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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Payton Pritchard scored 25 points and led an early 3-point shooting spree as No. 17 Oregon rolled to an 80-62 victory over Utah. Pritchard made five of six 3-pointers in the first half. Will Richardson, who hit a trio of 3s before the break and finished 4 for 4, added 18 points, six assists and six rebounds to help the Ducks improve to 14-0 at home this season. They shot 58% from the field and made half of their 24 3-point attempts. Oregon also earned its 20th win and regained a share of first place in the Pac-12 with Colorado at 9-4. The Utes were led by freshman Rylan Jones with 18 points.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Remy Martin scored 15 of his 22 points over the final 11 minutes, and Arizona State pulled away late for its fifth straight win, beating California 80-75. Alonzo Verge Jr. had 22 points including seven free throws in the final 54 seconds for the Sun Devils. Romello White added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
BOULDER, Colorado (AP) — The eighth-ranked Stanford Cardinal survived a second scare by Colorado in three weeks when Kiana Williams stole the ball with 4 seconds left and fired up a 40-foot buzzer-beater for a 69-66 win over the heartbroken Buffaloes. Colorado was aiming for its first win over a Top 25 team in three years and they took a five-point lead into the final four minutes. But they went without a field goal over the last three minutes and missed four of six free throws in the final 30 seconds that could have iced the victory.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erin Boley scored 25 points and made seven 3-pointers to help No. 3 Oregon rout Southern California 93-67 on Sunday for the Ducks' 12th consecutive victory. Ruthy Hebard added 22 points and Satou Sabally had 18 points for the Ducks. Sabrina Ionescu finshed with 12 points and 13 assists. Endyia Rogers led the Trojans with 21 points. Oregon missed its first five shots of the game, but came back strong to lead by 11 at halftime.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Reili Richardson scored 17 points and became Arizona State's all-time assists leader as the No. 22 Sun Devils held off Washington 72-68. Richardson, a senior, finished with six assists giving her 539 in her career, one more than Briann January (2006-09), a Sun Devils assistant coach and an 11-year WNBA veteran now with the Phoenix Mercury. Amber Melgoza scored 18 points for Washington.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Pac-12 scoring leader Aari McDonald scored 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting and No. 12 Arizona beat Washington State 72-57. McDonald, a junior who came in averaging 20.5 points per game, has scored in double figures in 62 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the nation. The Wildcats reached 10 conference wins for the first time since the 2010-11 season. Borislava Hristova scored 18 points for Washington State.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Zeke Nnaji scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Arizona beat Stanford 69-60. Josh Green added 15 points for the Wildcats, who have won five of six to move into a three-way tie for first place in the conference standings. The Wildcats never trailed, took a 10-point lead with 2:08 left in the first half and led 30-23 at halftime. Spencer Jones hit a 3-pointer and Wills added a basket in the first 65 seconds of the second half to pull the Cardinal within two but they would get no closer. Bryce Wills scored a career-high 25 for the Cardinal, who have lost four straight and seven of eight.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Smith scored 20 points and Cody Riley added 15 points and seven rebounds as UCLA rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit for a 67-57 win over Washington. It was UCLA's second consecutive comeback victory. The Bruins rallied from a 50-38 deficit to beat Washington State 86-83 in overtime. UCLA went on a 9-0 run to take a 58-51 lead. Tyger Campbell's steal led to a Smith 3-pointer, that gave the Bruins their first lead of the second half at 53-51 with 6:11 left. Smith and David Singleton each had 3-pointers in that run. Isaiah Stewart and Jaden McDaniels each had 15 points for Washington, which has lost eight consecutive games. Stewart added 10 rebounds and two blocks.
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