Halftime-Stanford 43, Oregon 27. 3-Point goals-Stanford 10-14 (Weems 4-6, Moseley 3-3, Lee 2-3, Sauer 1-1, Mendez 0-1). Oregon 9-16 (Madden 3-4, Brown 3-6, McShane 1-1, Curry 1-1, Rosemond 1-2, Smith 0-2). Fouled out-Ja.Collins. Rebounds-Stanford 34 (Sauer 7), Oregon 26 (Nelson 5). Assists-Stanford 13 (Lee 4), Oregon 12 (McShane 5). A-7,355.

(10) UCLA 78, Arizona St. 73

Baron Davis, a freshman maturing by the minute in Pac-10 action, brought the Bruins from behind with a steal, two jumpers and a key defensive rebound as they outlasted the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz.

It was the 18th consecutive win for UCLA (10-2, 1-1) in the series since Arizona State (11-4, 1-1) beat the Bruins in 1989. The Sun Devils haven’t beaten a ranked team since a double-overtime upset of Arizona in 1995.

Davis, who had a career-low five points and fouled out Saturday night in an 87-75 loss at Arizona, was scoreless at halftime and played the final 13:50 with four fouls.

But he grabbed a pass from the Sun Devils’ Ahlon Lewis at midcourt and dunked to tie it 63-63 with 5:31 to play.

After Arizona State’s Bobby Lazor made a free throw, Davis gave the Bruins the lead for good at the 4:57 mark with a 13-foot jumper from the side. He hit another from the same spot with 2:06 to go for a 75-68 UCLA lead.

With 30 seconds left, Eddie House missed a 3-pointer, and Davis got the rebound. He was fouled and made one free throw to expand the lead to 76-70 with 23 seconds left.

UCLA (10-2, 1-1) - Bailey 2-9 3-4 7, Johnson 5-7 0-0 13, Henderson 10-15 11-13 31, Davis 4-8 1-2 9, Watson 0-2 3-4 3, Loyd 2-2 0-2 6, McCoy 4-10 1-3 9. Totals 27-53 19-28 78.

Arizona St. (11-4, 1-1) - Lazor 9-19 2-3 20, Veal 7-23 7-9 21, Batiste 6-8 0-0 12, House 4-11 0-0 8, Lewis 2-10 0-0 5, Patton 1-4 1-2 3, Kelly 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 31-81 10-14 73.

Halftime-UCLA 34, Arizona St. 34. 3-Point goals-UCLA 5-13 (Johnson 3-3, Loyd 2-2, Henderson 0-1, Watson 0-1, Davis 0-2, Bailey 0-4), Arizona St. 1-16 (Lewis 1-5, Batiste 0-1, House 0-1, Lazor 0-3, Veal 0-6). Fouled out-Johnson, Batiste, Bailey. Rebounds-UCLA 38 (Henderson 11), Arizona St. 45 (Lazor 11). Assists-UCLA 20 (Bailey 9), Arizona St. 18 (Lewis 8). Total fouls-UCLA 17, Arizona St. 24. Technicals-Batiste, Johnson, Patton. A-NA.

(5) Arizona 91, USC 72

At Tucson, Ariz., Miles Simon converted two 3-point plays during a 17-0 run in the second half that rallied the Wildcats to a win over the Trojans.

The Wildcats (11-3, 2-0), apparently sluggish after an emotional victory over UCLA two days earlier, trailed by eight points early in the second half before taking control.

Simon scored 26 points, Michael Dickerson had 18 and A.J. Bramlett added 11 points and 15 rebounds.

The Trojans (4-8, 0-2) got 30 points from Gary Johnson and 20 from Elias Ayuso but still dropped their seventh straight.

Southern Cal led 44-36 with 18 minutes remaining following Johnson’s 3-pointer. The Wildcats responded with full-court pressure to force USC into 10 turnovers the next 6 minutes.

USC (4-8, 0-2) - Swillis 4-6 1-2 9, Sims 1-9 0-0 2, Lakey 0-3 2-3 2, Ayuso 7-10 0-0 20, Johnson 9-16 8-9 30, White 1-2 0-0 2, Augustine 0-1 0-0 0, Trepagnier 0-4 0-0 0, Spanich 0-2 2-3 2, Souferian 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 24-56 13-17 72.

Arizona (11-3, 2-0) - Davison 6-8 0-0 12, Dickerson 7-11 1-3 18, Bramlett 2-10 7-9 11, Bibby 4-11 1-2 9, Simon 8-15 8-9 26, Tebbs 0-0 0-0 0, Terry 3-9 5-6 13, Edgerson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-65 22-29 91.

Halftime-USC 39, Arizona 33. 3-point goals-Southern California 11-30 (Ayuso 6-9, Johnson 4-9, Souferian 1-2, Spanich 0-1, Trepagnier 0-2, Sims 0-7), Arizona 7-20 (Dickerson 3-5, Simon 2-5, Terry 2-7, Bibby 0-3). Fouled out-Swillis, Ayuso, White. Rebounds-Southern California 29 (Swillis, Sims, Ayuso 5), Arizona 39 (Bramlett 15). Assists-USC 14 (Johnson 8), Arizona 21 (Simon, Terry 6). Total fouls-USC 27, Arizona 15. A-14,543.

California 84, Oregon St. 70

At Corvallis, Ore., Geno Carlisle scored 28 points to lead the Golden Bears to a victory over the Beavers.

Cal (5-5, 1-1) scored 19 unanswered points in the first half as Oregon State (9-4, 0-2) lost its second game in a row.

The Bears trailed 15-10 little more than 6 minutes into the game, then went on a 28-2 run that put them up 38-17 with 3:50 to go in the half.

They led 44-25 at halftime.

Michael Gill scored 15 points for the Bears and Thomas Kilgore added 13.

Corey Benjamin led Oregon State with 30 points and nine rebounds. Ron Grady added 16 for the Beavers.

California (5-5, 1-1) - Carlisle 10-14 3-6 28, Gill 6-11 2-2 15, Marks 4-8 2-2 10, K. Jones 2-3 0-0 4, King 1-2 5-6 7, Kilgore 5-6 2-4 13, Elson 2-3 0-1 4, Lampley 1-3 1-4 3, R. Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-50 15-25 84.

Oregon State (9-4, 0-2) - C. Benjamin 11-19 5-8 30, Marshall 1-3 0-0 2, Woods 3-7 1-3 7, Grady 5-15 5-7 16, Bickerstaff 2-2 2-2 6, Tanner 0-2 0-0 0, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Heide 1-2 0-0 2, Vaden 2-8 0-0 6, Walton 0-2 1-2 1, S. Benjamin 0-0 0-0 0, Greene 0-0 0-0 0, Petrovic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-60 14-22 70.

Halftime-California 44, Oregon State 25. 3-Point goals- California 7-13 (Carlisle 5-8, Gill 1-3, Kilgore 1-1, Lampley 0-1), Oregon State 6-22 (C. Benjamin 3-8, Grady 1-6, Tanner 0-1, Vaden 2-7). Fouled out-California, Elson; Oregon State, Grady. Rebounds-California 29 (Marks 6), Oregon State 32 (C. Benjamin 9). Assists-California 20 (Carlisle 5), Oregon State 11 (Bickerstaff 3). Total fouls-California 22, Oregon State 22. A-6,269.