Madsen, Stanford On Mark

Mark Madsen was determined to prove what a difference a month, and a healthy leg, can make.

Madsen had a season-high 20 points and 14 rebounds, leading four players in double figures, as No. 2 Stanford won by a double-digit margin for the ninth straight game with an 82-56 victory Saturday over Oregon State at Palo Alto.

David Moseley and Jarron Collins added 14 points each, and Casey Jacobsen had 13, for Stanford (21-1, 10-1 conference), which never trailed and put the game away with a 24-7 run to open the second half. Moseley made four three-point shots.

Deaundra Tanner had 15 points and Brian Jackson scored 14 for the Beavers (10-12, 2-9), who have lost six straight--with four of those losses coming against ranked teams.

Madsen, who had 19 points and 10 rebounds in a 76-61 win over Oregon on Thursday night, struggled in games at Oregon State and Oregon in mid-January.

He totaled just 12 points and 15 rebounds in those games, when he was still trying to get back his rhythm after missing eight games earlier this season with a strained right hamstring.

“In Oregon, I did not play confidently or decisively. I definitely had that in the back of my mind,” Madsen said. “But more than anything, I wanted to be more aggressive going to the glass. That’s my strength, and when I can do that we’re successful.”

Madsen had 13 points and 11 rebounds at the half Saturday.

“He didn’t play very well in the Oregon series up there. I think he remembered that and wanted to redeem himself,” Stanford Coach Mike Montgomery said. “Mark provides such an emotional lift. Any time a guy plays that hard, it makes you feel bad for not doing the same thing.”

Oregon State Coach Eddie Payne said the biggest change for Stanford this season is the offensive spark of Jacobsen, a freshman from Glendora who shot 14 free throws--making 10--after getting fouled on drives to the basket.

“They’re a great team. We played hard and well, but every time we made a mistake they buried a shot,” Payne said. “They can drive the ball at you, and Jacobsen is a big difference there. He’s the reason they’re improved.”

No. 7 Arizona 73, Washington State 50--Freshman Gilbert Arenas matched his season high with 24 points as the Wildcats routed the Cougars at Pullman, Wash., sending Washington State to its 12th straight loss.

Arizona (21-4, 10-1) has won 30 consecutive games over Washington State, the longest winning streak in the nation among conference rivals. The Cougars (5-15, 0-11) have not defeated Arizona since 1986.

No. 24 Oregon 64, California 60--A.D. Smith and Alex Scales had 21 points each as the Ducks (17-5, 8-3) defeated the Golden Bears (14-9, 5-6) at Berkeley.

Arizona State 81, Washington 67--Eddie House scored 18 of his 29 points in the second half as the Sun Devils (14-9, 6-5) erased an eight-point halftime deficit for a victory over the Huskies (8-15, 3-8) at Seattle.