Grunfeld scores 29 as Stanford upsets Arizona

Stanford desperately needed to save face. Oh, what a time to do it.

Dan Grunfeld scored six straight points during a decisive second-half run and finished with a career-high 29, and Stanford snapped No. 13 Arizona’s nine-game winning streak with an 87-76 victory Saturday.

Chris Hernandez, the Cardinal’s starting point guard, returned to the lineup after missing Thursday night’s game against Arizona State with back spasms. He scored 23 in his team’s best showing yet under first-year coach Trent Johnson.

Hernandez got cleared to play only an 11/2 hours before tipoff. Johnson was hesitant to use his star player, but gave in once doctors said it was OK.

“I didn’t want to get in a fist fight with Chris right now,” Johnson said before heading to the airport to go recruiting. “He showed a lot of character. Chris is Chris.”

Rob Little had 16 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out with 1:07 left, helping the Cardinal avoid their worst start in Pac-10 play since losing their first six conference games in the 1983-84 season.

“We need all the confidence we can get,” Little said. “We’ll take a win however we can get it. Right now we’re 7-7. We’ve got a long way to go. This isn’t a big party for us.”

Stanford 87, Arizona 76

Arizona (12-3, 2-1)–Adams 8-19 2-3 19, Radenovic 5-13 1-2 12, Frye 8-16 4-5 20, Shakur 2-9 2-2 8, Stoudamire 4-9 3-4 14, Fox 0-1 0-0 0, McClellan 0-1 0-0 0, Dillon 0-0 0-0 0, Rodgers 1-5 0-0 3. Totals 28-73 12-16 76.

Stanford (7-7, 1-3)–Robinson 4-9 1-2 9, Haryasz 2-6 0-0 4, Little 7-10 2-3 16, Hernandez 7-12 6-8 23, Grunfeld 10-12 6-7 29, Finger 0-0 0-0 0, Haas 1-4 2-2 4, Washington 0-1 0-0 0, Prowitt 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 32-55 17-22 87.

Halftime—Stanford 39-36. 3-Point goals—Arizona 8-19 (Stoudamire 3-6, Shakur 2-4, Radenovic 1-2, Adams 1-3, Rodgers 1-3, Frye 0-1), Stanford 6-10 (Grunfeld 3-3, Hernandez 3-5, Haas 0-2). Fouled out—Little. Rebounds—Arizona 42 (Frye 13), Stanford 32 (Little 12). Assists—Arizona 17 (Shakur 4), Stanford 16 (Haas 5). Total fouls—Arizona 20, Stanford 15. A—7,233.

Arizona St. 79, California 70

Ike Diogu had 25 points and seven rebounds, as the Sun Devils (13-2, 2-1) beat the Golden Bears (8-6, 1-3) in Berkeley, Calif.

Diogu, the Pac-10’s leading scorer and rebounder, had his sixth straight 20-point game for the Sun Devils, who finished strong in their first sweep of the conference’s Bay Area road trip in 20 years. Arizona State snapped its 13-game losing streak against Stanford on Thursday night.

Steve Moore scored 18 points for the Sun Devils, who trailed at halftime but took the lead for good with a 12-0 run in three minutes midway through the second half.

Arizona State (13-2, 2-1)–Krueger 2-3 0-0 5, Angounou 3-6 0-0 6, Diogu 9-16 7-10 25, Braxton 2-4 0-0 4, Moore 6-15 4-4 18, Morill 0-1 0-0 0, Pierce 1-1 0-2 3, Kruger 4-9 2-2 11, Austin 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 30-61 13-18 79.

California (8-6, 1-3)–Vierneisel 2-7 0-0 4, Langford 2-6 2-3 6, Paris 3-7 2-2 8, Smith 5-11 1-2 12, Kately 5-11 0-0 11, Benson 6-11 3-3 15, McGuire 4-7 2-3 10, Midgley 0-1 0-0 0, Hardin 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 29-65 10-13 70.

Halftime—California 33-32. 3-Point goals—Arizona St. 6-18 (Moore 2-8, Kruger 1-5, Diogu 0-2, Jackson 1-1, Krueger 1-1, Pierce 1-1), California 2-11 (Kately 1-4, Smith 1-3, Vierneisel 0-3, Midgley 0-1). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Arizona St. 35 (Diogu, Angounou 7), California 36 (Benson 8). Assists—Arizona St. 18 (Jackson 4), California 14 (Smith 7). Total fouls—Arizona St. 17, California 17. A—8,136.

Oregon 73, Oregon St. 64

Aaron Brooks scored 24 points to lead Oregon past Oregon State in Eugene, Ore., in the first game of the Civil War series this season.

Brooks had 15 points in the second half to help the Ducks lead by as many as 15 points. He was 9 for 15 from the field with three 3-pointers.

Oregon State (10-4, 2-1)–Hurd 0-1 0-0 0, Lucas 5-9 5-6 15, Cuic 3-5 0-0 8, Fontenet 3-10, 6-6, 13, Nash 1-6 1-2 3, Jones 1-1 0-0 3, DeWitz 5-9 1-3 13, Hanchett 2-4 2-2 6, Stephens 1-8 0-0 3, Hooks 0-0 0-0 0, Jeffers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 15-19 64.

Oregon (10-2, 2-1)–Hairston 4-12 0-0 9, Platt 2-3 0-0 4, Crosswhite 3-5 5-6 11, Brooks 9-15 3-5 24, Taylor 2-4 4-5 8, Kent 3-8 2-2 9, Leunen 3-8 2-2 9, Love 0-0 0-0 0, Lincoln 0-3 0-0 0, Zahn 0-0 0-0 0, Schafer 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-56 16-22 73.

Halftime—Oregon 38, Oregon State 29. 3-Point goals—Oregon 5-16 (Hairston 1-3, Brooks 3-5, Taylor 0-2, Kent 0-1, Leunen 1-3, Lincoln 0-2. Oregon State 7-18 (Cuic 2-2, Fontenet 1-8, Nash 0-1, Jones 1-1, DeWitz 2-2, Stephens 1-4). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oregon 44 (Crosswhite 9). Oregon State 20 (Lucas 7). Assists—Oregon 11 (Brooks 3). Oregon State 12 (Fontenet 7). A—9,087.