Pac-10 Basketball Roundup | Kansas downs Arizona in OT
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Brandon Rush scored five of his 17 points in overtime, including two dunks on his surgically repaired knee, helping the fourth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks beat Arizona 76-72 in a nonconference game Sunday night.
“It felt pretty good to get out there and just play,” Rush said. “I’ve been looking forward to playing an entire game. I feel fine.”
Darrell Arthur scored 20 points and Mario Chalmers added 14 for Big 12 powerhouse Kansas (5-0), off to its best start since winning its first 14 games in 2004-05. Rodrick Stewart, a graduate of Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, had 13 points and six rebounds for the Jayhawks.
Arizona (3-2) rallied from an early deficit and kept it close to the end, thanks to Chase Budinger and Jerryd Bayless.
Budinger made six three-pointers and scored 27 points to help the Wildcats come back from an 11-point deficit, and Bayless connected on some key shots down the stretch to finish with 19.
“A lot of people doubt this team, but I think tonight’s performance shows that we can play with anybody in the country,” Budinger said.
Arizona made 25 turnovers, seven by Bayless.
Other men’s games
USC 70, No. 19 Southern Illinois 45
Freshman Davon Jefferson scored 18 points and Dwight Lewis added 14 to help the Trojans (5-1) blow out the Salukis (3-1) in the Anaheim Classic title game in California.
USC’s upcoming games include dates with Kansas on Sunday and Memphis on Dec. 4.
At Oregon St. 67, Portland 57
Roeland Schaftenaar and Sean Carter scored 15 points apiece, and the Beavers (3-2) defeated the Pilots (2-4).
Luke Sikma of Bellevue had 11 points and nine rebounds for Portland.
Women’s games
No. 3 Maryland 79, at UCLA 75
Kristi Toliver scored 22 points, including six three-pointers, and the Terrapins (8-0) overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat the Bruins (3-1).
UCLA’s Lindsey Pluimer scored 17 points. Regina Rogers, a former Chief Sealth High School standout, added 10 points.
No. 4 Stanford 63, Temple 54
Candice Wiggins scored 22 points and the Cardinal (5-1) rallied from a 19-point deficit to beat the Owls (2-4) at the Paradise Jam in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands.
A 13-0 spurt gave the Cardinal a 61-52 lead with a minute to play.
At No. 13 Baylor 69, No. 12 California 56
Jessica Morrow scored 18 points off the bench as the Bears (5-0) beat the Golden Bears (4-1).
Cal’s Ashley Walker had 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Middle Tennessee St. 70, at Arizona 60
Amber Holt scored 27 points as the Blue Raiders (3-1) defeated the Wildcats (2-4).
Arizona freshman Ify Ibekwe had 22 points on 10-for-11 shooting.