Trio helps UCLA complete Pac-12 sweep of Oregon State
By The Associated Press
Dylan Andrews, Adem Bona and Lazar Stefanovic were not going to be denied in their quest to lead the UCLA men’s basketball team to victory against Oregon State.
The trio combined to score 51 points in the Bruins’ 71-63 victory late on Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion, completing a season sweep of the Beavers and improving to .500 in Pac-12 play.
“Somebody has to score,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said. “I can sit here and talk about effort and toughness all I want. Lazar made three (3-pointers), Dylan made some big shots and Adem gave us somebody to play through.”
The Bruins (10-11 overall, 5-5 Pac-12) have won two games in a row and four of their past five after making enough critical shots down the stretch to outlast the Beavers.
“I feel like right now we’re really locked in,” said Andrews, who scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half. “We have momentum right now.”
The Bruins, who play seven of their final 11 games at Pauley Pavilion (including today against Oregon), now have won their last five straight against the Beavers.
LOS ANGELES >>
— John W. Davis
Jackson Shelstad scored 20 points, tying his career high with four 3-pointers, as the Ducks sent the Trojans to their sixth straight loss.
Shelstad made all of his first six shots, including three 3-pointers for Oregon (15-6, 7-3 Pac-12). He scored 15 of the Ducks’ first 29 points before missing a 3-pointer midway through the first half.
Boogie Ellis scored 17 points to lead the Trojans (8-13, 2-8), who are on their longest skid since dropping nine in a row in 2014-15. Their only lead came on a 3-pointer by Ellis to open the game. Freshman Bronny James had six
OREGON 78, USC 69 >> points, a career-high seven assists, and four rebounds.
USC plays host to Oregon State today.
NEBRASKA 80, NO. 6 WISCONSIN 72 >>
The Cornhuskers rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to upset the Badgers in overtime on Thursday night, the second top-10 opponent the Cornhuskers have beaten this season. Nebraska (16-6, 6-5) previously beat thenno. 1 Purdue 88-72 on Jan. 9.
NO. 11 ARIZONA 91, CALIFORNIA 65 >>
Oumar Ballo scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Keshad Johnson added 15 points as the Wildcats (16-5, 7-3) rolled in Tucson.
Women’s Top 25 highlights
NO. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA 76, AUBURN 54 >>
Ashlyn Watkins had 14 points and 15 rebounds, reserve Milaysia Fulwiley scored 15 points and the top-ranked Gamecocks improved to 20-0.
NO. 5 N.C. STATE 63, NO. 24 NORTH CAROLINA 59 >>
Aziaha James scored eight of her 10 points in the fourth quarter and the Wolfpack defense held the Tar Heels without a point on their final seven possessions for the win at Raleigh, N.C. Saniya Rivers had 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists for NC State (19-2, 7-2 Atlantic Coast Conference).
Deja Kelly scored 21 points for North Carolina (15-7, 7-3).
NO. 12 TEXAS 66, NO. 13 BAYLOR 55 >>
Freshman Madison Booker scored 22 points and Aaliyah Moore added 19 as the Longhorns (20-3, 7-3 Big 12) recorded consecutive wins at Baylor for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
NO. 14 NOTRE DAME 85, GEORGIA >>
Hannah Hidalgo beat her own freshman school record with 35 points to lead the Irish in Atlanta. Hidlago eclipsed her record of 34 points set five days earlier with 15-for-25 shooting and added eight assists and six steals in her fourth 30-point game this season.
NO. 16 LOUISVILLE 81, NO. 21 SYRACUSE 69 >>
Kiki Jefferson scored 21 points and Nyla Harris had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Cardinals (19-3, 8-1 ACC) in a game in which Syracuse’s Dyaisha Fair moved into fifth place on the all-time scoring list.
Fair scored 28 points on 10-for-23 shooting for the Orange (17-4, 7-3) and passed Florida International’s Jerica Coley (3,107 points from 2011-14) on the scoring list with 3,129 points. Up next is Baylor’s Brittney Griner, who scored 3,283 from 2010-13.
CLARK, IOWA FACE MARYLAND >>
Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark’s pursuit of the NCAA career scoring record in women’s basketball continues tonight when the No. 3 Hawkeyes (20-2) play at Maryland in a Big Ten game.
San Diego-area native and Washington grad Kelsey Plum holds the record at 3,527 points. Clark, the reigning national player of the year, has 3,424 points and is averaging a nation-best 32.1 points per game. She is on pace to break Plum’s NCAA mark against Michigan on Feb. 15.
Today’s Inland games
■ UC Riverside plays Cal State Northridge today, with the men on the road for a 5 p.m. tip and the women at the SRC Arena on campus for a 6 p.m. start.
The Highlanders men (8-14, 3-7 Big West Conference) have lost four of five and are 0-11 on the road. Their last win was over CSUN (13-9, 4-6), 82-63, on Jan. 20.
The Highlanders women (10-10, 5-5), have lost two in a row after a five-game win streak. Their last win was over CSUN (2-18, 0-10), 5746, on Jan. 20.
■ The CBU teams are playing Seattle University today. The Lancers men (13-7, 6-3 WAC) are at home for a 5 p.m. tip riding a five-game win streak. Their last loss was at Seattle, 48-46, on Jan. 6. Seattle (12-9, 5-5) has lost four of six. Dominique Daniels Jr., who leads the Lancers in scoring at 18.9 points per game, is coming off a 29-point outburst in a 8179 win over the Stephen F. Austin.
The Lancers women (162, 8-1), on the road for a 1 p.m. tip, have won three in a row. Senior guard Chloe Webb leads the team in scoring (20.2, which ranks 21st nationally) and rebounding (7.9). CBU beat Seattle (1-8, 1-9) in the early-january meeting, 94-79.