Arizona Rallies to Win in Overtime

Ivan Radenovic made two free throws with nine seconds left Thursday night to lift No. 9 Arizona to a 57-56 overtime victory over Washington State.

Derrick Low’s three-point shot for Washington State rimmed out in the closing seconds and Radenovic rebounded for the Wildcats, 24-4 overall and 14-2 in the Pacific 10, who avoided being swept by the Cougars (10-14, 5-10) with their 17th consecutive victory at Pullman, Wash.

It was the seventh consecutive victory for the Wildcats since losing to Washington State at Tucson on Jan. 29. They remained in first place in the Pac-10 entering Saturday’s game at No. 14 Washington.

The victory gave Arizona Coach Lute Olson 304 wins in the Pac-10, tied with former UCLA coach John Wooden for most wins in conference play.

“It’s really an honor for me to have been in here long enough to have the opportunity to tie him,” said Olson, who is 41-3 against Washington State.

No. 14 Washington 90, Arizona State 82 -- Tre Simmons tied a career-high with 29 points, including 12 during a four-minute span in the second half, and the Huskies held off the Sun Devils at Seattle.

Nate Robinson added 21 points for Washington (22-4, 12-3), eight in the final 5:20, punctuated by a dunk with three seconds left.

Arizona State’s Ike Diogu, leading the Pac-10 in scoring and rebounding, had a game-high 31 points and 15 rebounds. He was 17 of 18 from the foul line.

Kevin Kruger had 17 for Arizona State (18-10, 7-9 Pac-10), which lost its fourth in a row to the Huskies. Washington has won 21 in a row at home.

Oregon State 84, Stanford 83 -- David Lucas had 21 points and 14 rebounds at Corvallis, Ore., as the Beavers clinched their first winning season in 15 years.

Jason Fontenet added 15 points for the Beavers (15-11, 7-8).

Stanford (15-10, 9-6) lost to Oregon State for the first time in 12 games. Chris Hernandez led the Cardinal with 29 points.

The Beavers’ last winning season was 1989-90. Led by Gary Payton, that team won the Pac-10 and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Oregon State, which has no conference road victories, ran its home record to 11-1.

Oregon 63, California 58 -- Bryce Taylor scored 15 points and Aaron Brooks broke a late tie with two free throws to lift the Ducks (13-11, 5-10) to victory at Eugene, Ore.

The win kept alive the Ducks’ chances of making the Pac-10 tournament, as they moved into a three-way tie for seventh place in league with the Golden Bears (12-13, 5-10) and Washington State. The conference tournament takes the top eight teams.