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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Friday, February 13, 2015
HEADINGS: Didn’t pick up a ball during time away
Continued from 1B
three former teammates and their
families go through senior night
festivities before they thumped
rival Pendleton en route to a per-
fect Columbia River Conference
season.
She had never fully closed the
door on the idea of returning to
basketball, but now she knew she
was ready to walk back through
the gym doors.
“I realized that I wanted to
have a senior night and I want-
ed to experience the atmosphere
again,” she said. “I felt like I was
ready and I was hoping that I’d be
more mature this time around.”
“From that point on, she’s
been a completely different per-
son emotionally — active, hap-
py,” Hoffert said. “She wants to
play college ball.”
A number of colleges wouldn’t
mind providing her that opportu-
nity. Coaches from George Fox,
Northwest Christian and Western
Oregon have already expressed
interest in Headings.
“Now looking into it, it’s a
good choice to play college ball,”
she said.
While it took just one swim
meet to ascend from junior varsi-
ty to varsity, returning to basket-
ball was a completely different
animal.
Headings vowed not to pick
up a basketball following her
sophomore year for fear “of any
of the bad feelings coming back.”
She stayed true to that pledge
until last spring. Through sum-
mer training and winter workouts
it was clear to Hoffert that her
game was a work in progress.
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or seven games, there was not a
whole lot going on,” he said.
Hoffert decided to switch
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermiston’s Tavin Headings opted not not play basketball her
junior year, swimming for the Bulldogs instead, before returning
to the hardwood for her senior year.
things up at the Nike Interstate
Shootout. He inserted her into the
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She responded with team-highs
in scoring in wins over Roseburg
and Centennial.
With Headings’ scoring sup-
plementing the play of the junior
guard tandem of Jansen Edmiston
and Sara Ramirez, the Bulldogs
have been a force in Class 5A.
Winners of 10 of 11 and owners
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Bulldogs are legitimate state title
frontrunners. The team’s ascent
to contender status leaves ques-
tions in both player and coach’s
minds about what might have
been in 2014.
“She’s automatic offense,
which we missed last year at
times,” Hoffert said of last year’s
second runner-up team. “We both
say the same things, but I tell her
‘Let’s not go last year right now’.
“That’s why she wants so bad-
ly this year to make a difference
because she knows last year it
could’ve been something — a
different result.”
The hottest team in the state is
eight wins from making that “dif-
ferent result” a reality this sea-
son. Doing so would be history
for Hermiston, which has yet to
win a girls state basketball title.
“That’s in our reach,” Head-
ings said. “That’s my main goal. I
think that would be a really great
experience — especially looking
back.”
Looking back, however, she’s
not quite certain the year away
from the court wasn’t necessary
to drive her and the Bulldogs to
where they are today.
“I have a new mindset coming
back into it. It’s like I forgot my
past experiences and this is brand
new,” she said.
Headings and the Bulldogs
look to inch closer to history to-
night with the second leg of the
War on 84. Tip off is set for 7
p.m. at Hermiston High School.
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Contact Erik Skopil at eskop-
il@eastoregonian.com or (541)
966-0839.
VIKINGS: Lead never dropped below 10 in second half
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junior
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plays Nyssa on Friday and Umatilla on Satur-
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day. Riverside (9-14, 0-8) falls further behind.
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tilla head coach Scott Bow said. “We struggled
Umatilla would cruise the rest of the way.
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I told my girls … ‘Let’s start working on our Riverside’s second third-quarter possession
stuff.’ It still didn’t happen.”
that put the count at 22-15, Umatilla wouldn’t
Then, after Riverside head coach Kevin Gil- lead by fewer than double-digits the entire sec-
bertson called his second timeout of the quarter, ond half.
and Bow gave it to his team straight.
Riverside was without key member in junior
“I said, ‘If we’re not gonna run my sets, then Jenna Shimer, and Ellie Sanchez went down in
I’m no help,” the seventh-year coach said. “Un- the third quarter with an unfortunate knee inju-
til I can help you, we’re not gonna work.”
