Stanford cruises past UCLA
Chris Hernandez scored eight of his career-high 37 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes while carrying Stanford to its sixth straight victory over UCLA, 78-65 on Sunday in Stanford, Calif.
Hernandez had the best game of his three seasons at Stanford (15-9, 9-5 Pac-10), hitting five 3-pointers and going 13 for 22 overall with several tough baskets during the Cardinal’s two lengthy runs spanning halftime. His accuracy and energy was the difference in Stanford’s third straight victory overall.
Matt Haryasz and Fred Washington scored 12 points apiece for Stanford, which finished up a home sweep of the Los Angeles schools and took a comfortable hold on third place in the conference standings, 1 1/2 games ahead of UCLA with a tiebreaker edge over the Bruins.
Dijon Thompson had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Bruins (14-9, 8-7), who have lost to all three teams ahead of them in the conference standings over the past five games.
Freshman Jordan Farmar had 16 points and seven assists for UCLA, which had little of the offensive spark it showed in a win over California on Thursday, frequently settling for poor shots. Farmar struggled in his matchup with Hernandez, making seven turnovers and failing to stay with the Stanford junior on defense.
Stanford 78, UCLA 65
UCLA (14-9, 8-7)–Thompson 8-20 2-3 19, Shipp 3-6 3-3 9, Fey 4-9 1-1 9, Afflalo 1-6 2-2 5, Farmar 4-16 7-7 16, Morrison 1-4 2-2 4, Mata 0-1 0-0 0, Hollins 1-3 1-1 3, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-66 18-19 65.
Stanford (15-9, 9-5)–Washington 3-3 6-9 12, Haryasz 5-12 2-6 12, Little 0-4 0-0 0, Hernandez 13-22 6-8 37, N.Robinson 4-6 3-4 11, Finger 1-4 0-1 2, Haas 2-5 0-0 4, Prowitt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 17-28 78.
Halftime–Stanford 41, UCLA 31. 3-point goals–UCLA 3-21 (Afflalo 1-5, Farmar 1-6, Thompson 1-6, Morrison 0-2, Shipp 0-2), Stanford 5-14 (Hernandez 5-9, N.Robinson 0-1, Haas 0-2, Haryasz 0-2). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–UCLA 41 (Thompson 11), Stanford 40 (Haryasz 9). Assists–UCLA 12 (Farmar 7), Stanford 12 (Hernandez, N.Robinson, Washington 3). Total fouls–UCLA 23, Stanford 21. A–7,233.
(10) Arizona 91, Oregon St. 70
Salim Stoudamire sank a school record nine 3-pointers and scored 31 points in his final home game, and No. 10 Arizona won its sixth in a row by routing Oregon State at Tucson, Ariz.
Channing Frye added 15 points and 11 rebounds as the Wildcats stayed alone in first place in the Pac-10.
Hassan Adams had 13 points and tied his season high with 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (23-4, 13-2 Pac-10), who finished 15-1 at home.
Nick DeWitz and Jason Fontenet scored 16, and David Lucas had 15 for the Beavers (14-11, 6-8), who fell to 0-7 on the road in the Pac-10.
Stoudamire broke Jason Gardner’s school record of eight 3s.
Oregon State (14-11, 6-8) –Dewitz 7-15 0-1 16, Lucas 6-15 3-4 15, Jeffers 0-0 0-2 0, Hurd 1-4 0-0 2, Nash 3-4 1-3 7, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Remmers 0-2 0-0 0, Fontenet 6-11 0-0 16, Stephens 2-5 0-0 5, Cuic 2-8 2-2 7, Potter 1-1 0-0 2, Hooks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-67 6-12 70. Arizona (23-4, 13-2) –Adams 6-12 0-0 13, Radenovic 4-8 0-0 10, Frye 4-9 7-9 15, Shakur 1-4 1-2 3, Stoudamire 10-16 2-2 31, Fox 0-2 0-0 0, McClellan 2-2 0-0 4, Dillon 0-3 0-0 0, Rodgers 0-4 0-0 0, Verdejo 3-5 0-0 7, Brase 2-3 0-2 4, Brielmaier 0-0 0-0 0, Walters 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 34-71 10-15 91.
Halftime–Arizona 45, Oregon State 33. 3-point goals–Oregon State 8-15 (Fontenet 4-4, Dewitz 2-3, Cuic 1-3, Stephens 1-3, Jones 0-1, Remmers 0-1), Arizona 13-27 (Stoudamire 9-14, Radenovic 2-3, Adams 1-2, Verdejo 1-2, Dillon 0-2, Rodgers 0-4). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Oregon State 37 (Lucas 8), Arizona 44 (Frye 11). Assists–Oregon State 13 (Fontenet 5), Arizona 19 (Shakur 5). Total fouls–Oregon State 11, Arizona 9. A–14,592.