Wildcats survive Cardinal
Ivan Radenovic scored six of his career-high 37 points in the final 2 minutes of overtime, and Arizona blew a big lead before wrapping its 20th straight 20-win season with a 85-80 victory over Stanford on Saturday at Stanford, Calif.
Radenovic scored 16 points in the first half as Arizona (20-9, 11-7 Pac-10) built a 20-point lead. Radenovic tried to hold off Stanford (18-11, 10-8), scoring all nine Wildcats points in a nearly 8-minute stretch late in the second half.
Kenny Brown provided a big spark for Stanford after starting point guard Mitch Johnson was unable to play in the second half because of food poisoning. Brown scored 17 points after halftime, including a game-tying 3-pointer from the corner with 6.1 seconds to go in regulation.
But the Cardinal could never get the lead in overtime, with their best chance coming when Brook Lopez made only 1 of 2 foul shots with Stanford down by one with 1:53 to go.
Radenovic answered with a basket inside to put Arizona up 80-78. He then added four free throws down the stretch to ice the game for the Wildcats.
Lopez scored 21 points and Lawrence Hill added 20 for Stanford, which will be the sixth seed in the conference tournament. But the Cardinal figure to be a good bet to make the NCAA tournament based on their winning record in the Pac-10 and five wins against ranked opponents.
(17) Oregon 70, Oregon State 49: At Eugene, Ore., Aaron Brooks scored 18 points to help the Ducks beat the Beavers.
“The game was exactly what I thought it would be,” said Brooks, a four-year starter. “It meant a lot and it felt great to give the fans something to cheer about this year.”
Brooks, the Pac-10’s leading scorer, made his final claim for conference player of the year.
He went 4 for 6 from the 3-point line and 6 for 13 from the field overall.
Bryce Taylor scored 22 points and Maarty Leunen also had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Oregon.
Marcel Jones had 13 points for Oregon State, which made only eight shots in the first half and trailed 33-17 at the break.
Arizona State 42, California 41: At Berkeley, Calif., Derek Glasser hit a three-pointer with 13.8 seconds left to give Arizona State its first road win of the season, a victory over the Sun Devils at Haas Pavilion.
Jerren Shipp was the only player in double figures with 11 points for the Sun Devils, who had lost 17 of their last 18 games.
The point total was the lowest for Arizona State since Nov. 27, 1991, in a 69-37 loss to Minnesota.
California worked for a last shot, but Theo Robertson’s 3-pointer went off the rim – the 17th 3-pointer the Bears missed during the game.