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Umatilla did, in fact, start running its set ed and undersized at the block.
plays and Umatilla went from down one to up
“When you’re down to being 5-foot-6
eight by the end of the quarter.
against 5-foot-11 and 5-foot-8, 5-foot-9 ath-
Continued from 1B
letic girls (it’s tough),” Gilbertson said. “I’m
proud of ‘em. (Umatilla’s) eighth for a reason.
They’re big, they’re poised and they want to
win.”
As far as the league standings are con-
cerned, Umatilla needed to win Thursday night
after consecutive losses to Vale. But Bow and
the Lady Viks didn’t see it that way.
“The kids didn’t really see them as losses,”
Bow said. “And I didn’t really see them as losses,
either. Vale is Vale. I challenge anyone else in the
state to go after Vale and see what they get.”
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UMATILLA 47, RIVERSIDE 26
RHS (9-14) 7 5
7
7 — 26
UHS (18-5) 7 13 17 10 — 47
RIVERSIDE — L. Mashos 11, K. McCullough 0, B. Lomas 0, S.
Hasbell 13, P. Pena 0, M. Camp 0, S. Wightman 0, E. Valasco 0, E.
Sanchez 0, A. Hernandez 2.
UMATILLA — B. Chavez 0, M. Paz 9, K. Barajas 0, I. Campos 8, B.
Campos 0, S. Webb 3, K. Glabraith 10, C. Dohman 13, A. Watson 4.
3-point field goals — RHS 4, UHS 2. Free throws — RHS 4-13,
UHS 7-19. Fouls — RHS 14, UHS 13. Fouled out — none.
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Today
Pendleton at Hermiston, 5:15 p.m.
Culver at Stanfield, 6 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Baker, 7:30 p.m.
Heppner at Weston-McEwen, 7:30 p.m.
Irrigon at Pilot Rock, 7:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Dufur, 7:30 p.m.
Sherman at Arlington, 7:30 p.m.
Ione at South Wasco, 7:30 p.m.
Joseph at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Nixyaawii, 7:30 p.m.
Wallowa at Echo, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Joseph at Nixyaawii, 2:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Arlington, 3 p.m.
Umatilla at Vale, 5:30 p.m.
Stanfield at Irrigon, 5:30 p.m.
Culver at Heppner, 5:30 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Ione, 5:30 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Helix, 5:30 p.m.
Nyssa at Riverside, 6 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 7 p.m.
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Thursday’s result
Umatilla 47, Riveride 26
Today
Pendleton at Hermiston, 7 p.m.
Culver at Stanfield, 4:30 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Baker, 6 p.m.
Heppner at Weston-McEwen, 6 p.m.
Irrigon at Pilot Rock, 6 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Dufur, 6 p.m.
Sherman at Arlington, 6 p.m.
Ione at South Wasco, 6 p.m.
Joseph at Helix, 6 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Nixyaawii, 6 p.m.
Wallowa at Echo, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Joseph at Nixyaawii, 1 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler at Arlington, 1:30 p.m.
Umatilla at Vale, 4 p.m.
Stanfield at Irrigon, 4 p.m.
Culver at Heppner, 4 p.m.
Mitchell/Spray at Ione, 4 p.m.
Pine Eagle at Helix, 4 p.m.
Nyssa at Riverside, 4:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Weston-McEwen, 5:30 p.m.
PREP WRESTLING
Today
Pendleton, Hermiston at District 4 Championships
(Hood River), TBD
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at District 4 Championships
(Hood River), TBD
Heppner at Pine Eagle Tournament, 10 a.m.
GOL District Championships at Mac-Hi, 10 a.m.
PREP SWIMMING
Saturday
Pendleton, Hermiston at District Championships
(Hood River Aquatic Center), 11 a.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Today
Corban at Eastern Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
Spokane at Blue Mountain, 8 p.m.
Saturday
Big Bend at Blue Mountain, 4 p.m.
