No. 2 Stanford Brushes Aside Cal

Casey Jacobsen scored 18 points and Jason Collins had 13 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 Stanford defeated California, 88-56, at Berkeley on Saturday in the 234th meeting between the archrivals.

The Cardinal (23-1, 11-1 in the Pacific 10) defeated the Golden Bears for the ninth consecutive time--Stanford’s longest winning streak in the rivalry’s history.

“That was a thorough and a complete game for us,” Stanford Coach Mike Montgomery said. “Hopefully we can build on that in the final weeks of the season. We thought this game was critical for us.”

Stanford struggled to put away its opponents in recent weeks, but the Cardinal silenced a hostile crowd with methodical, efficient play on both ends--including 62% shooting and a 41-21 rebounding edge.

The Bears (17-7, 8-4), in fourth place in the conference, began the game with high hopes of finally catching Stanford but they quickly evaporated.

Collins and his twin brother Jarron combined for 25 points and 16 rebounds, with Jason dominating the first half and Jarron the second.

“If you want a statistic, try this: They’re probably the only team in the country that hasn’t lost a road game this year,” Cal Coach Ben Braun said. “If that’s not a sign of toughness, I don’t know what is.”

Sean Lampley, the Bears’ leading scorer and rebounder, missed seven of his first nine shots and finished with 15 points.

Stanford reserve Curtis Borchardt, who was injured two weeks ago in a victory over USC, will be out the rest of the season because of a broken right foot.

Oregon 85, Washington 73--Luke Jackson had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists at Seattle as the Ducks sent the Huskies to their fifth consecutive loss.

Leading the Pac-10 in three-point baskets, the Ducks (13-10, 4-9) made only one in the first half, but connected on five during a 23-10 run in the second half to secure the victory.

Frederick Jones scored 22 points and Bryan Bracey had 16 for the Ducks.

Freshman C.J. Massingale scored 18 points, with Will Perkins adding 17 for Washington (9-16, 3-10).

Washington State 57, Oregon State 53--Framecio Little scored 16 points, including three free throws in the final 30 seconds, to lead the Cougars at Pullman, Wash.

Washington State (11-12, 4-9) freshman Marcus Moore provided the game-winning points on a drive with 1:03 to play. Little and junior center J Locklier secured the victory by converting four free throw attempts.

Heide led Oregon State (9-16, 3-10), scoring 18 points and collecting 10 rebounds.

The victory gave Washington State its first back-to-back conference wins since defeating Oregon and Oregon State in January 1997.