It’s Brooks to the rescue again for Oregon

Aaron Brooks scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half to help No. 9 Oregon rally to defeat California, 92-84, Saturday night at Eugene, Ore.

Brooks made three three-point baskets in the second half as the Ducks (18-1, 6-1 Pacific 10) overcame an eight-point halftime deficit to win their fifth consecutive conference game for the first time since 2002.

Oregon trailed, 46-38, at the half. It was the first time that an opponent had scored more than 38 points against the Ducks in the first half.

The Golden Bears (12-7, 4-3) scored 18 second-chance points in the first half and shot 59% from the field to take their lead.

Brooks scored eight of Oregon’s first 10 points as the Ducks tied it at 48-48 at the 17:35 mark.

Maarty Leunen capped the Ducks’ 22-6 start to the second half with a jump shot at 13:15 to give them a 60-52 lead.

Consecutive three-pointers by Ayinde Ubaka and Eric Vierneisel, and a layup by Jerome Rand, pulled the Bears back into a 62-62 tie, but Brooks made another three-pointer to put the Ducks up for good with just under 11 minutes to play.

Washington State 75, Washington 47 -- The Cougars (16-3, 5-2) shut down the Huskies’ high-powered offense to remain in the hunt for their first Pac-10 championship.

Washington State won its third in a row over the rival Huskies (11-7, 1-6) to rebound from an overtime loss at Stanford last week that knocked the Cougars out of the top 25.

The Huskies, playing without leading scorer Spencer Hawes, lost their third game in a row and have lost all six of their road games this season.

Washington came in averaging 83.4 points a game, 11th in the nation. Washington State leads the Pac-10 in defense, giving up 58 points a game.

Stanford 67, Oregon State 56 -- The inside game wasn’t working, so the Cardinal (12-5, 4-3) turned to sophomore Lawrence Hill at Corvallis, Ore. Hill scored 24 points, including five three-point baskets, to help defeat the Beavers (9-11, 1-6).