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Top 25 Capsules: Ionescu, Hebard lead No. 8 Oregon women past Arizona 62-44

Oregon’s Sabrina Ionescu celebrates the first of her four 3-pointers against Arizona during an NCAA college basketball game in Eugene, Ore., Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. (Brian Davies / Register-Guard via AP)
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EUGENE, Ore. – Sabrina Ionescu had 22 points and 11 rebounds as No. 8 Oregon pulled away in the second half to a 62-44 victory over Arizona on Friday night.

Ruthy Hebard added 14 points for the Ducks (16-2, 5-0 Pac-12), who won their eighth consecutive game. Ionescu’s double-double was her eighth of the season.

Sam Thomas had 14 points to lead the Wildcats (4-12, 0-5). Kat Wright added 12 points and Jalea Bennett had 10.

No. 14 UCLA 81, Utah 74

SALT LAKE CITY – Michaela Onyenwere and Jordin Canada scored 20 points each to lead UCLA.

Clinging to a 67-66 lead in the fourth quarter, UCLA (12-4, 3-2 Pac-12) got a layup from Canada to spark a 5-0 spurt and hung on from the free-throw line over the final 4 minutes to seal it. The Bruins shot just 36 percent from the field but controlled the glass 46-36, including a 20-7 edge in offensive rebounds.

Onyenwere also had 11 rebounds to get her first career double-double and Canada dished out eight assists.

Megan Huff led Utah (12-4, 3-2) with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 22 Oregon State 57, No. 18 Arizona State 54

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Marie Gulich scored the last three points and Mikayla Pivec got a hand on a potential game-tying shot as Oregon State snapped Arizona State’s six-game winning streak.

Gulich scored a game-high 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting for Oregon State (12-4, 3-2). Her left-handed drive on three defenders with 40 seconds left in the game gave the Beavers a 56-54 lead. She made one of two free throws with 17 seconds to go.

Robbi Ryan had 19 points to lead the Sun Devils (13-4, 4-1).

No. 24 California 69, Washington 60

BERKELEY, Calif. – Kristine Anigwe had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Penina Davidson added 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting with nine boards to help California hold off Washington.

Anigwe and Davidson combined to make 20 of 28 shots from the floor (71 percent), but the rest of the Golden Bears shot just 23.5 percent (8 of 34). Asha Thomas added 14 points and eight assists, while Mikayla Cowling scored two points on 1-of-7 shooting, but added 11 assists, six rebounds and three steals.

Amber Melgoza led the Huskies (6-10, 0-5) with 15 points and six assists, but she made just five of 18 shots from the floor as Washington connected on 21 of 61 attempts (34 percent). Hannah Johnson and Mai-Loni Henson each scored 13, with Johnson adding 11 rebounds. The Huskies are still looking for their first Pac-12 win under new coach Jody Wynn.