NW Christian at Eastern Oregon, 7:30 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Today
Corban at Eastern Oregon, 5:30 p.m.
Spokane at Blue Mountain, 6 p.m.
Saturday
Big Bend at Blue Mountain, 2 p.m.
NW Christian at Eastern Oregon, 5:30 p.m.
Basketball
OSAA
Boys
5A Columbia River Conference
Conf
Ovr Rnk
Hermiston
3-2
6-13 23
Pendleton
3-2
13-7 13
Hood River
3-2
10-9 28
The Dalles
1-4
2-18 30
4A Greater Oregon League
Conf
Ovr. Rnk
La Grande
5-0
16-5
11
Baker
3-2 12-10 22
Mac-Hi
1-4
3-15 35
Ontario
1-4
4-19 39
3A Eastern Oregon League
Conf
Nyssa
6-1
Umatilla
5-2
Vale
3-4
Riverside
0-7
Ovr Rnk
13-9 12
11-11 19
7-12 25
6-16 37
2A Columbia Basin Conference
Conf
Ovr Rnk
Irrigon
8-0
19-1
1
Stanfield
6-2
16-4
5
Heppner
5-3
14-4
3
Weston-McEwen
3-5
9-12 17
Pilot Rock
2-6
6-11 31
Culver
0-8
2-19 37
1A Big Sky League
Conf
12-0
10-2
9-3
7-5
5-7
3-9
1-11
1-11
Ovr Rnk
20-3
1
14-7 12
16-4
7
11-9 22
9-11 33
4-15 44
4-17 50
3-19 58
1A Old Oregon League
Conf
Nixyaawii
10-0
Joseph
6-4
Echo
6-5
Pine Eagle
5-5
Powder Valley
5-6
Wallowa
4-6
Helix
0-10
Ovr Rnk
15-6
5
10-8 24
10-10 34
6-12 35
9-11 37
8-11 43
2-18 64
Horizon Chr.
Dufur
Sherman
South Wasco
Mitchell/Spray
Ione
Condon/Wheeler
Arlington
Girls
5A Columbia River Conference
Conf
Ovr Rnk
Hermiston
5-0
17-3
1
Pendleton
3-2
13-7 10
The Dalles
2-3
10-9
11
Hood River
0-5
5-15 31
4A Greater Oregon League
Conf
La Grande
5-0
Baker
3-2
Ontario
2-3
Mac-Hi
0-5
3A Eastern Oregon League
Conf
Vale
7-0
Umatilla
6-2
Nyssa
2-5
Riverside
0-7
Ovr. Rnk
15-5
7
8-13 19
5-18 31
3-15 37
Ovr Rnk
20-1
2
18-5
8
7-13 22
9-13 28
2A Columbia Basin Conference
Conf
Ovr Rnk
Weston-McEwen
7-1
14-6 14
Pilot Rock
7-1
11-6 10
Stanfield
4-4
9-11 22
Heppner
3-5
8-11 26
Culver
2-6 10-11 30
Irrigon
1-7
6-12 33
1A Big Sky League
Conf
12-0
11-1
7-5
6-6
5-7
3-9
2-10
2-10
Ovr Rnk
21-1
4
15-7
11
9-11 29
12-10 30
5-14 38
5-16 36
7-14 43
5-18 51
1A Old Oregon League
Conf
Echo
8-3
Powder Valley
8-3
Nixyaawii
7-3
Wallowa
7-3
Helix
3-7
Joseph
3-7
Pine Eagle
0-10
Ovr Rnk
16-6 15
12-8 18
15-6 13
11-8 23
8-12 40
6-12 44
2-15 54
Condon/Wheeler
Dufur
Sherman
Arlington
Ione
South Wasco
Mitchell/Spray
Horizon Chr.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Toronto
36 17
Brooklyn
21 31
Boston
20 31
Philadelphia
12 41
New York
10 43
Southeast Division
W
L
Atlanta
43 11
Washington
33 21
Charlotte
22 30
Miami
22 30
Orlando
17 39
Central Division
W
L
Pct GB
.679 —
.404 14½
.392 15
.226 24
.189 26
Pct GB
.796 —
.611 10
.423 20
.423 20
.304 27
Pct GB
Chicago
34 20 .630
Cleveland
33 22 .600
Milwaukee
30 23 .566
Detroit
21 33 .389
Indiana
21 33 .389
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct
Memphis
39 14 .736
Houston
36 17 .679
Dallas
36 19 .655
San Antonio
34 19 .642
New Orleans
27 26 .509
Northwest Division
W
L Pct
Portland
36 17 .679
Oklahoma City
28 25 .528
Denver
20 33 .377
Utah
19 34 .358
Minnesota
11 42 .208
Pacific Division
W
L Pct
Golden State
42
