Pac-12 Basketball

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Stephen Thompson Jr. scored 13 points and Oregon State moved a step closer to its first NCAA Tournament berth in 26 years by holding off Arizona State 75-66 Wednesday night in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bennie Boatwright scored 19 points, Jordan McLaughlin added 18 and Southern California beat rival UCLA for the third time this season, rolling over the Bruins 95-71 on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament. ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — George King scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half, helping Colorado run away from Washington State for an 80-56 victory Wednesday in the opening round of the Pac-12 tournament. Colorado (22-10) took advantage of Washington State's persistent double teams on Josh Scott, working the ball around for open shots while building a 19-point halftime lead...

SEATTLE (AP) — Andrew Andrews became the first Washington player to top the 40-point mark since 1969, scoring a career-best 47 points in the final regular season home game of his career and the Huskies beat Washington State 99-91 on Wednesday night...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Elgin Cook matched his career-high with 26 points to lead No. 13 Oregon to an 86-73 victory over Washington on Sunday night. Dillon Brooks added 19 points for the Ducks (23-6, 12-4 Pac-12), who won their 25th consecutive home game, extending the school record they set with Wednesday's win over Washington State...

SEATTLE (AP) — The Pac-12 Conference says the conclusion of Oregon State's last-second victory over Washington was handled properly by game officials. The conference released a statement on Thursday after Washington contacted the league office to review the final seconds of the Beavers' 82-81 victory on Stephen Thompson Jr...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — About the only thing Elgin Cook couldn't play well Wednesday night was coy. Asked if he knew about No. 9 Arizona's loss at Colorado earlier in the evening that helped give No. 13 Oregon sole possession of first place in the Pac-12, the senior forward pretended to be clueless...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Thompson scored 18 points, including a game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer, as Oregon State defeated Washington 82-81 on Wednesday night. Oregon State inbounded the ball with 3.3 seconds left, trailing by two, as Thompson went the length of the court and heaved up a contested shot from the 3-point line...

  SEATTLE (AP) — Dejounte Murray carried Washington with 25 points, Marquese Chriss added 11 and the Huskies snapped a four-game losing streak with a 64-53 win over Stanford on Saturday. The Huskies (16-11, 8-7 Pac-12) picked up a needed victory to keep its slim NCAA tournament hopes alive despite Andrew Andrews failing to score in double figures for just the second time this season. And... Read M

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Michael Humphrey scored a career-high 26 points to lead Stanford to a 72-56 win over Washington State on Thursday night. Humphrey sank 10 of 15 shots and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Rosco Allen added 14 points and nine rebounds for Stanford (13-11, 6-7 Pac-12)...