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Beavers break road skid against Bears

Oregon State's Kyle Jeffers reacts after being called for a foul against California – one of the few frustrating moments in the Beavers' 72-64 win. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Oregon State's Kyle Jeffers reacts after being called for a foul against California – one of the few frustrating moments in the Beavers' 72-64 win. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

Nick DeWitz scored 18 points and Marcel Jones had 13 points and 11 rebounds, helping Oregon State snap a 14-game road losing streak in the Pac-10 with a 72-64 win over first-place California on Saturday in Berkeley, Calif.

Sasa Cuic added 16 points for the Beavers (8-6, 1-2), who had lost their first five games away from Gill Coliseum this season before defeating the Bears.

California (9-4, 3-1), which was coming off road wins against USC and UCLA last week, got 19 points and eight rebounds from Leon Powe but never did find an offensive rhythm against Oregon State’s tight zone defense.

The Bears trailed by as many as 14 and managed just two baskets during a critical 7-minute stretch late in the second half when the Beavers put the game away.

The loss drops California into a first-place tie with Arizona and UCLA in the Pac-10.

After California pulled within 53-46 on Powe’s steal and driving dunk with 8:42 to play, Oregon State put the game away with a 12-3 run over the next 3 minutes.

Jones had six points in the run while DeWitz’s 6-foot jumper with 3:56 left gave the Beavers their biggest lead of the game at 63-49.

The Bears made one final run at Oregon State, closing to 68-62 on Ayinde Ubaka’s 3-pointer with 29 seconds remaining, but Chris Stephens sank four free throws in the next 17 seconds to secure the win for the Beavers. Stephens finished with 13 points.

(17) UCLA 61, Arizona State 60

Jordan Farmar scored on a drive down the lane with 3.6 seconds left to give the Bruins a win over the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz. Bryson Krueger’s 3-pointer had given the Sun Devils a 60-59 lead with 12 seconds to go. UCLA got the ball to Farmar, who found an open lane to the hoop for the score. Kevin Kruger missed a desperation shot from midcourt at the buzzer.

(21) Arizona 74, Southern Cal 63

Mustafa Shakur had 17 points and Hassan Adams added 16, and the Wildcats pulled away in the second half for a victory over the Trojans in Tucson, Ariz. Gabe Pruitt made five 3-pointers and had 19 points for USC, which hasn’t won in Tucson in 21 games since Jan. 17, 1985.

Stanford 64, Oregon 62

Matt Haryasz scored six of his 16 points in the final 3:57 and the Cardinal dealt the Ducks their 11th straight defeat in the Bay Area at Stanford, Calif. The 6-foot-11 Haryasz, the Cardinal’s leading scorer and rebounder, returned after missing Thursday’s win over Oregon State with a sprained left ankle but didn’t start.