9 .824
L.A. Clippers
35 19 .648
Phoenix
29 25 .537
Sacramento
18 34 .346
L.A. Lakers
13 40 .245
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Thursday’s Games
Chicago 113, Cleveland 98
Friday’s Games
All-star break
—
1½
3½
13
13
GB
—
3
4
5
12
GB
—
8
16
17
25
GB
—
8½
14½
24½
30
College Basketball
NCAA Men
Top 25
Thursday’s Games
No. 3 Gonzaga 80, Loyola Marymount, 51
No. 11 Utah 75, Stanford 59
No. 25 SMU 75, Houston 69
Today’s Games
No. 7 Arizona at Washington, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
CCC
Conf
Ovr
11-3
22-4
10-4
20-5
10-4
20-8
10-5
21-6
9-6
16-8
6-9 13-11
6-9 13-12
5-9 15-11
4-10 12-12
1-13
4-17
College Of Idaho-x
Concordia-x
Warner Pacific-x
Southern Oregon-x
NW Christian-x
Corban
Oregon Tech
Northwest
Eastern Oregon
Evergreen
x-clinched playoff berth
Str
W1
L1
L1
W2
W1
W1
L3
W3
L4
L1
NWAC
East Region
Columbia Basin
Big Bend
Spokane
Treasure Valley
Wenatchee Valley
Walla Walla
Yakima Valley
Blue Mountain
Conf
7-2
6-2
5-3
5-3
4-5
4-5
2-7
1-7
Ovr
14-9
18-6
15-8
9-11
15-9
12-12
4-19
5-15
College Women
CCC
Conf
Ovr
Eastern Oregon-y
12-2 20-5
Southern Oregon-y
12-2
22-3
Corban-y
11-4 17-10
Evergreen
7-7
13-8
Oregon Tech
7-8
18-9
Northwest Christian
7-8 11-12
Concordia
5-9 11-12
College of Idaho
5-9
6-17
Northwest
3-11 11-14
Warner Pacific
3-11 10-16
y-clinched first round host
East Region
Walla Walla
Wenatchee Valley
Columbia Basin
Blue Mountain
Big Bend
Treasure Valley
Spokane
Yakima Valley
Str
W2
W1
W3
W5
L2
L2
W1
L3
Str
W6
W1
W3
W1
L2
W2
L3
L5
L3
L2
NWAC
Conf
8-1
6-3
6-3
4-4
3-5
3-5
2-6
2-7
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
Ovr
17-4
15-7
14-9
11-8
12-12
11-11
13-11
5-18
Str
W4
W5
L3
W1
W4
L1
L2
L4
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal
54 35 15
4 74 146 122
Tampa Bay 57 34 17
6 74 184 154
Detroit
53 31 13
9 71 156 134
Boston
54 28 19
7 63 142 136
Florida
53 24 18 11 59 134 149
Ottawa
53 21 22 10 52 145 150
Toronto
56 23 29
4 50 159 173
Buffalo
55 16 36
3 35 103 191
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
N.Y. Islanders 55 36 18
1 73 173 153
Pittsburgh 55 32 15
8 72 160 139
N.Y. Rangers 53 32 16
5 69 163 130
Washington 55 29 16 10 68 162 139
Philadelphia 54 23 22
9 55 146 157
New Jersey 54 21 24
9 51 122 148
Columbus 52 23 26
3 49 135 161
Carolina
53 19 27
7 45 117 141
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Nashville
55 37 12
6 80 167 130
St. Louis
55 36 15
4 76 176 136
Chicago
55 33 18
4 70 167 129
Winnipeg 57 28 19 10 66 155 149
Minnesota 54 27 20
7 61 147 146
Dallas
54 25 21
8 58 172 175
Colorado
55 22 22 11 55 140 158
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim
56 35 14
7 77 166 155
San Jose
56 28 20
8 64 158 158
Vancouver 53 30 20
3 63 148 140
Calgary
54 30 21
3 63 156 137
Los Angeles 53 23 18 12 58 144 144
Arizona
55 20 28
7 47 126 180
Edmonton 56 16 31
9 41 129 184
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for over-
time loss.
