Golden Bears hold on late for win over Huskies
* PAC-12
Allen Crabbe scored 16 points, unheralded walk-on Robert Thurman added a career-high 16 off the bench, and California grinded for a 69-66 win over Washington (11-7, 4-2) on Thursday night at Seattle.
Justin Cobbs added 14 points, including a key 3-pointer from the corner in front of his own bench with 2:28 left that gave California (16-4, 6-1 Pac-12) a 66-58 lead. He later split a pair of free throws with 8.2 seconds left to put the Golden Bears up by three.
After a timeout, Washington's Darnell Gant got an open look at a 3-pointer to tie the game, but missed off the front rim. It capped a miserable night for Gant, who was 0 for 9 from the field, including six misses from behind the arc.
Oregon State 87, UCLA 84: At Corvallis, Ore., Jared Cunningham came off the bench to score 21 points and the Beavers (12-7, 2-5 Pac-12) beat the Bruins (10-8, 3-3).
Oregon 65, Southern California 62: At Eugene, Ore., Garrett Sim scored 20 points and Oregon (14-5, 5-2 Pac-12) made five 3-pointers in the second half to hold off USC (5-14, 0-6).
Arizona 77, Utah 51: At Salt Lake City, Kyle Fogg and Kevin Parrom each had 12 points to overcome the ejection of Solomon Hill and Arizona (12-6, 3-2) whipped Utah (4-14, 1-5 Pac-12).
In the opening minutes of the second half, Cedric Martin took an elbow to the head from Hill and fell under the Arizona basket. Hill was ejected and Utah trailed 35-32 after Alex Mortensen converted the ensuing free throws.
Colorado 69, Arizona State 54: At Boulder, Colo., Andre Roberson and Spencer Dinwiddie each scored 12 points and Colorado (12-6, 4-2 Pac-12) downed Arizona State (6-12, 2-4).
* TOP 25
No. 4 Duke 91, Wake Forest 73: At Durham, N.C., Andre Dawkins scored all 21 of his points in the first half, and Duke (16-2, 4-0 ACC) beat Wake Forest (10-8, 1-3) for its 45th straight victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
No. 8 North Carolina 82, Virginia Tech 68: At Blacksburg, Va., Harrison Barnes scored nine of his 27 points during a 19-0 second-half run and North Carolina (16-3, 3-1 ACC) bounced back from a 33-point loss at Florida State with a victory over Virginia Tech (11-7, 0-4).
No. 15 Virginia 70, Georgia Tech 38: At Atlanta, Mike Scott scored 18 points and Virginia (15-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) routed Georgia Tech (8-10, 1-3).
Penn State 54, No. 22 Illinois 52: At State College, Pa., Tim Frazier hit a floater in the lane with 8 seconds left and Jermaine Marshall blocked Sam Maniscalco's layup at the buzzer to give Penn State (10-10, 2-5) a win over Illinois (15-4, 4-2 Big Ten).
New Mexico State 79, San Jose State 63: At San Jose, Calif., Wendell McKines had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the Aggies (14-5, 4-0 WCC) past the Spartans (6-12, 0-4).
Louisiana Tech at Hawaii: Late
No. 24 Saint Mary's 61, Pepperdine 47: At Moraga, Calif., Rob Jones had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Matthew Dellavedova scored 13 points to lead Saint Mary's past Pepperdine (7-11, 1-6) for its eighth straight victory.
Stephen Holt added 12 points and three assists to help the Gaels (18-2, 7-0) remain the only unbeaten team in the West Coast Conference. Saint Mary's has won 16 of 17 since a loss at No. 3 Baylor on Dec. 22.
Loyola Marymount 82, BYU 68: At Provo, Utah, Anthony Ireland came off the bench to score 27 points and the Lions (10-8, 3-2 West Coast Conference) beat BYU (16-4, 5-1).
San Diego 82, Portland 63: At Portland, Ore., Ken Rancifer scored 15 points and San Diego (7-11, 2-4) beat Portland (5-14, 2-4 WCC).