Huskies beat Trojans, 84-59

Tre Simmons scored 22 points and No. 12 Washington defeated Southern California 84-59 Thursday night at Los Angeles for its ninth consecutive victory.

The Huskies (13-1, 3-0 Pac-10) are off to their best start in 29 years. The last Washington team with a longer winning streak was the 1982 squad that won 10 in a row.

The Trojans (7-7) have yet to win a Pac-10 game under interim coach Jim Saia, getting swept on the road at Oregon last week. The 0-3 mark is their worst conference start since they began 0-4 in 1991, but still made the NCAA tournament.

Freshman Nick Young scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead the Trojans.

Washington raced to a 10-0 lead as the Trojans went 5 1/2 minutes before scoring. The Huskies scored 20 points off USC’s 17 first-half turnovers and they were 14-0 in second-chance baskets.

USC trailed by 18 points three times in the first half and was down 36-19 at the break.

The Huskies dominated the start of the second half with a 10-3 run to take a 46-22 lead. USC answered with a 14-3 spurt, including five points by Young, but it barely put a dent in the Trojans’ deficit as they trailed 49-34.

USC never made any kind of run in the second half, when the deficit was 20 points most of the way.

Washington’s Mike Jensen was in foul trouble most of the second half, but still finished with 14 points. Bobby Jones fouled out with 5:41 to play after scoring eight points.

The Huskies have won four of their last five against USC after losing seven in a row.

USC fell to 1-6 when they score less than 70 points. They are 5-5 since Saia took over a month ago after Henry Bibby was fired.

The Trojans are still without guard Errick Craven, who has a sprained right ankle.

(12) Washington 84, USC 59

Washington (13-1)–Jones 2-7 4-4 8, Jensen 6-10 2-2 14, Simmons 8-13 2-2 22, Robinson 2-9 3-4 8, Conroy 3-6 0-1 7, Smith 1-5 0-0 2, Roy 4-8 2-2 10, Rollins 2-2 3-4 7, Burmeister 0-1 0-0 0, Gasser 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 3-6 0-0 6, Potter 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-68 16-19 84.

Southern California (7-7)–Young 7-17 3-7 20, McMillan 0-1 0-1 0, O’Neil 0-4 1-2 1, Stewart 4-8 1-2 10, Pruitt 3-10 1-2 7, Curtis 2-2 3-5 7, Guenther 1-4 3-4 5, Penrose 0-1 0-0 0, Moore 1-1 0-0 2, Craven 3-6 1-9 7, Gaudino 0-0 0-0 0, Doucette 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 13-32 59.

Halftime—Washington 36-19. 3-Point goals—Washington 6-18 (Simmons 4-5, Conroy 1-2, Robinson 1-4, Burmeister 0-1, Jensen 0-2, Smith 0-4), Southern California 4-19 (Young 3-7, Stewart 1-4, Penrose 0-1, Craven 0-1, O’Neil 0-2, Pruitt 0-4). Fouled out—Jones. Rebounds—Washington 45 (Simmons 7), Southern California 33 (Young 7). Assists—Washington 22 (Robinson 7), Southern California 10 (Craven 4). Total fouls—Washington 25, Southern California 14. A—2,633.

Arizona State 81, Stanford 69

At Stanford, Calif., Ike Diogu scored 28 points and had 15 rebounds to lead the Sun Devils over the Cardinal, who are off to its worst start in conference play in 20 years.

The Cardinal (6-7, 0-3), who are struggling under first-year coach Trent Johnson, also had their 18-game home winning streak and 13-game string over Arizona State snapped.

Steve Moore added 19 points for the Sun Devils (12-2, 1-1), who beat Stanford for the first time in nearly seven years. Diogu, the nation’s sixth-leading scorer, recorded his eighth double-double in the past 11 games. He has reached double figures in scoring in all 73 games he’s played.

Dan Grunfeld scored 24 points and Matt Haryasz added 12 lead the short-handed Cardinal.

Arizona State (12-2)–Krueger 1-5 1-1 3, Angounou 4-10 0-4 8, Diogu 10-16 7-11 28, Braxton 3-5 2-2 8, Moore 7-12 2-3 19, Morill 3-3 2-2 8, Kruger 1-1 4-4 7, Austin 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Fameni 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-55 18-27 81.

Stanford (6-7)–Robinson 4-14 2-2 10, Haryasz 5-12 2-2 12, Little 1-6 3-3 5, Grunfeld 11-23 1-2 24, Haas 2-3 1-2 6, Finger 0-2 0-0 0, Washington 2-5 2-2 6, Prowitt 2-4 2-4 6. Totals 27-69 13-17 69.

Halftime—Arizona State 39-31. 3-point goals—Arizona State 5-14 (Moore 3-6, Kruger 1-1, Diogu 1-3, Braxton 0-1, Krueger 0-3), Stanford 2-9 (Haas 1-1, Grunfeld 1-4, Robinson 0-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Arizona State 34 (Diogu 15), Stanford 40 (Haryasz 9). Assists—Arizona State 17 (Braxton 7), Stanford 11 (Haas 5). Total fouls—Arizona State 14, Stanford 21. A—5,988.

(13) Arizona 87, California 67

At Berkeley, Calif., Channing Frye had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the No. 13 Wildcats to their ninth straight victory, over the Bears.

It was the Wildcats’ first road game in 19 days.

Hassan Adams added 16 points and Ivan Radenovic had 14 points and seven rebounds for Arizona.

Mustafa Shakur and Chris Rodgers each had 10 points for Arizona, which beat the Bears (8-5, 1-2) for the 11th time in the last 12 meetings.

Arizona led for most of the game, but couldn’t shake California until putting together an 18-4 run early in the second half.

Frye sparked the spurt with seven points, including a short hook to cap it and give the Wildcats a 56-44 lead.

Arizona had not played away from Tucson since a 48-43 win over Marquette on Dec. 18.

The Wildcats, who last season had just their fourth losing road record in the Pac-10 under coach Lute Olson, play three of their next five conference games away from home.

Arizona (12-2)–Adams 6-8 2-2 16, Radenovic 5-9 4-6 14, Frye 8-12 3-4 20, Shakur 3-10 2-2 10, Stoudamire 1-1 4-4 6, Fox 1-3 1-2 3, McClellan 1-3 0-0 2, Dillon 0-0 1-2 1, Rodgers 4-9 0-0 10, Muhlbach 0-1 0-0 0, Verdejo 1-1 0-0 3, Brase 0-0 0-0 0, Brielmaier 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 31-58 17-22 87.

California (8-5)–Benson 5-10 3-4 13, Kately 0-3 0-0 0, Hardin 4-6 0-2 8, Midgley 5-13 2-3 14, Smith 1-6 3-4 6, McGuire 6-7 0-0 12, Panawek 0-1 0-0 0, Vierneisel 2-4 0-0 4, Langford 2-3 0-0 4, Pribble 1-1 0-0 3, Paris 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 27-58 9-15 67.

Halftime—Arizona 38-34. 3-Point goals—Arizona 8-20 (Adams 2-3, Shakur 2-6, Rodgers 2-7, Frye 1-1, Verdejo 1-1, Radenovic 0-1, McClellan 0-1), California 4-14 (Midgley 2-7, Pribble 1-1, Smith 1-2, Kately 0-1, Panawek 0-1, Vierneisel 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Arizona 35 (Frye 8), California 28 (McGuire 5). Assists—Arizona 19 (Shakur 7), California 18 (Midgley 5). Total fouls—Arizona 18, California 22. A—9,350.