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Ducks come up short in upset bid at Stanford

Associated Press

Matt Haryasz hit a jump shot with 14 seconds left and Oregon missed on three attempts in the final seconds as the Cardinal held on for a 58-56 victory Saturday in Eugene, Ore.

Haryasz finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Chris Hernandez scored 16 and Nick Robinson had 11 for Stanford (16-10, 10-6 Pac-10), which beat the Ducks for the fifth straight time and 17th time in 19 games.

There were nine lead changes or ties in the second half, starting when Oregon pulled even at 31-31 three minutes out of halftime on a jumper by Malik Hairston.

Aaron Brooks followed with a pair of free throws to put the Ducks up 33-31 for their first lead of the game.

Oregon (13-12, 5-11) led by as many as eight points on a few different occasions in the second half, the last a 46-38 lead at 12:01.

Stanford 58, Oregon 56

Stanford (16-10, 10-6)–Robinson 4-10 0-0 11, Little 3-8 0-3 6, Haryasz 6-9 6-6 18, Hernandez 2-13 10-10 16, Washington 2-4 1-2 5, Finger 0-1 0-0 0, Haas 0-2 2-2 2, Prowitt 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-48 19-23 58.

Oregon (13-12, 5-11)–Hairston 5-17 2-4 12, Kent 0-1 0-0 0, Platt 1-1 1-2 3, Brooks 4-13 5-6 14, Taylor 2-9 4-4 8, Leunen 2-3 3-4 8, Lincoln 1-2 0-0 3, Oguchi 1-5 0-0 3, Zahn 0-0 0-0 0, Schafer 2-2 1-3 5. Totals 18-53 16-23 56.

Halftime–Stanford 29, Oregon 27. 3-point goals–Stanford 5-12 (Robinson 3-4, Hernandez 2-7, Haas 0-1), Oregon 4-17 (Leunen 1-1, Lincoln 1-1, Oguchi 1-4, Brooks 1-6, Taylor 0-1, Hairston 0-4). Fouled out–Washington. Rebounds–Stanford 26 (Haryasz 10), Oregon 41 (Hairston 12). Assists–Stanford 6 (Hernandez 3), Oregon 8 (Brooks 3). Total fouls–Stanford 20, Oregon 16. A–9,087.

Oregon State 82, California 63

Nick DeWitz scored 17 of his career-high 28 points in the first half, David Lucas added 20 and the Beavers (16-11, 8-8) beat the Golden Bears (12-14, 5-11) in Corvallis, Ore., clinching their first winning season in 15 years.

The win avenged a 35-point loss at Cal earlier this season.

Sasa Cuic scored 10 points for Oregon State, which went 12-1 this season at Gill Coliseum.

Rod Benson scored 18 points and Richard Midgley had all of his 11 in the first half for the Golden Bears.

The Beavers, who currently sit in fifth place, assured themselves of no worse than an eighth-place finish and a berth in the conference tournament.

California (12-14, 5-11)–Benson 9-15 0-0 18, McGuire 2-7 0-0 4, Paris 4-6 0-0 8, Midgley 5-11 1-3 11, Smith 2-4 0-0 5, Ubaka 0-7 1-2 1, Panawek 0-2 0-0 0, Vierneisel 1-1 0-0 3, Kately 3-7 2-2 8, Langford 0-0 0-0 0, Pribble 1-1 0-0 2, Hardin 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 28-63 5-9 63.

Oregon State (16-11, 8-8)–Dewitz 10-15 1-1 28, Lucas 9-16 2-3 20, Potter 0-1 0-0 0, Remmers 1-4 0-0 3, Nash 2-5 0-0 6, Hughes 0-0 0-0 0, Hurd 1-2 0-0 2, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Fontenet 0-4 0-0 0, Stephens 2-2 0-0 5, Cuic 4-11 1-1 10, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Hooks 2-2 0-0 4, Jeffers 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 33-66 4-5 82.

Halftime–Oregon State 40, Cal 27. 3-point goals–Cal 2-15 (Smith 1-1, Vierneisel 1-1, Kately 0-2, McGuire 0-2, Panawek 0-2, Ubaka 0-3, Midgley 0-4), Oregon State 12-27 (Dewitz 7-9, Nash 2-5, Remmers 1-1, Stephens 1-1, Cuic 1-7, Johnson 0-1, Fontenet 0-3). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Cal 33 (Benson 7), Oregon State 36 (Nash 6). Assists–Cal 10 (Midgley 4), Oregon State 18 (Dewitz, Lucas 4). Total fouls–Cal 12, Oregon State 12. A–9,491.