Thursday’s Games
Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 4, SO
N.Y. Islanders 3, Toronto 2
Anaheim 2, Carolina 1
Edmonton 4, Montreal 3, OT
St. Louis 6, Tampa Bay 3
Nashville 3, Winnipeg 1
Minnesota 2, Florida 1
N.Y. Rangers 6, Colorado 3
Calgary at Los Angeles (n)
Friday’s Games
Philadelphia at Columbus, 4 p.m.
New Jersey at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.
Florida at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
San Jose at Arizona, 6 p.m.
Boston at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
WHL
ASTERN CONFERENCE
EAST DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Brandon
41 9
3
2 253 169 87
Regina
30 17
4
3 202 171 67
Swift Current 25 24
1
4 160 177 55
Prince Albert 23 31
2
0 161 198 48
Moose Jaw 21 29
3
1 155 202 46
Saskatoon 15 35
2
1 149 227 33
CENTRAL DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Medicine Hat 36 16
1
2 220 166 75
Calgary
32 17
1
4 231 157 69
Red Deer
28 17
3
5 185 175 64
Kootenay
28 26
0
1 183 201 57
Edmonton 25 26
4
2 162 161 56
Lethbridge 16 32
3
3 157 230 38
WESTERN CONFERENCE
B.C. DIVISION
W L OTL SOL GF GA Pt
Kelowna
42 9
3
1 238 138 88
Victoria
30 20
3
1 186 163 64
Vancouver 23 29
1
2 159 189 49
Kamloops 21 29
3
3 162 204 48
Prince George 21 32
2
2 167 243 46
U.S. DIVISION
GP W
L OTL SOL GF GA
Pt
Everett
34 16
3
2 194 149 73
Portland
31 20
1
3 198 182 66
Seattle
28 20
3
3 154 147 62
Spokane
26 24
3
1 152 163 56
Tri-City
26 26
0
3 151 167 55
Friday’s games
Swift Current at Regina, 4 p.m.
Spokane at Brandon, 4:30 p.m.
Saskatoon at Calgary, 5 p.m.
Moose Jaw at Kootenay, 5 p.m.
Lethbridge at Red Deer, 5 p.m.
Prince George at Medicine Hat, 5:30 p.m.
Seattle at Kamloops, 6 p.m.
Tri-City at Portland, 6 p.m.
Victoria at Kelowna, 6:05 p.m.
Vancouver at Everett, 6:35 p.m.
College Basketball
Beavers
excited for
closing stretch
By STEVE GRESS
Corvallis Gazette-Times
CORVALLIS — The focus for
the Oregon State women’s basketball
team has always been on upcoming
weekend.
It’s 80 minutes of basketball —
nothing more, nothing less.
But as the Pac-12 season reaches
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ahead just a little bit at what could be
in store for the No. 8 Beavers.
At 11-1, Oregon State (21-2 over-
all) enters this weekend the leader of
the Pac-12 by a game over Arizona
State (21-3, 10-2) and California (18-
5, 10-2), and two games in front of
Stanford (17-7, 9-3).
