Oregon cooks up key win at Stanford
Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins pointed to Oregon junior forward Elgin Cook as the primary reason the visiting Ducks came out ahead in an important Pac-12 Conference game Sunday.
Cook scored 21 points and the Ducks beat the Cardinal 73-70 to clinch the third seed and a first-round bye in the upcoming Pac-12 Conference tournament.
Dwayne Benjamin, who had 15 points, made 1 of 2 free throws with 14 seconds remaining to give Oregon the lead and Joseph Young, who also scored 21 points, sank a pair of free throws with three seconds left after a missed Stanford shot.
Cook, who entered the game with a 12.7 scoring average, helped the Ducks win their fourth straight.
“He really stepped up for them,” Dawkins said. “That’s the best I’ve ever seen him play. He was hitting his perimeter shots and creating tough matchups for us.”
Chasson Randle scored 17 points to lead the Cardinal.
The game was tied at 70 heading into the final minute. The teams traded turnovers, with Benjamin stealing the ball and getting fouled with 14 seconds left to play.
“We got some stops there where we needed them,” UO coach Dana Altman said.
California 73, Oregon State 56: Jordan Mathews scored 17 points, Jabari Bird had 14 and the Bears used a big run in the second half to pull away and beat the visiting Beavers.
Malcolm Duvivier had 18 points and eight rebounds for Oregon State.
Colorado 87, Arizona State 81: Askia Booker scored 29 points to lead the Buffaloes past the Sun Devils in Boulder, Colorado.
Shaquielle McKissic had 18 points for the Sun Devils, who fell behind by nine points three times but battled back every time and took a 74-73 lead on Eric Jacobsen’s putback with 3:20 remaining.
| Arizona | 14 | 2 | 26 | 3 |
| Utah | 12 | 4 | 22 | 6 |
| Oregon | 12 | 5 | 22 | 8 |
| UCLA | 10 | 7 | 18 | 12 |
| Stanford | 9 | 7 | 18 | 10 |
| Oregon St. | 8 | 9 | 17 | 12 |
| California | 7 | 9 | 17 | 12 |
| Arizona St. | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 |
| Colorado | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| Washington St. | 6 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| Washington | 4 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
| Southern California | 3 | 14 | 11 | 18 |