Las Vegas Review-Journal

Wednesday’s games

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■ No. 8 Arizona State 98, No. 9 Stanford 88 (OT) — Michael Humphrey’s jumper from the top of the key with 3.3 seconds left in regulation brought the Cardinal (14-17) all the way back to force overtime at 81-81 after trailing by 14 points in the first half. But the Sun Devils (15-17) pulled away in OT to advance to Thursday’s quarterfin­al against top-seeded Oregon. Obinna Oleka led Arizona State with a career-high 27 points, and he also grabbed 13 rebounds.

■ No. 5 California 67, No. 12 Oregon State 62 — Jabari Bird led four scorers in double figures with 20 points as the Golden Bears (20-11) beat the Beavers (5-27) to advance to the quarterfin­als against No. 4 Utah.

■ No. 7 Colorado 73, No. 10 Washington State 63 — The Buffaloes (19-13) rallied from a 19-point deficit to defeat the Cougars (1318) and advance to play No. 2 Arizona in the quarterfin­als on Thursday.

■ No. 6 Southern California 78, No. 11 Washington 73 — The Trojans (24-8) took advantage of 17 turnovers by the Huskies (9-22), converting them into 18 points and advancing to the quarterfin­als against No. 3 UCLA.

UCLA has proved it’s not a oneman show. Alford’s son Bryce, a senior guard, leads the team in scoring at 16.5 points per game. Isaac Hamilton (13.7 points) and Aaron Holiday (13.0) also are averaging in double figures.

“We’ve had success before in this tournament, and hopefully we’ll play well this year,” he said. “It’s going to be a grind, but it’s going to be a lot of fun.” Contact Steve Carp at scarp@reviewjour­nal.com or 702387-2913. Follow @stevecarpr­j on Twitter.

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