The Beavers will face all three of
those teams over the next three week-
ends, beginning with Friday’s 6 p.m.
Pink Out game against No. 12 Arizona
State.
That means the Beavers control
their own destiny in the quest for the
Pac-12 title.
OSU defeated Arizona State 68-57
back on Jan. 25 when both teams en-
tered the game undefeated in the Pac-
12.
After Friday, the Beavers host an
Arizona (9-14, 2-10) team on Sunday
that just upset Stanford last weekend.
Then it’s a road trip to Colorado
(10-13, 3-9) and Utah (7-16, 1-11) be-
fore returning on to face Stanford on
Feb. 26 and Cal on Feb. 28 to wrap up
the regular season.
“We have six more big games and
I think it’s crucial that we win all of
them if we want to get to where we
want to be,” junior Jamie Weisner
said, noting the Beavers have to take a
one-game-at-a-time approach.
Having the opportunity to close
out the regular season, and possibly
then again in the Pac-12 tournament,
against some of the top teams should
help the Beavers be prepared for what
they hope is a high seed in the NCAA
tournament and possible opportunity
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On Wednesday, OSU was one of 20
teams the NCAA announced as possi-
ble host sites.
“They’re top-caliber teams going
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prepares us,” Weisner said. “I think
its huge that we get them at home, in
front of our fans to give us that extra
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games.”
Oregon St.
California
Arizona St.
Stanford
Washington
UCLA
USC
Washington St.
Oregon
Colorado
Arizona
Utah
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Pac-12 Standings
Conf
Ovr Pct.
11-1
21-2 .913
11-2
19-5 .783
10-2
21-3 .875
9-3
17-7 .708
7-5
18-6 .750
6-7 10-14 .435
5-7 13-10 .565
4-8 13-10 .565
4-8 11-12 .478
3-9 10-13 .435
2-10
9-14 .391
1-11
7-16 .304
Thursday’s Games
California 70, UCLA 64
Today’s Games
Washington State at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Washington at Utah, 6 p.m.
Arizona at Oregon, 6 p.m.
USC at Stanford, 6 p.m.
Arizona Sate at Oregon Sate, 6 p.m.
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claw out Buffs
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game second on the team with 11.1
points per game. However, he dished
out a game-high eight assists.
CALIFORNIA 68, COLORA-
DO 61 — BOULDER, Colo., Jordan
Mathews scored 19 points and the Cal
Golden Bears stretched their winning
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Tyrone Wallace’s 5-foot jumper
with 21 seconds left put Cal ahead 65-
61 after the Buffs had used a 13-5 run
to pull within two. Sam Singer then
stole the ball at midcourt from Askia
Booker and David Kravish was fouled
and sank two free throws to seal it.
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the Golden Bears (16-9, 6-6 Pac-12)
snapped a six-game skid in Boulder,
where they last won on Dec. 16, 1974.
The Buffaloes (11-12, 4-7), who
were coming off a 28-point blowout to
Utah, lost back-to-back home games
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during a run that put the Golden Bears
ahead 26-20 before the Buffs pulled to
28-27 at halftime.
Mathews scored 14 of his points in
the second half as the Golden Bears
never succumbed to the altitude that
usually bothers so many visitors.
Pac-12 Standings
Conf
Ovr Str
Utah
9-2
19-4 W3
Arizona
8-2
20-3 L1
Oregon
8-4
18-7 W4
Stanford
7-5
16-8 L1
UCLA
7-5 15-10 W1
Oregon St.
7-5 16-8 L1
California
6-6
16-9 W5
Arizona St.
4-6 12-11 W1
Colorado
4-7 11-12 L3
Washington St.
4-7 10-13 L2
Washington
3-8
14-9 L5
USC
1-11
9-15 L9
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Thursday’s Games
Utah 75, Stanford 59
California 68, Colorado 61
Today’s Games
No. 7 Arizona at Washington, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Arizona State at Washington State, 8 p.m. (PACN)