Bears Deal a Blow to Huskies

Geno Carlisle and Thomas Kilgore combined for 41 points as California used a decisive second-half surge to defeat Washington, 84-67, Saturday at Oakland.

Cal, 11-12 over all and 7-7 in the Pac-10, has won nine of its last 11 home games against Washington (15-9, 8-7).

The Huskies, fighting for an NCAA tournament bid, lost their second in a row and are only 3-6 since an overtime victory over Cal on Jan. 22.

Trailing, 54-53, after Washington’s Todd MacCulloch scored on a drive with 9:40 to play, the Bears outscored the Huskies, 16-2, over the next five minutes to take control.

Sean Lampley’s basket with 4:24 left put Cal ahead, 69-56. After the Huskies closed to within 72-64 on Thalo Green’s drive with 2:33 to play, the Bears put it away with a flourish, scoring 10 points in the final minute on a flurry of fast breaks.

Carlisle scored a game-high 23 points, and Kilgore added 18. MacCulloch topped Washington with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

No. 3 Arizona 81, Oregon 66--Mike Bibby scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half and Arizona bounced back from Thursday night’s near-loss to roll past Oregon at Eugene, Ore.

Miles Simon added 20 points and five assists as the Wildcats (24-3, 14-0) held Oregon without a basket for nearly six minutes during a key stretch of the second half and cruised to their 17th consecutive victory, the nation’s longest winning streak.

On Thursday, the Wildcats avoided their first conference loss of the season by beating Oregon State, 71-70, on Simon’s running jump shot at the buzzer.

Terik Brown led five Oregon players in double figures with 15 points. A.D. Smith added 14 points for the Ducks (12-12, 7-8), and Henry Madden and Jamar Curry, playing in their final home game, had 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Arizona State 70, Oregon State 63--Jeremy Veal scored 19 points to lead the Sun Devils at Corvallis, Ore.

Arizona State (17-10, 6-7) recovered from a five-point halftime deficit with a 17-7 run to open the second quarter.

The Wildcats regained the lead for good when Mike Batiste made a three-point basket with 15:48 remaining.

Jerome Vaden scored three of his team-high 19 points for Oregon State (12-15, 2-12) with 2:03 remaining to cut the deficit to 61-57.

Defensive breakdowns then allowed transition dunks from Batiste and Jason Patton in the final minute to seal the victory for Arizona State.

Veal’s 19-point performance broke his streak of seven consecutive 20-point games. Bastiste also scored 17 points, and added 10 rebounds. Bobby Lazor added 14 for the Wildcats.

Oregon State’s J.B. Bickerstaff recorded a career-high 12 rebounds.

Oregon State’s leading scorer, Corey Benjamin was sidelined because of an abdominal strain suffered against Washington State a week ago.

No. 10 Stanford 72, Washington State 56--Ryan Mendez scored 15 points, including five three-pointers, as the Cardinal won at Palo Alto.

Stanford built its lead to as many as 18 points in the first half, then struggled in the second as the Cougars came to within 49-43 midway through the half.

Arthur Lee had 14 points for the Cardinal (23-3, 12-2), and Mark Madsen added 13 points and seven rebounds.

Chris Crosby had 14 points and six rebounds for the Cougars (9-17, 2-13), who have lost 10 of 11. It was Washington State’s final road game of the season.