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Arizona’s Best Too Much

Associated Press

Pac-10

With center Tim Young on the bench in foul trouble, Stanford’s solid defense was no match for the frenetic offense of Arizona.

Mike Bibby and Michael Dickerson each had 26 points as No. 6 Arizona defeated No. 4 Stanford 93-75 Thursday night at Stanford, Calif., handing Stanford its first loss of the season.

The Wildcats won their 11th straight, giving them their longest winning streak since a 19-game streak in 1992-93.

Stanford (18-1, 7-1) had its school-record 18-game winning streak snapped.

Bibby had 10 assists, including a couple of alley-oop passes from center court for dunks, as Arizona won for the 17th time in its last 20 games against Stanford.

“I don’t think we could have played any better. This is as good as we’ve played all year,” Arizona coach Lute Olson said. “If anybody wonders how good Mike Bibby is, just look at those stats.”

Peter Sauer had a career-high 23 points for the Cardinal, which lost Young to foul trouble for much of the second half.

The Stanford loss left No. 3 Utah, which improved to 18-0 on Thursday night with a 62-56 win over Texas-El Paso, as the only undefeated major college team.

Arizona 93, Stanford 75

Arizona (18-3) - Davison 1-4 2-2 4, Dickerson 12-16 0-3 26, Bramlett 4-8 4-6 12, Bibby 11-17 1-4 26, Simon 5-14 5-6 15, Terry 2-3 0-0 6, Edgerson 2-2 0-0 4, Harris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-64 12-21 93.

Stanford (18-1) - Sauer 10-14 1-2 23, Van Elswyk 0-2 0-0 0, Young 2-5 7-10 11, Weems 4-12 5-5 14, Lee 5-15 0-0 12, Jar.Collins 1-4 6-8 8, Moseley 1-5 0-1 3, Seaton 2-5 0-0 4, McDonald 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-63 19-26 75.

Halftime-Arizona 46, Stanford 43. 3-Point goals-Arizona 7-19 (Bibby 3-7, Terry 2-3, Dickerson 2-5, Simon 0-4), Stanford 6-16 (Sauer 2-3, Lee 2-7, Moseley 1-2, Weems 1-3, McDonald 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-Arizona 33 (Dickerson 8), Stanford 36 (Sauer 7). Assists-Arizona 16 (Bibby 10), Stanford 12 (Lee, Weems 4). Total fouls-Arizona 25, Stanford 17. A-7,391.

Washington 101, USC 86

At Los Angeles, Deon Luton scored a career-high 31 points and the Huskies opened the second half by outscoring the Trojans 37-8, including a stretch of 18 in a row.

Washington won decisively despite USC’s Adam Spanich scoring a career-high 35 points.

Donald Watts scored 22 points and Todd MacCulloch had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies.

Luton, a sophomore guard, made six 3-pointers in the first half, when he scored 22 points to lead the Huskies to a 39-35 lead.

Washington (13-4) - Luton 11-16 2-3 31, Femmerling 0-2 0-0 0, MacCulloch 6-10 4-8 16, Wooten 4-7 0-1 10, Watts 6-8 5-6 22, Dickau 0-3 8-10 8, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, M. Johnson 0-2 2-2 2, Walcott 3-5 0-0 6, Green 3-6 0-2 6. Totals 33-61 21-32 101.

USC (6-12) - Spanich 10-20 8-8 35, Turner 1-7 1-4 3, White 4-6 1-1 9, Ayuso 0-6 1-2 1, G. Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Augustine 4-6 8-13 17, Trepagnier 1-7 2-4 4, Swillis 2-3 0-1 4, Sims 0-6 0-2 0, Souferian 0-1 0-0 0, Lakey 5-7 3-5 13. Totals 27-72 24-40 86.

Halftime-Washington 39, USC 35. 3-Point goals- Washington 14-22 (Luton 7-12, Watts 5-5, Wooten 2-3, M. Johnson 0-2), USC 8-27 (Spanich 7-14, Augustine 1-2, G. Johnson 0-1, Trepagnier 0-1, Swillis 0-1, Souferian 0-1, Ayuso 0-3, Sims 0-4). Fouled out-Watts. Rebounds-Washington 44 (MacCullouch 11), USC 44 (Swillis 9). Assists-Washington 21 (Wooten 8), USC 16 (Augustine 6). Total fouls-Washington 30, USC 25. A-2,324.

California 82, Arizona St. 77

At Oakland, Calif., Geno Carlisle scored 20 points and the Bears held the Sun Devils scoreless over the final 1:53 after Ahlon Lewis’ free throws pulled the Sun Devils to within 79-77.

Jeremy Veal scored a game-high 21 points for Arizona State, which has lost four of its last five.

Arizona State (13-8) - Veal 9-23 1-4 21, Batiste 7-13 0-1 15, Lazor 8-14 0-1 16, House 5-12 1-2 13, Lewis 3-5 2-2 10, Patton 0-1 0-0 0, Kelly 1-3 0-0 2, Totals 33-71 4-10 77.

California (8-8) - R. Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Marks 5-6 2-4 12, K. Jones 3-7 0-0 6, Kilgore 5-11 4 -4 17, Carlisle 8-14 0-1 20, Jackson 0-2 0-0 0, Elson 5-7 2-4 12, Lampley 3-9 3-6 9, King 3-8 0-1 6, Totals 32-65 11-20 82.

Halftime-California 48, Arizona St. 45. 3-Point goals-ASU 7-16 (House 2-3, Lewis 2-3, Veal 2-7, Batiste 1-1 Lazor 0-2), Cal 7-17 (Carlisle 4-8), Kilgore 3-6, Jackson 0-2, King 0-1). Fouled out-Batiste. Assists-ASU 22 ( Veal, Lewis 8), Cal 9 (Kilgore, Jackson, King 2). Rebounds-ASU 46 (Batiste 16), Cal 32 (Lampley 10). Total fouls-ASU 16, Cal 13. Technicals-Lewis, House. A-7,946.