Arizona edges ASU to finish alone in first

Salim Stoudamire hit a double-pump 14-footer with six-tenths of a second to play Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., to give 11th-ranked Arizona a 70-68 victory over Arizona State and the outright Pacific-10 Conference regular-season title.

Arizona coach Lute Olson earned his 305th conference victory to break the Pac-10 record of 304 held by John Wooden.

“It means I’ve been here a long time, I guess,” Olson said. “Whatever you accomplish with the numbers, I mean, I haven’t won a game. That’s the whole thing you have to remember. There have been a lot of guys who have put blood, sweat and tears into this thing happening.”

The Wildcats (25-5, 15-3) won their 11th conference title and ninth outright after No. 10 Washington lost at Stanford earlier in the day, but Arizona’s 20th victory in its last 21 meetings with Arizona State was a thriller.

The Sun Devils (18-12, 7-11) rallied from 18 down in the first half to pull within one at the break, and from 15 in the second half to take the lead.

Stoudamire scored 22, but just four in the second half. His game-winning shot was his only field goal after halftime. Replays showed he may have shuffled his feet on the play, but there was no whistle. Kevin Kruger’s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer was far short.

Hassan Adams scored all 15 of his points in the second half for Arizona.

Ike Diogu, the Pac-10 scoring and rebound leader, scored 25 points and played the last 11 1/2 minutes with four fouls. Steve Moore added 16 points. Jason Braxton had nine points, seven assists and nine rebounds in his final home game for ASU.

Arizona 70, Arizona State 70

Arizona (25-5, 15-3)–Radenovic 2-8 2-2 7, Frye 3-11 4-6 10, Shakur 6-10 1-2 14, Stoudamire 6-13 7-8 22, Adams 7-12 1-2 15, McClellan 0-1 0-0 0, Rodgers 1-2 0-0 2, Verdejo 0-1 0-0 0, Walters 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 15-20 70.

Arizona State (18-12, 7-11)–Diogu 8-13 7-8 25, Angounou 0-5 0-1 0, Braxton 4-6 1-1 9, Kruger 2-14 2-2 8, Moore 6-14 1-5 16, Morill 3-4 0-1 6, Krueger 1-5 0-0 2, Austin 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 0-1 2-2 2, Fameni 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 13-20 68.

Halftime—Arizona 37, Arizona State 36. 3-point goals—Arizona 5-16 (Stoudamire 3-7, Shakur 1-1, Radenovic 1-3, Adams 0-1, Rodgers 0-1, Verdejo 0-1, Frye 0-2), Arizona State 7-26 (Moore 3-9, Diogu 2-3, Kruger 2-11, Krueger 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Arizona 43 (Frye 9), Arizona State 37 (Braxton 9). Assists—Arizona 12 (Shakur 4), Arizona State 14 (Braxton 7). Total fouls—Arizona 19, Arizona State 17. A—14,141.

UCLA 73, Oregon 61

Freshman Josh Shipp matched his career high with 20 points, Michael Fey had 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the Bruins (18-9, 11-7) beat the Ducks (14-13, 6-12) in Los Angeles.

The Bruins finished tied for third in the Pac-10 with Stanford, but will be seeded fourth in the conference tournament since they were swept by the Cardinal. UCLA faces face fifth-seeded Oregon State in a first-round game Thursday at Staples Center.

The Bruins (18-9, 11-7 Pac-10) haven’t played in the NCAA tournament since 2002. Sixty of the last 61 Pac-10 teams to finish the season with at least 11 wins against conference opponents were selected.

By losing, Oregon (14-13, 6-12) failed to qualify for the eight-team conference tournament. The youthful Ducks, who started 9-1 before losing 12 of their last 17, have five freshmen, six sophomores and two juniors on their roster.

Oregon’s Aaron Brooks scored 18.

Oregon (14-13, 6-12)–Platt 1-2 0-2 2, Brooks 6-14 4-5 18, Hairston 3-8 2-5 9, Kent 2-4 0-2 4, Taylor 3-9 2-2 10, Maa.Leunen 0-3 0-0 0, Lincoln 0-1 0-0 0, Oguchi 4-11 2-2 12, Zahn 0-0 0-0 0, Schafer 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 22-57 10-18 61.

UCLA (18-9, 11-7)–Thompson 3-10 3-4 10, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Morrison 2-6 0-0 5, Afflalo 5-9 0-0 11, Farmar 2-5 6-6 10, Shipp 8-10 4-7 20, Hollins 1-3 0-0 2, McKinney 0-0 0-0 0, Fey 6-7 3-3 15. Totals 27-50 16-20 73.

Halftime—UCLA 38, Oregon 28. 3-point goals—Oregon 7-22 (Oguchi 2-5, Taylor 2-6, Brooks 2-7, Hairston 1-2, Lincoln 0-1, Maa.Leunen 0-1), UCLA 3-14 (Afflalo 1-3, Thompson 1-3, Morrison 1-5, Shipp 0-1, Farmar 0-2). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oregon 22 (Kent 8), UCLA 42 (Thompson 12). Assists—Oregon 9 (Brooks 5), UCLA 14 (Farmar 5). Total fouls—Oregon 18, UCLA 18. A—11,789.

USC 78, Oregon St. 68

Errick Craven had a career-high 30 points in his last college game and the Trojans (12-17, 5-13) ended their season with a win over the Beavers (16-13, 8-10) in Los Angeles.

The Beavers, who by tip-off were already locked into the No. 5 seed for next week’s Pac-10 tourney, finished the regular season with their highest win total since winning 22 games in 1989-99, but also finished with a 0-9 road record in conference play.

USC did not qualify for the Pac-10 tournament for the first time in the eight seasons it has been held.

USC never led in the first half but finished with a 17-6 run to tie the game at 34 at the break. The Trojans then went on a 22-10 scoring spurt over the first 8 minutes of the second half.

Oregon State (16-13, 8-10) –Dewitz 6-13 0-0 15, Lucas 10-14 1-4 21, Jeffers 1-3 0-0 2, Hurd 0-0 0-0 0, Stephens 3-12 3-3 11, Hughes 0-0 1-2 1, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Remmers 0-1 0-0 0, Fontenet 3-7 1-2 9, Cuic 2-6 2-3 7, Nash 0-3 2-2 2, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Hooks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 10-16 68. Southern California (12-17, 5-13) –Curtis 2-8 0-0 4, McMillan 5-7 10-17 20, O’Neil 6-11 0-0 13, Moore 0-2 0-0 0, D.Craven 3-12 1-2 7, Young 0-4 0-0 0, L.Stewart 2-5 0-0 4, Guenther Jr. 0-4 0-2 0, Penrose 0-0 0-0 0, Shackleford 0-2 0-0 0, E.Craven 12-19 2-2 30, Chang 0-1 0-0 0, Pruitt 0-2 0-0 0, Gaudino 0-0 0-0 0, Doucette 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-77 13-23 78.

Halftime—Oregon State 34, USC 34. 3-point goals—Oregon State 8-25 (Dewitz 3-6, Fontenet 2-5, Stephens 2-8, Cuic 1-4, Nash 0-1, Remmers 0-1), USC 5-23 (E.Craven 4-5, O’Neil 1-3, Moore 0-1, D.Craven 0-2, Pruitt 0-2, Shackleford 0-2, Young 0-2, Curtis 0-3, L.Stewart 0-3). Fouled out—None. Rebounds—Oregon State 35 (Dewitz 9), USC 51 (McMillan 12). Assists—Oregon State 16 (Fontenet 5), USC 10 (E.Craven 3). Total fouls—Oregon State 17, USC 16. A—2,755.