Casey Jacobsen scored 16 points and led four players in double figures as No. 1 Stanford defeated Washington 94-63 in a Pac-10 game Thursday night to match the best start in school history.
The visiting Cardinal (18-0, 6-0), the nation’s only unbeaten team, has won seven straight against the Huskies (8-11, 2-5). The win was the team’s 12th of the season by more than 20 points.
Michael McDonald had 14 points, five rebounds and nine assists for Stanford.
Stanford coach Mike Montgomery is downplaying the perfect start and is trying to keep his team focused on the conference race.
“We’ve got to continue to try and win as many games as we can if we want to win the conference,” Montgomery said.
Washington forward Will Perkins had his conference-leading eighth double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Georgetown 79, UNLV 62: Reserve center Wesley Wilson scored 18 points as the No. 10 Hoyas (17-1) recovered from a slow start and put the game away early in the second half against the visiting Rebels (11-8).
Forward Dalron Johnson led UNLV with 14 points before leaving with a sprained left ankle midway through the second half.
Iowa St. 72, Baylor 51: Freshman Jake Sullivan matched his season high with 19 points and Kantrail Horton added 14 as the No. 17 Cyclones (16-3, 4-2) beat the visiting Bears (13-4, 2-4) in the Big 12.
Fresno St. 108, Texas-El Paso 56: Melvin Ely scored 19 points and Tito Maddox added 16 to lead the No. 22 Bulldogs (17-2, 6-0) over the visiting Miners (15-3, 4-2) for their 13th straight victory in the Western Athletic Conference game.
The win not only was the 750th of Jerry Tarkanian’s coaching career but was the most lopsided defeat in UTEP history.
Southern Cal 78, Oregon 75: Sam Clancy had 21 points and five blocks and Brian Scalabrine had 20 points as the No. 25 Trojans (14-4, 4-2) squandered most of a 16-point lead late in the second half before holding on to beat the visiting Ducks (11-5, 2-4) in the Pac-10.
N.C. St. 84, Florida St. 81: Kenny Inge scored 26 points and Damien Wilkins added 25 to lead the visiting Wolfpack (10-7, 2-4) to an overtime win over the Seminoles (5-14, 0-6) in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
UCLA 67, Oregon St. 40: Jason Kapono shot 5-for-6 from three-point range and finished with 19 points as the host Bruins (11-5, 5-1) overwhelmed the Beavers (8-10, 2-4) in the Pac-10 game.
California 75, Wash. St. 71: Sean Lampley scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the visiting Golden Bears (13-5, 4-2) to a Pac-10 overtime victory over the Cougars (7-9, 1-6).
St. Bonaventure 66, Dayton 51: Kevin Houston scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half as the host Bonnies (12-5, 2-2) defeated the Flyers (11-8, 2-4) in the Atlantic 10 contest.
Haskins seeks delay: Ron Meshbesher, an attorney for Clem Haskins, asked Hennipin County (Minn.) District Judge Deborah Hedlund to halt Minnesota’s lawsuit against its men’s coach until completion of a separate federal criminal investigation into academic misconduct.
Paternity leave: Junior Maliso Libomi has the left the University at Buffalo men’s team to be with his pregnant wife in France.
Women
Purdue 86, Minnesota 61: Camille Cooper scored 17 points as the No. 6 Boilermakers (18-3, 8-0) overcame a slow start with a 17-0 run late in the first half in the Big Ten victory over the host Golden Gophers (8-10, 1-6).
Purdue missed its first 10 shots, didn’t make a basket until nearly six minutes into the game and found itself in a close game late in the half.
Penn St. 79, Indiana 70: Lisa Shepherd scored 20 points and Maren Walseth added 17 as the No. 19 Lady Lions (13-6, 5-3) held off a late charge from the Hoosiers (13-6, 4-4) in the Big Ten to end a three-game road losing streak.
Duke 92, N. Carolina 85: Sheana Mosch scored 13 of her 29 points in overtime as the No. 4 Blue Devils (19-1, 7-1) beat the host Tar Heels (10-8, 4-4) in the Atlantic Coast Conference game for their 10th consecutive victory.
Georgia 74, Miss. 51: Christi Thomas scored 25 points and Kelly Miller added 20 as the No. 5 Lady Bulldogs (17-3, 5-1) beat the visiting Rebels (13-5, 1-4) in the Southeastern Conference.
La. Tech 80, Middle Tenn. St. 57: Ayana Walker scored 22 points as the No. 8 Lady Techsters (16-4, 7-0) took the Sun Belt victory over the host Blue Raiders (9-10, 2-6).
Florida 88, Providence 56: Brandi McCain had 21 points and Vanessa Hayden added 19 and 13 rebounds as the No. 10 Gators (16-2) ran their home winning streak to 13 games with a victory over the Friars (7-9).
Southern Cal 55, Oregon 53: Ebony Hoffman had her first double-double of the season with 19 points and 17 rebounds as the visiting Trojans (14-4, 4-2) beat the No. 20 Ducks (11-5, 2-4) in the Pac-10.
Maryland 57, N.C. St. 56: Deedee Warley scored seven of Maryland’s final eight points and finished with 17 as the visiting Terrapins (13-6, 4-4) beat the No. 22 Wolfpack (11-8, 2-6) in the ACC game.
Wisconsin 73, Illinois 65: LaTonya Sims and Tamara Moore had 17 points apiece to lead the visiting Badgers (12-6, 6-2) to the Big Ten win over the Illini (9-10, 4-3).
Iowa 92, Northwestern 52: Mary Berdo scored 21 points off the bench and Randi Peterson added 16 to lead the visiting Hawkeyes (10-8, 5-3) to the Big Ten victory over the Wildcats (4-14, 0-8).
Michigan 58, Michigan St. 49: LeeAnn Bies scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the visiting Wolverines (12-7, 5-4) staged a second-half comeback to beat the Spartans (88-10, 2-5) in the Big Ten.
Wis.-Green Bay 84, Loyola 50: Mandy Stowe and Chandra Johnson had 14 points apiece to help the visiting Phoenix (12-5, 4-0) to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference win over the Ramblers (8-10, 2-3).
Wis.-Milwaukee 55, UIC 51: Maria Viall scored 15 points to rally the visiting Panthers (7-9, 3-1) past the Flames (5-13, 2-3) in the MCC.
Hoosiers suspended: Indiana freshman Charliss Ridley was suspended for two games by coach Kathy Bennett for an unspecified reason and sophomore Jill Hartman was suspended by the NCAA for one game for not carrying enough class hours.
