Arizona Hangs On to Defeat Oregon

Jason Terry scored a career-high 37 points Thursday night as ninth-ranked Arizona held off Oregon for an 85-83 victory at Eugene, Ore., in another close game for both teams.

Arizona, 13-2 overall and 5-1 in the Pacific 10 Conference, had an 84-83 lead, but a long three-point shot by Terry rattled out with about 30 seconds left, giving the Ducks a chance to take the lead.

With the clock winding down, Frederick Jones drove the lane and was fouled on a wild jumper. He missed both free throws, however, and Arizona’s Richard Jefferson was fouled with 2.6 seconds left. He made one of two.

After a timeout, the Ducks’ A.D. Smith flung a baseball pass to midcourt, but the ball was tipped and time ran out before Oregon could get off a desperation shot.

It was the fourth consecutive close game for Arizona. The Wildcats beat Washington on a last-second tip-in Jan. 9. Last week, Arizona beat Arizona State, 74-73, before losing at New Mexico, 79-78, at the buzzer.

It was also the fourth narrow loss for Oregon (10-6, 2-5) in the last two weeks.

No. 3 Stanford 94, Washington State 45--Mark Madsen, Tim Young and David Moseley scored 15 points apiece as the Cardinal (16-2, 6-0) overpowered the Cougars (8-9, 2-4) for its 12th consecutive victory in a Pac-10 game at Palo Alto.

Arthur Lee added 12 points and Kris Weems had 11 for Stanford, which held the Cougars to a season-low point total.

Jarron Collins had 13 rebounds to lead the Cardinal, which outrebounded Washington State, 40-23.

No. 5 Cincinnati 81, No. 24 Louisville 55--Pete Mickeal had 18 points and the Bearcats (17-1, 5-1) enjoyed a 44-19 rebounding edge over the Cardinals (10-4, 5-1) in a Conference USA rout at Louisville.

No. 10 North Carolina 71, Virginia 47--Brendan Haywood had 12 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels (16-4, 4-2) over the Cavaliers (10-9, 1-6) in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Chapel Hill, N.C.

No. 11 Michigan State 80, No. 14 Iowa 65--Reserve Morris Peterson scored 19 points to lead the Spartans (13-3, 4-2) over the Hawkeyes (15-4, 4-1) in a battle for the Big Ten lead at East Lansing, Mich.

No. 20 Syracuse 90, Boston College 51--Etan Thomas scored 14 points and blocked six shots as the Orangemen (13-5, 5-4) routed the Eagles (3-13, 0-8) in a Big East game at Syracuse, N.Y.

No. 21 Texas Christian 114, Air Force 87--Lee Nailon had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Ryan Carroll added 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Horned Frogs (15-3, 3-1) over the Falcons (8-7, 3-1) in a Western Athletic Conference game at Fort Worth, Texas.

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Todd MacCulloch scored 31 points and took down 17 rebounds to lead Washington (10-6, 3-3) to an 87-73 Pac-10 victory over California (11-5, 2-4) at Oakland.